Club Contributions

This is a translation from the German statute. Only the German statutes are legally relevant.

Statutes of January 2, 2018

Change by resolution of the general meeting on March 3, 2018 in § 8 No. 6

§ 1 Name, registered office and financial year

  1. The association is called Förderverein Jump e.V. - hereinafter referred to as the “association” -.
  2. The association is based in Münster (Westphalia) and is registered in the association register at the Münster district court.
  3. The fiscal year is the calendar year.

§ 2 Purpose

  1. The purpose of the association is to provide financial support to people in need of help in accordance with Section 53 AO whose lifestyle has been restricted by injuries caused by trampoline sports and who are dependent on additional help. The measures do not have to be medically necessary, but should contribute to the healing and well-being of the injured athlete. No measures are supported for which there is funding from another body (e.g. health insurance, pension insurance, etc.).
  2. This objective and purpose of the support association is achieved in particular through the following measures and tasks:
    1. Direct distribution of financial resources to those in need
    2. Purchases of medical or other aids to make them available to those in need
    3. Procurement and transfer of funds to another tax-privileged corporation or corporation under public law that pursues the same charitable goals and supports people in accordance with 1.
  3. Appropriate resources should be used to fulfill these statutory purposes through contributions, donations, grants and other donations.
  4. The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of the section “Tax-privileged purposes” of the tax code in the currently valid version. It operates as a support association in accordance with Section 51 Paragraph 1 AO, which uses its funds exclusively to promote the tax-privileged purposes mentioned in Section 2 Number 1.
  5. The association works selflessly; it does not primarily pursue its own economic purposes.
  6. The association's funds may only be used for statutory purposes. The members of the association do not receive any benefits from the association's funds in their capacity as members.
  7. No person may benefit from expenses that are outside the purpose of the association or from disproportionately high remuneration.
  8. The association is politically and religiously neutral; it is independent of all scientific, ideological, political and religious groups and directions as well as of social and economic individual and group interests.
  9. The exercise of honorary positions in accordance with the statutory provisions is carried out on a voluntary basis. Deviating from this, club offices can be exercised within the framework of budgetary possibilities for a fee against payment of an expense allowance in accordance with Section 3 No. 26a EStG. The funding committee makes the decision about paid association activities.

§ 3 Membership

Any natural or legal person or association of people who is willing to sustainably promote the goals and statutory purposes of the association can become a member.

Within the membership, active members can join the members who work directly in the association. Supporting members are members who are not actively involved in the association, but who promote and support the goals and purpose of the association in an appropriate manner.

Members who have made a special contribution to the association are appointed honorary members. A resolution of the general meeting is required for this. Honorary members are exempt from paying membership fees, but they have the same rights and obligations as full members and, in particular, can take part in all meetings and meetings.

§ 4 Rights and obligations of the members

Members are entitled to take part in all events offered by the association. You also have the right to submit applications to the board and the general meeting. At the general meeting, voting rights can only be exercised in person.

The members are obliged to support the association and the association's purpose - also in public - in a proper manner.

§ 5 Start/end of membership

Membership must be applied for in writing to the board. In the case of minors, the application for admission must be submitted by the legal representative. The board makes the final decision on the written application for membership with a simple majority of votes. The board is not obliged to inform the applicant of the reasons for rejection; a right to admission is excluded. The applicant has the right to appeal against the rejection to the general meeting, which will then make the final decision.

Membership ends through voluntary resignation, exclusion, death of the member or loss of legal capacity in the case of legal entities. The voluntary termination of membership must be declared to the board by written notice at the end of the financial year, giving one month's notice.

If membership is terminated, regardless of the reason, all claims arising from the membership relationship expire. A refund of contributions, donations or other support services is generally excluded. The association's claim to outstanding contribution claims remains unaffected by this.

§ 6 Membership fees

The amount of the annual membership fees, sponsorship fees and admission fees is determined by the applicable fee regulations, which are decided by the general meeting.

§ 7 Organs of the association

Organs of the association are

  1. the general meeting
  2. the board
  3. the funding commission.

