| Björn Steiger Foundation | |
| Founder: | Siegfried and Ute Steiger |
| Type: | Benevolent (Medical and Emergency Aid) |
| Location: | Winnenden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Key People: | Pierre-Enric Steiger (President) |
| Area Served: | Germany |
| Method: | Charitable donations to emergency medical services, funding of emergency vehicles, public finance. |
| Owner: | Siegfried and Ute Steiger |
The Björn Steiger Foundation (Björn Steiger Stiftung) is a German charity which assists in providing funding for emergency services, and rescue organisations.[1] It is named after an 8-year-old child, Björn Steiger, who died in 1969 after being hit by a car whilst returning home from a communal swimming pool. Despite several calls to emergency services it took nearly one hour until paramedics arrived. Björn Steiger died from shock on the way to the hospital.[2] Shortly after this incident, his parents, Siegfried and Ute Steiger, set up the foundation in his memory.[3] [4]