Transparency and responsibility – your donation is in safe hands
Your donation – our responsibility
Our responsible handling of donations is at the heart of our work. We pride ourselves on working transparently and efficiently to ensure that every penny we receive has the maximum positive impact.
Transparent Civil Society Initiative
As a sign of our commitment, we have signed up to the Transparent Civil Society Initiative. This guarantees that our work and finances are transparent and traceable for everyone.
Here you will find the ten points of the ITZ explained and our details on them.:
Name, registered office, address and year of foundation
Name: Institute Water for Africa e. V.
Headquarters: Silcherstr. 74, 71384 Weinstadt, Germany
Year of foundation: 2005
Contact person: Jürgen Baisch
Complete statutes and objectives
Statutes as PDF (in German)
Our vision is for the arid regions of Africa to become green and fertile again. We are committed to sustainable water management and access to drinking water.
Information on tax relief
We are exempt from corporation tax in accordance with § 5 (1) No. 9 KStG (Corporation Tax Act) and trade tax in accordance with § 3 No. 6 GewStG (Trade Tax Act) due to our promotion of development cooperation, according to the latest exemption notice we received from the Waiblingen tax office, tax number 90080/21151, dated 27 March 2024.
Name und Funktion wesentlicher Entscheidungsträger
Our board consists of two persons with equal voting rights:
Jürgen Baisch (1st chairperson)
Ines Torner (2nd chairperson)
Activity reports
You can find our activity reports in our annual report.
Staff structure
2025 (2024): 9 (11) members, of whom 8 (10) are volunteers, 0 (0) full-time and 1 (1) part-time staff, 0 (0) trainees
Information on the source of funding
Balance sheet, income surplus statement, capital/asset statement, see annual report
Information on the use of funds
Balance sheet, income surplus statement, capital/asset statement, see annual report
Social ties with third parties, e.g. parent or subsidiary company, support association, outsourced business operation, partner organisation
none
Names of legal entities whose annual contributions account for more than 10% of our total annual income
none
