We are a registered non-profit charity under German law (eingetragener gemeinnütziger Verein).
Our articles of association (Satzung) were recognized as non-profit (gemeinnützig) by the Speyer tax office on 30. October 2023 (Feststellungsbescheid). Based on our tax return for the period 2023 / 2024, our charity recently has been recognized as exempt from corporate income tax as well as from trade tax by the Speyer tax office (Freistellungsbescheid für Körperschaftssteuer und Gewerbesteuer dated 27. August 2025).
Our purposes are defined as follows in our articles of association:
- promotion of welfare (die Förderung des Wohlfahrtswesens) pursuant to section 52 II S. 1 No. 9 of the German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung);
- help for victims of war and their families (Hilfe für Kriegsopfer und deren Familienangehörige) pursuant to section 52 II S. 1 No. 10 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung).
The purpose of the of the articles of association is realized in particular by the following activities:
- Procurement, transportation and distribution of goods needed locally, in particular vehicles, medical supplies, clothing and food. Recipients are hospitals and other social and educational institutions in Ukraine, directly affected families and private individuals in Ukraine as well as the Ukrainian armed forces, who use the materials to protect the Ukrainian population as victims of war from Russian aggression and avert disaster;
- Humanitarian aid for war victims and their families in the form of donations in kind and cash donations;
- Organizing and conducting fundraising campaigns for monetary and material donations..
We are a registered charity (eingetragener Verein) within the meaning of German law since 30. November 2023: Our registry number is VR 61551 in the register of associations (Vereinsregister) at Ludwigshafen / Rhein district court (Amtsgericht). Our tax ID is 41/659/37327.
We are allowed – and happy – to issue donation receipts (Zuwendungsbescheinigungen = donation confirmations based on the official German template) for donations of more than EUR 300. Please note: For donations below this amount, it is sufficient in Germany to submit a copy of the bank statement and a printout of the donation order (stating the purpose and the association as the charitable recipient) to the tax authority. Donation receipts are issued at the end of a calendar month for all donations received during that month.
Please donate by
Bank transfer to the bank account of our association: Pickup4Ukraine – Unterstützung für Kriegsopfer der Ukraine e.V. – IBAN DE45 5479 0000 0001 8726 48, BIC GENODE61SPE. If your donation exceeds EUR 300, please add your postal address and email address in the reference field, so that we can issue a donation receipt.
via PayPal (please note that PayPal deducts fees from the donations we receive. Please select the “Friends and Family” option. If possible, please use a bank transfer. Thank you!) or
via Venmo
Your postal address and email address address are required for the donation receipt – please write it in the memo field of your bank transfer. Your email address is also helpful for communication and for receiving our newsletter