Your donation helps to save lives

I.S.A.R. Germany is dependent on your donations. Even though our global relief teams work mainly on a voluntary basis, this is far from enough. The costs for an emergency aid mission after a natural disaster, a reconstruction project after such a disaster or for a national aid mission must be covered.
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For companies

Strong together

There are many different ways to support I.S.A.R. Germany with a fundraising or advertising campaign and motivate your employees, customers and partners at the same time. We will be happy to inform you and help you to realise your individual campaign.

Talk to us!

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

I.S.A.R. Germany and erlebe-fernreisen have been working together since 2012. As a tour operator for individual long-haul holidays, we always keep an eye on what is happening in the world. And in recent years, natural disasters have increasingly caused suffering and misery. We are happy to be able to regularly support ISAR as well as other aid organisations with the help of our customers. Our common starting point was and is the airport in Weeze on the Lower Rhine, where ISAR organises regular training camps for its volunteers and where we have our company headquarters with erlebe-fernreisen GmbH. Encounters are important to us - not only in the more than 40 countries around the world that we offer, but also here locally. We have been able to attend the training exercises twice so far with some of our employees and get to know many of the helpers personally. It is very impressive to see how committed everyone is!
experience long-distance travel

Doris Germes

Social and cultural commitment has been an integral part of our corporate culture since 1995 as a major annual donation. We have been supporting I.S.A.R. since 2014 because we do not want to turn our attention away from global developments and disasters, despite our traditionally predominantly regional interest. I.S.A.R.'s activities convincingly combine the aid developed in our region with the worldwide crisis areas".

Contact person:

Ralf Langerbein - Managing Director and Technical Director
Thomas Kuchejda - Commercial Manager
Axel and Klaus Maas - Shareholder-Managing Directors

Maas Group, Moers

Birthday and anniversary donations

Do you have a company anniversary, a milestone birthday or even a wedding anniversary coming up? Instead of receiving gifts, would you prefer to appeal for a donation for our emergency services? We have summarised everything you need to know in a short Info sheet summarised. We will also be happy to help you with the fundraising campaign or be there in person. Just give us a call. Or request our donation tins for your special day.

You are invited and would like to donate? Then use our donation form Donation portal. Please always state the reason for payment, e.g. "Birthday Max Mustermann".

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

Every summer, my wife and I organise a charity golf tournament at the "Weselerwald" golf club for the benefit of I.S.A.R. Germany, because in the event of a disaster, it is always a matter of human lives and the fastest and most efficient help possible on the ground. And this is precisely where we believe I.S.A.R. Germany does outstanding work that deserves our full support. We are delighted to be able to play our part with the charity golf tournament.
Barbara and Karl Osmann

Private individuals

Gift ideas

Give the gift of a good feeling - with a one-year or multi-year Sponsorship at I.S.A.R. Germany. One Gift certificate will be sent directly to the recipient at your request as well as the automatic dispatch of current newsletters and the respective current annual report ensured.

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

Condolence donations

Combining this very sad and personal situation with an appeal for donations in the spirit of the deceased in favour of I.S.A.R. Germany requires special trust.

Find out more about this in our guide Condolence donations and please call us directly.

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

Donation tins

You can set up the I.S.A.R. donation tin at your party, at campaign events or simply in your company premises. Show your solidarity with the rescuers of I.S.A.R. Germany by displaying this donation tin.

You can find more information on setting up the donation box here. (PDF about setting up the donation box)

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

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What you can donate

Two ISAR members in protective gear talk while one member holds a rescue dog on a leash and many people wearing masks watch in the background.

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Sending rescuers into action

Getting to those affected is a mammoth logistical task and represents a high cost factor. In order for our teams to provide help quickly, they first have to arrive in the crisis area. Planned logistics are inexpensive, but our missions and destinations are unpredictable. Flight and transport costs can therefore sometimes cost 10 times more than outside a disaster. I.S.A.R. Germany is therefore dependent on your support.

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Will

Save lives after your death.

"The Will is the most unselfish act in life: you forget yourself completely."
(Emanuel Wertheimer).

Dealing with our last will and testament is not an everyday situation for any of us and not necessarily a pleasant one. However, thinking about others can perhaps make this situation a little easier.

Your last will and testament can be a beginning somewhere else in this world.

With us, notaries ensure that the will of the testator is actually
and, if necessary, will assist you with the drafting of your will. Of course, you can also choose a notary you trust.

Ask for our estate brochure or talk to us personally.

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

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Become a sponsor

Save whoever can!

Apply for supporting membership

 

Become a "saviour in need" - as a sponsor with a regular donation. Or give a membership as a gift.

