General Donation to GDfH Mission and Operations

Donate Without Selecting a Specific Project

Supporters who want to contribute to GDfH's mission without selecting a specific family-level or community-level project can make a general donation. General donations help GDfH support priority needs, underfunded projects, essential coordination and responsible development work where resources are most needed.

GDfH allocates general donations according to responsible fund-use principles, nonprofit purposes, current project needs, implementation readiness and available funding gaps. Donor preferences help GDfH understand supporter priorities, but they do not automatically create a project-specific restriction unless clearly agreed and accepted by GDfH.

Online donation

Make a general donation

Choose an amount, add donor information where needed, and indicate any non-binding preference for responsible allocation.

Choose a suggested amount or enter any other desired amount below.

Donation amount in EUR * Donor type Full name / organization Email Recommended if you want updates, reporting information or donation confirmation. Country Preferred use Message, preference note or second-choice area

I would like to receive relevant GDfH project updates and reporting information where applicable.

Please provide an email address if you would like GDfH to send relevant project updates or reporting information where applicable.

I request a donation confirmation where applicable. I understand that required donor and payment information must be available.

Address for your donation confirmation

Street and house number Postal code City

Your name or organization and country are taken from the fields above. These details are used to prepare and correctly address the requested confirmation.

Please do not name me publicly in donor recognition, publications or website updates.

Public anonymity means GDfH will not name you publicly. However, for donations above EUR 1,000, or donations that are unusual, restricted or compliance-sensitive, GDfH may still need donor identity and contact information for internal finance, tax, AML/sanctions, audit or donor-record purposes. This information is used internally and is not published unless you authorize it. Your public anonymity will remain protected.

Available online payment methods

After clicking "Donate now," the secure GDfH payment system will display the available provider options.

Card and PayPal

Your information will be handled for donation processing, donor communication and applicable record-keeping purposes. Please review the GDfH Privacy Policy .

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Bank transfer

Donate by bank transfer

You can also donate via bank transfer from Germany or abroad.

Bank name: Kreissparkasse Köln
IBAN: DE77 3705 0299 0000 5830 64
BIC / SWIFT: COKSDE33XXX
Bank address: Neumarkt 18–24, 50667 Cologne, Germany

Suggested transfer reference: General Donation + your name/email. Include contact details if you need a donation confirmation or project updates.

What registered donors receive

Donation confirmation
Relevant project updates
Communication with beneficiaries where feasible
Final impact reporting

For larger support

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Companies, foundations and larger donors can contact GDfH before donating.

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General Donation Journey

1. Choose amount Select a donation amount and, where desired, indicate a non-binding priority preference.

2. Register Provide contact details if you need a confirmation, updates or reporting information.

3. Donate Donate online or by bank transfer using the available payment options.

4. Allocate GDfH records and allocates the contribution according to responsible fund-use principles.

5. Report Registered donors receive relevant updates, confirmations or reporting where applicable.

Donation and Funding Principles

How general donations are allocated

General donations are allocated to GDfH priorities according to nonprofit purposes, responsible fund-use principles, project readiness, funding gaps, feasibility and current development needs. A donor preference helps guide GDfH but does not automatically create a project-specific restriction unless clearly agreed and accepted by GDfH.

Within this framework, general donations may respond to urgent needs affecting families, groups or communities that are not yet covered by listed projects; close funding gaps in prepared family-level or community-level projects, project components or implementation needs that are ready for responsible delivery; and support the coordination, monitoring, reporting, financial control, documentation and compliance capacity required for transparent and accountable implementation.

Donation confirmations and tax-related notes

Donation confirmations are handled according to applicable German nonprofit and tax requirements. A confirmation can only be issued where required donor, payment and donation information is available and matched. Official wording and statutory treatment remain subject to GDfH management and external tax-adviser review.

Responsible implementation costs

GDfH aims to direct the highest possible share of available funds to project implementation and beneficiary-related support. Responsible delivery may also require coordination, monitoring, reporting, payment handling, documentation, financial control and compliance capacity. Unavoidable third-party costs such as bank charges, payment fees, transfer fees or currency conversion costs may reduce the amount available for project use.

Reporting and donor communication

Registered donors receive relevant project updates, fund-use information, completion information or impact reporting where applicable and practical, depending on the project type, funding size, donor communication preference, available data and reporting arrangements. Any beneficiary communication must respect dignity, safety, privacy and local context.

Anonymous donations

Donors may request not to be publicly named. Public anonymity does not remove GDfH's need to maintain internal donor records where required for finance, compliance, tax, audit or reporting purposes. Fully anonymous donations cannot receive official donation confirmations where donor identity and required supporting information are not available.

General Donation to GDfH Mission and Operations

Make a general donation

Available online payment methods

General Donation Journey

Donation and Funding Principles

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