„Spare das Gold nicht! -
Spende den Ring doch!“
Sponsors and Financing
„The circle of loyal friends who supported the good cause with donations grew bigger and bigger. First and foremost the Wagner family, who dedicated a total of more than 50,000.00 Marks to the purposes of the scholarship foundation. Furthermore, a collection in 1896, initiated by Friedrich von Schoen and Hermann Levi, yielded a further 20,000.00 Marks. In addition there were legacies etc., so that in 1904 the foundation had reached a fortune of 125,000.00 Marks.“
(Prof. Prüfer, Leipzig, in „Illustrierte Zeitung“, 13.02.1908)
On 13.02.1909 the "Richard-Wagner-Verband Deutscher Frauen" was founded by the teacher Anna Held in the "Palmengarten" in Leipzig. Already at that time the main purposes were the promotion of the scholarship foundation and the general endeavour to deepen the understanding for the works of Richard Wagner.
The former Richard-Wagner-Verband (after the Second World War without the addition "Deutscher Frauen") has been the main sponsor of the Richard-Wagner-Stipendienstiftung since 1909. Between 1951 and 2002 he raised around DM 4,000,000 to achieve the foundation's purpose.
Today it is primarily the worldwide Richard Wagner Associations, which are members of the Richard Wagner Verband International, and the Society of Friends of Bayreuth that provide the Richard Wagner Scholarship Foundation with the necessary funds.
In addition, there are further donations and endowments from committed patrons and private sponsors who support the scholarship foundation regularly and unselfishly.
If you would like to support the important work of the Richard Wagner Scholarship Foundation yourself, we would be pleased to receive every single donation that directly benefits the foundation's purpose.
If you would like to make a donation, we would be very happy. Please send us an email and we will be happy to send you the account details. You will then receive a donation receipt, if desired.