The Germany Foundation was a German organisation associated with the Christian Democratic Union

Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...

, that existed from 1966 to 2007. It was founded in Rosenheim in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 and incorporated in 1967. The organisation was founded by author Kurt Ziesel after a visit to Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a German statesman. He was the chancellor of the West Germany from 1949 to 1963. He is widely recognised as a person who led his country from the ruins of World War II to a powerful and prosperous nation that had forged close relations with old enemies France,...

. From 1967 to 2001 the foundation awarded the Konrad Adenauer Prize

Konrad Adenauer Prize

The Konrad Adenauer Prize is an award that was infrequently awarded by the Germany Foundation, an organisation associated with the Christian Democratic Union, from 1967 to 2001...

. The foundation also published the magazine Deutschland-Magazin. The foundation was viewed as an organisation of the conservative faction within CDU, and was staunchly anti-communist. The foundation dissolved because of a lack of funds.