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] Since 2021, it has been managed by Saskia van den Dool.[6]

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.[7]

Projects supported by the foundation

Projects formerly supported by the foundation

References
  1. adessium home page www.adessium.org, accessed 2 July 2021
  2. Non-profit Adessium Foundation www.influencewatch.org, accessed 2 July 2021
  3. Adessium Foundation Contributing to nature and society www.sdgnederland.nl, accessed 2 July 2021
  4. Origins and evolutions of the Adessium Foundation: from the inspiration of a family to an impactful Foundation en.fondazionelangitalia.it, accessed 2 July 2021
  5. Familie Van Vliet (Adessium) doorbreekt zwijgmuur (tr. "The Van Vliet family (Adessium) breaks through the wall of silence") 27 December 2017 www.dedikkeblauwe.nl, accessed 5 February 2023
  6. Saskia van den Dool appointed managing director of Adessium Foundation Alliance magazine, 23 October 2020, accessed 5 February 2023
  7. POLITICO Brussels Influence: The cash behind the NGOs — Parliament changes — ‘Happy divorce’ for Finance Watch 20 January 2017 www.politico.eu, accessed 5 February 2023
  8. Adessium Foundation to continue supporting Rewilding Europe 1 February 2017 rewildingeurope.com, accessed 2 July 2021
  9. Arena for Journalism in Europe: Working Together Across Borders journalismarena.eu, accessed 2 July 2021
  10. Eliot Higgins, founder of international group of investigative journalists Bellingcat 31 October 2019 www.ukrinform.net, accessed 2 July 2021
  11. Digital Freedom Fund: DFF is currently supported by... digitalfreedomfund.org, accessed 2 July 2021
  12. United by Tax: Adessium Foundation 'The Dutch private and independent Adessium Foundation...' www.unitedbytax.com, accessed 2 July 2021

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