Projects That Foster Respect, Reconciliation, and Understanding
The Obermayer Foundation is a focused operating foundation that looks for situations where targeted contributions can make a major difference. It places a particular emphasis on areas where its established relationships, experience, nimbleness, and willingness to experiment create opportunities for leveraged impact.
In Germany Widen the Circle, with support from the Obermayer Foundation, provides annual awards to non-Jewish Germans who have made extraordinary contributions to fighting hate and prejudice of all kinds, and to preserving Jewish history, culture, cemeteries, and synagogues in their own local communities. The Obermayer Awards are co-sponsored by the Berlin Parliament and given in its elegant plenary chamber.