ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung
International network for digital archival research
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ICARus, the International Centre for Archival Research, is a Vienna-based network of close to 200 archives and scientific institutions from 34 European countries plus Canada and the United States. It helps the archival community address the challenges of the digital era by operating shared online portals such as Monasterium for medieval charters, Matricula for church registers, and Topothek for regional history. It also hosts conventions, runs training programs, and supports public participation through its ICARus4all friends association.
To support archives and researchers in digitizing and sharing historical records across Europe and beyond.
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- Its integrity score of 60 places it in the top 5% of the 104 education charities in Austria GiveRadar tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its registration and its governance. View this cohort
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ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung is in Austria, 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.
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#6 of 104 education charities in Austria on integrity score
60/100 puts it in the top 6% of the cohort, tied with 4 others. 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.
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Frequently asked questions about ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung
ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung is an education nonprofit based in Wien, Austria. It is registered with the Vereinsregister of the Austrian Federal Ministry. It was founded in 2007 and has been operating for 19 years. Its registration number is ZVR-250156583. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 60/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. 10 officers and directors are publicly disclosed. No red flags have been detected.
ICARus, the International Centre for Archival Research, is a Vienna-based network of close to 200 archives and scientific institutions from 34 European countries plus Canada and the United States. It helps the archival community address the challenges of the digital era by operating shared online portals such as Monasterium for medieval charters, Matricula for church registers, and Topothek for regional history. It also hosts conventions, runs training programs, and supports public participation through its ICARus4all friends association. ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung is an education organization based in Austria. The organization was founded in 2007.
ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung is classified as an Education organization, based in Austria. It operates as a Verein. The organization has 10 disclosed officers and directors.
ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung is located in Wien, Austria. The organization was established in 2007 and has been active for 19 years.
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Quick facts about ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung
- What is ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung?
- ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung is a education association based in Wien, Austria. ICARus, the International Centre for Archival Research, is a Vienna-based network of close to 200 archives and scientific institutions from 34 European countries plus Canada and the United States. It helps the archival community address the challenges of the digital era by operating shared online portals such as Monasterium for medieval charters, Matricula for church registers, and Topothek for regional history. It also hosts conventions, runs training programs, and supports public participation through its ICARus4all friends association.
- When was ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung founded?
- ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung was founded in 2007.
- Who leads ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung?
- Birgit Kibal serves as President.
- Where is ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung located?
- Headquartered in Wien, Austria.
- Is ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung trustworthy?
- ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 60 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 ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung's registration number?
- Registration: ZVR-250156583 (Austria).
- What is ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung's website?
- http://icar-us.eu/en/
- Are donations to ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Austria 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.