Tax advantages (only for residents in Germany)

The Stiftung Solarenergie is recognized by the Inland Revenue Office Freiburg-Land as a charitable, non-profit-making organisation. In return for your support, you will automatically receive a tax-deductible donation receipt.

Please take note: Making endowments and donations to charitable foundations offers you special tax advantages - to both private people as well as corporate entities.

Here, in overview, are some of the most important aspects of the new German laws pertaining to foundations:

• Maximum limit of the tax deduction for special expenses (endowments): one million euros.
• Maximujm limit of the tax dedcution for donations: 20% of total revenues (§ 10b paragraph 1 clauses 1 and 2 of the Income Tax Law [EStG]).
• Waiver of proof for small donations: Donations up to 200 euros.

You can find detailed information in the brochure from the Bundesverbandes der deutschen Stiftungen which you can download here: