Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft
The ten disclosures we committed to publishing as a member of the initiative.
Whoever asks for donations owes an account. That is why we joined the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft . We commit to making the following ten pieces of information publicly accessible and keeping them current.
The ten disclosures
1. Name, seat, address, contact person and year of foundation
Jona Foundation – Vision für Uganda e. V.
operating as: Jona Foundation
Register of associations no.: VR 20965
Tax number: 215/5869/0369
Competent tax office: Cologne-Mitte
Founded: 2021
Seat, address and contact person
Represented by Yasemin Kasapoglu (chairwoman)
Elisenstraße 13–15, 50667 Cologne, Germany
info@jonafoundation.org
+49 152 08828655
Bank details
Account holder: Jona Foundation e. V.
Sparkasse KölnBonn
IBAN: DE45 3705 0198 1936 0514 14
BIC: COLSDE33XXX
PayPal: info@jonafoundation.org
2. Statutes and the goals of our organisation
The Jona Foundation works to advance education and social justice in disadvantaged regions. Our main focus is building and running kindergartens in Uganda, enabling early years education and giving children a perspective for the future.
➜ To the statutes (PDF)
➜ To Vision & Mission
➜ To our projects
3. Tax-privileged status
The Jona Foundation e. V. is recognised as a charitable corporation. It exclusively and directly advances the charitable purpose of promoting development cooperation (sec. 52 (2) sentence 1 no. 15 of the German Fiscal Code, AO).
| Issuing authority | Tax office Cologne-Mitte |
|---|---|
| Date of notice | 18.02.2026 |
| Assessment periods | 2022 to 2024 |
| Tax number | 215/5869/0369 |
| Scope of exemption | Corporation tax under sec. 5 (1) no. 9 KStG, trade tax under sec. 3 no. 6 GewStG |
On this basis we are entitled to issue donation receipts for donations and membership fees. Your donation is therefore tax-deductible.
➜ To the notice of tax exemption (PDF)
4. Names and roles of key decision-makers
The board within the meaning of sec. 26 of the German Civil Code (BGB) runs the association on a voluntary basis and takes all key decisions.
- Yasemin Kasapoglu — chairwoman, authorised to represent
The association’s legal documents — statutes, notice of tax exemption and the register extract naming the board — can be found in this folder.
5. Activity report
Our work rests on concrete projects on the ground. In the annual reports we document what was built, paid for and achieved.
➜ Annual report 2025
➜ Annual report 2024
➜ Annual report 2023
➜ Annual report 2022
6. Staff structure
The Jona Foundation e. V. is run entirely by volunteers. There are no salaried employees, no management remuneration and no fees paid to board members.
The staff on site in Mityana are employed by our Ugandan partner organisation PMCO, not by the Jona Foundation e. V.
➜ More about our team
7. Sources of funds
In 2025 the Jona Foundation e. V. was funded predominantly by donations from private and institutional sources and by membership fees.
| Private donations — individuals and regular supporters | 19,893.00 € |
| Institutional donations — foundations, companies and organisations | 49,081.00 € |
| Membership fees | 480.00 € |
| Total income 2025 | 69,454.00 € |
➜ All figures are set out on our transparency page in traceable form.
8. Use of funds
The funds deployed in 2025 mainly served to complete the kindergarten in Mityana and to prepare the follow-on project.
| Kindergarten Mityana — completion and operational preparation | 11,600.00 € |
| Medical and school truck — concept and preparation phase | 200.00 € |
| Bank charges (administration) | 244.85 € |
| Total spending 2025 | 12,044.85 € |
The administrative share thus came to around 2 % of total spending. All remaining funds went directly into project work.
The 2025 surplus of 57,409.15 € was earmarked for the follow-on project, the medical and school truck , and serves the preparation and delivery of this project in the Mityana region.
➜ All figures are set out on our transparency page available.
9. Corporate affiliations with third parties
The Jona Foundation e. V. has no corporate ties to other organisations or companies. The association holds no shareholdings and is neither a parent nor a subsidiary organisation.
10. Names of persons whose annual payments account for more than 10% of the total annual budget
Total income of the Jona Foundation e. V. in 2025 came to 69,454.00 €. The threshold for naming a contributor is therefore 6,945.40 €.
The following organisations exceeded this threshold in 2025:
| Kinder in Not e. V. | 23,800.00 € | 34.3 % |
| Köln City Church e. V. | 13,270.00 € | 19.1 % |
All other individual contributions stayed below the 10% threshold. No natural persons are among them.
As of August 2026 · The disclosures are updated annually once the financial statements are available.