The Paula Kubitscheck-Vogel Foundation and its goals

Our founder and our mission

Being able to say farewell in peace, dignity and security – this was the aim and vision of our founder Paula Kubitscheck-Vogel, who wanted to provide the best possible end of life care. Her mission still guides us today.

Paula Kubitscheck-Vogel was born in 1943 in Munich. She was a straightforward and clear-sighted woman, who for many decades managed the inheritance of her parents with prudence and skill. At the end of her life she used this inheritance with conviction, generosity and a clear vision to further the charitable foundation that she established. She gave the foundation her name, which to this day stands for respectful and compassionate work in the hospice and palliative care sector.

Committees and team

Paula Kubitscheck-Vogel died just a few months after the Foundation was established. Since then, the Board of Directors, the Board of Trustees and the Management Board have continued her work in the same spirit. We have a lean organisation and attach great importance to clear and unbureaucratic processes, short decision-making channels and efficient foundation administration. The Board of Directors represents the foundation legally, while the Board of Trustees has an advisory and supervisory function. Daily tasks and processes are coordinated by the Management Board and the Head Office.

Our work and motivation

We support projects and initiatives to improve hospice and palliative care, particularly in Bavaria. The commitment and idealism of the people we meet are a valuable source of inspiration for us.

In the first decade after our foundation was established, we mainly focused on providing Bavaria with specialised hospice and palliative care services. These services are intended for people at the end of their lives who require particularly extensive medical and nursing care due to their severe symptoms. They receive professional and comprehensive care in palliative care units in hospitals and hospices. Specialised Outpatient Palliative Care (SAPV) teams look after seriously ill people who wish to remain in the familiar surroundings of their homes or a nursing home until the end. Palliative medical and nursing care is supplemented by outpatient hospice work. Staff and volunteers working in the hospice services provide end of life support and counselling.

We work closely with five Bavarian hospice academies to provide further training for nursing staff and employees in hospice and palliative care facilities. We focus in particular on people who have reached the end of their lives for whom effective and holistic hospice and palliative care is not yet a matter of course, such as residents of care homes and people with mental disabilities.

Donations and endowments

Our Foundation has made a significant contribution to the expansion of hospice and palliative care facilities, particularly in Bavaria. We also support selected projects in other federal states.

Our work has made a significant contribution to initiating many measures to offer people peace, dignity and security at the end of their lives. We are proud of what we have achieved and will continue to work with commitment towards our goals.

You can support the work of our Foundation in a number of ways, for example with a donation or an endowment. Please contact us if you require any further information.

If you would like to make a donation directly, our bank account details are given below. If you make a donation of up to 200 euros, the payment slip or your bank statement is valid as a donation receipt and can be submitted to the tax office. For larger amounts we issue a donation receipt after you have submitted your donation. Please note your name and full address in the subject line of the bank transfer.