Disclaimer: This translation is for information purposes
only. The only legally binding version of the association
statuses is the one in the German language.
§ 1 (Name and Registered Office)
The association bears the name icon-leap.
It is planned to register the association, and it will then have the
addendum „e.V.“ („eingetragener Verein“/“registered association“).
The registered office of the association is: Freunder Weg 5, 52068
Aachen.
§ 2 (Fiscal Year)
The fiscal year is equal to the calendar year.
§ 3 (Purpose of the Association)
The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes
within the meaning of the ‘tax-privileged purposes’ section of the German
Tax Code.
The purpose of the association is to sensitise people to social structures
through culture and to think, discuss and shape their change.
Through an online gallery, the association offers special groups of people
the opportunity to create their own stage with their work, earn a basic
income and thus be available to the world and to their own existence.
Online forum and personal assistance are the first tools that enable the
start of a collaboration between the artists and the gallery.
Special (disabled) groups of people are to be understood as: People who
are able to perceive changes of any kind and communicate with their
work.
Cultural activities can be: sculpture, performance, painting, installations,
photography, new media, music, literature and intermedia art forms.
§ 4 (Selfless Activities)
The activities of the association are selfless; it does not primarily pursue
its own economic purposes.
§ 5 (Use of Funds)
The association’s funds may only be used for the purposes set out in the
Articles of Association. Members shall not receive any benefits
(gratuitous benefits) from the association’s funds.
§ 5.1 (Reimbursement of Expenses)
The Board of Directors generally performs its duties on an honorary
basis. It is entitled to reimbursement of its expenses insofar as these are
covered by the budget situation.
Depending on the budget situation, the General Meeting may decide that
members of the Executive Board receive an expense allowance for the
fulfilment of association tasks up to the maximum amount of the lump
sum for honorary duties in accordance with Section 3 No. 26a EstG,
currently limited to EUR 840.
Members can also receive expense allowances for specifically agreed
activities. This can be in the form of a permanent employment in the form
of a salary, marginal employment in the form of a mini-job or in
accordance with the regulations for part-time work as a carer or assistant
(so-called trainer allowance (Übungsleiterfreibetrag) of EUR 3,000 in
accordance with Section 3 No. 26 EstG).
§ 6 (Prohibition of Benefits)
No person may be favoured by expenses that are alien to the purpose of
the association, or by disproportionately high remuneration.
§ 7 (Acquisition of Membership)
Natural persons or legal entities can become members of the
Association.
The application for membership must be made in writing.
The Executive Board shall decide on the application for membership.
A rejection of the application does not need to be justified, but the
applicant has the right to appeal against it to the General Meeting, which
then makes the final decision.
§ 8 (Termination of Membership)
Membership ends through resignation, expulsion, death or the
termination of the legal entity.
Resignation is effected by written declaration to a member of the
Executive Board authorised to represent the association. The written
declaration of resignation must be submitted to the Executive Board with
one month’s notice to the end of each month.
An expulsion can only take place for good cause. Good cause includes,
in particular, behaviour that is detrimental to the objectives of the
association, breach of statutory obligations or arrears in membership
fees of at least one year.
The Executive Board shall decide on the expulsion.
The member has the right to appeal against the expulsion to the General
Meeting, which must be submitted in writing to the Executive Board
within one month.
The General Meeting shall make the final decision within the Association.
The member reserves the right to review the measure by appealing to
the regular courts.
The appeal to a regular court has a suspensive effect until the court
decision becomes final.
§ 9 (Membership Fees)
Members are required to pay membership fees. The amount of the fees
and their due date shall be determined by the General Meeting.
§ 10 (Bodies of the Association)
The bodies of the association are the General Meeting and the Executive
Board.
§ 11 (General Meeting of Members)
The General Assembly is the highest body of the Association. Its tasks
include, in particular, the election and dismissal of the Executive Board,
discharge of the Executive Board, acknowledgement of the reports of the
Executive Board, election of the auditors, determination of contributions
and their due dates, decisions on amendments to the Articles of
Association, decisions on the dissolution of the Association, decisions on
the admission and exclusion of members in cases of appeal and other
tasks, insofar as these arise from the Articles of Association or by law.
An ordinary general meeting is held in the first quarter of each financial
year.
The Executive Board is obliged to call an extraordinary general meeting
if at least one third of the members request this in writing, stating the
reasons.
The Executive Board can make decisions at short notice, which are later
confirmed at the General Meeting.
The General Meeting is called by the Executive Board in writing, giving
one month’s notice and stating the agenda. The notice period begins on
the day following the dispatch of the invitation letter. The letter of
invitation shall be deemed to have been received by the members if it
was sent to the last address known to the Association.
The agenda must be supplemented if a member requests this in writing
no later than one week before the scheduled date. The addition must be
announced at the beginning of the meeting.
Motions to amend the articles of association and to dissolve the
association that have not already been sent to the members with the
invitation to the general meeting can only be decided at the following
general meeting.
The number of members present at the General Meeting shall constitute
a quorum.
The General Meeting is presided over by a member of the Executive
Board.
A minute secretary must be elected at the beginning of the General
Meeting.
Each member has one vote. The right to vote can only be exercised in
person or on behalf of a member by presenting a written authorisation.
Votes are decided by a qualified majority (3/4) of the votes cast.
Amendments to the Articles of Association and the dissolution of the
Association can only be resolved with a majority of 2/3 of the members
present.
Abstentions and invalid votes are not taken into account.
Minutes must be taken of the resolutions of the General Meeting, which
must be signed by the chairman of the meeting and the secretary.
§ 12 (Executive Board)
The Executive Board within the definition of § 26 BGB consists of the 1st
and 2nd Chairperson and the Treasurer. They represent the association
both in and out of court. Two members of the Executive Board represent
the organisation jointly.
The Executive Board is elected by the General Assembly for a term of
two years.
Only members of the Association may become members of the
Executive Board. Re-election is permitted.
The Executive Board remains in office until a new Executive Board has
been elected.
Upon termination of membership in the association, the office as a
member of the Executive Board also ends.
§ 13 (Financial Audit)
The General Meeting elects a financial auditor for a period of one year.
This auditor may not be a member of the Executive Board.
Re-election is permitted.
§ 14 (Liquidation of the Association)
In the event of the liquidation or termination of the Association or the
ceasing of tax-privileged purposes, the assets of the Association shall be
transferred to the non-profit aid organisation ‘Right Livelihood
Foundation’, which is entitled in Germany to forward the donation directly
to the Right Livelihood Foundation in Sweden via the Right Livelihood
Promotion Fund at GLS Treuhand in Bochum, IBAN: DE 9743 0609 6701
0370 0802 (recipient name: Dachstiftung für individuelles Schenken) and
to issue a corresponding donation receipt.