Förderverein Meer e.V.
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Tax-beneficiary organisation. Non-profit-making purposes: science and research; environmental protection and climate protection; animal welfare; people and vocational training.
Steuerbegünstigte Organisation. Gemeinnützige Zwecke: Wissenschaft und Forschung; Umweltschutz und Klimaschutz; Tierschutz; Volks- und Berufsbildung.
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GiveRadar's verified records show Förderverein Meer e.V. with a substantially complete profile.
- It has more complete contact information than nearly all comparable charities, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
- GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 99% of the 91,395 education charities in Germany it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its registration and its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- GiveRadar has not yet verified financial records for this organization, nor for only 1% of education charities in Germany - a gap in GiveRadar's dataset for the region, not a feature of this charity. Explore Germany data
- government registration
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- a website
- a contact email
- a donation page
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German donations are deductible if Förderverein Meer e.V. holds a Freistellungsbescheid (recognition as a charitable purpose) and issues a Zuwendungsbestätigung receipt.
Förderverein Meer e.V. is in Germany, a TGE (Transnational Giving Europe) member country. Dutch donors can route gifts via Stichting Transnational Giving Europe to receive Dutch ANBI-equivalent deductibility, subject to TGE's 5% pass-through fee.
Förderverein Meer e.V. is registered in Germany. US donors generally cannot deduct gifts to non-US charities directly. To claim a deduction, route the gift through a US 'Friends of' fiscal sponsor or a donor-advised fund that performs equivalency determination (IRS Rev. Proc. 92-94).
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Leadership & board
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#149 of 91,395 education charities in Germany on integrity score
The highest integrity score in this cohort (56/100). Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
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How it stacks up against peers
Compared with 8 similar education charities in Germany.
Cause areas in Germany
Charities working in each area, this charity's highlighted.
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Frequently asked questions about Förderverein Meer e.V.
Förderverein Meer e.V. is a registered education nonprofit based in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. It is registered with the German Vereinsregister (Association Register). Its registration number is Kiel VR 3603 KI. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 56/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate.
Tax-beneficiary organisation. Non-profit-making purposes: science and research; environmental protection and climate protection; animal welfare; people and vocational training. Förderverein Meer e.V. is classified as an education organization registered in Germany.
Förderverein Meer e.V. is an eingetragener Verein (e.V.) - a registered association, the most common legal form for nonprofits in Germany. An e.V. is a membership-based legal entity registered with the local Vereinsregister (association register) at the Amtsgericht (district court). Members govern the association through a general assembly (Mitgliederversammlung). Germany has over 600,000 registered associations. To qualify as 'gemeinnuetzig' (charitable), an e.V. must be recognised by the local Finanzamt (tax office) under the Abgabenordnung (AO). It is registered in the Zuwendungsempfaengerregister (ZER) maintained by the Bundeszentralamt fuer Steuern (BZSt).
Förderverein Meer e.V.'s official registration number is Kiel VR 3603 KI, as recorded in the national registry of Germany.
Förderverein Meer e.V. is located in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Förderverein Meer e.V. is based in Hamburg, in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany's second-largest city and a major port. Germany is a federation of 16 states (Bundeslaender). Charitable status ('Gemeinnuetzigkeit') is granted by the local Finanzamt and recognised nationwide - the organisation can solicit tax-deductible donations from donors anywhere in Germany.
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Quick facts about Förderverein Meer e.V.
- What is Förderverein Meer e.V.?
- Förderverein Meer e.V. is a education registered association based in Hamburg, Germany. Tax-beneficiary organisation. Non-profit-making purposes: science and research; environmental protection and climate protection; animal welfare; people and vocational training.
- Who leads Förderverein Meer e.V.?
- Thomas Sell serves as Chair.
- Where is Förderverein Meer e.V. located?
- Headquartered in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
- Is Förderverein Meer e.V. trustworthy?
- Förderverein Meer e.V. has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 56 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Förderverein Meer e.V.'s registration number?
- Registration: Kiel VR 3603 KI (Germany).
- What is Förderverein Meer e.V.'s website?
- https://www.meeresstiftung.de/foerderverein-meer-ev
- Are donations to Förderverein Meer e.V. tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Germany under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.