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Transparency

 

Transparency is important to us. Therefore, we provide the public with the following ten pieces of information, which we update regularly.

1. Name, registered office, address, and year of establishment

Sea-Eye e.V.
PO Box 120226
93024 Regensburg

Phone: 0941 780 380 63
Fax: 0941 780 380 65

kontakt@sea-eye.de
Website: www.sea-eye.org

Year of establishment: 2015

2. Complete statutes and information on the objectives of our organization

Our goal is to rescue people fleeing from distress at sea and to support people in need who are fleeing. To achieve these goals,

  • we operate a ship with which we conduct search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean,
  • we train rescue workers and conduct training sessions to prepare crew members for deployment on board our ship,
  • we carry out high-profile campaigns and actions as well as general press and public relations work to inform people about flight and migration as well as relevant human rights issues in this context, to call for action, and to advocate for the protection of human rights.

Read our complete statutes here.

3. Information on tax benefits

Our association is recognized as a non-profit organization due to

  • its promotion of aid for politically, racially, or religiously persecuted persons, for refugees, and displaced persons,
  • its promotion of rescue from danger to life,
  • its promotion of international understanding, tolerance in all fields, and the culture of international reconciliation, as well as
  • its promotion of civic engagement

and, according to the exemption notice from the Regensburg Tax Office (tax number: 244/110/70502) dated December 9, 2025, is exempt from corporate income tax under Section 5 (1) No. 9 of the Corporate Income Tax Act (KStG) and from trade tax under Section 3 (1) No. 6 of the Trade Tax Act (GewStG).

4. Name and function of key decision-makers

Board of Directors:

  • Gorden Isler (Chairman)
  • Dr. Annika Fischer-Uebler (Chairwoman)
  • Anna di Bari
  • Dominik Reisinger
  • Kai Echelmeyer

5. Activity report

Information on the activities of Sea-Eye e.V. can be found in our annual report.

6. Personnel structure

On land, a total of 30 people currently work full-time, part-time, or as marginal employees for Sea-Eye e.V. Some of them work in our office in Regensburg, while all others work remotely from their places of residence in Germany. In port and at sea, an international team of 10 people is currently working for Sea-Eye e.V.

Our current 40 employees work together in four different units:

  1. Administration
  2. Operations
  3. Impact & Engagement
  4. HR & Crewing

In addition, we have over 700 members who support our work.

7. Information on the source of funds

Information on the source of funds can be found starting on page 40 in our annual report.

8. Information on the use of funds

Information on the use of funds can be found starting on page 40 in our annual report.

9. Corporate legal affiliation with third parties

There is a corporate legal affiliation with SEA-EYE 4 GmbH (non-profit) as well as with Alan Kurdi gUG.

Sea-Eye e.V. is a member of the United4Rescue alliance.

10. Names of legal entities whose annual payments account for more than 10% of the total annual budget

2025
Private individual, legacy donation

2024
–

2023
–

2022
–

2021
Sea-Watch e.V.
United4Rescue e.V.

2021
United4Rescue e.V.

Last updated May 4, 2026