We have joined the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft (Transparent Civil Society Initiative) and are committed to making the following ten pieces of information available to the public and keeping them up to date.
1. Name, registered office, and year of foundation
Name: WWOOF Deutschland e.V. – Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung auf ökologischen Höfen
Association residence: Pohlheim-Hausen (Hessen)
Address: WWOOF Deutschland e.V., Karnitz 9, 17154 Neukalen
Contact: kontakt@wwoof.de
Year of foundation: 1992
2. Complete statutes and information about the objectives of our organization
to statutes
General information about our objectives and our impact
3. Information about the tax benefit
Our work is exempt from corporate income tax under Section 5 (1) No. 9 of the German Corporate Income Tax Act and from trade tax under Section 3 No. 6 of the German Trade Tax Act, according to the latest exemption notice we received from the Gießen Tax Office dated November 08, 2023 (assessment period 2019 to 2021).
4. Names and functions of key decision-makers
Board of Directors: Julia Ostermann, Frank Mindermann, Martina Zienert
Active Assembly: The entirety of the active persons in the association
General Assembly: All association members
to Organizational Chart (p. 5)
to statutes
5. Activity report
Activity Report 2022
Activity Report 2023
Activity Report 2024
Activity Report 2025
6. Staff structure
Coordination, Projects: 50% position
Communication/Public Relations: 50% position
Network Work/Farm Support: 36% position
Events: 1 mini-job
Accounting: 1 mini-job
Volunteers: approximately 20
to team
7. Information on origin of funds
Since its foundation, the association has been financed by membership fees and, to a small extent, by donations. This has provided an annual budget of around 100,000 euros in each of the last 3 years.
8. Information on the use of funds
Financial Report 2022
Financial Report 2023
Financial Report 2024
Financial Report 2025
9. Corporate ties with third parties
WWOOF-Germany is a member of the Federation Of WWOOF Organisations (FOWO). The association thus sees itself as part of a worldwide movement, but remains an independent actor in Germany.
10. Names of persons whose annual payments account for more than 10% of the total annual budget
In the past three fiscal years, there have been no payments from individuals that would have represented more than 10% of the total annual budget.