Transparency: the decisive argument

Sana Mare e.V. aims to provide transparent, open and clear information about its structure, its commitment and the origin and utilisation of its funds. We have therefore applied to join the “Transparent Civil Society Initiative”. (audit pending)

You can find all the key facts and figures about Sana Mare e.V. on this page. If you are missing any information, please contact us.

1. Name, registered office, address and year of foundation

Sana Mare e.V.
Magnolienweg 17
25421 Pinneberg, Germany

Year of foundataion: 2020

2. Statutes

You can find the association’s statutes here (in german): Satzung des Sana Mare e.V.

3. Notice of tax-exemption

Sana Mare e.V. is exempt from corporation and trade tax according to the last Notice of Tax-Exemption we received from the Hamburg Nord tax office dated 29 July 2021 – tax number 17/440/23382.

4. name and function of decision-makers

Executive Board
• Rebekka Polster
• Lucas Schmitz

Both members of the Executive Board are authorised to represent the company alone.

5. Annual reports

You can find the annual reports of Sana Mare e.V. below (all reports are in german).

Jahresbericht 2023 | Jahresbericht 2022 | Jahresbericht 2021 | Jahresbericht 2020

6. Staff structure

Number of full-time employees: 0
Number of honorary staff: 0
Number of marginal part-time employees: 1
Number of volunteer service providers (volunteer service under national supervision): 0
Number of volunteers: 2

7. Information on the source of funds

We present the source of funds in detail in our annual reports. In the past financial year 2023, our income was made up as follows: (click to enlarge)

8. Information on the use of funds

We present the utilisation of funds in detail in our annual reports. In the past 2023 financial year, the utilisation was as follows:

The expenses for the 2023 financial year were covered by the surplus from previous financial years. Total expenditure totalled € 23,202.53 of which 88 % was attributable to project costs. The remaining 12% was used to cover operating costs (5%), marketing (5%) and business administration costs (1%). (Click to enlarge the pictures)

9. Corporate affiliation with third parties

Sana Mare e.V. is a legally independent non-profit organisation with no corporate affiliation to third parties.

10. grants that account for more than 10 per cent of the total annual budget

Financial year 2023:

Sponsor Value Teilen of budget total
Deutsche Stiftung Meeresschutz 10.000,00 € 18,5 %
SAMEoceans gUG 10.000,00 € 18,5 %
GLS Investment GmbH 8.000,00 € 14,8 %



Financial year 2022:

Sponsor Value Teilen of budget total
Deutsche Stiftung Meeresschutz 10.000,00 € 57,6 %