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Trust in charities is earned document by document. Here is our legal identity, our filed accounts, how money moves, and the standards we hold ourselves to — with the originals linked wherever an original exists.
A registered Estonian non-profit.
| Legal name | School Aid MTÜ (mittetulundusühing — non-profit association) |
|---|---|
| Register code | 80646408 — verifiable in the Estonian e-Business Register |
| Registered address | Järvevana tee 9, Kesklinna linnaosa, 11314 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Purpose | Educational support for children in need |
| Financial year | 1 October – 30 September |
| Contact | admin@school-aid.eu (registered) · action@school-aid.eu (enquiries) |
Volunteer-led, founder-funded overheads.
School Aid runs on volunteer time, and our administrative overheads are funded by the founder — so donations are directed to programme delivery: the equipment itself and the transport, logistics and local costs of putting it into classrooms.
We publish the actual split in every mission's "where your money went" report rather than promising a single marketing ratio. We agree with the sector's independent watchdogs that an overhead percentage alone is a poor measure of a charity — what matters is what reached the classroom, evidenced. That is the standard we report against.
Payments run through regulated rails only: Donorbox with Stripe for online donations, and multi-currency business banking for procurement and partner payouts, with receipts issued for every gift.
The paper trail.
Annual report (FY 2024/25)Filed with the Estonian Business Register, June 2026. PDF link to be added on publication of the English summary.
Mission reports — "where your money went"Published after each delivery: photographs, delivery records, budget. The next report follows the Morocco return mission.
Operations & Implementation ManualOur global delivery standard — aligned with the Core Humanitarian Standard, Sphere and INEE. Summary available on request.
Independent vetting — in progressOur GlobalGiving vetting application (legal, financial and governance review) is in preparation; the badge will appear here and at the donate form once granted. We never display a badge we haven't earned.
The children come first — including in photographs.
- Consent for every image. Every photograph of a child on this site was taken and is used with the documented consent of parents, school or community elders, obtained in person.
- Dignity over drama. We follow the Dóchas Code on Images and Messages: no pity imagery, no staged misery, people shown as capable protagonists of their own recovery.
- Identity protected. First names at most, no school-identifying details attached to individual children, nothing that makes a child findable.
- Real, always. No stock substitutes presented as our work, and no AI-generated "beneficiaries" — every image is from our own missions.
- Safeguarding on mission. Field conduct rules, referral procedures and PSEA principles bind everyone who travels or volunteers with us.
Your data, minimally and lawfully.
We collect only what a purpose requires: an email address to send you updates you asked for; the details a payment processor needs to complete your gift. We do not sell or share donor data, we honour deletion requests, and our processors (Donorbox, Stripe) are GDPR-compliant. Analytics on this site run only with your consent.
Questions or requests: admin@school-aid.eu.