Is Förderverein Meer e.V. a legitimate charity?

Förderverein Meer e.V. is a registered education nonprofit based in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. It is registered with the German Vereinsregister (Association Register). Its registration number is Kiel VR 3603 KI. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 56/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate.

What is Förderverein Meer e.V.'s registration number?

Förderverein Meer e.V.'s official registration number is Kiel VR 3603 KI, as recorded in the national registry of Germany.

What is Förderverein Meer e.V.'s integrity assessment?

Förderverein Meer e.V. has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 56/100. 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 56 ('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 education charities in Germany is 65/100.

Where is Förderverein Meer e.V. located?

Förderverein Meer e.V. is located in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

What type of charity is Förderverein Meer e.V.?

Förderverein Meer e.V. is classified as an Education organization, registered in Germany. It operates as an Eingetragener Verein (e.V.).

Is it safe to donate to Förderverein Meer e.V.?

According to GiveRadar's records, Förderverein Meer e.V. is registered with the German Vereinsregister (Association Register) and 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 and does not endorse any organization. A GiveRadar Integrity Assessment reflects how much public data is available, not whether an organization is safe to donate to, so it is always smart to do your own research before giving.

Is my donation to Förderverein Meer e.V. tax-deductible?

Förderverein Meer e.V. 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.

What kind of organisation is Förderverein Meer e.V.?

Förderverein Meer 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).

How can I verify that Förderverein Meer e.V. is a legitimate German charity?

You can verify Förderverein Meer e.V.'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.

How can I donate to Förderverein Meer e.V.?

You can donate to Förderverein Meer e.V. directly through its donation page (https://www.meeresstiftung.de/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.

Where in Germany does Förderverein Meer e.V. work?

Förderverein Meer e.V. is based in Hamburg, in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany's second-largest city and a major port. 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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Integrity Assessment

Partial transparency

56/100 · methodology

Profile

35%

About

English German

Tax-beneficiary organisation. Non-profit-making purposes: science and research; environmental protection and climate protection; animal welfare; people and vocational training.

Steuerbegünstigte Organisation. Gemeinnützige Zwecke: Wissenschaft und Forschung; Umweltschutz und Klimaschutz; Tierschutz; Volks- und Berufsbildung.

Translated from German by GiveRadar.

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Focus & reach

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Vereinsregister

Government register · Kiel VR 3603 KI

On record

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20

('Government registration ID on record', 8)

('Sourced from official registry', 4)

('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)

('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)

Financial Transparency 0/30

('No financial documents found on website', 0)

('No financial filing on record', 0)

('No revenue figure disclosed', 0)

('No spending figure disclosed', 0)

('No detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 0)

Governance 10/20

('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)

('Fewer than 3 officers disclosed', 0)

('Officer titles disclosed', 2)

('Executive compensation not disclosed', 0)

('Mission / description on file', 3)

('No founding date on file', 0)

Contact Availability 10/10

('Website', 3)

('Email', 3)

('Phone', 2)

('Physical address', 2)

Data Recency 20/20

('Updated within 6 months', 20)

Red flags 0

Transparency checklist

Official registration on file

No financial disclosure yet

Website on record

Contact details available

Leadership disclosed

Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

GiveRadar's verified records show Förderverein Meer e.V. with a substantially complete profile.

It has more complete contact information than nearly all comparable charities, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 99% of the 91,396 education charities in Germany it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its registration and its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
GiveRadar has not yet verified financial records for this organization, nor for only 1% of education charities in Germany - a gap in GiveRadar's dataset for the region, not a feature of this charity. Explore Germany data

GiveRadar has verified

government registration
disclosed leadership
a website
a contact email
a donation page

Not yet verified by GiveRadar

financial records
third-party accreditation
an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar education in Germany

Integrity Assessment This charity: 56

Peer average: 65

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Leadership

Thomas S•••

Chair

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Cause areas in Germany

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Community Development 333,723

Education this charity 91,396

Social Services 57,991

Arts & Culture 55,916

Health 33,744

International 29,261

Youth Development 20,117

Environment 16,305

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Most common causes in Germany

Causes charities work on most.

Community Development 66,182

Education 55,923

Foster Care 51,710

Arts & Culture 43,294

Eldercare & Aging 26,255

International Development 15,257

Health 14,436

Disability 13,265

Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity: Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) (2026-04-21)
News and media coverage: GDELT Project + Google News (2026-06-05)

Data freshness

Last updated

Aug 5, 2026

Registry checked

Aug 5, 2026

Profile completeness

35%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 5

Named leadership · Lead officer named
Government registration · Registered with an official registry
Official website · On record
Headquarters address · On file
Direct contact · Email or phone published

Not available · 6

Financial data
No Bundesanzeiger publications on file
Executive pay
Top-officer pay not disclosed
Mission statement
No self-published statement of purpose
Programs & activities
No named programs listed by the charity
Tax-deductibility
Not verified
Founding date
Year founded not on file

Methodology

GiveRadar builds each profile primarily from official government charity registries, supplemented where available by third-party nonprofit databases and news archives, and combines it into a single 0-100 integrity assessment. The exact sources for this charity are listed above. We don't take a cut of any donation, ever.

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