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Canopus Foundation
The Canopus Foundation is a registered private charitable institution under German jurisdiction founded in 1997 by Wolfgang Heller and Dr. Peter W. Heller.
Organization.
Organization Management.
Executive Director of the foundation is Dr. Peter W. Heller. other Members of the Board of Trustees are Dipl.Vw. Micaela Heller, Julia T. Rahmani, M.Sc.(LSE) and Jakob Heller, B.Sc. (Tübingen).
Organization Staff.
The foundation employs 2 permanent staff and 8 freelancers (status: 2019). Yearly operating expenses are 300.000
Euro.
Organization Office.
The foundation is legally registered in Dreieich, Germany. The office is located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Profile.
Environmental protection, poverty alleviation, entrepreneurial commitment, education, and science
The Canopus Foundation is a private family foundation registered as a charitable organization under German law. It has been committed to rural electrification by renewable energies in developing countries for more than 20 years. Since 2014 Canopus has also been active in the field of education and science for a sustainable economy