In order to fulfil its purpose as defined in the Statutes, SWP receives a grant approved by the German Bundestag under the budget of the Federal Chancellery (Kap. 0410 Tit 685 02). The grant is awarded on the basis of an annual budget prepared by SWP.
SWP's government grant
2015 € 12.5 million
2016 € 12.3 million
2017 € 13.8 million
2018 € 13.7 million
2019 € 15.5 million
2020 € 15.9 million
2021 € 15,7 million
2022 € 16,1 million
2023 € 17,7 million
In the 2023 financial year, € 12.13 million (69%) in personnel costs and € 5.51 million (31%) in material costs were paid from the institutional grant. 63% (€ 3.45 million) of the material costs consisted of rental costs and 37% (€ 2.06 million) of other material costs.
The government grant covers 100 percent of SWP’s core activities, and SWP is required to manage its finances according to public-sector regulations. Thus despite possessing a private legal form, SWP operates exclusively under public regulations, in particular the Federal Budget Code (BHO), the public-sector pay agreement (TVöD), the Travel Expenses Act (BRKG) and rules and regulations for public procurement.
The Board presents an annual report comprising an activity report and a financial report (annual accounts and balance sheet) to the Council.
The Board has the annual report audited by an auditor or auditing firm. The audit must include the preservation of the endowment, the proper use of endowment and other income, and the preparation of an auditor's report as per § 8 (2) of the Berlin Foundations Act.
The Board also provides the auditor's report to the oversight authority as required under § 8 of the Berlin Foundations Act.
The annual report serves as proof of use of the government grant. The Federal Chancellery is responsible for verification.
In addition to its government grant, SWP may acquire external funding for special research projects from the public sector or other external sources.
Acquisition of external funding for a particular project is driven first and foremost by the interest of an individual researcher or the Institute as a whole in furthering existing research and advisory activities. The decisive criteria are scientific rigour, independence and relevance.
The SWP is politically independent in its research projects and publications, and defines its own research agenda. The Bundestag and German government have always supported this principle, and the German Council of Science and Humanities has underlined the value of independent scientific research. SWP therefore does not accept any research commissions
External funding
2015 € 2.15 million
2016 € 2.32 million
2017 € 2.21 million
2018 € 2.09 million
2019 € 2.72 million
2020 € 3.16 million
2021 € 3.32 million
2022 € 4.85 million
2023 € 4.60 million
For further detail on sources of external funding, please see:
http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/friends-and-partners/sponsors.html
For details of funded projects please see:
http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/projects.html
