One Euro. Total Transparency.
We are stripping away the complexity of charity. No black boxes. No hidden agendas. Just a documented journey from €1 to €1,000,000.
You Join
You donate exactly €1.00. It lands in our Stripe account or directly in the OEJ OÜ bank account.
We Track
Your Euro is logged. The progress bar updates. The funds accumulate safely in the company account.
We Grow
We use a portion of funds to pay for servers and content to reach more people, accelerating the mission.
We Release
When a milestone is hit, we wire 25% directly to the shelter. The receipt is posted publicly.
Where exactly does your €1 go?
We don't hide costs. We display them.
See how we split your donation today vs. when we grow.
🚀 Phase 1: Early Efficiency
Currently, OEJ OÜ is a small entity operating under the EU tax threshold. This allows us to legally bypass VAT for now.
The Result: 100% of your Euro enters the project ecosystem. We lose nothing to the government yet.
Because we are small, your money is powerful. We pay the unavoidable banking fees, and then split the rest: 25% locked for shelters, and a massive 40% to build the mission.
⚖️ Phase 2: Full Compliance
Once we grow past €10k/year, EU law mandates we pay VAT. In Estonia, that is 24%.
The Result: We lose ~€0.19 of every Euro to the state.
Even when taxes eat our margins, we refuse to lower the 25% donation pledge. We will absorb the loss in our operations budget, not the shelter fund.
Hard Questions (Answered)
Do I have to pay tax on my €1?
Where does the money actually sit?
Where is OEJ based?
Does the founder take a salary?
Is this a registered non-profit?
Trust & Transparency
No fine print. No illusions. Every euro explained.
One Euro Journey is not a traditional charity — and we don’t pretend it is.
This is a public, for-purpose social experiment run by OEJ OÜ (Estonia), built to test one simple question: Can one million people create real impact by donating just €1 — transparently, together, in public?
Where your €1 goes
At predefined milestones, donations are made to registered, reputable European animal shelters.
- Community nominated & voted (from milestone 2)
- Every donation documented
- Receipts published publicly
This is the part most projects hide. We don’t. This covers real, unavoidable costs to make the project scale.
- Payment fees (Stripe, Apple/Google Pay)
- Taxes & Accounting (VAT obligations)
- Hosting, Tools, Security
- Content & Marketing (to reach 1M people)
Why not 100% to charity?
Because 100% charity promises are often dishonest. Running a transparent, public, Europe-wide project costs money. Pretending otherwise would mean hiding expenses or burning out.
Instead, we choose honest economics:
🛡️ Proof, not trust
We don’t ask you to “believe us.” You verify us.
- Donation confirmations published
- Milestone transfers documented
- Decisions explained in real time
- Failures shared alongside wins
🔒 Your data stays yours
Transparency applies to data too. We respect your privacy.
- No donor data is sold
- No hidden retargeting schemes
- Emails used only for project updates
- Option to donate anonymously
How to Read This Ledger
This ledger is the public financial record of The One Euro Journey. It exists so anyone — donors, journalists, skeptics — can verify how the project actually operates. You don’t need to trust us. You can read the numbers yourself.
What this ledger shows
The ledger tracks all money related to the project, starting from €0.
- Money received through donations
- Payment processing fees
- Operational expenses
- Milestone donations to shelters
- Community decisions
- Changes or corrections over time
What it does not show
Amounts are shown in aggregate to protect privacy while maintaining accountability.
How the sections work
1. Overview
This is the summary. If you only look at one tab, start here. It shows:
- Total funds raised
- Total donated to shelters
- Total operational spending
- Remaining balance
2. Donations (Aggregate)
This section shows how money enters the system. It reflects the real cost of accepting €1 donations at scale.
- Dates & Payment platforms
- Gross donation amounts
- Processing fees & Net amounts received
3. Milestone Donations
This section shows when and where money leaves the system for impact. No milestone donation happens quietly.
- The target amount reached
- The shelter receiving funds
- A proof link (receipt, confirmation, or video)
4. Operational Expenses
This section explains the 75% operations portion. These are real costs required to run the project publicly and legally.
- Payment processing, Accounting & Taxes
- Hosting, Software, Content & Marketing
- Founder compensation
5. Community Decisions & Change Log
These sections document governance and corrections.
- Shelter nominations & Voting outcomes
- Errors, adjustments, or process clarifications
- Nothing is deleted; changes are logged with context.
Verification & Frequency
How often is this updated?
Major updates occur at milestones. Smaller updates happen during reconciliation. Numbers may briefly lag due to payment settlement, but all delays are documented.
How to verify claims
If something is mentioned on the website, in a video, or on social media, find the related entry in this ledger. Follow the proof link. Check the date and amount. If something isn’t here yet, it hasn’t happened.
What “Ledger Zero” means
Ledger Zero marks the moment before the first donation was received. It exists to prevent backdated entries, retroactive explanations, or hidden setup reimbursements. Everything starts from zero — publicly.
If something looks unclear
That’s intentional. We want questions. If you see something that doesn’t make sense, looks incomplete, or feels uncomfortable: Contact us and ask. Public accountability only works if it’s challenged.
Final Note
This ledger is not a marketing tool. It’s a constraint.
It limits what we can claim, how we can spend, and what we can hide.
If the project succeeds, the ledger will show how.
If it fails, the ledger will show why.
Either way, it stays public.
Media FAQ — One Euro Journey
What is One Euro Journey, exactly?
Is this a charity?
It is not a traditional charity, and it does not claim to be one. It is a media-driven transparency project that donates 25% of funds at predefined milestones to verified European animal shelters.
Why only 25% to shelters?
Payment processing, taxes, accounting, infrastructure, content creation, and compliance are real costs. Rather than hide them, One Euro Journey discloses them openly.
Where does the remaining 75% go?
- Payment processing fees
- Taxes and accounting (Estonia + EU)
- Technology and hosting
- Content production and documentation
- Marketing and distribution
- Founder compensation