The Chocolate Museum is deeply rooted in the history of the city of Cologne. Founder Hans Imhoff wanted to offer his great love, chocolate, a place to flourish and, in the process, give his city a place of longing. The Chocolate King, as he was known for his unmistakable love of the brown gold, did a lot more for his city of Cologne. For example, he established the Imhoff Foundation.
In December 2000, he set up the charitable Imhoff Foundation. In doing so, he made his wish to continue doing good for his home town a reality. He chaired the foundation with his wife Gerburg Klara Imhoff until his death in December 2007.
Today, almost 23 years after its establishment, the foundation continues to follow the founder's wishes under the leadership of his daughter Susanne Imhoff:
It supports projects in the fields of culture, art, education and much more. Since 2001, almost 20 million euros have been distributed for sponsored projects. All projects that have added value for the citizens of Cologne. Just as it was once Hans Imhoff's wish to do good for his home city of Cologne.
Over the years, the Imhoff Foundation has supported a wide range of interesting and exciting projects. However, in order to get a more precise impression of what the foundation does in connection with the museum, selected projects are presented in more detail below.
