Organization:Adessium Foundation
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The Adessium Foundation is a charitable foundation based in the Netherlands.[1][2]
It was created in 2005 by Gerard van Vliet and his family.[3][4][5]
Budget and beneficiaries
Its annual budget is between fifteen and twenty million euros.[4] This is distributed to programs “such as marine conservation and efforts to promote open and democratic societies”.[5] According to Politico, the foundation is a major donor to some of Brussels' most influential NGOs. In 2015 the foundation paid around €18.5 million to organizations such as The European Consumer Organisation, ClientEarth, Corporate Europe Observatory, Finance Watch, Friends of the Earth Europe, Transparency International, Greenpeace, and Zero Waste Europe.[6]
Projects supported by the foundation
- Rewilding Europe[7]
- Arena for Journalism in Europe.[8]
- European Digital Rights
- Global Ocean Commission
- Privacy International
Projects formerly supported by the foundation
- Bellingcat.[9]
- Digital Freedom Foundation (with the Ford Foundation, and the Open Society Foundations).[10]
- European Policy Center.
- Finance Watch.
- African Parks.
- United By Tax.[11]
References
- ↑ "Adessium Foundation". https://www.adessium.org/.
- ↑ "Adessium Foundation". https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/adessium-foundation/.
- ↑ "Adessium Foundation Contributing to nature and society" (in nl-NL). https://www.sdgnederland.nl/user/adessium+foundation/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Origins and evolutions of the Adessium Foundation: from the inspiration of a family to an impactful Foundation". https://en.fondazionelangitalia.it/2017/11/29/origins-and-evolutions-of-the-adessium-foundation-from-the-inspiration-of-a-family-to-an-impactful-foundation/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Familie Van Vliet (Adessium) doorbreekt zwijgmuur - p 7976" (in en). https://www.dedikkeblauwe.nl/news/vanvliet-stilzwijgen/7976.
- ↑ "POLITICO Brussels Influence: The cash behind the NGOs — Parliament changes — ‘Happy divorce’ for Finance Watch". 20 January 2017. https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/politico-eu-influence/politico-brussels-influence-the-cash-behind-the-ngos-parliament-changes-happy-divorce-for-finance-watch/.
- ↑ "Adessium Foundation to continue supporting Rewilding Europe". 1 February 2017. https://rewildingeurope.com/news/adessium-foundation-to-continue-supporting-rewilding-europe/.
- ↑ "Arena for Journalism in Europe: Working Together Across Borders". https://journalismarena.eu/contact-about/the-funders/.
- ↑ "Eliot Higgins, founder of international group of investigative journalists Bellingcat". 31 October 2019. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/2809130-eliot-higgins-founder-of-international-group-of-investigative-journalists-bellingcat.html.
- ↑ "Digital Freedom Fund: DFF is currently supported by...". https://digitalfreedomfund.org/funding/.
- ↑ "United by Tax: Adessium Foundation". 2018-11-27. https://www.unitedbytax.com/partnerlist/royal-dsm/. "The Dutch private and independent Adessium Foundation..."
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