The Vice President of the Wau Holland Foundation is Andy Müller-Maguhn, a friend of Julian Assange's.
[4] On October 25, 2012, the Hamburg Tax Office retroactively revoked its non-profit status for 2010 because they decided that "the forwarding of donations to WikiLeaks and/or to the individuals behind the organization" meant the Wau Holland Foundation "did not satisfy the condition for the direct pursuit of tax-advantaged purposes".
[5] The Hamburg Tax Office rejected a complaint filed by the Wau Holland Foundation about the decision.
[6][non-primary source needed] In March 2024, the Wau Holland Foundation announced that its non-profit status for 2020 had been revoked in a letter dated February 26, 2024 and that they would appeal the decision.
[1][2] Between October 2009 when it began accepting donations on WikiLeaks' behalf and December 2010, the foundation collected over $1.9 million USD.