Draft amendment
§1 Company and registered office of the company
(1) The name of the company is:
Chamäleon Berlin gGmbH.
(2) The company’s registered office is in Berlin.
§2 Purpose of the company
(1) The purpose of the company is the performance, creation and co-production of contemporary circus productions, other works in the performing arts and events for social discourse on its own and other stages in Germany and abroad. Furthermore, the company is committed to strengthening the framework conditions for the art form of contemporary circus through improved access to funding and better visibility in comparison to other art forms. The company is involved in the professional training and further education of cultural and creative artists through various programmes, mentoring, artist residencies, lectures and events.
(2) The company may conduct any business that directly serves the purpose of the company. It may establish branches and participate in other companies and associations.
§3 Non-profit status
(1) The company exclusively and directly pursues non-profit purposes within the meaning of the “tax-privileged purposes” section of the German Fiscal Code (AO).
The purpose of the company is the advancement of art and culture (Section 52 Para. 2 No. 5 AO) and, if not already included therein, theadvancement of adult education and vocational training (Section 52 Para. 2 No. 7 AO)
(2) The purpose set out in the statutes is realised in particular through the performance, creation, co-production of contemporary circus productions, other works in the performing arts and events for social discourse on its own and other stages in Germany and abroad. Furthermore, the company is committed to strengthening the framework conditions for the art form of contemporary circus through improved access to funding and better visibility in comparison to other art forms. The company is involved in the professional training and further education of cultural and creative artists through various programmes, mentoring, artist residencies, lectures and events.
(3) The company is a non-profit organisation; it does not primarily pursue its own economic purposes.
(4) The company’s funds may only be used for the purposes set out in the statutes.
(5) Shareholders may not receive any profit shares or other benefits from the corporation’s funds. They will not receive more than their any capital shares paid on and the fair market value of their contributions in kind when they leave or when the corporation is dissolved or if tax privileged purposes no longer exist.
(6) No person may benefit from expenses that do not relate to to the purpose of the company or from disproportionately high remuneration.
(7) The company may also employ aids within the meaning of Section 57 Para. I No. 2 AO in the implementation of its statutory purposes.
(8) If the company is dissolved or if tax-privileged purposes cease to exist, the assets of the company, if they exceed the capital shares paid in by any shareholders and the fair market value of the contributions in kind made by the shareholders, shall be transferred to a legal entity under public law or another tax-privileged corporation for the purpose of promoting art and culture in the field of contemporary circus.