Adessium Foundation
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Rewilding Europe[7]
- Arena for Journalism in Europe.[8]
- European Digital Rights
- Global Ocean Commission
- Privacy International
Projects formerly supported by the foundation
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Adessium Foundation". Adessium Foundation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Adessium Foundation". InfluenceWatch. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Adessium Foundation Contributing to nature and society". www.sdgnederland.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Origins and evolutions of the Adessium Foundation: from the inspiration of a family to an impactful Foundation". en.fondazionelangitalia.it. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Familie Van Vliet (Adessium) doorbreekt zwijgmuur - p 7976" [The Van Vliet family (Adessium) breaks through the wall of silence]. De Dikke Blauwe. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "POLITICO Brussels Influence: The cash behind the NGOs — Parliament changes — 'Happy divorce' for Finance Watch". www.politico.eu. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Adessium Foundation to continue supporting Rewilding Europe". rewildingeurope.com. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Arena for Journalism in Europe: Working Together Across Borders". journalismarena.eu. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Eliot Higgins, founder of international group of investigative journalists Bellingcat". www.ukrinform.net. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Digital Freedom Fund: DFF is currently supported by..." digitalfreedomfund.org. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "United by Tax: Adessium Foundation". www.unitedbytax.com. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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