Contributions to CER (aka Tradition 7)

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How to make a contribution to CER / CERES* (Updated for August 2025)

In order to operate, CER manages an entity called The CERES Association. The board of this association is the Steering Group of CER. This association has a bank account in order to receive Tradition 7 contributions and pay operational costs. The bank account is Euro denominated, however, other currencies can be sent to it.

When sending 7th Tradition contributions, please be aware –

1. We accept contributions via Electronic Bank Transfer. This is a €uro account – please send contributions in €uro. If this is not possible, please contact the CER Treasurer (treasurer.cer@aamail.org) in advance of sending funds to make sure we can receive currency you wish to send.
2. With the new EU-wide SEPA system, you should only need our IBAN and BIC/SWIFT to send your contribution, this will depend on your local bank. Should your bank require either the bank address or the CERES Association address it is noted in the information below (address for both is the same).
3. IMPORTANT !!!!!*
  Regardless which system your bank supports, the remarks field of the transfer order form MUST state “Contribution to AA – from IG/Group/Individual Name”
4. The CERES Association Bank Account information:
  Account Name of Recipient: The CERES Association
  IBAN: CH03 0900 0000 1565 0445 1
  BIC/SWIFT code: POFICHBEXXX
  Bank name: PostFinance
  Bank Address: Mingerstrasse 20, 3030 Bern, Switzerland
  
  Your bank may also ask for these numbers:
  Recipient Account Number: 15-650445-1
  euroSIC Clearing nr: 090002
5. Please alert the Treasurer (treasurer.cer@aamail.org) after submitting a contribution to expect incoming funds from your bank.
6. Also alert us if your group or Intergroup Treasurer has changed, so that we can send her/him an e-mail confirmation once we receive your contribution.
  If you have any questions email the CER Treasurer at treasurer.cer@aamail.org

Thank you!

Currently, we can only accept Donations made via Electronic Bank Transfers to the CER bank account. (Unless of course you’d like to drop into the branch at Duesseldorf or elsewhere! You will still need the following information.)

(If this is impossible for you, please contact the treasurer@alcoholics-anonymous.eu and we’ll work something out !)

Account information:
Account Name of Recipient: CERES* e.V.

Bank Name: Deutsche Bank AG
Bank Address: Düsseldorf

(With the new SEPA system, you should only need our BIC/SWIFTand IBAN to send your donation)

BIC/Swift code: DEUTDEDBDUE
IBAN: DE47 3007 0024 0053 6631 00

IMPORTANT!

The remarks field of the transfer document MUST contain either, or both, of the following designations in the remarks field of the transfer form:

Remarks field:

Either: “Donation to AA – from Group-Name”
Or: “Spende für Alkoholiker Anonyme CER – from Group-Name”

***If the donation is not marked as above, we’ll have to send it back to you, for tax reasons.

In the event your bank is still operating with the old system (Germany only), you may need these numbers.
Konto (Account number): 0536631
BLZ (bank code): 300 700 24

Also please contact us with your group or Intergroup Treasurer’s e-mail address, so that we can e-mail an acknowledgement once we receive your donation.

Please contact the Treasurer if you have questions after reading this: treasurer@alcoholics-anonymous.eu

Keywords: Tradition 7, Seventh Tradition, Donations, Donate 7th Tradition