You are also welcome to use the enclosed transfer form, which already contains our details: Your donation to our non-profit organization is tax deductible. The german tax office will accept a copy of the transfer form or your bank statement together with the donation receipt below for amounts up to \u20ac300:<\/p>\n Simplified donation receipt<\/a><\/p>\n Spenderinnen und Spender, die mit der \u00dcberweisung ihre vollst\u00e4ndige Adresse angeben, erhalten von uns unaufgefordert bis Ende Februar des Folgejahres die Zuwendungsbest\u00e4tigung f\u00fcr ihre Steuererkl\u00e4rung.<\/p>\n Bitte beachten Sie bei Spenden am Jahresende, dass die Banken an Feiertagen und Wochenenden keine Gutschriften vornehmen. Dies kann dazu f\u00fchren, dass Zahlungen bei uns erst Anfang Januar gutgeschrieben werden und wir demnach auch erst f\u00fcr das Januar-Jahr die Zuwendungsbescheinigung ausstellen d\u00fcrfen.<\/strong><\/p>\n Cash donations<\/strong> are still welcome. However, due to the high costs incurred for personalized cash deposits, we will no longer be able to issue donation receipts<\/strong> for these in the future.<\/p>\n Thank you very much for your support!<\/p>\n Two notes on our own behalf:<\/strong><\/p>\n DZI donation seal: If you would like to verify that the Freundeskreis Umoja \u2013 Friends of Umoja e.V. is recognized as a non-profit organization, you are welcome to do so in the Federal Central Tax Office's register of grant recipients: Zuwendungsempf\u00e4ngerregister<\/a> <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fk-umoja.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Umoja-Spenden.jpg\")
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\nFKU transfer form Donation account<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nWe have discussed at length whether to offer a button for immediate online transfers at this point. This would make it easier for you to donate with a quick click. However, we have decided against it for the following reasons:
\nThe providers of digital payment systems retain a portion of the money as commission. However, we want 100% of your donation to go to the women's village.
\nFurthermore, we would have to provide the providers with our donation account details, some of which they store on servers abroad. In view of the repeated successful hacker attacks on such providers, we have decided not to do this in order to protect the donation account.
\nWe ask for your understanding. <\/p>\n
\nNon-profit organizations can obtain certification with the DZI donation seal. There is a fee for obtaining the seal, with the basic amount alone being at least \u20ac500 per year. This amount is enough to provide two schoolchildren in Umoja with school meals for a whole year. We have therefore decided not to apply for the seal in favor of supporting Umoja. <\/p>\n