Call for Aid from the Joint Committee to Members of the German Parliament
In a letter addressed to six Members of the German Bundestag, the Paritätischer Baden-Württemberg, Regional Association North Black Forest, has raised concerns about the impact of severe budget cuts in the federal budget. The association, which represents non-profit providers in the region, is facing existential threats due to the planned cuts.
The proposed reductions in funding for non-profit services, youth welfare, voluntary services, and integration and support services for refugees and migrants could lead to increased poverty, inequality, and politically fueled conflicts. This is according to the letter, which was written due to the organisation being under particular economic pressure.
The North Black Forest region is not the only area affected by these cuts. Across Germany, non-profit cultural organisations are facing steep budget cuts in 2026, threatening their survival and programme offerings. The 2026 cultural budget draft for the region reduces independent project funding from €500,000 to €80,000, while large institutional subsidies continue to rise.
Public institutions receive compensatory wage subsidies, worsening the relative funding gap for non-profit groups. This imbalance threatens the viability of non-profit culture providers through forced program cuts and closures.
MPs and cultural advocates have raised concerns, seeking ways to remedy this imbalance. The letter from the Paritätischer Baden-Württemberg, Regional Association North Black Forest, asks the Members of the Bundestag to use their influence to highlight the dramatic consequences of the planned cuts in the Bundestag.
The pandemic, massive cost increases due to energy prices, inflation, and justified wage increases for employees have further strained the financial situation of non-profit providers. Many non-profit providers have been living off their reserves for months due to fees and grants being adjusted with significant delay and often insufficiently.
The letter was written from the constituencies of Pforzheim/Enz and Freudenstadt/Calw. The Members of the Bundestag addressed in the letter are Stefanie Aeffner (Alliance 90/The Greens), Saskia Esken (SPD), Gunter Krichbaum (CDU), Klaus Mack (CDU), Katja Mast (SPD), and Rainer Semet (FDP).
The continued existence of non-profit providers in the North Black Forest region is at risk due to the planned cuts. Oliver Keppler, as speaker of the regional association, asks the Members of the Bundestag to do everything in their power to prevent further deterioration and at least prevent cuts.
This article is an archive article, and any phone and contact information as well as date information provided may no longer be current. However, the general political landscape reflects mounting pressure to protect non-profit cultural and social services from deep budget reductions.
Similar budget cuts are impacting non-profits in the health and humanitarian aid sectors, with major reductions from the German government leading to risks such as loss of medical care in refugee camps globally. This underlines a nationwide pattern of shrinking support impacting non-profit operations and demanding a political response.
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