Transparency

What we have achieved so far

Another successful year for Effektiv Spenden. About 16,000 people will have in Germany and Switzerland in 2025 nearly 30 million euros donated to highly effective organizations.

You can also watch our virtual year in review here. Here is a summary of some of the highlights:

Of the 30 million euros, a good 48% were allocated to the Poverty reduction donated, 21% in the area Climate Action, a good 7% in the range animal welfare, 12% in the area Safeguarding the Future and 9% in the area Defending. The remaining 2.4% are largely distributed among meta-topics.

We have also regularly reported on our progress over the past few years on our website. For 2024 here, for 2023 here, for 2022 here, 2021 here, 2020 here and 2019 here.

Here’s a look at what we’ve accomplished overall since our founding in 2019 (the numbers are updated once a day):

How all this is financed

We process donations free of charge, meaning we don’t keep any portion of your donation for ourselves. (We explain under what circumstances external fees may apply here.) However, we do need to finance ourselves. Our funds come from three main sources:

• We receive significant donations from one-time donors who want to support us in inspiring many more donors to embrace effective giving. The reputable evaluators at Founders Pledge have assessed us and categorized us as a worthwhile “donation-multiplier” with significant leverage.
• You can also “co-donate” to us, i.e. voluntarily add a contribution for Effektiv Spenden in addition to your actual donation. We have already received some support for this. We hope that many more people will “co-donate” to us in the future and thus help to ensure that the idea of effective donations catches on in Germany, Switzerland and hopefully many other countries.
• For individual projects, we have received project-specific financing by larger foundations, such as from the Center for Effective Altruism for our co-working space and from Founders Pledge. from their Global Health and Development Fund.
• We are particularly proud of the generous support by Open Philantrophy over 3 years in the amount of EUR 2.18 million to cover 50% of our operating costs.

If you would also like to contribute to the spread of donating effectively in Germany, we would be delighted to receive your donation to Effektiv Spenden.