Members

Civio does not receive any subsides or state aid, nor does it feature advertising. Increasing our community of donors allows us to work more steadily on long-term investigations, plan our projects, and not depend exclusively on the provision of services or winning international competitions and securing grants. It makes us stronger.

Your contribution, no matter how small, will help us to continue investigating and lobbying, to be able to independently disclose opaque practices in our public administrations.

We are already managing to make a difference, and there’s plenty more to be done.

We have introduced issues into political agenda and social debate that were not previously touched, such as transparency, the right to know, details of meetings between senior officials and lobbyists, or citizen participation.

We have driven change in regulations at all levels, from Congress to city councils, so that issues such as public procurement or the activity of lobby groups come under public scrutiny, thus helping to avoid corruption.

We have uncovered malpractices in public management, from institutional advertising campaigns that skirted the law to the arbitrary granting of pardons, which today comes with a political cost.

We have made complex information about public policies and the major decisions that affect us understandable for all citizens.

Do you want to know everything we have done during 2020? Click here and access our Management Report?

Of course, you can do so via this link.

Or if you prefer to donate via a bank transfer, you can make the payment to this account number, specifying “donation + your full name + your phone number or email address” in the comments.

IBAN ES22 0049 0001 5125 1185 1136

Once complete, we will contact you for further details regarding the certificate of donation.

We work for transparency and we lead by example. That is why we publicly acknowledge the support of the people who make our work possible. To guarantee this transparency and the fullest independence of our work, if you are a person of political importance (we will investigate with a basic search on the internet) or if your donation is equal to or greater than €150 per year, we can only accept said donation in your full name. If you prefer not to disclose your full name, your donation amounts to less than €150 per year and you have no political ties, let us know and we will include your initials only. Civio does not accept anonymous donations under any circumstances. Thank you for your contributions, which allow us to ensure our operation complies with the highest demands.

Yes, by donating as a legal entity you can also benefit from tax deductions as follows: 35% if you have been a member for less than three years and 40% from then onwards. If you pay taxes outside of Spain, in the Basque Country, or Navarra, the tax deduction will be calculated differently. Please write to us if you have any questions regarding this point.

When you decide to change your monthly contributions or stop your regular donations, simply contact us via: [email protected] or by calling +34 91 172 79 72.

• If you pay your taxes in Navarra, you have the right to deduct 25% of your donations from your personal income tax (applicable regulation, Art. 33).

• If you are a tax resident in the historical territory of Araba/Álava, you can deduct 20% of your donation (applicable regulation, Art. 21).

• In the historical territory of Gipuzkoa/Guipúzcoa you are entitled to deduct 20% of your donation (applicable regulation, Art. 21).

• In the historical territory of Bizkaia/Vizcaya the deduction amounts to 30% (applicable regulation, Art. 22).

If you have any questions, get in touch.