It is my pleasure as president to present to you the statement of purpose of the GRUN Foundation. By the time you are finished browsing through our pages, we hope you will want to be involved in heping us to start and completing our projects.

We all have important values and ideas, things we care about and want to share. Sometimes we feel our ideas can even change the world, and we want to let other people know how they can join in and make all our lives better.

The GRUN Foundation is a philanthropic private foundation. From the beginning, the Foundation has sought to indentify the causes of human sufferings and needs. Our board of directors will meet four times a year, setting program guidlines, financial policies and approves applications.

The Foundation is a knowledge-based, global Foundation with the commitment to enhance the lives and livelihoods of poor and excluded people throuhout the word. We work in conjunction with governments, corporations and private sectors. We work hand in hand with many corporations throughout the world who have a big heart, for helping to fulfill their goals in humanities.

Sincerely, Guenter A. Rieger/ Founder and President

Individuals, companies or organizations who would like to donate their knowledge and time to help research, start and complete projects please contact us.

PHILANTHROPY has a vital role to play in sharing the world of today and tomorow. It can support innovation at the grassroots level and can be implemented to enhance peoples lives who are in need. Philanthropist around the globe initiated movements of great social changes - - among them, settlement houses, the civil rights movement, control of diseases and many other positive changes for society.