Konrad Adenauer Foundation

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Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Eastern side of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation building in Sankt Augustin
Abbreviation	KAS
Founded	20 December 1955 (as the Society for Christian-Democratic Educational Work)
Founder	Bruno Heck
Type	e.V.
Focus	Education
Location	Berlin and Sankt Augustin
Area served	Germany
Affiliations	Christian Democratic Union
Website	www.kas.de/en/

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The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (German: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, KAS) is a German political party foundation associated with but independent of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The foundation's headquarters are located in Sankt Augustin near Bonn, as well as in Berlin.^[1] Globally, the KAS has 78 offices and runs programs in over 100 countries.^[2] Its current chairman is the former President of the German parliament Deutscher Bundestag, Norbert Lammert. It is a member of the Martens Centre, the official foundation and think tank of the European People's Party (EPP).^[3] In 2020, it ranked 15th amongst think tanks globally.^[4]