sentences:  At the end of the 1970s, there were discussions concerning who would follow Reinhard Mohn as chairman of Bertelsmann.Against this background and because he believed that the state must be able to count on its citizens' willingness to assume responsibility and take the initiative, Mohn founded the Bertelsmann Stiftung on February 8, 1977.It was officially approved by the authorities on March 14, 1977.