§ 8 General meeting

  1. The highest body of the association is the general meeting, which has the following tasks in particular:
    1. to receive and discuss the annual reports,
    2. to decide on the discharge of the board of directors,
    3. (in the election year) to elect the board,
    4. to decide on the statutes, changes to the statutes and the dissolution of the association,
    5. to decide on the contribution regulations,
    6. to elect the auditors who are neither members of the board nor of a committee appointed by the board and who may not be employees of the association,
    7. to make decisions in appeal cases,
    8. As well as other tasks, insofar as these arise from the statutes or the law.
  2. An ordinary general meeting is called by the association's board of directors as required, but at least once per financial year, if possible in the first half of the financial year. The invitation is sent 4 weeks in advance in writing by the board with announcement of the meeting location and the provisionally set agenda to the last known email address of the association and by publication on the homepage.
  3. The agenda of the ordinary general meeting must include in particular the following points:
    1. Report of the board,
    2. auditor's report,
    3. discharge of the board of directors,
    4. Election of the members of the board, if it is due,
    5. Election of the funding commission, if it is pending,
    6. Election of two auditors, if necessary,
    7. Approval of the budget estimate to be submitted by the board for the current financial year,
    8. Determination of contributions for the current financial year or the adoption of contribution regulations,
    9. Resolution on existing applications.
  4. Members' requests for the agenda must be submitted in writing to the association's board of directors no later than two weeks before the general meeting. Agenda items submitted subsequently must be communicated to the members in good time before the start of the general meeting. Subsequent motions - including motions made during the general meeting - must be placed on the agenda if the majority of the voting members present at the general meeting agree to the handling of the motions (urgency motions).
  5. Applications regarding the deselection of the board, changes to the statutes and the dissolution of the association, which have not already been received by the members with the invitation to the general meeting, can only be decided at the next general meeting; if necessary, an extraordinary general meeting must be called.
  6. The board must convene an extraordinary general meeting immediately if the interest of the association requires it or if the board requests that at least a third of the association members be called, in writing, stating the purpose and reasons.
  7. The chairperson or one of his/her deputies chairs the general meeting. At the suggestion of the chairperson, the general meeting can appoint a special meeting chairperson. A secretary must be elected at the beginning of the general meeting.
  8. Resolutions of the general meeting are recorded in minutes within two months of the general meeting and signed by an authorized board member and the person taking the minutes. The minutes can be viewed by any member upon request.

§ 9 Voting rights/quorum

  1. Full members (active members/supporting members) and honorary members are entitled to vote. Every member has one vote upon reaching the age of 16, which may only be exercised personally. A transfer of voting rights is excluded.
  2. The general meeting has a quorum regardless of the number of members present.
  3. The general meeting passes its resolutions with a simple majority. Abstentions and invalid votes will not be taken into account. In the event of a tie, the application submitted is considered rejected.
  4. A three-quarters majority of those entitled to vote is required for changes to the statutes and resolutions to dissolve the association; if the purpose of the association changes, the consent of all members is required. The consent of members who do not appear must be obtained in writing.
  5. Voting at the general meeting must only be carried out in writing and secretly if this is expressly requested at the request of a participating member.
  6. Changes to the statutes will be communicated to all club members in writing.

§10 Board of Directors

The board is composed as follows:

  1. a chairperson
  2. a deputy chairperson
  3. a cashier

They are elected by the general meeting for a period of 4 years. In the first election, the chairman is only elected for 2 years, so that an election takes place every 2 years in which the chairman and the other board members are elected alternately. Only natural members of the association can become board members. The unlimited re-election of board members is permitted. After the deadline, the board members remain in office until their successors take office. When membership in the association ends, the office of board member also ends.

  1. The board is responsible for managing the association's work. It can set rules of procedure and distribute special tasks among its members or set up committees to deal with them. The decision on the allocation of funds within the meaning of Section 2 is made by the funding commission.
  2. The board within the meaning of § 26 BGB is the first chairman, the deputy chairman and the cashier. One board member each represents the association in and out of court.
  3. The board decides with a simple majority of votes. The board has a quorum if at least two members are present or agree to a resolution in written circulation. In the event of a tie, the application is considered rejected.
  4. Resolutions of the board of directors are recorded in meeting minutes and signed by at least two board members authorized to represent them.
  5. If a board member leaves before the end of his/her term of office, the board is entitled to appoint a provisional board member. Board members designated in this way remain in office until the next general meeting.

§11 Funding Commission

The funding committee is composed as follows:

  1. the chairman
  2. the deputy chairman
  3. the cashier
  4. and up to four assessors

The assessors are elected by the general meeting for a period of 4 years. Assessors 2 and 4 are only elected for 2 years in the first election, so that 2 assessors each have to be elected every 2 years. Unlimited re-election is permitted.

The funding commission decides on the use of the funds in accordance with Section 2.

The funding commission decides with a simple majority of votes. The funding commission has a quorum if at least four members are present or agree to a resolution in written circulation. In the event of a tie, the application is considered rejected.

§12 Auditor

Two auditors are to be elected at the annual general meeting for a period of 2 years. The auditors have the task of checking invoice documents and their proper accounting and use of funds, as well as determining the cash balance for the previous calendar year at least once a year. The audit does not extend to the appropriateness of the expenditure incurred by the board. The auditors must inform the general meeting of the results of the audit.

§13 Dissolution of the association

If the association is dissolved or abolished or if its previous purpose ceases to exist, the assets must be used for tax-privileged purposes within the meaning of Section 2. The assets can go to a legal entity under public law or another tax-privileged entity for the purpose of use within the meaning of Section 2. Decisions about the future use of the assets may only be carried out with the consent of the tax office.

§14 Liquidators

The authorized board members in office are appointed as liquidators unless the general meeting decides otherwise.

The above content of the statutes was decided by the founding meeting on January 2, 2018.