GINGKO (.4 compan!" limited bj guarantee) Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 December 2024 Ch2ritt" number: 1158548 Compans" number: 08565380 (JlN(¥KC) d.51 Decembcr ?1124 'L￿t tn Contents P2ge 2 Trustees, Report Page 13 Statement of Financial .4ctiTrities Page 14 Balance Sheet P2ge 15 Statement of Gash fioTrs Page 16 Notes to the accounts (JlN(¥KC) d.51 Decembcr ?1124 'L￿t tn Trustees, Report The trustees are ple2sed to present their annual directors, report for the Tre2r ended 31 December 2024. The teport meets the requirements for a directors, report and the accounts for Companies .Ict purposes. The fmanci218t2tements compl>" Thith the Comp2nies .Ict 2006, the _lrticles of .Is8ociation, 2nd Accountitig atid Reportitig bs. Gh2fities' Statement 0£ Recommended Practice applic2ble to charities preparing their 2ccoiint8 in accordance Trith the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the Uk and Repubh'c of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l J2nuarn" 202? H2rry Hall Chair Date.. 0410612025 (JlN(¥KC) d.51 Decembcr ?1124 'L￿t tn l. Our Purposes and Activities The Trustees promote 2nd f2cdit2te dialogue bettN-een the TrIiddle East 2nd the Western world through grants, scho12rlTr pubhcations, atid inter£2ith fellO￿-ShiP retreats. In the face of an incre2singls-. I'inllent dii'ide bettk.een East and West, we enable constructis"e, inforn]ed, and open discussion, gITr￿g a Tr oice to a new generation of thinkers 2nd opitllon forniers. The objective of the charity is: To ad&"ance education concerning the tstid(lle East and Notth ,Ifrica (ThIENA) region for the public benefit The charirn" carries out its objectiN"e bTr' aTh-arding grants, 2n inter£2ith felloTrship programme, promoting research 2nd publishing re12ted m2teri21, thus enhancing and disseminating knoiwledge, 2nd adi"2ncing education for the pubh'c benefit. Our events are transn2tion21, multiculturaL interfaith ei'ents, attended bs" both people of western backgrounds as well as people Irom, or with roots in, the IEN,I region. The aim of such ei'ents is to foster dialogue between people of th'Eferent ethtllcities 2nd cultures, and promote mutual understanding based upon shared interests atid concerns. By supporting and eiig2gitig ac2demics, intellectu2ls 2nd public figures we generate Thllder interest in 2nd knowledge of the region 2nd understanding of its culture, both in the West and in the NIEN.I region itself. Our charity, also promotes research on the region b!" aTrarding research grants and organising forums for the presentation of papers and debate. Ive aim to pubhsh the outcomes of the rese￿Ch presented or subsequently submitted. We also publish original and translated works of scholarship related to the NIENA region in order to further out ch2rit2ble objectii'es. In all these matters the Trustees haN-e had regard to the Chatit! Commission's guidelines on operating for the public benefit. Note that b>" the term NIEN,I, ￿"e conceii e the re￿on as Ini'oll￿g not just the ,Irab countries, but also Turke}", Iran, Israel, the kurdish regions, etc. (JlN(¥KC) d.51 Decembcr ?1124 'L￿t tn 1.1 2024 Activities and Impact Interfaith Fellowship Retreat The 2024 GINGKO Interfaith FelloiTr ship Retreat was attended b1- 14 participating Fellows. Most were affiliated with one of the three .Ibrahamic Exiths 2nd ii-ere aged beTh￿eell 3140. LN2tion2lities 172ried, but all attetidees were students And earls. career scholars OE religion, those interested in inter62ith dialogue or faith practitiotiers. Since its foundation, the Fellowship has become increasingl!