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- Name, registered office, address and year of foundation
Global Nature Fund (GNF)
International Foundation for Environment and Nature
Fritz-Reichle-Ring 4
78315 RadolfzellYear founded: 1998The GNF is a nonprofit foundation under private law, recognized pursuant to § 80 of the German Civil Code (BGB) by the Berlin Senate Department of Justice on April 29, 1998, No. 3416/584-II.2. - Full statutes and objectives of our organization
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
- 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 (Gewerbesteuergesetz) 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. - Name and function of the key decision-makers
Managing Directors: Udo Gattenlöhner, Stefan Hörmann
Executive Board: Marion Hammerl (President), Jörg Dürr-Pucher, Kat Hartwig, Barbara Metz, Dr. Andrew Venter, Sebastian Winkler
Board of Trustees: Michael Bauer (Chair), Michael Blank (Vice Chair), Jürgen Resch - Activity Report
Detailed information on our activities can be found in our current activity report. - Personnel structure
At the Radolfzell headquarters, the Berlin office, and the Bonn office, more than 20 employees currently work in six units alongside the two managing directors. The members of the Board of Directors and the Founders’ Council support the GNF on a voluntary basis. - Information on the source of funds
See the Finance & Marketing chapter in the current GNF activity report. - Information on the use of funds
See the Finance & Marketing chapter in the current GNF activity report. - Corporate affiliation with third parties
The Global Nature Fund has no social ties to third parties. - 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.