Field help:
Have you donated to charitable, non-profit or church organisations?
Select "yes" if you made donations to charitable, benevolent or church organisations in 2025.
Donations to aid organisations, churches, welfare associations, research and educational institutions, as well as cultural institutions such as museums or theatres, are considered for tax purposes.
Your donations can be deducted from tax as special expenses. In principle, donations up to 20% of your total income are tax-advantaged.
For donations up to 300 Euro, a bank statement or payment receipt is usually sufficient. For higher donations, you usually need a donation receipt from the organisation.
Examples of organisations considered tax-advantaged:
- SOS Kinderdörfer e.V.
- Deutsches Rotes Kreuz e.V.
- Ärzte ohne Grenzen e.V.
- Tierärzte ohne Grenzen e.V.
- Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V.
- Aktionsgruppe Kinder in Not e.V.
- Albert-Schweitzer-Kinderdorf Hessen e.V.
- Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker e.V.
- World Vision Deutschland e.V.
- Deutscher Caritasverband e.V.
- Deutscher Tierschutzbund e.V.
- Kindernothilfe e.V.
- Welthungerhilfe e.V.
- UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe e.V.
- Deutsches Katholisches Blindenwerk e.V.
- Deutsches Blindenhilfswerk e.V.
- Advisory centres for drug addicts
- Research institutes
- Art exhibitions
- Art collections
- Museums
- Theatres
- Universities
- Choral societies (not membership fees)
- Music societies (not membership fees)
Membership fees to leisure-related clubs are not tax-deductible. These include sports, local heritage, animal breeding, choral, and music clubs.
