Transparency

Transparency

Transparency matters to us. That is why we have joined the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft (Transparent Civil Society Initiative). We commit to making the following ten pieces of information available to the public and keeping them up to date.

1. Name, registered office, address and year of founding

communia e.V.
Im Winkel 1
32816 Schieder-Schwalenberg
Germany

Register of associations no. 1693 at Amtsgericht Lemgo
founded in 2020

Board: Theresa Schnell, Simon Toewe
Contact: info@communia.de

2. Full statutes and information on the organization’s objectives

Statutes (in German)

communia was founded in 2020 and develops strategies for a democratic economy, for socialization and for public luxury. To that end communia supports social movements that campaign for socialization and try out alternative, public and democratic models of ownership. We shape policy, carry out research and develop new narratives for an economy that serves all of us — because it belongs to all of us.

3. Information on tax-privileged status

Notice of exemption dated 29 December 2022 for the year 2020 (valid until 29 December 2027)
Finanzamt Detmold (tax office)
Tax number: 313/5905/3452

4. Names and functions of key decision-makers

Board: Theresa Schnell, Simon Toewe
Executive director: Maximilian Wilken

5. Activity report

Activity report (in German)

In the reporting period (calendar year 2025) we mainly carried out the following projects:

Research and movement support on the democratization of the energy sector

A series of workshops and events on our book Public Luxury and on socialization

Teaching assignment at the Hochschule für Gesellschaftsgestaltung in Koblenz

6. Staff structure

7 part-time employees
1 volunteer
As of January 2026

7./8. Origin and use of funds

2025

Income
Monetary donations: €79,614
Membership fees: €8,143
Grants from other organizations: €141,682*
Income from charitable trading operations: €4,000
Other income: €20,371
Total: €253,810

Expenditure
Program expenditure: €39,552
Staff costs: €285,788
Administrative and organizational costs: €26,314
Total: €351,654

Cash position 1 January 2025
€474,739

Cash position 31 December 2025
€375,855*

*includes funding for subsequent years

9. Corporate ties to third parties

None.

10. Names of persons whose annual payments exceed 10% of the total annual budget

– Open Society Foundations, New York City, USA: 49%