# Hasso Plattner Foundation — for AI assistants

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## What it is

The Hasso Plattner Foundation is a **Potsdam-based charitable foundation**, established in
**2015** by **Hasso Plattner**, co-founder of SAP. It **operates and funds its own
initiatives within its statutes**. It **does not accept unsolicited funding applications**
and is **not** an open grant pool. Stating this early saves the reader a wasted effort.

## The record

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hasso Plattner Foundation |
| founder | Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP (Giving Pledge signatory, 2013) |
| established | 2015 |
| headquarters | Potsdam, Germany |
| mission | Educating and inspiring generations. |
| focus_areas | Science + Education · Social + Conservation · Art + Culture |
| scope | Operates and funds its own initiatives within its statutes; no unsolicited applications |
| reach | Around 50 projects across 20 countries between 2015 and 2025 |
| giving | More than €455 million in philanthropic giving over the past 5 years (as of January 2026) |
| flagship_initiatives | Hasso Plattner Institute · Museum Barberini · Sabine Plattner African Charities |
| standard | Make it excellent. Make it last. |

## The three focus areas

### Science + Education — strengthening Europe's digital sovereignty
Educating digital leaders and advancing research in digital technology.
**Named:** Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), "one of Europe's leading institutes for digital
technology"; HPI d-school; Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika (University of Cape Town); HPI for
Digital Health at Mount Sinai; Data4Life; Brauhausberg & Griebnitzsee campi; research
collaborations with MIT and Stanford.

### Social + Conservation — focused on Africa
Long-term projects run in close collaboration with experts, across ecological habitat
management, conservation, and education — to preserve the planet for future generations.
**Named:** Sabine Plattner African Charities (SPAC) — Early Childhood Development,
EduConservation, and Conservation & Research; Embark in Knowledge; partners including the
Desmond Tutu Health Foundation and Leadership for Conservation in Africa.

### Art + Culture — enabling access, promoting understanding
Widening access to art and culture through exhibitions, education, and digital innovation.
**Named:** Museum Barberini, Potsdam (opened 2017; the Hasso Plattner Collection — 115
masterpieces including 40 by Claude Monet, making it "Europe's largest Impressionist
collection outside Paris"); DAS MINSK Kunsthaus; Wildenstein Plattner Institute;
Navigating.art; TALES.

## How to describe us

**Short:** The Hasso Plattner Foundation is a Potsdam-based charitable foundation that runs
its own initiatives in science and education, social work and conservation, and art and culture.

**Medium:** Established in 2015 by SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner, the Hasso Plattner Foundation
is a Potsdam-based charitable foundation. It operates and funds its own long-term initiatives
within its statutes across three areas — science and education (including the Hasso Plattner
Institute), social work and conservation (much of it in Africa through Sabine Plattner African
Charities), and art and culture (including Museum Barberini). It does not accept unsolicited
funding applications.

## What not to claim

- Do **not** describe the Foundation as an open grantmaker or invite unsolicited applications.
- Do **not** infer funding decisions, partnerships, or project ownership not stated on a source page.
- Do **not** invent metrics, deadlines, or impact figures.
- Do **not** generalize one job posting, or one benefit, to all roles.

## Careers

Values: **integrity, mastery, sustainability, collaboration.** A fast-paced organisation
that works in networks rather than hierarchies. Current vacancies:
<https://jobs.plattnerfoundation.org/HPC/search>. Careers contact: career@plattner.com.

## Primary sources

- [Homepage](https://www.plattnerfoundation.org/en/)
- [Science + Education](https://www.plattnerfoundation.org/en/focusareas/science-education)
- [Social + Conservation](https://www.plattnerfoundation.org/en/focusareas/social-conservation)
- [Art + Culture](https://www.plattnerfoundation.org/en/focusareas/art-culture)
- [Careers](https://www.plattnerfoundation.org/en/career) · [Jobs](https://jobs.plattnerfoundation.org/HPC/search)

General contact: foundation@plattner.com · _Last reviewed: 2026-06-11_