Transparency

SABAA.education supports transparent and good governance, being listed in the German Transparenzregister (transparency register - listing foundations and not for profit organizations adhering to the statutes) as well as the Berlin one. Following its guidelines, memberships, funding, ownership, organizational structure, advisory board, finance information (testified annual balance sheets), and activity reports are public. The information is available here and is kept updated.

Furthermore the principles of a good practice for foundations, set by Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen, are being supported and followed.

Founder and majority owner of SABAA.education is Prof. Dr. Ulrich Wünsch (share: 92/100).

Minority owners are: Stefan Mollner (share: 4/100) and Günter Oster (share: 4/100).

SABAA is a non-profit organization under German law and tax-exempt as such and able to receive donations.

Controlling SABAA and consulting on its plans is the advisory board.

SABAA.education is member to various organizations:

• Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen - the association of German foundations.
• Netzwerk Stiftung und Bildung - a network of foundations focussing on eduction issues of a wider range.
• YourArtBeat e.V. - is a creative network and a contact point for everything that has to do with arts, culture and creativity; a platform for emerging art and a memory for and of artifacts
• medianet berlinbrandenburg - the network of Berlin and Brandenburg state based media companies and initiatives.

Ulrich Wünsch is member of the Board of Directors of FREEARTUS artist & refugees united for freedom, an Organisation in Berlin bridging cultures by using the global language of the arts for cooperation and development, at home in Germany and abroad. One project is the art space, restaurant, meeting place LAWRENCE in Berlin.

Ulrich Wünsch is member of the advisory board of Stiftung Manager ohne Grenzen and speaker of the board in 2021/22.

Ulrich Wünsch is member of the advisory board of StartHub Africa, an innovative organization in Kampala, Uganda.

The SABAA.education Activity Report 2017 shows the beginnings of the operation.

The SABAA.education Activity Report 2018 tells of first endeavors.

The SABAA.education Activity Report 2019 tells of first support fundings.

The SABAA.education Activity Report 2020 tells of continued work under Covid-19.

The SABAA.education Activity Report 2021 tells of continued work under Covid-19 and shows an art award.

All SABAA flights are being compensated via atmosfair. A climate conscious behavior is being promoted and is being applied and followed.

SABAA adopted rules, regulations, processes, and procedures on the and for the protection of minors in its projects and organization. Ulrich Wünsch is acting as the representative and advisor in this field. Please find the document (in German) below.

Dr. Erich Deschwanden: economist, journalist, consultant, lecturer; weathered coach for various companies and individuals - Swiss.

Kerstin Wünsch: editor-in-chief of a German Special Interest Magazine; tourism and hotel management, economics academic; active in female leadership issues, worldwide - German.

At the moment, SABAA is not employing any paid personnel. CEO and other contributors are working unsalaried. Projects are being executed with various partners (see there).

Balance Sheet 2017, approved by the German tax office (in German)

Balance Sheet 2018 (in German) - approved by the German tax office (as status as not-for-profit has been)

Balance Sheet 2019 (in German) - approved by the German tax office, done by an independent chartered accountant

Balance Sheet 2020 (in German) - approved by the German tax office, done by an independent chartered accountant

Balance Sheet 2021 (in German) - approved by the German tax office, done by an independent chartered accountant

Proof of non-profit status by German tax office from 2022 (controlling SABAA´s balance sheets and acitivities)