- more dii-etse, both in tern]s of nationality, and eh'gious 2ffdi2tion of its members. The first part of the Retreat, held in Cairo, consisted of ￿l51t5 to rehgious sites inclu(lllig the Coptic churches of Sts ser￿ll8 2nd B2cchus and the Hanging Ghurch, the Ben E2r2 S}nagogue, and _Il-,Izhar NIosque. The secotid Part of the Retreat, held at the Goptic monastell" of .InaEor2, located on the desert road bet￿-een G2iro 2nd Alexandria, consisted of a series of i￿0[kShopS and interactil-e sessions. Ahead of the Retreat, the FelloNTrs' eiyectations were centred on the opportunin- to engage NTrith their peers from different cultures and rehgions, as Trell as understanding the role interfaith dialogue could pla!: in addressing complex i8sue8. Aftenvards, FelloTh s desctibed their experience at the Retreat as 'life changing, 2nd as 2 time when the! had been able to 'hold each other's pain and anger,. The!,- also reported that the Retreat had been a 'safe space to exchange ideas and experiences., ,lfter the Retreat, an increased percentage of Fellows reported feeling confident in their kniowledge about 'an .Ibrahamic reh￿"on to ii-hich I do not mjself belong, and the percentage of respondents sttongl)" agreeing ivith the statement 'I feel confident in m!: knoTh"ledge about m}, reh'gyion, increased Irom 27.3 to 6? 5 percent. 75 percent of the respondents said their Iryeivs about people of other faiths had (POSIti￿ ely) changed during the Retre2t. The convetiots of the Retre2t ￿TOte up their experience in an 2rticle that published b}" The EcumetllC21 ReTr"ie￿, ('The Personal Before q& nd ,4fter the Pohtical: Case Stud!- of a Dialogue lklethodo1o￿. for Crisis,), journal established b}, the KK'orld Councd of Churches. GINGKO paid for the article to be made open-access. Modetated Sesslon Following the POSitiN-e response to a moderated session organised in ?023 aimed at proTriding a ￿￿tUal space for members of the Fellowship programme to share their thoughts 2nd Eeelings about the ongoing Isr2el/P21estine confiict, GINGKO hosted a second, similar eTr-ent in January- ?024. The second session iiTas 5imilarlv well- received by those ivho participated. Grants Programme GINGKO grants are aimed at supporting academic research into the histor)", art history. 2nd religons of MEINA, 2S IITell as to support interEaith/inrercultur21 encounters that bring together people from NIENA and the West. C,ING.IKO offers three kinds of grants: The Werner Iklark Linz Trlemorial Grant is a medium-scale aTrard to fund academic tesearch projects, conferences or svmposiums on one or more of C.INLC.LO's academic subject areas - the history, att 'story or rehgions ol the IKIEN.4 re￿on - in an!" time period. (JlN(¥KC) d.51 Decembcr ?1124 'L￿t tn The Research Grant is a small-scale aiyard to fLmd academic research, conferences or s!Thposiums on one or more of CILNC,KO's academic subject 2re2s - the h￿[Or[", art historp or relw.ons of the NIENA region - in an!" time period. The Encounter CJr2nt is 2 sm2ll-sc21e aii-ard to fimd interEaith 2nd/or intercultural encounters that bring together people from NIEN.l and the W'est. 2024 Grant Recipients 40 applications were receiiTed atid 7 grants were 2Th2rded. Cjrants There aw2rded to those projects that most clearlTr' demonstrated an intetition and ability. to improi-e mutual understanding between hIENA and the West in an impactful Th"a!,, furthering GINGKO'S charitable aim. Wemer Mark Linz Memotial Grant Dr Keelan Overton Tbe EMaN/tyadelJ Yaljjpa at Tlaramin." Online EA"bil)i/ion LJiFing Iranian S/)rine This (Iw'tal project concerning an Itanian shrine 50Uth ol Tehran was distinguished bl. its forn]at as an online exhibition, its