Transparency is important to us. That is why we have joined the Transparent Civil Society Initiative. We undertake to make the following ten pieces of information available to the public and to keep them up to date:
1. name, registered office, address and year of foundation
- The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Germany e.V.
- Registered office of the management: Branitzer Platz 2, D – 14050 Berlin
- Seat of the association: Leutkirch im Allgäu
- Contact: Vanessa Masing (Managing Director), [email protected]
- Year of foundation: 1994
- Managed on a voluntary basis from 1994 – 2020, full-time since 2020
2. complete statutes and information on the objectives of our organization
- About the statutes
- Our aim is to promote the personal development of young people between the ages of 14 and 24
- Vision: Every young person in Germany has the chance to lead a self-determined and fulfilling life and feels part of our democratic society
- Mission: We equip young people aged 14-24 with the key skills of the 21st century and a strong belief in their abilities and success.
3. information on tax benefits
- Our work is exempt from corporation tax under Section 5 (1) No. 9 of the German Corporation Tax Act and from trade tax under Section 3 No. 6 of the German Trade Tax Act due to the promotion of youth welfare according to the last notice of exemption we received from the Tax Office for Corporations I, Berlin (tax number 27/678/60314) dated 23.7.2024.
4 Name and function of key decision-makers
- Team and advisory board
5. activity report
- 2020 Impact Report (in compliance with Social Reporting Standards)
- 2021 Impact Report (in compliance with Social Reporting Standards)
- 2022 Impact Report (in compliance with Social Reporting Standards)
- 2023 Impact Report (in compliance with Social Reporting Standards)
- Short portrait
6. personnel structure as at 1.1.2024
- Full-time employees 2024: 7 (3,7 full-time equivalents)
- Volunteers as of 1.1.2024: approx. 500
7. information on the source of funds (1.1.24 – 31.12.24)
- Income: 337.844,49 Euro (2023: 339,062)
- operative income: 104.558,60
- grants and donations: 226.131,07
- other income: 7.154,60
You can find our annual statement for 2024 here. For information: As at 31.12.2024, our account balance was 115.408,53 Euro.
8. Information on the use of funds (1.1.24 – 31.12.24)
- Expenditures: 325.558,94 Euro (2023: 400,131)
You can find our annual statement 2024 here.
9. corporate affiliation with third parties
- The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Germany e.V. is licensed as the national program publisher of the Duke Award by The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation based in the United Kingdom and regularly undergoes a re-licensing process.
10. names of legal entities whose annual payments represent more than 10% of the total annual budget
- COSMO Art & Sciences Foundation
