Support
For the restauration and upkeep of the synagogue we need money. Therefore we are grateful for any donations.
If you want to support us there are different ways to transfer money to us.
You might be interested to see some alternatives and the information we got about them.
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Using a Bank Transfer
Bank Transfer
By this we mean a way of directly transferring money from one account to another.
There are different names (Bank Transfer, Giro Transfer, Electronic Bill Payment ) and varying procedures for this in different countries.
Within SEPA this is the best way to donate.
If you are not sure, please ask your bank for details and especially for the costs on your and our side.
Data which you need
Our data for this way of transferring money are:
(Our bank is the Volksbank Kraichgau, Wiesloch-Sinsheim
Volksbank Kraichgau
(BLZ 67292200)Costs on our Side
Depending from where you send the money there might be fees to consider. Our bank might take money from the amount which you send for handling the transaction.
Transfers inside SEPA:
(SEPA consists of the 28 member states of the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway San Marino and Switzerland)
For a bank transfer in EUROS from inside SEPA there are no charges from our bank.
This is why we recommend to use this way to send money inside SEPA.
Transfers from outside SEPA:
In this case our bank charges at the moment
- banking fees 1.5 ‰, but at least 10,00 € (and max 100,00 €)
for transfers where the currency given is not Euros there is an additional
- courtage 0.25 ‰, but at least 1 € (and max 100 €)
Taking the Costs
With international money transfer you get the possibility to take on the costs of the transfer by entering „own” in the appropriate field.
(If you don't fill in this field the default is „share”. This means that each party takes its own costs.)
We would be grateful if you could do that from outside SEPA. (The costs will be drawn from your donation anyway but in this case we get the amount you had intended, and we can write out a receipt for the intended amount)
Hints
There might be further niceties to be watched which we are not aware of, e.g. from some states there might be measures against money laundering in place. Please contact your own bank for this.
Using PayPal
Using Paypal
If you already have a PayPal account this is a convenient way for the transfer. Outside SEPA this the best way we have found. The costs are not very high and it is easy to use.
For this it is easiest to use PayPal.Me/synagoguesteinsfurt
(You can directly click this link or you can enter the text
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/synagoguesteinsfurt in your browser)
The page which opens should show the text Alte Synagoge Steinsfurt e.V. @synagoguesteinsfurt and a small view from inside the synagogue.
You can fill in the details once you have logged in to PayPal.
Using a Check
Donations can be made using a check but in this case there are costs for us which you ought to be aware of because they are deducted from your donation..
Using a Money Order
You might want to use a money order for your donation.
Our bank has informed us that a money order is in many ways equivalent to a check. So the relevant information is in many ways the same, too.
Using a Money Order
If you have a reliable way of sending letters to us this might be a very cheap way to transfer money.
We are a nonprofit organization. This has been confirmed by the Finanzamt Sinsheim on November 11, 2022 (the control number for this is 44082/51046). So any donations are tax-deductible according to German law.
Sadly we don't know whether this is of any use to you.
We will write out a receipt according to the regulations of German Tax Law in any case.
Please inform us if a different form of receipt or some additional paperwork is of any use to you. We will try and meet the requirements if that is possible for us.