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.
Providing this information is voluntary; however, in accordance with our principle of transparency, we are happy to include it below.
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
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.
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.
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
Activity report
Due to its founding in 2025, no publication has yet been released. The 2025 figures will be released in the first quarter of 2026.
Personnel structure
Information on the origin of the funds
See annual report
Information on the use of funds
See annual report
Corporate affiliations with third parties
There is no corporate affiliation with third parties.
Names of individuals whose annual payments exceed 10% of the total annual budget
Does not apply.
Annual reports
Due to the organization's founding in 2025, an annual report is not yet available. The 2025 annual report will be made available in the first quarter of 2026 and published on this page.