All shareholders and managing directors of the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group also fulfil honorary functions in social and cultural matters. The following are a selection of organisations which receive active and/or financial support:
- Cancer Research, UK and USA
- Common Purpose, UK, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, France
- Deutsche Welthungerhilfe, Germany
- Exhibition of Coexistence, worldwide
- Foerderverein Kinderfreundliches Stuttgart e.V., Germany
- Internationale Bachakademie, Germany
- Literacy Partners, USA
- London University of the Arts, UK
- Max Planck Institute, Germany
- Médecins Sans Frontières, worldwide
- Museum on the Seam, Israel
- National Book Foundation, USA
- New York Public Library, USA
- Oxford Brookes University, UK
- Pilotlight Foundation, Australia
- S. Fischer Foundation, Germany
- Spinal Research, UK
- Stifterverband fuer die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Germany
- The American Academy Berlin, Germany
- The Fitzwilliam Museum, UK
- The Publishing Training Centre, UK
- Treatment Action Committee, South Africa
- United Jewish Appeal, USA
- Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
The Georg von Holtzbrinck group also awards and supports the following prizes:
- Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Publishing
- Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Science Journalism
