Initiative “Transparente Zivilgesellschaft” (transparent civil society)

Information on the LIFE Initiative in accordance with the voluntary commitment of the Initiative “Transparente Zivilgesellschaft”

We have joined the Initiative “Transparente Zivilgesellschaft” and are committed to making the following ten pieces of information available to the public and keeping them up to date:

1. Name, address and year of establishment

• LIFE Initiative e.V., Berlin
• c/o Ramin Goo, Oranienstraße 203, 10999 Berlin
• Contact: Ramin Goo, e-mail: office@life-initiative.org, phone: +49 30 233 213 00
• Year of establishment 2023

2. Statutes and goals of our organization

• Status of the LIFE Initiative
• The LIFE Initiative has set itself the goal of helping socially disadvantaged people with bureaucratic problems, financial emergencies, and dealing with government institutions in an easily accessible way. With online counseling, coaching, and other information and support services, the LIFE Initiative aims to help people overcome difficult situations on their own and to act as a bridge to existing assistance services.

3. Information on tax exemption

• The LIFE Initiative e.V. is charitable because of the promotion
  – of benevolent purposes,
  – of education and training,
  – of aid for politically, racially or religiously persecuted and refugees, as well as
  – of civic engagement for charitable purposes
  according to the last notice we received from the Tax Office for Corporations I, Berlin, tax number 27/671/59876 dated February 20, 2023, in accordance with Section 5 (1) No. 9 of the German Corporation Tax Act (KStG) and Section 3 No. 6 of the German Trade Tax Act (GewStG).

4. Name and function of decision makers

• Board: Ramin Goo
• Board: Lucy Belau
• Board: Florian Reith

5. Activity report

• The association LIFE Initiative was founded on 24.01.2023. Currently, about 10 volunteers of the association are active as social coaches. In a pilot phase, they have already helped more than 50 people seeking advice to solve bureaucratic problems since August 2022. The members of the association are currently working to recruit and train new volunteers and to make potential clients aware of the service. In addition, the association is in the process of setting up the technical and organizational structures necessary for online social counseling and searching for potential funding programs and grantors. (Activity report as of February 2022.)
• Since the LIFE Initiative e.V. was not founded until 2023, no annual report is currently available. The information will be published here as soon as it is available, at the latest 12 months after the end of the first fiscal year.

6. Personnel structure

• LIFE Initiative e.V. has 16 volunteers and 0 full-time staff (as of February 2023).

7. Information about the source of funds

• Since the LIFE Initiative e.V. was not founded until 2023, no annual report is currently available. The information will be published here as soon as it is available, at the latest 12 months after the end of the first fiscal year.

8. Information about the use of funds

• Since the LIFE Initiative e.V. was not founded until 2023, no annual report is currently available. The information will be published here as soon as it is available, at the latest 12 months after the end of the first fiscal year.

9. Affiliated third parties

• None

10. Names of persons whose annual contribution exceeds ten percent of our total annual income

• Deutschen Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt, Woldegker Chaussee 35, 17235 Neustrelitz