I·S·A·R Germany Foundation gGmbH

1. name, registered office, address and year of foundation of our organisation
I.S.A.R. Germany Stiftung gGmbH, based in Duisburg, was founded in 2010 with the aim of providing comprehensive short and long-term aid at home and abroad for victims of earthquakes, natural disasters, accidents, famines, wars and other damaging events. In 2015, the I.S.A.R. Germany Stiftung gUG was converted into the I.S.A.R. Germany Stiftung gGmbH.

2. statutes and objectives
The I.S.A.R. Germany Stiftung gemeinnützige GmbH organises, manages and finances missions in disaster regions in the areas of "Search-and-Rescue", "Medical" and "Humanitarian aid" worldwide. I.S.A.R. Germany Stiftung is an association of specialists from various aid organisations. Through many years of Operational experience in crisis management  This ensures a high level of commitment.

I.S.A.R. Germany is a member of the "Transparent Civil Society Initiative". The aim of this initiative is to create the broadest possible alliance for action within civil society that agrees on the key parameters for effective transparency. The signatories to the initiative undertake to make ten precisely named, relevant pieces of information about their organisation easily accessible to the general public in a specific format.

The shareholders may not receive any profit shares or, in their capacity as shareholders, any other benefits from the company's funds. The shareholders act in an honorary capacity (see Section 2 (4) of the shareholders' agreement). The shareholders' meeting makes decisions by simple majority, unless a different majority is required by law. It is responsible for appointing, dismissing and discharging the Managing Director. The Managing Director receives an appropriate salary in accordance with his employment contract. The Shareholders' Meeting also adopts the annual financial statements, appoints the auditor and is responsible for the strategic direction of the company (see Section 7 of the Shareholders' Agreement for the duties of the Shareholders' Meeting as a whole).

You can find the articles of association here (Download PDF of the articles of association)

Duisburg Local Court
Register number: B 22591
Tax number: 107/5705/2954

3. notice of exemption
We are exempt from corporation tax due to the promotion of charitable and generally recognised charitable purposes according to the last notice of exemption sent to us by the tax office in accordance with Section 5 (1) No. 9 of the Corporation Tax Act.
Corporation tax exemption notice from the Duisburg tax office dated

• Type of decision:
  Notice of exemption
• Current date of the decision:
  12.06.2021
• Name of the issuing tax office:
  Duisburg-Hamborn tax office
• Tax number of your organisation:
  107/5705/2954
• Assessment period for which the notice was issued: the year 2019