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100 pumps for 100 villages 2022-08-27

Deforestation and Water Resource Management

In India, the Foundation works with Sunlit Future and local partners in several regions. One of them is Maharashtra, where the geology and deforestation has created very special difficulties for the local population.
Local Community Engagement 2022-08-23

Driving local community impact through Community Engagement Grants

With the support of the Grundfos Foundation Community Engagement Grants, Grundfos employees are making their communities a better place by partnering with local organisations to meet real needs.
Local Community Engagement 2022-07-15

9 new Community Engagement Grants worth 4.5 million DKK awarded

The Grundfos Foundation has approved new Community Engagement Grants worth EUR 605,000 to support local projects across Denmark, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Local Community Engagement 2022-07-13

Summer camp in Serbia

Normally, Miroslav Petrovic works as a guard at the Grundfos group headquarters in Bjerringbro. Friday 8 July, he traveled to Serbia to attend a summer camp for disadvantaged children and young people.
Urban water challenges 2022-06-22

Climate-related flooding and drought expected to cost world’s major cities $194 billion annually

C40 Cities study finds that without urgent action, millions more people around the globe will face grave risks from river flooding, along with more frequent and severe drought by 2050. C40 city mayors will collaborate to develop and deliver upon data-driven commitments to address the impacts of drought and flooding in cities globally.
News 2022-06-10

Investing in high-quality international education in Aarhus

The Grundfos Foundation has donated DKK 10 million to Aarhus International School’s Project One Campus. The project aims to redevelop and expand the school’s campus and thereby maintain its status as an attractive school for international parents weighing job options in East Jutland.  
News 2022-04-29

Increased donations in turbulent times

In connection with Grundfos' Annual General Assembly on 29 April, the Grundfos Foundation announces record philanthropic donation framework of DKK 250 million (~EUR 34 million) for important purposes all over the world.
Local Community Engagement 2022-03-25

Grants worth almost 12m DKK on their way to communities

The Foundation has approved community grants worth almost 9 million DKK (1,2m EUR) for local social initiatives all over the world. Additional emergency funding of 2.7m DKK (268,000 EUR) is also on the way to local organisations helping refugees in Poland Hungary and Slovakia.
News 2022-03-16

20m DKK to help refugees

The Grundfos Foundation releases 3 x 5m DKK to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), DRC Danish Refugee Council, and Danmarks Idrætsforbund (DIF) to help refugees in and around Ukraine and in Denmark. An additional 5m DKK is made available to local Grundfos companies for emergency relief via the Poul Due Jensen Community Engagement Grant.
News 2022-03-14

Fourth generation Due Jensen in the Board of Directors

At its annual meeting on 14 March, the Board of Directors elected Helena Due Langvad to fill the empty seat after Estrid Due Hesselholt who has decided to step down. Helena is the first of the founder's great-grand-children to serve on the Board of Directors of the foundation created by Poul Due Jensen in 1975 to safeguard his life's work, Grundfos.
Next Generation Water Action 2022-03-11

Mobilising youth for global water action

For the second year in a row, Next Generation Water Action brings together 100+ selected international young academics and entrepreneurs to tackle the most pressing global water challenges by developing bold, sustainable solutions with industry, academic and public partners.
Kenya 23 - next level 2022-03-08

Water is a must for girls in school

Girls’ educational opportunities are particularly affected by the global water crisis. Not only can contaminated water make them too sick to attend school, but they also typically shoulder the burden of collecting water for their families. Losing out on an education impacts their economic prospects in the future.