Country profile
Netherlands
Definition
In the Dutch Civil Code Book 2, Article 285-307, a foundation ('stichting') is defined as 'a legal person created by a legal act which has no members and whose purpose is to realise an objective stated in its statutes using capital allocated to such purpose'. Dutch Endowment Funds can also have the form of an association ('vereniging') - in accordance with the Dutch Civil Code Book 2, 26-52. Besides, foundations and associations can have the ‘ANBI’ fiscal status, if they spend 90% of their resources on the public good.
Netherlands’s philanthropy profile
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Pool of assets
€391 million
Total expenditure
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Total employment
Netherlands’s foundations
4500
foundations
Additional links
More on the sector:
Branchevereniging van Fondsen en FoundationsMember organisation
Adessium Foundation
Aidsfonds
Association of Foundations in the Netherlands (FIN)
Both ENDS
Built by Nature
Clean Clothes Campaign
Dioraphte Foundation
European Climate Foundation
European Cultural Foundation
het Cultuurfonds
IKEA Foundation
Learning for Well-being Foundation
Liliane Fonds
Mama Cash Foundation
Oranje Fonds
Porticus
Postcode Lottery Group
Prins Claus Fonds for Culture and Development
RNW Media
Simavi
Stichting Edukans
Stichting Fonds 1818
Stichting Instituut Gak
Terre des Hommes - Netherlands
University Fund Wageningen
Van Leer Group Foundation
War Child Holland