Umbaja e.V.
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Tax-beneficiary organisation. Non-profit-making purposes: people and vocational training; refugee and displaced persons assistance.
Steuerbegünstigte Organisation. Gemeinnützige Zwecke: Volks- und Berufsbildung; Flüchtlings- und Vertriebenenhilfe.
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Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Umbaja e.V. has a substantially complete profile, cross-referenced across 3 independent sources.
- GiveRadar has verified financial records for only 2% of international charities in Germany, and this is one of them. See national comparisons
- GiveRadar holds a more complete profile for this organization than for 99% of the 29,261 international charities in Germany it 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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German donations are deductible if Umbaja e.V. holds a Freistellungsbescheid (recognition as a charitable purpose) and issues a Zuwendungsbestätigung receipt.
Umbaja 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.
Umbaja 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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How it stacks up against peers
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Cause areas in Germany
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Frequently asked questions about Umbaja e.V.
Umbaja e.V. is a registered international nonprofit based in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is registered with the German Vereinsregister (Association Register). It was founded in 2015 and has been operating for 11 years. Its registration number is Hannover VR 202586. 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, Umbaja e.V. has €5K in annual revenue. Its revenue is below the peer average of €6M. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.
Tax-beneficiary organisation. Non-profit-making purposes: people and vocational training; refugee and displaced persons assistance. Umbaja e.V. is classified as an international organization registered in Germany. The organization was founded in 2015.
Umbaja 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).
Umbaja e.V.'s official registration number is Hannover VR 202586, as recorded in the national registry of Germany.
Umbaja e.V. is located in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. The organization was established in 2015 and has been active for 11 years. Its registered address is Lister Meile, 30161 Hannover, Germany.
Umbaja e.V. is based in Hanover, in the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) in northwestern Germany, home to Hanover. 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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Quick facts about Umbaja e.V.
- What is Umbaja e.V.?
- Umbaja e.V. is a international registered association based in Hanover, Germany. Tax-beneficiary organisation. Non-profit-making purposes: people and vocational training; refugee and displaced persons assistance.
- When was Umbaja e.V. founded?
- Umbaja e.V. was founded in 2015.
- Who leads Umbaja e.V.?
- Saeed Maissara serves as Chair.
- Where is Umbaja e.V. located?
- Headquartered in Hanover (Hannover in the local language), Lower Saxony, Germany.
- What is Umbaja e.V.'s annual budget?
- Annual revenue is €5,000.
- Is Umbaja e.V. trustworthy?
- Umbaja 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 Umbaja e.V.'s registration number?
- Registration: Hannover VR 202586 (Germany).
- What is Umbaja e.V.'s website?
- https://www.umbaja.org
- Are donations to Umbaja 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.