abstract:The Bertelsmann Foundation () is the largestFoundation governance (from the official Bertelsmann Foundation website) private operating non-profit foundation in Germany, created in 1977 by Reinhard Mohn. The Bertelsmann Foundation holds 77.
In America, says Felicity von Peter, who organised a workshop on giving for the BertelsmannFoundation, donors believe that they can spend money more effectively than the state.