We greatly value transparency at ChangemakerXchange and would like to hereby share information about our organization in accordance with the voluntary commitment of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative by Transparency International.
Name, registered office, address and year of foundation
Name: ChangemakerXchange gGmbH
Registered Office: Choriner Straße 50, 10435 Berlin, Germany
Headquarters: Choriner Straße 50, 10435 Berlin, Germany
Year of Foundation: 2020
Register Number: HRB 217457 B
Complete articles of association and information on the organization’s objectives
Please find our bylaws here
Our Objectives: You can learn more about our work here
Our Vision: We envision a world where everyone is part of inclusive communities in which people connect deeply and co-create positive action to serve the wellbeing of people and planet
Our Mission: ChangemakerXchange is a global community providing safe, supportive, fun, and empowering spaces for changemakers. We foster profound and lasting connections, nurture wellbeing, and enable peer-learning and meaningful collaborations so that changemakers may create, sustain and scale positive change.
Information about tax privileges
Finance Authority: Finanzamt für Körperschaften I, Berlin
VAT ID: DE330498428
Please find our most recent charitable status here
Tax Privileges: Dass die Satzung der Körperschaft ChangemakerXchange gGmbH in der Fassung vom 06.03.2020 die satzungsmäßigen Voraussetzungen nach den §§ 51, 59, 60 und 61 AO erfüllt wurde vom Finanzamt Berlin mit Bescheid vom 22.06.2020 festgestellt. In accordance with our bylaws we support the promotion of civic engagement for charitable purposes, the promotion of science and research, the promotion of education, adult education and vocational training, the promotion of nature conservation and landscape management, the promotion of assistance for the civilian disabled and handicapped, the promotion of an international spirit, tolerance in all areas of culture and the idea of international understanding, the promotion of development cooperation and promotion of equality between women and men (as well as along the entire gender spectrum).
Name and function of key decision-makers
Geschäftsführer:in / Chief Executive Officers: Nicholas McGirl, Matthias Scheffelmeier
Gesellschafter:Innen / Shareholder: Greta Rossi, Nicholas McGirl, Matthias Scheffelmeier
Our Team
Our Partner
Personnel structure
Geschäftsführer:in / Chief Executive Officers: Nicholas McGirl, Matthias Scheffelmeier
Employees: Anouk Siegrist (Finances & People), Ceren Kayrakçi (Working Student), Victoria Sander (Community Lead)
Information on finances
You can access our financial publications on the website of the Bundesanzeiger / Unternehmensregister.
Information on the use of funds
Note: We use our funds across a number of activities and to cover a variety of costs, including: Summits, Capacity Building, Knowledge Creation and Sharing, Global Changemaker Study, Strategy and Planning, Communications, Fundraising, Administration / Overhead and Internal Salaries. All our funds must be used to fulfil our charitable purposes as described in our bylaws.
Affiliation with third parties under company law
Geschäftsführer:in / Chief Executive Officers: Nicholas McGirl, Matthias Scheffelmeier
Close Partners: ChangemakerXchange was originally co-created by Ashoka and Robert Bosch Stiftung and is now an independent organisation.
Names of persons whose annual payments account for more than 10% of the total annual budget
2020: Ashoka, Robert Bosch Stiftung
2021: Robert Bosch Stiftung, ALV Stiftung, Bosch Alumni Network, Google.org and SAP
2022: Robert Bosch Stiftung, Google.org, SAP
2023: Google.org, SAP, Apple, Fondazione Cariplo
2024: Open Society Foundations, Google.org, SAP, Julius Baer Foundation, Apple, SOS Children’s Villages International