At
4LIFE
we handle donated funds efficiently,
so that every Euro reaches where it is urgently needed.
We believe it is our responsibility to be completely transparent with those in need, as well as with our donors and supporters.
Patrick Gelsdorf
CEO
Transparent Civil Society Initiative
(Source: Website: https://www.transparente-zivilgesellschaft.de/)
At the initiative of Transparency International Germany, numerous actors from civil society and academia defined ten fundamental points in 2010 that every civil society organization should make publicly available. These include, among other things, the organization's statutes, the names of key decision-makers and information on the sources and use of funds, as well as its personnel structure.
Transparency is important to us. That is why we would like to join the voluntary commitment declaration of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative (ITZ) and have applied to be included in the ITZ list of signatories. We commit to making the following ten pieces of information available to the public and keeping them up to date.
Providing this information is voluntary; however, in accordance with our principle of transparency, we are happy to include it below.
1. Name, registered office, address and year of establishment
4LIFE e.V.
c/o Bernd Götz GmbH
Konrad-Zuse-Straße 3
74343 Sachsenheim
Germany
Year of foundation 2025
Association registration number: VR 727224, Stuttgart District Court
Contact person for ITZ: Patrick Gelsdorf (E-Mail: patrick.gelsdorf@4LIFE-ev.com)
2. Complete statutes and information on the organization's objectives
Our statutes4LIFE – What we stand for
“4” stands for our four life promises – the pillars that we want to strengthen equally and in an interconnected way:
1. For education - changing lives and creating opportunities.
2. For nutrition - nourishing life and increasing climate resilience.
3. For health - protect life and safeguard dignity.
4. For the environment - preserve the foundations of life.
4LIFE stands for a life system. Education doesn't work without nutrition, health doesn't work without clean water, and the environment doesn't work without prospects.
LIFE – How we work (our values)
L* = Local Listening & Learning
I* = Integrity & Transparency
F* = Fair Partnership & Future Focus
E* = Empowerment & Evidence
4LIFE stands for: learning locally, acting with integrity, working fairly/in partnership and effectively empowering people – for health, nutrition, education and the environment.
Further information on the funding objectives and eligibility criteria can be found in our annual report 2025 (page 7) and on our website (home, projects).
3. Information on tax benefits
According to the official notification dated August 13, 2025, 4LIFE is recognized as a non-profit organization (tax number 55099/19917). The notification was issued by the Bietigheim-Bissingen tax office.
4. Name and function of key decision-makers
Board of Directors within the meaning of Section 26 of the German Civil Code (BGB):
Chairman and Managing Director: Patrick Gelsdorf
Deputy Chair: Kerstin Stallecker
Treasurer: Sabine Lutz
5. Activity report
Annual report 2025See annual report 2025 at the end of this page.
6. Staff structure
About UsPermanent employees: 0
Volunteers: 7 (100 %)
7. Information on the origin of the funds
See annual report 2025: page 10
8. Information on the use of funds
See annual report 2025: page 10
9. Corporate affiliations with third parties
There is no corporate affiliation with third parties.
10. Names of legal entities whose annual payments exceed 10% of the total annual budget
Does not apply.
Status as of 22 March 2026
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