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FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland)

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia (Köln) Reg R001249 · Vereinsregister Sign up to see website
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Partial transparency
44/100 · methodology

About FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland)

FIAN Germany is committed to the realization and promotion of human rights, in particular for human rights on adequate food and other economic, social and cultural human rights, as they are written in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which Germany has ratified. For this purpose, FIAN is approaching members of the Bundestag and government. The planned laws, guidelines, strategies that concern the above-mentioned human rights are concrete. Further concerns are positions of the Federal Government in UN proceedings on new international human rights declarations and conventions. FIAN also approaches the Bundestag and the Federal Government in specific individual cases of human rights violations in other countries, so that they exploit all the possibilities to end these …

FIAN Deutschland setzt sich für die Verwirklichung und Förderung von Menschenrechten ein, insbesondere für das Menschenrecht auf angemessene Nahrung und andere wirtschaftliche, soziale und kulturelle Menschenrechte, wie sie im Internationalen Pakt über wirtschaftliche, soziale und kulturelle Rechte verfasst sind, den Deutschland ratifiziert hat. Zur diesem Zweck, tritt FIAN an Bundestagsabtgeordnete und Regierungsmitglieder heran. Konkrete Anlässe sind geplante Gesetze, Richtlinien, Strategien, die die o.a. Menschenrechte betreffen. Weitere Anliegen sind Positionierungen der Bundesregierung in UN-Verfahren zu neuen internationalen Menschenrechts­deklarationen und -konventionen. FIAN tritt auch in konkreten Einzelfällen von Menschenrechts­verletzungen in anderen Ländern an Bundestag und Bundesregierung heran, damit diese alle Möglichkeiten ausschöpfen, diese Rechtsverletzungen zu beenden und den Betroffenen Wiedergutmachung zukommen zu lassen.

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Founded
Headquarters
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Size
micro

Focus areas & reach

· What they work on and where
Community Development

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar community development in Germany
Integrity Assessment This charity: 44
Peer average: 56

Red flags

· All clear
Tax-authority revocation
OFAC / EU / UN sanctions
Open investigations
Governance scandals
Related-party deals
Excessive exec comp

Common questions

· Auto-generated from filings + methodology

FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) is a registered community development nonprofit based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is registered with the German Vereinsregister (Association Register). It was founded in 2019 and has been operating for 7 years. Its registration number is R001249. It has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 44/100 (Partial transparency), indicating some public data is available but key signals are missing. This is below the average of 56/100 for community development charities in Germany. The organization reports €45K in annual revenue.

FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 44/100. This score combines five components: Registration (20 pts), Financial Transparency (30 pts), Governance (20 pts), Contact Availability (10 pts), and Data Recency (20 pts), with negative adjustments for any red flags. A score of 44 ('Partial transparency') means some public data is on file but key signals are missing - worth a closer look before donating. For comparison, the average integrity assessment for community development charities in Germany is 56/100.

FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) is located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The organization was established in 2019 and has been active for 7 years. Its registered address is Gottesweg, 50939 Köln, Germany.

Based on official tax filings, FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) has €45K in annual revenue. Its revenue is below the peer average of €4M. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.

FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) is classified as a Community Development organization, registered in Germany. By size, it is categorized as a micro organization. It has €45K in annual revenue.

FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 44/100. We recommend reviewing the full profile before making a donation decision. The organization is overseen by the local Amtsgericht (district court). You can donate directly through their official donation page linked on their GiveRadar profile. GiveRadar provides data for research purposes and does not endorse any organization. Always do your own due diligence.

FIAN Germany is committed to the realization and promotion of human rights, in particular for human rights on adequate food and other economic, social and cultural human rights, as they are written in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which Germany has ratified. For this purpose, FIAN is approaching members of the Bundestag and government. The planned laws, guidelines, strategies that concern the above-mentioned human rights are concrete. Further concerns are positions of the Federal Government in UN proceedings on new international human rights declarations and conventions. FIAN also approaches the Bundestag and the Federal Government in specific individual cases of human rights violations in other countries... FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) is classified as a community development organization registered in Germany. The organization was founded in 2019.

Among community development charities registered in Germany: FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland)'s GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 44/100 is below the peer average of 56/100. Its annual revenue of €45K is below the peer average of €4M.

FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) is a registered nonprofit in Germany. Donations to recognized charitable organizations (gemeinnuetzige Organisationen) are tax-deductible up to 20% of your total income. You will need a donation receipt (Zuwendungsbestaetigung) from the organization for your tax return.

You can verify FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland)'s charitable status in several ways. First, check the Zuwendungsempfaengerregister (ZER) at https://www.bzst.de/DE/Unternehmen/Zuwendungsempfaengerregister_organisation/zuwendungsempfaengerregister_organisation_node.html - the BZSt maintains this federal register of all organisations eligible to receive tax-deductible donations in Germany. Second, you can look up the association in the Vereinsregister (association register) at the local Amtsgericht (district court) via https://www.handelsregister.de/ - this confirms the legal form, registered address, and board members. Third, check whether the organisation holds the Freistellungsbescheid (tax-exemption notice) from its local Finanzamt - the notice is re-issued every three years and confirms the 'gemeinnuetzig' status under the Abgabenordnung. Legitimate charities publish this on their website or provide it on request.

You can donate to FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) directly through its donation page (https://www.fian.de/mitmachen/jetzt-spenden/). German charities typically accept SEPA bank transfer (Ueberweisung) to the organisation's IBAN, SEPA direct debit (Lastschrift/Einzugsermaechtigung) for recurring donations, PayPal, credit card payments, and online payment processors like Stripe or Mollie. Many German charities use platforms like betterplace.org, GoFundMe, or their own Spendenseite (donation page). International donors can give via SEPA transfer (Germany is in the eurozone) or PayPal. For your donation to be tax-deductible, you need a Zuwendungsbestaetigung (donation receipt) from the organisation - for amounts up to 300 euros, a bank statement showing the transfer is sufficient.

FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) is based in Cologne, 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.

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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

German donations are deductible if FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) holds a Freistellungsbescheid (recognition as a charitable purpose) and issues a Zuwendungsbestätigung receipt.

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Leadership

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Friederike Diaby-Pentzlin
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Peer charities

Other community development in Germany, by integrity assessment

Charity Score Revenue Program %
FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland … This page 44 €45,000 -
de'ge'pol - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Politikberatung e.V. 56 €15,000 -
Deutscher Chorverband e.V. 56 €5,000 -
"Weinbauverband Saale-Unstrut e.V." 56 €5,000 -
Bundesverband freier Berufsbetreuer e.V. 56 €15,000 -
Bundesverband Kraftfahrzeug-Kennzeichen e.V. 56 €95,000 -
Landvolk Göttingen Kreisbauernverband e.V. 56 €5,000 -
Bipro e.V. 56 €15,000 -
DEUTSCH POLNISCHE GESELLSCHAFT Bundesverband e.V. 56 €15,000 -

Sources and verification

Refreshed

Registration and legal identity
Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette)
Financial filings
Bundesanzeiger annual disclosures
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News

Data freshness

Last updated
Apr 21, 2026
Profile completeness
50%

What we don't know

Honest gaps - our score reflects transparency, not impact

Mission statement
No self-published statement of purpose
Programs & projects
No named programs listed by the charity
Tax-deductibility status
Whether donations are tax-deductible has not been verified
Operating reach
Countries where programs run not specified

Methodology

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Quick facts about FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland)

What is FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland)?
FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) is a community development nonprofit organization based in Cologne, Germany. FIAN Germany is committed to the realization and promotion of human rights, in particular for human rights on adequate food and other economic, social and cultural human rights, as they are written in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which Germany has ratified. For this purpose, FIAN is approaching members of the Bundestag and government. The planned laws, guidelines, strategies that concern the above-mentioned human rights are concrete. Further concerns are positions of the Federal Government in UN proceedings on new international human rights declarations and conventions. FIAN also approaches the Bundestag and the Federal Government in specific individual cases of human rights violations in other countries, so that they exploit all the possibilities to end these violations and to grant the parties concerned redress.
When was FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) founded?
FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) was founded in 2019.
Who leads FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland)?
Friederike Diaby-Pentzlin serves as Chair.
Where is FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) located?
Headquartered in Cologne (Köln in the local language), Germany.
What is FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland)'s annual budget?
Annual revenue is approximately €10K-€100K.
Is FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) trustworthy?
FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 44 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 FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland)'s registration number?
Registration: R001249 (Germany).
What is FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland)'s website?
https://www.fian.de/
Are donations to FoodFirst Informations- & Aktions-Netzwerk, Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (FIAN Deutschland) 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.