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The WeWater team works on a voluntary basis. In order to finance our development projects, we rely on donations. Help now with a donation!
Our non-profit status is recognized by the tax office.
We work on a voluntary basis and do not receive any salary, benefits in kind or any other compensation.
Since we are a small organization with flat hierarchies, we work very effectively. Virtually every euro goes to the goal of the statutes because we don't have to finance a huge administrative apparatus.
We work transparently, have published our statutes and in the blog as well as on our social media channels, you can follow exactly what is happening with your donations.
Use of funds
In general, administrative, organizational or even wage costs are viewed as critical in non-profit organizations. We are currently working with very low administrative costs. This includes costs for website hosting, account management fees, fundraising costs and costs for legal and tax advisors. At the moment we have no wage costs. Nevertheless, salary expenses will be necessary when our organisation reaches a certain size.
You can deduct donations to WeWater for tax purposes
Donations to WeWater gemeinnützige UG are exempt from corporate income tax under § 5 Abs. 1 Nr. 9 KStG according to the annex to the 2024 corporate income tax assessment issued by the tax office for corporations I (Finanzamt für Körperschaften I, Bredtschneiderstraße 5, 14057 Berlin) on 03.07.2026, and they serve exclusively and directly tax-privileged charitable purposes.
We confirm that the donations will only be used for the promotion of charitable purposes in the sense of the promotion of development cooperation according to §§ 52 Abs. 2 Satz 1 Nr.(n) 15 AO.
If you pay taxes in Germany
Donations up to €300 per year can be claimed without a donation receipt (§ 50 Abs. 2 Nr. 2 Buchst. b EStDV). Simply submit your bank statement together with this document (click the link) to your tax office. Important: For each donation by bank transfer, please indicate the intended purpose (e.g. monthly donation, one-time donation). This way we can allocate your donation correctly.
For donations over €300 per year you need a donation receipt from us in order to claim them for tax purposes. Please send us an email to hi@wewater.org with your full name and address. We will then send you your donation receipt by email.
You can find our statute here.