We believe in
Good Entrepreneurship
We strive to create fair opportunities for children and young people in Germany
GENUI is the initiator, shareholder, and active supporter of the Entrepreneurs Foundation for Equal Opportunity gGmbH (USC), because we do not accept that 20% of all children and youth in Germany start life facing structural barriers - and the trend is rising.
Current studies show…
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Only 60% of children in Germany have basic skills in reading, maths, and writing.
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Children’s satisfaction has dropped to 68%.
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The proportion of children who are overweight is 25%.
With the USC, our mission is to make good education, participation, and health a matter of course, regardless of income or background.
The unique funding model enables consistently high support funds
Capital provided by entrepreneurs from the GENUI network is invested in private equity funds, whose management teams waive profit-sharing and fees. This means that 100% of the capital funds can be used for the charitable purposes of the USC, a model unique in Germany.
Good Entrepreneurship: a selection of the exceptional shareholders and board members of the USC:
Christian Boehringer
Former Chairman of the Shareholders’ Committee,
Boehringer Ingelheim
Ralph Dommermuth
Founding Shareholder, Chairman of the Executive Board, and CEO United Internet
Dr. Sumeet Gulati
GENUI Investor
Dr. Max Odefey
GENUI Investor
Dr. Thomas Strüngmann
Founder Hexal and BioNtech
Ranjan Sen
Managing Partner, Advent International
Torsten Toeller
Founder and Chairman of the Executive Board, Fressnapf
Klaus Weinmann
Co-Founder of Cancom and Founder of Primepulse
USC promotes impactful and sustainable solutions as a strategic partner
We focus on excellence: We work with social organisations who demonstrate proven impact, entrepreneurial spirit, structural potential, and scalability.
We scale what works: Through our substantial organisational support, we enable the next step in scaling, reaching thousands more children and young people with effective programmes.
We drive structural change: As a long-term partner, we support the development of sustainable financing models with the aim of securing successful solutions for the future (for example, by integrating them into regular systems).
The USC funding approach creates added value for organisations and initiates structural change
The USC’s funding portfolio establishes an infrastructure for equal-opportunity development.
If you would like to learn more or are interested in a partnership,
Mareike van Oosting looks forward to hearing from you.
Managing Director USC