1. Name, registered office address and founding year of our organization
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights e.V. (ECCHR)
Zossener Street 55-58, Staircase D
10961 Berlin, Germany
Founding year: 2007
Contact person: Andrea Peschel, peschel[at]ecchr.eu
2. Complete charter and information about the goals of our organization
Our charter
Who we are
What motivates us
3. Details concerning tax exemption status
According to the corporation tax assessment certification (dated 26 February 2026), the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) e.V. (tax number 27/664/51478) is recognized as serving non-profit purposes by the Tax Office for Corporations I, Berlin, and is therefore exempt from corporate tax according to §5 para. 1 No. 9 of the corporation tax law, and from commercial tax according to §3 No. 6 of the commercial tax law. ECCHR contributes to the following non-profit pursuits in the sense of §§ 51 ff. AO
- Providing assistance to those persecuted on political, racial or religious grounds, for refugees and displaced persons (§52 para. 2 sentence 1 no. 10 AO)
- Providing assistance to victims of criminal acts (Section 52 (2) Sentence 1 No. 10 AO)
4. Name and position of key decision-makers
General secretary and special representative: Wolfgang Kaleck
Legal director and special representative: Miriam Saage-Maaß
Council: Lotte Leicht (chairwoman), Tobias Singelnstein (vice chairman), Albert Koncsek (treasurer), Dieter Hummel
5. Activity report
6. Staff
ECCHR employs a total of 46 staff members, 21 of whom work full-time and 25 part-time. In addition, six colleagues work for ECCHR in an advisory capacity. Here, the ECCHR team introduces itself.
7. Source of funds & 8. Use of funds
Current annual report (please see transparency, donors and finances)
Our annual financial statements as of 31 December 2024 were audited by Hamburger Treuhand Gesellschaft Schomerus & Partner mbB Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Hamburg, and received an unqualified audit confirmation certification. The audit and the certification pertain exclusively to our end-of-year financial statements that we prepared in accordance with commercial law. The annual financial statements shown in this annual report differ from those within the audited report; in particular, the financial figures are summarized/abbreviated. The annual financial statements for 2025 are currently being audited and will be made available here once finalised.
An overview of our income, expenditure, funding sources and the ECCHR’s fundraising policy in general can always be found in the latest annual report.
Profit and Loss Account + Balance Sheet 2024
9. Corporate legal affiliation
The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights e.V. has no corporate legal affiliation with third parties.
10. Names of persons whose annual payments exceed 10 percent of the total annual budget
An overview of our funding income can be found in the current annual report. The grants from the OAK Foundation and the Deutsche Postcode Lotterie account for more than 10 percent of ECCHR’s current total budget.
