About the Foundation
- Name
- Stichting OpenCharities Foundation
- RSIN / fiscal number
- 869566453
- ANBI status
- Application in progress — not yet granted.
- Contact
- info@opencharities.com
Gashouder 59, Zaandam 1506GW, The Netherlands
Purpose
Stichting OpenCharities Foundation is a grantmaking fund. Its purpose is to raise funds and allocate them, at the board's discretion and against its own selection criteria, to local initiatives and changemakers that serve the public interest, anywhere in the world. The Foundation deliberately reaches initiatives that have had no access to funding: those that lack an official charity or ANBI status, or that are not a registered foundation in their own country at all. Selection is strict and decided by the board.
The Foundation owns every gift it receives and allocates it in a fully transparent and publicly accountable manner. It also promotes transparency, trust and public accountability in the philanthropic sector. Donors may express a preference for the initiatives they want to support; this is a non-binding wish, and the board decides the final allocation.
Policy summary
The Foundation raises funds from individuals, corporates and philanthropic institutions, primarily through the OpenCharities platform. As a grantmaking fund, it selects beneficiary initiatives against its own criteria and allocates funds by board decision and a written cooperation agreement. Beneficiaries are funded on the condition that they remain transparent about how the money is spent and communicative about what it achieves. The Foundation disburses funds in phases where possible, with beneficiaries providing periodic updates on expenditure. The Foundation does not invest, holds no speculative positions, and covers its own start-up and operational costs from grants, subsidy and seed funding rather than from donations, so that the full value of each gift reaches the causes it backs. The full policy plan is available on our website.
Board
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jelle Bets | Chair |
| Thijs van Holthuijsen | Secretary |
| Carola Renders | Treasurer |
The Foundation is represented by any two board members acting jointly.
Remuneration policy
Board members receive no remuneration for their work. Only documented out-of-pocket expenses are reimbursed. The Foundation has no paid employees or policy-makers; all activities are carried out by the volunteer board.
Activity report
To be published after the first reporting period (financial year 2026).
Financial accountability
To be published within six months after the end of the financial year (first report: H1 2027 covering the year 2026).
How funds are held and allocated
Donations enter the OpenCharities Foundation Safe, a public 2-of-3 multi-signature wallet on Gnosis Chain, and remain there until the board allocates them to an initiative in the monthly cycle. Earmarking to an initiative is an accounting commitment, published on the public allocation ledger, not a segregated custody arrangement. Every euro is traceable through the Foundation Safe.
Trust & disclosures
- Spending controls
- The Foundation Safe enforces a daily and weekly spending cap via an on-chain allowance module. A 24-hour transaction timelock is planned after the pilot.
- Payouts to initiatives
- Initiatives receive payouts via Monflo, a Dutch crypto-asset service provider licensed under MiCA by the AFM, with custody via Fireblocks. Funds in transit through Monflo are not reflected on the Foundation Safe ledger.
- Bank account
- The Foundation operates a Dutch business bank account for its fiat operations.
- Insurance
- Directors' and officers' (D&O) insurance is in place. The on-chain Safe balance is not separately insured against private-key compromise.
The live Foundation Safe balance and recent inflows are published at app.opencharities.com/transparency.