Private company
Stiftung Lesen
Logo: Stiftung Lesen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
German nonprofit organization
Stiftung Lesen (Reading Foundation) is a non-profit organization based in Mainz, Germany under the patronage of Joachim Gauck. Stiftung Lesen acts as a stakeholder for reading promotion on a national and international level. It contributes to reading promotion and reading education through programmes, scientific research, and political recommendations.2 It employed 48 people in 2022.1 Its revenue was €9.8 million in 2022.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersMainz, Germany1
- Websitewww.stiftunglesen.de
- Legal formprivate foundation1
- Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
- LEI391200WHAU6GVZI6ZP463
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressRömerwall 40, 55131 Mainz, Germany3
- Registered withSupervision and Services Directorate of Rhineland-Palatinate3
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Stiftung Lesen (Reading Foundation) is a non-profit organization based in Mainz, Germany under the patronage of Joachim Gauck. Stiftung Lesen acts as a stakeholder for reading promotion on a national and international level. It contributes to reading promotion and reading education through programmes, scientific research, and political recommendations. To create a basis for the development of reading skills, and to enhance the overall level of literacy, Stiftung Lesen established adequate and accessible programmes for every member of society – regardless of financial, cultural or social background. In 2006 Stiftung Lesen established its own Institute for Research on Reading and Media in order to align its projects with the latest scientific findings. The institute is tasked with conducting scientific research on the use of media, reading and reading socialisation, the supervision and evaluation of the foundation's projects and the organisation of conferences on topics concerning literacy and media research (including reading in the digital age), publishing some of its reports for the German government.2
Employees over time
- 2022481
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
- 20229.8M EUR1
Timeline
- 1988Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.stiftunglesen.de1
- WikipediaStiftung Lesen
- WikidataQ881424
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataStiftung Lesen on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaStiftung Lesen on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsStiftung Lesen logo by Stiftung Lesen, Public domain