use of interdisciplinan: methods and bilingual presentation (Enghsh-Persian), 2nd most of all b>. its equal inclusion of scholars based in Iran. Ix'ithin M-o Tr-eeks of launching, the exhibition had OTr er 1200 unique visitors, and was accessed in Enghsh, French, Persian, Gennan, Dutch, Japanese, Russian, Turkish and .4rabic. Reseaich Grants Dr Nader Sayadi aryatiijes.. Tlje ￿I￿lI￿al Culiiire OJ tVesiAnan EllJno/o￿i in 2lmen¢a This research project investigated the forn]ation of the Hall of .Isian People5 at the .Imerican Trluseum of N2tur21 Histori, (-ILI,INH) in Ne￿- I'ork Citi:, Ivith a focus on the galleries concerning West Asi2 2nd the World of Islam,. It facilitated a comprehensii'e understanding of the collection, exhibition, and presentation of the material culture of the Islamic Trorld within the broader context of ethnolo￿. museums in the LTnited States. Dr Efrat Aviv Religious DynaMi6J' in ErdOga￿ J" Turkej,: Exploring ilje 1ttoa6't oj Siate-Religion Re/a/iop/s OK the Turkish Jewis/J CoMtMunity EEr2t ANiN"'s research 2n21Tr'se the trajector). of reh￿.0￿S strengthening or weakening within the Turkish Jewish communiti, ftom the inception of the Turkish Republic to the present da}. The primary objective is to 'scern potential correlations bet￿-een the tell￿ou5 dl-namics ol the general T￿kish Trluslim society and those of the Jewish con]munity in Tutke)". Dr Gizem Tongo Tbe l)tfo/nan F.'2xPire ibe 1900 Puns F.'xPosihon." Onenlulism. Roresenldlion, und Idenllty The Ottoman Ei mpire at the 1900 P2ris Elposition will focus on the participation of the Ottoman Empire at the Exposition L,niverselle of 1900 organised in Paris, Trith a focus on the art of painting and draiiling on archi&"al source5, eyhibition catalogues, att reNieTr 5, diaties and memoirs. (JlN(¥KC) d.51 Decembcr ?1124 'L￿t tn Encountet Grants Dr Kusha Sefat Book Talk(s) in ihe l -' ,K CJennanJ This series of book talks at unii'ersities in the L'k and Gern]an!- saTh- kusha Sefat introduce his latest bool ReiJo/Ation of Tl)ings.' Tlje Islamism aKIl PoJ.t-l￿IaMls/Th ol ObJe" the Haus des StiEtens inL I lunich, Stiftuiig - CJingko Library, enables CJertn2n taxpaTrers to donate to GIN'GKO tax efficientl!". StiltLmg - Gingko Library. is an affih'ated orgyanisation to GINGKO and funds donated to Stiltung- Gingko Libran- are used eiclusii'el!: to support projects either initiated bTr' C,ING.IKC) or that further C.INC,KC)'s aims. Stiftung- CJingko Libr2n' either sends ￿ndS directlsT to G.INGIcO to suppoit its ch2rit2ble activities or disburses Eunds directl!" to further our charitable aims and objects. 6.6 Risk management GINGKO hopes to increase the les'el of donations it receii-es in the neit ?_3 }'ear period. To realise this, GINGKO started des'eloping a fundraising strategTr in 20?4. Barbara SchiN'epcke (CEO) and Nadja Harvard (C.harity ,Idministr2tor) attended short-term courses hosted b!. The Ghartered Institute of Fundr2i8ing focused on raising funds from trusts and major donors. In 2025, GINGKO will continue to dei.elop and begin to implement its fundraising stt2tegi- _ engaging proEession21 fundraising eiperts Th,here needed. 6.7 Resetves Pollcy It is a polic! of the charitt, to hold free reseTh es at a les-el which Th-ill fund future }-ears' operations. .It 31 December 2024 unrestricted free tesenTes were £1,544,379. 7. Trustees, responsibilities in relation to the financial statements C,ING.IKO's trustees (Th"ho are also the directors of CINTC.KO for the purposes of company 12w) are responsible fot preparing a trustees annual teport and financial statements in accordance Thith applicable laNTr and United I