Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V.
About
Tax-free organisation.
Steuerbegünstigte Organisation. Gemeinnützige Zwecke: Tierschutz.
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Integrity assessment
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Financials
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GiveRadar Analysis
GiveRadar's verified records show Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. with a substantially complete profile, cross-referenced across 3 independent sources.
- GiveRadar has verified financial records for only 1% of animal welfare charities in Germany, and this is one of them. See national comparisons
- It is one of the better-documented animal welfare charities in Germany GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its registration and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- It has more complete contact information than nearly all similar organizations, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
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Whether a gift to Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. lowers your own taxes depends on where you pay them. Choose your country to see the rule that applies.
German donations are deductible if Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. holds a Freistellungsbescheid (recognition as a charitable purpose) and issues a Zuwendungsbestätigung receipt.
Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. is in Germany, a TGE (Transnational Giving Europe) member country. Dutch donors can route gifts via Stichting Transnational Giving Europe to receive Dutch ANBI-equivalent deductibility, subject to TGE's 5% pass-through fee.
Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. is registered in Germany. US donors generally cannot deduct gifts to non-US charities directly. To claim a deduction, route the gift through a US 'Friends of' fiscal sponsor or a donor-advised fund that performs equivalency determination (IRS Rev. Proc. 92-94).
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Leadership & board
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Joint first of 8,776 animal welfare charities in Germany on integrity score
The highest integrity score in this cohort (65/100). Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
Bars show the share of the cohort this charity outranks. Ranks describe how much is publicly disclosed, not how good the charity is.
How it stacks up against peers
Compared with 8 similar animal welfare charities in Germany.
Cause areas in Germany
Charities working in each area, this charity's highlighted.
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Methodology
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Frequently asked questions about Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V.
Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. is a registered animal welfare nonprofit based in Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is registered with the German Vereinsregister (Association Register). It was founded in 2013 and has been operating for 13 years. Its registration number is Kleve VR 41004. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 65/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. The organization reports €5K in annual revenue. No red flags have been detected.
Based on official filings, Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. has €5K in annual revenue. Its revenue is below the peer average of €1M. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.
Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. is an eingetragener Verein (e.V.) - a registered association, the most common legal form for nonprofits in Germany. An e.V. is a membership-based legal entity registered with the local Vereinsregister (association register) at the Amtsgericht (district court). Members govern the association through a general assembly (Mitgliederversammlung). Germany has over 600,000 registered associations. To qualify as 'gemeinnuetzig' (charitable), an e.V. must be recognised by the local Finanzamt (tax office) under the Abgabenordnung (AO). It is registered in the Zuwendungsempfaengerregister (ZER) maintained by the Bundeszentralamt fuer Steuern (BZSt).
Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V.'s official registration number is Kleve VR 41004, as recorded in the national registry of Germany.
Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. is located in Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The organization was established in 2013 and has been active for 13 years.
Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. is based in Moers, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany's most populous state, home to Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Dortmund. Germany is a federation of 16 states (Bundeslaender). Charitable status ('Gemeinnuetzigkeit') is granted by the local Finanzamt and recognised nationwide - the organisation can solicit tax-deductible donations from donors anywhere in Germany.
Among animal welfare charities registered in Germany: Its annual revenue of €5K is below the peer average of €1M.
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Quick facts about Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V.
- What is Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V.?
- Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. is a animal welfare registered association based in Moers, Germany. Tax-free organisation.
- When was Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. founded?
- Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. was founded in 2013.
- Who leads Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V.?
- Claudia Lotz serves as Chair.
- Where is Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. located?
- Headquartered in Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- What is Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V.'s annual budget?
- Annual revenue is €5,000.
- Is Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. trustworthy?
- Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 65 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V.'s registration number?
- Registration: Kleve VR 41004 (Germany).
- What is Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V.'s website?
- https://bv-tierschutz.de
- Are donations to Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V. tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Germany under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.