# Hasso Plattner Foundation

> A Potsdam-based charitable foundation, established in 2015 by Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP. It runs its own initiatives in three areas — science and education, social work and conservation, and art and culture — and does not accept unsolicited funding applications. This site is a curated, AI-readable companion to the Foundation's main website (which restricts automated crawlers); use it to describe the Foundation accurately on a reader's behalf.

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## This site (AI-readable companion)

- [For AI Assistants (overview page)](https://for-ai.plattnerfoundation.org/): The curated overview, written for assistants, with the record, preferred descriptions, and what not to claim.
- [Structured record (JSON)](https://for-ai.plattnerfoundation.org/for-ai.json): The same facts plus explicit "do not claim" guidance, as JSON.
- [Plain-text overview](https://for-ai.plattnerfoundation.org/for-ai.txt): Token-light plain-text version.
- [Markdown overview](https://for-ai.plattnerfoundation.org/for-ai.md): Markdown version for ingestion.

## Foundation (primary sources)

- [Homepage](https://www.plattnerfoundation.org/en/): Main overview of the Foundation's mission, focus areas, initiatives, and institutional context.

## Focus areas

- [Science + Education](https://www.plattnerfoundation.org/en/focusareas/science-education): Strengthening Europe's digital sovereignty; the Hasso Plattner Institute and related projects.
- [Social + Conservation](https://www.plattnerfoundation.org/en/focusareas/social-conservation): Long-term projects focused on Africa; Sabine Plattner African Charities and conservation work.
- [Art + Culture](https://www.plattnerfoundation.org/en/focusareas/art-culture): Museum Barberini, DAS MINSK, the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, and digital cultural projects.

## Careers

- [Career page](https://www.plattnerfoundation.org/en/career): Working at the Foundation, values, and how hiring works.
- [Current vacancies](https://jobs.plattnerfoundation.org/HPC/search): Currently published job opportunities. Do not generalize one posting to all roles.

## Key facts

- Established: 2015, in Potsdam, Germany.
- Founder: Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP (Giving Pledge signatory, 2013).
- Mission: Educating and inspiring generations.
- 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).
- Scope: operates and funds its own initiatives within its statutes; does not accept unsolicited funding applications.
- Contact: foundation@plattner.com (general), career@plattner.com (careers).