Private funds

A.P. Møller foundation

The A.P. Møller Foundation has a special focus on non-profit purposes, the cohesion between Denmark and the other Nordic countries, Danish culture in the Danish-German borderland, Danish shipping and industry as well as science, including especially medicine.

Augustinus Foundation

The Augustinus Foundation is one of Denmark's largest cultural foundations, and the emphasis of philanthropic work is primarily within art and culture, but the foundation also supports research and social initiatives in Denmark and internationally.

Carlsberg Foundation

The Carlsberg Foundation supports visionary and innovative basic scientific research. The foundation is developing science through its extensive support for outstanding basic research within the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Industry's Foundation

The Industry’s Foundation is concerned with supporting where others do not. It focuses on making new knowledge available to everyone to promote a strong business community in a global and increasingly specialised competition.

Lego Foundation

The Lego Foundation is making learning through play a priority for every child. The foundation is working with all kinds of partners, including parents, teachers, caregivers, policymakers, academics, businesses, grassroots organisations, NGO’s and governments worldwide.

Lundbeck Foundation

The Lundbeck Foundation is a foundation which creates value funding Danish-based research that results in a better understanding of the brain and better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases.

Nordea Foundation

The Nordea-fonden supports the good life. It donates for projects within four focus areas: health, exercise, nature and culture. In addition it supports initatives promoting vocational education.

Novo Nordisk Foundation

The Novo Nordisk Foundation is a foundation with corporate interests that supports scientific, humanitarian and social causes. The foundation awards grants based on applications in open competition and supports a number of different areas within health, sustainability and life science.

Peter Due Jensen Foundation

The Poul Due Jensen’s Foundation supports selected research environments, especially within natural and technical sciences and initiatives that inspire children and young people to explore science and technology.

Realdania Foundation

The Realdania Foundation works to set new agendas through a problem-oriented approach, and it wants to contribute to overcoming social challenges, in partnership with others, by developing and changing the built environment.

TrygFonden

The TrygFonden works with the challenges that have the greatest impact on security throughout life. The foundation has five overall focus areas, which are children and adolescents, adults, older, security in everyday life and strong framework for security.

Velux Foundation

The Velux Foundation supports scientific, cultural, social and environmental projects. The foundation’s priority areas are: active senior citizens, ophtalmology and gerontology.

Villum Foundation

The Villum Foundation supports research in the technical and natural sciences as well as environmental, social and cultural projects in a variety of countries.