Transparency

The Global Nature Fund supports the uniform disclosure requirements of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative (ITZ).

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1. Name, registered office, address and year of foundation
   Global Nature Fund (GNF)
   International Foundation for Environment and Nature
   Fritz-Reichle-Ring 4
   78315 Radolfzell

    

   Year of foundation: 1998

   The GNF is a non-profit foundation under private law, recognized in accordance with § 80 BGB by the Senate Administration for Justice in Berlin on April 29, 1998, No. 3416/584-II.2.

2. Full statutes and objectives of our organization
   
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   The foundation’s objectives are to promote nature conservation, environmental protection and animal welfare. International cooperation to promote international understanding and development aid is particularly important. These goals are realized through four thematic and project areas:

    

   • Living Lakes & Water
   • Sustainable development & development cooperation
   • Nature conservation
   • Business & Biodiversity
3. Information on tax concessions
   We are exempt from corporation tax in accordance with Section 5 (1) No. 9 KStG and from trade tax in accordance with Section 3 No. 6 of the Trade Tax Act due to the promotion of nature conservation and landscape conservation, animal welfare, education and public education and youth welfare according to the last notice of exemption we received or according to the annex to the corporation tax assessment notice from the Singen tax office (tax number 18153/12059) dated 10.11.2022.
4. Names and functions of key decision-makers
   Managing Directors: Udo Gattenlöhner, Stefan Hörmann
   Executive Committee: Marion Hammerl (President), Jörg Dürr-Pucher, Kat Hartwig, Barbara Metz, Dr. Andrew Venter, Sebastian Winkler
   Board of Founders: Michael Bauer (Chairman), Jürgen Resch (Deputy Chairman)
5. Activity report
   You can find detailed information on our activities in our latest activity report.
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6. Staff structure
   In addition to the two managing directors, more than 20 other employees currently work in six units at the Radolfzell head office, the Berlin office and the Bonn office. The members of the Board of Directors and the Founders’ Council support the GNF on a voluntary basis.
7. Information on the source of funds
   See the Finance & Marketing chapter in the current GNF activity report.
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8. Information on the use of funds
   See the Finance & Marketing chapter in the current GNF activity report.
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9. Corporate affiliation with third parties
   The Global Nature Fund has no corporate affiliation with third parties.
10. Names of legal entities whose annual payments account for more than ten percent of our total annual revenue.
    For 2023, the GNF received project funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) amounting to 37% and from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) amounting to 32% of annual income.