CELEBRATING CARL H. HAHN’S 100TH BIRTHDAY
From June 30 to July 2, 2026, the cities of Wolfsburg and Chemnitz marked the 100th anniversary of their honorary citizen Carl H. Hahn’s birth with a series of events and special tributes. These included exhibitions, commemorative church services, a VW oldtimer car parade, the naming of the Carl Hahn Bridge in Wolfsburg, the opening of the Carl-Horst-Hahn Garden in Chemnitz, and the unveiling of a public artwork.
OUR MISSION: WE AGAINST POVERTY FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURE
The Carl and Marisa Hahn Foundation is committed to a better society and promotes education, sustainability and social projects. We want to help young people to be open-minded, informed and well educated. At the same time, we also provide financial support to people who have suffered strokes of fate and help them quickly and unbureaucratically. We provide institutions and social facilities with the support they need.
“I am grateful that my path has led me to the sunny side after a busy life.”
Quote from Carl H. Hahn – founder and benefactor
OUR FUNDING AREAS
The Carl and Marisa Hahn-Foundation is committed to the following areas:
OUR PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES
We want to help young people to be open-minded, informed and well educated. At the same time, we also provide financial support to people who have suffered strokes of fate and help them quickly and unbureaucratically. We provide institutions and social facilities with the support they need.
Our own projects:
Funding
We also support society where help is most urgently needed. Whether it is support for financially disadvantaged families, youth camps or language courses, workshops on sustainability and environmental protection or the restoration of historic buildings.
Always up to date. We show the latest information and previous projects on our Instagram account: @hahn.stiftung
About the foundation
Established in 2006, the Carl and Marisa Hahn Foundation is a non-profit foundation under private law with legal capacity based in Wolfsburg. The foundation was renamed in memory of the founder Marisa Hahn, who passed away in June 2013. The foundation is active in Wolfsburg and its neighboring districts as well as in Chemnitz, Zwickau and in the catchment area of the “Saxony International School Carl Hahn” (SIS), Glauchau. The promotion of science and research, however, is not subject to any geographical restrictions.
Established in 2006, the Carl and Marisa Hahn Foundation is a non-profit foundation under private law with legal capacity based in Wolfsburg. The foundation was renamed in memory of the founder Marisa Hahn, who passed away in June 2013. The foundation is active in Wolfsburg and its neighboring districts as well as in Chemnitz, Zwickau and in the catchment area of the “Saxony International School Carl Hahn” (SIS), Glauchau. The promotion of science and research, however, is not subject to any geographical restrictions.