Initiative Transparent Civil Society

PowerShift supports the Transparent civil society initiative, an initiative for transparency among non-profit organisations. Here are ten points of information about PowerShift's goals, where the funds come from, how they are used, and who the decision makers are:

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

PowerShift e.V. Greifswalderstr. 4, 10405 Berlin, Germany. More information at: disclaimer / Contact form
PowerShift was founded in Berlin in 2010.

2. Statutes and objectives of the organisation

The statutes of PowerShift e.V. can be here see.
General information about PowerShift and our main areas of work can be found here: about us
Here You will find a description of our self-image, our goals and priorities set for the respective year.
Detailed information on the topics, campaigns and publications we work on can be found under the respective focus areas: Trade and investment policy, raw materials policy, energy policy.

3. Information on tax relief

We are responsible for the promotion of science and research, the promotion of education and training including student aid, the promotion of environmental protection including climate protection, the promotion of international sentiment, tolerance in all areas of culture and international understanding, the general promotion of the democratic state system as well as the promotion of civic engagement according to the last exemption decision received from the Tax Office for Corporations I Berlin, StNr. 27/675/55937 of 18.12.2024 exempted from corporation tax for the years 2021-2023 pursuant to Paragraph 5(1)(9) of the Law on corporation tax and from trade tax pursuant to Paragraph 3(6) of the Law on business tax.
Membership fees are deductible like donations.

4. Name and role of key decision-makers

On the Executive Board of PowerShift e.V. are Tine Laufer (managing director), Merle Groneweg, Nelly Grotefendt and Bernd Brouns. The participants are Regine Richter, Michael Reckordt and Alessa Hartmann.

5. Activity report

On the homepage Find an overview of PowerShift's activities, publications and news. Further information can be found in our annual reports: 2025/2024/ 2023 / 2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016
There are also our Press review, and releases by PowerShift.

6. Staff structure

In 2025, the PowerShift team consisted of 18 part-time employees between 25 % and 75 % together (equivalent to 11.25 full-time positions) and was supported by five freelancers. At times, interns are also added: team

7/8. Information on origin and use of funds

PowerShift is an independent, non-profit association and finances a large part of the projects from pots of political education work and private foundations, as well as from the contributions of the sponsoring members, donations and foundation funds.

Revenue 2025

Total revenue in the reporting year 2025 was 973.275,16 Euro. The vast majority of this comes from project-related funding. PowerShift was launched in 2025. Open Society Foundation promoted. The trade sector received, among other things, support from the European Climate Foundation (ECF), the Funders for Fair Trade and the Support Programme Development Policy Education (FEB) and co-financing. The energy and climate sector was, among other things, State Agency for Development Cooperation (LEZ) promoted. The raw materials sector was financed, among other things, by funds from the FEB, the ECF and the Federal Environment Agency.

A list of the organisations (selection) that have provided funding can be found here.

Round 39,700 euros We were able to collect donations, sponsorship memberships, membership fees and fines. Other revenue was generated, among other things, from publication sales, participation fees, reimbursements under the Expense Compensation Act and interest income.

Expenditure in 2025

Expenditure in 2025 was in line with revenue 973.275,16 Euro. The largest item in the total budget was approximately 66 % staffing costs;. Round 31 % This was attributable to the content of the project work and general expenses of the association, including fees, material and travel costs as well as rent and office expenses. In addition, EUR 2 234.12 allocated to a free reserve. The 2025 financial statements are thus balanced.

A simplified profit and loss statement can be found here.

9. Corporate relationship with third parties

PowerShift e.V. is an independent, non-profit association that is not bound by company law to third parties.

10. Largest donors

- PowerShift e.V. receives financial contributions from the following organization, which exceed 10 % of annual income in 2025: European Climate Foundation (ECF). A list of funding organisations can be found under ‘About us’ in ‘Our partners’.
- Donations from individuals or organizations, each with more than 10 % of the annual income, were not received.

11. Transparency and lobby register

We are in Transparency Register of the European Union, in the Transparency database of the state of Berlin and in Lobby register for interest representation vis-à-vis the German Bundestag and the Federal Government registered. Further country-, federal- and European-relevant information can be found there.