What we fund
What we fund
The Foundation works across four areas. If your request fits none of them, you can still apply by selecting “Other”.
Entrepreneurship
Support for founders and young businesses: funding, introductions, guidance and follow-up over time.
- Starting or growing an activity
- Buying professional equipment or tools
- Guidance on structuring and management
- 146
- activities funded
- 68 %
- still running after 3 years
- 3 200 €
- median amount
Social action
Responding to emergencies and supporting families: health, housing, food aid, and backing for grassroots organisations.
- Covering medical costs
- Emergency help for a family
- Support for a local organisation
- 97
- families supported
- 72 h
- emergency turnaround
- 14
- field organisations backed
Education
Support for pupils, students and institutions: tuition fees, supplies, vocational training, school equipment.
- Tuition or registration fees
- Vocational or technical training
- Equipping a school or training centre
- 118
- grants awarded
- 91 %
- of grant holders graduate
- 9
- institutions equipped
Sport and youth
Support for clubs, academies and young athletes: equipment, facilities, competition entry, coaching.
- Equipping a club or academy
- Taking part in a competition
- Training sports coaches
- 51
- clubs and academies supported
- 2 400
- young people involved
- 100 %
- of supported youth in school
Other
Some requests match none of our usual areas. They are still reviewed, provided they are clearly presented.
The Foundation
Our approach
Four areas of work, one principle: every application gets a serious review, whatever the amount involved.
Fund what is missing, not what already exists
We step in where one specific blockage stops a project: a machine, a registration fee, a piece of equipment. The rest is often already there.
Follow up after the payment
Funding without follow-up rarely produces lasting results. Every selected project is supported, and we report on what worked as well as what failed.
Decide on the file, not on connections
Criteria are public and applications go through the website only. Nobody receives support because they know someone.