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Transparency<\/p>\n

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

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1. Name, registered office, address and year of founding<\/strong><\/p>\n

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communia e.V.
Im Winkel 1
32816 Schieder-Schwalenberg
Germany<\/p>\n

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Register of associations no. 1693 at Amtsgericht Lemgo
founded in 2020<\/p>\n

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Board: Theresa Schnell, Simon Toewe
Contact: info@communia.de<\/p>\n

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2. Full statutes and information on the organization’s objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Statutes<\/a> (in German)<\/p>\n

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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 \u2014 because it belongs to all of us.<\/p>\n

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3. Information on tax-privileged status<\/strong><\/p>\n

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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<\/p>\n

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4. Names and functions of key decision-makers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Board: Theresa Schnell, Simon Toewe
Executive director: Maximilian Wilken<\/p>\n

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5. Activity report<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Activity report<\/a> (in German)<\/p>\n

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In the reporting period (calendar year 2025) we mainly carried out the following projects:<\/p>\n

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Research and movement support on the democratization of the energy sector<\/a><\/p>\n

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A series of workshops and events on our book Public Luxury<\/a> and on socialization<\/p>\n

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Teaching assignment at the Hochschule f\u00fcr Gesellschaftsgestaltung<\/a> in Koblenz<\/p>\n

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6. Staff structure<\/strong><\/p>\n

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7 part-time employees
1 volunteer
As of January 2026<\/p>\n

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7.\/8. Origin and use of funds<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Income<\/strong>
Monetary donations: \u20ac79,614
Membership fees: \u20ac8,143
Grants from other organizations: \u20ac141,682*
Income from charitable trading operations: \u20ac4,000
Other income: \u20ac20,371
Total<\/span>: \u20ac253,810<\/p>\n

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Expenditure
<\/strong>Program expenditure: \u20ac39,552
Staff costs: \u20ac285,788
Administrative and organizational costs: \u20ac26,314
Total<\/span>: \u20ac351,654<\/p>\n

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Cash position 1 January 2025
<\/strong>\u20ac474,739
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Cash position 31 December 2025<\/strong>
\u20ac375,855*
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*includes funding for subsequent years<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. Corporate ties to third parties<\/strong><\/p>\n

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None.<\/p>\n

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10. Names of persons whose annual payments exceed 10% of the total annual budget<\/strong><\/p>\n

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– Open Society Foundations, New York City, USA: 49%<\/p>\n

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