Forms and documents

Membership application, donation form, funding application for general use (Word, funding application for general use (pdf), funding application for class trips, checklist for class trips, statement for the tax authorities for donations and membership fees up to 200 EUR

Friends of Nelson Mandela School is an independent, state-registered volunteer organisation created to foster outstanding academic, interpersonal and infrastructural development within the Nelson Mandela School community (see also the statutes, in German). Since its inception in 2000, the association has worked closely with parents, staff, students and interested members of the local citizenry to maintain and improve the school’s educational facilities and materials. Our activities are funded entirely by annual membership fees, individual and corporate donations and fund-raising events held throughout the school year. Parent support is vital; each contribution, in cash or in kind, furthers our ability to provide a learning environment in which our children can thrive and excel.

Why become a member of the Friends?

As a state school, funding for syllabus-related, extracurricular and/or material improvements is sometimes limited. You will be joining a growing membership whose efforts raise close to €50,000 for essential projects annually.

Membership is open to members of the school community and all those who wish to support its aims. An application form is available for download. You may deduct your membership fees and donations from your taxable income within the limits as set by § 10 b EStG (section 10 b of the German Income Tax Act). The tax ID of the association is 27/665/69566 (Finanzamt für Körperschaften I). The last notice by this tax office confirming the charitable status of the association is dated 10 March 2008 and is valid until the end of 2009, unless revoked beforehand.

Donation receipts for tax purposes: if you are a member of or donated money to the Friends of Nelson Mandela School, you can offset your contribution against taxes in Germany. For contributions up to EUR 200, you can hand in your bank statement or a bank transfer confirmation together with a copy of this document as part of your tax declaration. For contributions over EUR 200, we will send you a statement that fulfills the official requirements. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have any questions about this.

Bank account details: Account holder Förderverein der NMS, Account no. 1020232001, BLZ 100 900 00 (Berliner Volksbank), IBAN DE63100900001020232001.

Who we are

Dr Hans Kankam - Chairperson
Akram Baker - Deputy chairperson
Garry Jean-Louis - Treasurer
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Michael Hertz - Headmaster
Nihal Adler - Teachers' representative
Almut Henkelmann-Siaw - Parents' representative

How we work

The board meets regularly and publicly to discuss current issues and, in particular, the funding applications that have come in. If you have a project or an idea that needs funding, download the funding application form (pdf or Word format), fill it in, and send it to us. Please take our funding criteria into account when applying. More details on the funding applications that we have decided on are in the minutes below.

More information

Where the money went May 2007-April 2011

Meetings 2011: Board meeting, 25 January 2011, Annual General Meeting, 25 January 2011, Audit report, 22 February 2011, Treasurer report for 2010 (in German), NMS library financial summary for 2010, Members' Meeting, 22 March 2011

Meetings 2010: Board meeting, 12 January 2010, Board meeting, 02 March 2010, Annual General Meeting, 02 March 2010, Audit report, 09 March 2010 (in German), Board Meeting, 27 April 2010, Board meeting, 8 June 2010, Board meeting, 5 October 2010, Board meeting, 30 November 2010

Meetings 2009: Annual General Meeting, 27 January 2009, Audit report, 09 March 2009, Board meeting, 27 April 2009, Board meeting, 23 June 2009, Board meeting, 29 September 2009, Board meeting, 10 November 2009

Meetings 2008: Annual General Meeting, 29 January 2008, Board Meeting, 03 March 2008, Members' Meeting, 23 April 2008 (in German), Board Meeting, 23 April 2008, Board Meeting, 26 May 2008, Board Meeting, 30 June 2008, Board & Members' Meeting, 13 October 2008, Board Meeting, 25 November 2008

Meetings 2007: Board Meeting, 19 June 2007, Board Meeting, 03 July 2007, Board Meeting, 30 August 2007, Board Meeting, 25 September 2007, Board Meeting, 27 November 2007