Your advantages:

  • Your personal I.S.A.R. Germany - Promotion Card
  • Regular dispatch of the annual report
  • Receive the latest newsletters
  • Automatic sending of the donation receipt in January of the following year

As a sponsor, you do not enter into any further obligation.

Of course, you can terminate your support at any time informally and without giving reasons.

Please contact us if you have any questions!

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

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Advertise for us

Help us - promote our work

Advertising helps to inform people about our work. Support us by broadcasting a cinema, TV or radio advert free of charge. If you would like to place our logo on your website, you will find this here. (You can find our logos here)

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

Before Christmas, we showed the I.S.A.R. Germany trailer in the supporting programme of our 8 cinemas, as this enabled us to draw the attention of a wide audience to the important and valuable work of this organisation.
Reinhard Berens

Managing Director , Tichelpark Cinemas Kleve

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Prospective I.S.A.R. employees train in rescue operations

50 emergency services personnel who are currently in their qualification phase for deployment abroad practised the practical aspects of rescue operations together. At the Training Centre Rescue and Help (TCRH) in Mosbach, Baden, they spent a weekend practising the use of various rescue equipment, the removal of debris and the emergency medical and traumatological treatment of injured persons. In addition to the correct handling of scissors, spreaders and pneumatic lifting bags, they also learnt the basics of assessing rubble areas, self-protection in dangerous areas and the procedure for biological localisation.

The prospective emergency personnel are to become part of both the organisation's medical team and I.S.A.R. Germany's search and rescue team. I.S.A.R. Managing Director Michael Lesmeister, who led the exercise, emphasised the enormous importance of cooperation in operations and basic knowledge of all areas in which I.S.A.R. Germany is active.

Voluntary work

"Your application is welcome, but we ask that you refrain from submitting applications and enquiries of any kind regarding active collaboration or internships during a deployment. Our priorities at this time are to utilise all available resources to help the people affected by a natural disaster as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to respond to any application enquiries at this time."

Active volunteer work

In addition to financial support for our work, there is also the opportunity to support I.S.A.R. Germany in a very practical way by actively participating as a volunteer.

Our team is divided into several components that work together on an interdisciplinary basis. These include

The Search and Rescue component, consisting of rescue specialists and rescue dogs. This team is deployed as an emergency aid unit following natural disasters abroad.

The medical component, which can either form a team together with the search-and-rescue component or provide immediate assistance worldwide on its own.

Members from both components can be called upon for a humanitarian mission.

The Information and Situation Centre team supports and coordinates operations abroad.

We are involved in the emergency services of the district of Kleve and the city of Duisburg, where we provide our biological and technical localisation services as well as our many years of experience in the field of search and rescue. In addition, I.S.A.R. Germany also frequently provides free administrative assistance in other cities and municipalities. Our search and rescue team has rescue and personal detection dogs (mantrailing and water search dogs) as well as the necessary technical equipment for locating missing persons and is alerted for various types of missions in Germany.

Our specially trained drone pilots are also active in Germany.

This variety of tasks naturally means that the requirements for active membership of the I.S.A.R. Germany team are also diverse.

However, the basic requirement for all applications is that you already have demonstrable basic knowledge in at least one of the above-mentioned areas of responsibility, which we can then build on in our internal basic training course. You should also be in very good health and physically fit (your state of health will be checked by a doctor if you are accepted), between 18 and 49 years old, have no criminal record, be able to work in a team and be flexible in terms of time.

If you fulfil these requirements and are seriously interested in joining us, please send us your application by Mail to the contact person named below. All application documents will be carefully checked. If your application meets our requirements, you will be invited to an initial introductory training course. Here you will be given a 2-day introduction to the requirements of I.S.A.R. Germany and any questions you may have will be answered individually. A few months later, you will take part in an exercise lasting several days to familiarise yourself with the company and to test your skills, workload and team spirit. At the end of the application process, a personal interview takes place in which the results are communicated.

Such a selection process, which is essential for a successful civil protection mission and is followed by 120 hours of basic training and 90 hours of specialised training, takes a lot of time and is therefore only carried out once a year.

Internship, Voluntary Social Year (FSJ), Federal Voluntary Service (BFD)

We are happy to offer young people the opportunity to complete a student internship and to gain an insight into the work of an international aid organisation as part of a course-related internship.

However, we would like to point out that due to our organisational structure, we can only offer unpaid internships for a maximum period of three months. We must also refrain from actively involving interns in assignments for logistical and, above all, safety reasons.

What we would like to offer you is the opportunity to look over our shoulders as we work in our office in Kleve (NRW). This is where we coordinate national and international projects and exercises as well as public relations work, administrative activities and much more. - In short, everything that is directly or indirectly related to maintaining our operational capability.

If you are seriously interested in an active co-operation or an internship at I.S.A.R. Germany, please contact us!

