1927: Robert Samuel decreed by will the founding of the Hedwig and Robert Samuel Foundation and as financial basis he designated the office and commercial building in Königsallee 14 in Düsseldorf

1931: Death of Robert Samuel

1932: Official approval of the Foundation. Incorporation of the Königsallee 14 office building in Düsseldorf as founding capital. Hedwig Samuel retains the income from the assets during her lifetime

1933 – 1945: National Socialist organisations try in vain to gain access to the allegedly Jewish Foundation assets.

1942: The Königsallee 14 office and commercial building is hit by fire bombs and the roof structure is destroyed

1976: Death of Hedwig Samuel

1976 – 1989: Action as a support Foundation Support of projects at home and abroad

1980 – 1982: Refurbishment of the Königsallee 14 office and commercial building and reconstruction of the roof

1984: Opening of a Foundation office in the building of the Foundation in Düsseldorf

1989: Start of operational activity abroad

1989: Founding of the Asociación Hedwig y Robert Samuel in Costa Rica

1990: Establishment of the Samuel Foundation in Managua, Nicaragua

1989 – 1996: Support of a Dominican street children project in San Salvador, El Salvador

1991: Founding of the Hedwig and Robert Medical Foundation in Nigeria. Construction of a hospital in a rural area

1991: Start of the Foundation work in India

1990 – 1991: Construction of a residential and commercial building with 25 social apartments in Düsseldorf

1991 – 1992: Transport of aid supplies to Romania

1992: Co-founding, with two other non-profit organizations, of the non-profit Kind in Düsseldorf GmbH (KiD) for the protection of children who have suffered violence; establishment of an out-patient child protection centre

1992 – 1993: Completion and opening of the Hospital in Nigeria

1992: Renovation and expansion of the Lomas de Cocorí school in San José, Costa Rica

1992 – 1993: Construction and opening of a training centre in Managua, Nicaragua

1993: Founding of the Samuel Foundation Charitable India Trust; opening of a vocational training centre in New Delhi, India

1994: Enlargement of the hospital in Nigeria with a building wing as well as the connection of a nursing school

1995: Refurbishment of the El Tepeyac hospital in Granada, Nicaragua and the restoration of the water supply in three adjacent municipalities with funding from the German State (BMZ)

1995 – 1996: Opening of two further training centres in New Delhi, India

1996: Establishment of the Foundation in San José, Costa Rica; opening of a vocational training centre in San Jose

1998 – 2007: Support for training facilities in Havana, Cuba

1998 – 1999: Construction of the Foundation’s own training centre in San José, Costa Rica

1999: Expansion of the own training centre in Managua, Nicaragua

2000: Extension of the Bello Amanecer primary school in Managua, Nicaragua with funding from the German State (BMZ)

2002: Opening of a Foundation office in Lampang, Thailand, to support children and young people in their school and vocational training

2005: Official recognition of the Samuel Foundation in Thailand as an international development organisation

2008: Official recognition of the status of the Samuel Foundation as a Misión Internacional (International Aid Organisation) by the State of Nicaragua

2012- 2014: Refurbishment and restructuring of the office space at Königsallee 14 to secure income and optimise earnings

2012: Support for a project of drug prevention of the organisation Misión Hombres de Valor in Satipo, Peru

2015 – 2016: Renovation and extension of the training centre in San José, Costa Rica

2016 – 2017: Renovation and extension of the training centre in Managua, Nicaragua