Transparency
Transparency
Name, registered office, address, and year of establishment
Statutes and documents outlining specific objectives and their achievement
Date of the most recent tax office decision recognising the association as a tax-privileged (non-profit) entity
Names and functions of the key decision-makers
Report on our activities
Staff structure
Sources of funding
Use of funds
Future sources of funding
Legal affiliations with third parties
Name, registered office, address, and year of establishment
- Name: Barka e. V.
- Year of establishment: 2019
- Postal address: Schloßstraße 110, 12163 Berlin
- Team office: Glogauer Str. 21, 10999 Berlin
(Barka operates as a mobile organisation – this is not a visitor address.) - Contact details:
Managing Director: Ewa Sadowska
Transparency contact person: Julie Markussen ([julie.markussen@barkade.eu](mailto:julie.markussen@barkade.eu))
Statutes and documents outlining specific objectives and their achievement
Statutes in the version of
23.08.2010: here
Date of the most recent tax office decision recognising the association as a tax-privileged (non-profit) entity
In the exemption notice issued by the Tax Office for Corporations I, Berlin (Tax Number 27/766/1760443) on 24 May 2023, it is separately confirmed under § 60a para. 1 of the German Fiscal Code (AO) that the statutes of Barka e. V., Schloßstr. 110, 12163 Berlin, in the version of 27 February 2023, comply with the statutory requirements set out in §§ 51, 59, 60, and 61 AO.
Names and functions of the key decision-makers
Board of Directors:
- Ewa Sadowska – Chair
- Mia Raben – Vice-Chair
- Andrzej Dawidowski
- Magdalena Chwarscianek
- Piotr Szymański
- Patrycja Zenke
- Bartosz Pawlak
Executive Management: Ewa Sadowska
Report on our activities
Our annual report will be available in this section from 2026 onwards.
Staff structure
As of October 2025, Barka e.V. employs four full-time staff members (partly project-based), one contractor, and engages volunteers on an ad-hoc basis.
The full-time street social workers (streetworkers) mainly work full-time and operate in tandem teams.
At Barka e.V.’s office, the following positions are held: Managing Director, Operations Manager, and Strategic Advisor.
Sources of funding
Income in the current calendar year (as of June 2025)
Membership fees: €60.00
Donations: €0.00
Grants (without consideration): €0.00
Sponsorship: €1,243.55 (50% share) from Die Kusala Foundation for participation in the “re:connect” incubator programme
Public subsidies (Germany): €0.00
Other income: €20,300.00 – support from Barka Netherlands & Barka Ireland
Total annual income: €21,603.55
Use of funds
In 2025, between January and May, Barka e. V. incurred total expenditures of €19,312.91.
Expenditures in the current calendar year:
- Personnel costs: €15,512.90
- Fixed costs: €1,091.00 (rent + bank account fees)
- Other expenses: €2,709.01 (hospitality, accounting)
Total annual expenditures: €19,312.91
For the latest financial statement (January 2025 – May 2025), please click here: link
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Future sources of funding
Project: Barka’s One Stop Shop
Total funding requirement (October 2025 – September 2028): €507,101.13
Funds already approved:
Stiftung Deutsches Hilfswerk: €351,101.13
Hermann Reemtsma Stiftung: €50,000.00
Additional grant applications have been submitted to other foundations; funding decisions are still pending.
Legal affiliations with third parties
The association is a member of the German Paritätischer Welfare Association, Berlin State Association (Deutscher Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Landesverband Berlin e.V.).
Barka operates in accordance with the national professional standards for street work and mobile youth services.