Your contact person:
Frederike Henze
Human Resources
E-Mail: frederike.henze@isar-germany.de
Tel: +49 203 986 300 14
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80

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1 cent in your account!

Have you received 1 cent on your account from I.S.A.R. Germany with the request to contact them?

We transfer 1 cent to our donors whose address we do not have. We need the address of our donors in order to send out donation receipts. The cent transfer is the most cost-effective way for us to get in touch with you.

We therefore ask you to call us back so that you can give us your address.

Thank you very much for your support!

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

Donations in kind

Donations in kind from companies

I.S.A.R. Germany decides on a case-by-case basis together with the provider of the donation in kind whether transport to the respective project area makes sense. Please contact us in this regard.

Private donations in kind

Many citizens would like to help people in need in times of crisis with donations in kind. I.S.A.R. Germany would like to express its gratitude for these offers of help. However, we ask for your understanding that in most cases we are unable to accept them. The reasons for this are as follows:

Donations in kind are usually used goods that have to be collected, stored and then transported to the people in need. The costs for this often exceed the value of new purchases. Transporting the relief supplies collected through individual donations presents us with major logistical problems that are eliminated if the required relief supplies are purchased close to the disaster area.

If the material goods are to be donated to crisis areas abroad, further problems arise:

  • The donated goods are often not adapted to the cultural customs prevailing in the crisis area, and there is often a lack of equipment for preparing food.
  • The provision of different goods does not allow for fair distribution to local people. This also applies to pre-packed food parcels, as these should be tailored to the size of the families in need.
  • The transport of relief supplies collected through individual donations presents us with major problems when it comes to border formalities. As it is not possible to check the contents of every single parcel put together by donors, it is not possible to draw up the correct loading documents required for crossing the border. This means that the import regulations of the countries in which the needy are to be helped cannot be complied with.
  • The purchase of consumer goods at the place of use also has the advantage that it (re)strengthens the local economy and the victims of the disaster generate their own income.

Nevertheless, you can help us with your donations in kind. For example, you could auction them on eBay in favour of I.S.A.R. Germany and use the proceeds to support us and people in need.

Donations in kind from companies
I.S.A.R. Germany decides on a case-by-case basis together with the provider of the donation in kind whether transport to the respective project area makes sense. Please contact us here.

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

Secure donations

Donate safely

Your donation will be transmitted securely using the "SSL Secure Server". Please always complete the form in full. Incomplete forms will not be accepted for security reasons. You will receive a confirmation email from us before your online donation is debited.

Unauthorised access to your account is not possible, your data is only transmitted to us in encrypted form.

The SSL Secure Server

The secure transmission of data is of the utmost importance for online donations. In order to enable secure and encrypted data transmission to us, your online donation is processed via an SSL secure server for encrypted and secure data transmission.
So when you enter your confidential direct debit data in our form and then transmit it via SSL, it is transmitted securely from the client (i.e. the web browser) to the server. By using SSL, a communication channel is established between the web browser and the server, which blocks the intrusion of third parties. Once this connection has been established, your information can be transmitted without unauthorised access.

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

Donation account

Donations by bank transfer, IBAN/BIC:
Thank you for supporting our work with your donation!
The donation account of I.S.A.R. Germany is:

I.S.A.R. Germany Foundation gGmbH
Donation account no.: 11 82 500
BANK CODE: 370 205 00

Bank for the Social Economy

IBAN: DE25 3702 0500 0001 1825 00
BIC: BFSWDE33XXX

If you have a Donation receipt please be sure to give us your postal address so that we can send you a donation receipt. Even if you are making a repeat donation, the address is important for clear allocation of the donation (e.g. if the names are the same). Umlauts should be written out in full, e.g. "Mueller". Umlauts are usually not shown on the account statements, e.g. Müller and Möller are shown as M ller.
As an alternative to bank transfer, you can Donate online. Your donation receipt will then be sent to you automatically during the year.

Transfer to the donation account:

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Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

Donation receipt / donation receipt

Note on donation receipts

When will you receive your donation receipt / donation confirmation? - Automatic donation receipt:

Important note in advance:

During and after a disaster operation, we ask for your understanding that donation receipts cannot be issued and sent immediately. This is due to the fact that our full-time staff are also fully involved in the operation during this time.
Please be patient and trust us - we will send you the confirmation as soon as possible.

I.S.A.R. Germany Stiftung gGmbH is recognised by the tax office as a non-profit organisation and is exempt from corporation tax, so you can deduct donations to us from your tax bill.

We will automatically send you a separate donation receipt for the tax office for donations of 50 euros or more.
We confirm that your donation will be used for tax-privileged purposes in the sense of §§ 51ff AO,
resp. §§ 60a para. 1 AO is used.
We can also issue donation receipts for donations under 50 euros on request - please contact us.

