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Transparency
Transparency according to the Transparent Civil Society Initiative
Transparency information
01. Preface
We care about transparency. That's why we joined the Initiative Transparent Civil Society. We pledge to making the following ten pieces of information available to the public and keeping them up to date.
02. Name, registered office, address and year of establishment
WE AID gGmbH (non-profit organization)
Registered office/address: Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str. 2, 10178 Berlin
, Germany
Founded: April 7, 2022
Contact person for inquiries: Christian Berger, christian@we-aid.org
03. Complete statute and information on organizational objectives
What we do
WE AID offers a professional, non-profit organisational structure on a temporary basis: We want to enable private initiatives or individuals to implement their personal non-profit commitment within a few days. WE AID thus contributes to the independent realisation of civil society activities and to the strengthening of social engagement. 100% of the donations collected for the initiatives benefit their purpose. WE AID itself is also dependent on donations and supporters. We are happy to receive direct support in order to be able to maintain our services in the long term.
Our target groups
- Committed private individuals who want to realise their initiatives through WE AID.
- Donors who want to support current crisis situations or civic engagement financially.
- Companies and organisations that want to realise their initiatives through WE AID.
Vission and mission
WE AID exclusively and directly pursues charitable purposes within the meaning of the section "Tax-privileged purposes" of the German Fiscal Code (AO):
- To enable short- and medium-term civil society engagement in acute crisis situations.
- To promote the exchange of experience and knowledge.
- To build and promote networks in order to make civil society engagement even more effective.
- Enable financial support by donors to non-profit initiatives and organisations.
- Implement and support humanitarian activities, e.g. by coordinating aid and providing infrastructure.
04. Information on tax concession
WE AID serves tax-privileged purposes in accordance with its articles of association in accordance with the notice in accordance with Section 5 (1) no. 9 KStG dated 5 February 2025 and the notice in accordance with Section 60a (4) AO dated 3 March 2025. Donations to WE AID or to the initiatives hosted by WE AID entitle the donor to a tax deduction.
05. Name and function of key decision-makers
Management is carried out by Mr. Christian Berger and Mr. Jan Strecker. The managing partners have sole power of representation.
06. Activity report
Find inspiration and our activities in our annual report (German language PDF):
07. Our theory of change
This report outlines WE AID's objectives, approaches and impact logic. It supplements our annual activity reports in terms of methodology.
08. Personnel structure
WE AID currently has four full-time employees:
- Christian Berger, Managing Partner
- Jan Strecker, Managing Partner
- Stella Pohl, Head of Global Partnerships
- David Juriš, Head of Operations
We are also supported by numerous volunteers who are directly involved in the initiatives at WE AID as well as in the establishment and further development of WE AID.
09. Information on the source of funds
The founding capital was contributed by PHINEO gAG, as founding shareholder of WE AID gGmbH. PHINEO no longer provides regular financial support.
We finance our activities from project funding and through the generous support of our partners and volunteers.
Further details on the source of funds are published in our activity reports (cf. item 06. Activity Report).
10. Information on the use of funds
Details on the source of funds are published in our activity report (cf. 06. Activity Report).
11. Affiliation with third parties under company law
The establishment of WE AID was made possible through the generous support of PHINEO gAG, which still holds a 10% stake in WE AID. PHINEO no longer provides regular financial support.
12. Names of persons whose annual payments represent more than 10 % of the total annual budget
There are no individuals whose annual payments exceed 10% of the total annual budget.
13. Safeguarding & Code of Conduct
WE AID has safeguarding regulations and a code of conduct in place. Both regulations are applied as appropriate. Full-time employees of WE AID are familiar with these regulations. Volunteers, especially those who implement individual initiatives sponsored by WE AID, are made aware of the regulations and their compliance as appropriate, depending on the activity of the respective initiative.
‘Safeguarding’ in the context of ‘charity’ refers to protective measures taken by organisations to protect vulnerable persons from violence, abuse, exploitation and abuse of power, with a particular focus on children and other vulnerable groups.
The contact person for both regulations is the management of WE AID.
