Our vision
"Our vision is a world where every person has access to healthcare and is treated with dignity."
It is our wish that all people - regardless of origin, gender and orientation - receive such good medical care that they can lead a self-determined and good life. Because so much more than personal well-being depends on health. For us, health is a human right.
For years, our parent company, Artemed SE, and its clinics have done their part to improve the situation through donations to other charitable organisations and one-off relief efforts. However, the desire for strategic, long-term and sustainable aid grew more and more, so that finally in 2012 a foundation of its own was established - the Artemed Stiftung.
Our mission
Every day, the Artemed clinics and homes help hundreds of people to become healthy according to the latest scientific findings. A privilege that is out of reach for around two billion people worldwide. We therefore see it as our mission to bring healthcare to places that have so far been excluded from it, within the scope of our possibilities.
Provide medicine
Treat
Relief of pain and treatment of acute illnesses are the first priority in order to provide our patients with fast and close help to recover.
Imparting knowledge and education
Empower
We want to provide such good education in our projects that everyone can take care of themselves to be as healthy as possible.
Develop concepts
Planning
Infrastructure and technical requirements are often the basis for enabling medical care. Therefore, we address all areas that guarantee sound care.
Our standards
Social Development Goals of the United Nations
The United Nations has set 17 goals to promote sustainable development worldwide on an economic, ecological and social level. The Social Development Goals (SDGs) also address the health of all. "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages" is how the goal is defined and this is precisely where Artemed Stiftung comes in.
By promoting access to general healthcare for all patients in the project countries of BoliviaMyanmar and Tanzania, and in particular the health of mothers, newborns and children, the work of Artemed Stiftung lays an important foundation for making the United Nations' definition of the goal a reality.
Read more about the Sustainable Development Goals:
Structure
Advisory bodies
The work in the projects is comprehensive. We are not only confronted with medical challenges, we also repeatedly encounter problems of a technical nature on site. Over the years, advisory committees have been formed that find solutions to acute problems across projects, create medical and technical standards and work out work instructions.
We show transparency
There are no uniform publication obligations for non-profit organisations in Germany. However, on the initiative of Transparency Deutschland e. V., numerous actors from civil society and academia have defined basic points that every civil society organisation should make accessible to the public.
We are responding to this call because, as a fundraising organisation, we consider it our duty to tell the community what goals we are aiming for, where the funds come from, how they are used and who the decision-makers are. We signed a corresponding self-commitment declaration (PDF) on 8.1.2014.
Here is an overview of our 10 points for Artemed Stiftung :
1. name, registered office, address and year of foundation of our organisation
Name: Artemed Stiftung non-profit GmbH
Headquarters: Tutzing
Address: Bahnhofstraße 7, 82327 Tutzing
Year founded: 2012
2. complete shareholder agreement and information on the eligibility criteria
You can find the shareholders' agreement here.
Eligibility criteria:
- All projects have in common the primary goal of improving and/or developing and expanding medical care.
- Helping people to help themselves" plays a central role here: all the initiatives we support receive what is known as "start-up assistance" through our commitment, so that they can continue to develop independently in the long term.
- To ensure the correct use of donated funds, we work with trusted local people who actively steer and manage these institutions.
3. information on the tax concession
On 31 October 2018, Artemed Stiftung was recognised by the Fürstenfeldbruck tax office as serving non-profit and charitable purposes and is entitled to issue donation receipts.
Here you can find the certificate of non-profit status of Artemed Stiftung.
Tax number 117/147/00024
4. name and function of key decision-makers
Managing Director: Dr. Veronika Hofmann
Sole shareholder: Artemed SE, represented by Prof. Dr. Rainer Salfeld, Dr. Benjamin I. Behar, Dr. Kerstin Karen Eisenbeiß, Frank Löscher.
Members of the medical advisory boards: Ira Arnz, Dr. Anna Borys, Ann-Kathrin Eyrich, Nurith Frövel, Dr. Solveig Groß, Dr. Friederike Harrer-Fricke, Angelika Hartmann, Nadja Hertenstein, Sr. Dr. med. Ulla Mariam Hoffmann, Lilly Platschka, Dr. Silke Rausch, Melanie Stille, Serpil Urgulu, Dr. Michael Valet, Thomas Wandl, Dr. med. Uwe Werfel
Members of the Technical Advisory Board: Michael Graab, Ralph Groß, Nikolai Ninov, Henrik Rausch, Daniel Schneider, Norman Storde, Felix Strey
5th Activity Report
The foundation regularly reports on its projects in its own magazine.
All projects are also listed on the project pages pages. For the Irrawaddy River Doctors and the St. Walburg`s Hospital you can also read about current events in the monthly reports.
6. staff structure
The Foundation has three employees. The annual financial statements are prepared pro bono by the law firm Meyer, Brockmeier & Partner in Minden. In addition, numerous Helpers are involved in committees and outreaches for our projects.
7. source of funds
All funds of Artemed Stiftung are generated from donations, mainly from private individuals. The administrative costs are borne by Artemed SE.
Further information can be found in the current annual accounts.
8. information on the use of funds
100% of the donations are used for the projects. Please also see the current annual financial statement.
9. corporate ties with third parties
The sole shareholder of Artemed Stiftung is Artemed SE, represented by Prof. Dr. Rainer Salfeld, Dr. Benjamin I. Behar, Dr. Kerstin Karen Eisenbeiß, Frank Löscher.
The Friends of Artemed Stiftung e.V. supports Artemed Stiftung by organising events and collecting donations.
10. names of legal entities whose annual payments account for more than 10% of the total annual budget
There were no individual donations from legal entities accounting for more than 10 % of total annual income.
Our foundation team
Dr. Veronika Hofmann-Valet
Management
Dr. Veronika Hofmann-Valet has been in charge of Artemed Stiftung since it was founded in 2012 and took over the position of Managing Director in 2013.
Benedikt Lenz
Project management
As project manager at Artemed Stiftung , Benedikt Lenz is primarily responsible for implementing the foundation's projects and coordinating assignments abroad.
Nancy Schinkel
Donation management and administration
Nancy Schinkel takes care of your donations and will be happy to answer any questions you may have about Artemed Stiftung.
Dr. Inga Beck
Freelancer in public relations
Dr. Inga Beck supports Artemed Stiftung as a freelancer in the area of public relations.