Individual donors will receive a donation receipt from us in the course of the year. Donors who make regular donations (sponsors) automatically receive a collective donation receipt in January of the following year.
Of course, we can also issue individual donation receipts on request - please contact us.

We are only allowed to send donation receipts by post, not by e-mail. Therefore, please remember to include your address, especially as this must also be listed on the donation receipt for the tax office.

Please note the following information before making your donation if you would like a donation receipt for the current year for your donation in December.

Donations by direct debit which will be sent to us by direct debit from 28 December, 10:00 am,
will unfortunately only be credited to our account in the first week of January of the following year.
Accordingly, these donations can only be claimed for tax purposes in the following year.

Credit card donations will be credited to us seven days after your donation.
For this reason, donation receipts for donations made after 24 December can only be issued in the new year - with a receipt date for the following year.
If you would like a receipt for the current year, you can request one up to and including 30 December by PayPal or
Instant bank transfer donate.

Thank you very much for your understanding!

Deduct donations from tax: What you need to bear in mind

Donations and contributions to foundations and organisations recognised as charitable are not permitted under section
§§ Sections 10b of the Income Tax Act tax-deductible.

Donation receipt & amount of donation deductibility

Donations to charitable organisations can be claimed from the tax office as a special expense up to 20 percent of the total amount of income or up to 4 per mille of the total turnover and wages and salaries spent in the calendar year and thus
can be deducted from tax.

Simplified proof of donation without donation receipt

Donations of up to 200 euros can be submitted to the tax office without an official donation receipt (donation receipt) using the payment slip from the bank transfer.
For the simplified proof of donation of up to EUR 200 (Section 50 para. 2 no. 2 letter b EStDV) to a non-profit organisation, a receipt produced by the payee with the required imprints - tax-privileged purpose for which the donation is used - is also required, even if proof is provided by PC printout,
information on the recipient's exemption from corporation tax, donation or membership fee. The form for the simplified proof of donation for a donation to I.S.A.R. Germany Stiftung gGmbH you can download here.
Donations in excess of 200 euros must be evidenced by a donation receipt / donation receipt issued by the recipient of the donation.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Your contact person:
Manuela Ziessow
Donations
Phone: +49 203 986 300 15
Fax: +49 203 986 300 80
Mail: manuela.ziessow@isar-germany.de

A joint group photo of I.S.A.R. Germany helpers with a black rescue dog

District Administrator of the Kleve district Wolfgang Spreen:

"The specialised equipment from I.S.A.R. Germany can help save lives in crisis situations, for example in the event of a building collapse"

Portrait of the Federal Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe

Federal Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe:

"I.S.A.R. Germany and its rescue specialists have been providing aid in the event of accidents and disasters for years. I.S.A.R. Germany also demonstrated its capabilities during the Ebola epidemic by setting up a treatment centre in Liberia."

 

Partner logos

  • Lions Clubs International logo with two lion heads facing each other
  • WHO Emergency Medical Teams logo with stylised heartbeat and world map symbols on a blue background
  • United Nations logo with the inscription "INSARAG Classified", including UN emblem and stylised world map
  • TARGOBANK logo with stylised red and blue cross symbol
  • Logo of the RTL foundation "Wir helfen Kindern" with coloured RTL letters and childlike lettering
  • Logo of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative with stylised blue lettering and red hyphen

 

Do you have any questions, requests or suggestions?

Please get in touch with us. We will forward your request directly to the responsible person in our organisation.

    You can find us here

    I·S·A·R Germany Foundation gGmbH

    I.S.A.R. Germany gGmbH
    Halfmannstraße 76b
    47167 Duisburg

    Phone: +49 203 98 63 00 - 0
    Fax: +49 203 98 63 00 - 80

    Thuringia office:
    Phone: +49 361 39610 275
    Fax: +49 361 30265777 275

    E-Mail: info@isar-germany.de

    Press enquiries

    Please use only this e-mail address for press enquiries: presse@isar-germany.de.
    Our media team can be reached by telephone on +49 203 - 986 300 722.

     

    Take part in I.S.A.R. Germany

    Would you like to volunteer with I.S.A.R. Germany? Then send an e-mail to bewerbung@isar-germany.de. The email should clearly state your qualifications (e.g. medical qualifications, professional training, etc.)

     

    Donations and further support

    We appreciate every donation for I.S.A.R. Germany. This will help us to finance our worldwide volunteer missions following disasters and humanitarian emergencies. Here you will find the link to our donation portal.
    If you have any further questions on this topic, please send us an e-mail to spenden@isar-germany.de

     

    Further topics

    For all other topics please write an e-mail to info@isar-germany.de