<p>The domicil is financed by box office revenues, donations, catering and renting proceeds, the city of Dortmund Cultural Office's funding of cultural institutions (since 1998), and sponsoring. More than 80 per cent of its share of turnover are generated by the domicil itself.</p>
<p>The domicil gGmbH offers around 40 full- and part-time positions as well as employing freelancers. It is accredited by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce as a company that offers training in event organization. Besides hosting more than 300 events a year, including concerts, sessions, workshops, and festivals - amongst others, the annual Christmas jazz matinee in the opera house and the Jazztage Dortmund - the venue cooperates with a wide range of creative artists and organizers from Dortmund and the surrounding region.</p>
<p>In addition to numerous awards for the domicil's restaurant, the venue has received diverse distinctions. It has been nominated for the 2010 LEA-Award as one of the 3 best German live clubs, received a state-funded award for outstanding venues in 2010 and 2011, and has been listed as one of the "100 Great Jazz Clubs worldwide" by DownBeat Magazine.</p>