The Youth Fund for Sports & Culture exists thanks to donations, subsidies, and support through structural contributions and exposure from established partners.
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Our regular partners support us structurally with an annual contribution, exposure, and strengthening collaboration:
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For years, ABN AMRO has been organizing free sports and cultural activities through the ABN AMRO Foundation, specifically for children who don't always take part. This is a perfect match for the Youth Fund. Because we can ensure that children who have become enthusiastic can continue to participate by joining a club.
In recent years, the ABN AMRO Foundation and the Youth Fund have collaborated on activities such as the annual musical visit, which includes a guest lesson in the classroom. Since 2024, ABN AMRO has also been a proud partner of the Youth Fund.
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Allianz Direct, together with Usain Bolt, is launching the #DirectPromise and the Bolt Battles. With a shared goal: supporting the heroes of tomorrow.
Allianz Direct sit This wonderful initiative has been launched in several European countries, and it's now available in the Netherlands. The Youth Fund for Sport & Culture has been chosen as the charity to help future sports stars realize their dreams. In this way, Allianz Direct makes it possible for children and young people from low-income families to participate in sports and games.
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Geert Lippens, CEO of BNP Paribas Netherlands: We believe it's important that all children and young people have the opportunity to play sports and participate in all kinds of cultural activities. We are proud that BNP Paribas, as a partner of the Youth Fund for Sports and Culture, can contribute to the social and cultural development of a new generation and to a more inclusive society.
BNP Paribas has been a partner of the Youth Fund since 2018. Through the BNP Paribas Foundation's Dream Up program, they not only support us but also the El Jackson Education project, run by Youth Fund ambassador and two-time world champion groundmove Nasser el Jackson. Along with his sister Iman and good friend Younes, he teaches young people from underprivileged families freestyle football and cultural lessons every week.
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Danoontje wants to help children grow up healthy and happy. That's why they support our fund in various ways.
Danoontje has made a generous initial donation. This will help 100 children secure a year-long membership in their favorite sports or cultural club. At Danoontje, they believe that healthy food isn't the only factor important for children's development. All children should have the opportunity to join a club and develop emotionally, socially, and physically, while also having fun. This way, every child can have the chance to shine!
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Global Media & Entertainment is an international player in the field of out-of-home advertising. Through "Make Some Noise," Global supports local charities that improve the living conditions of disadvantaged people. In 2024, the focus was on charities that work to improve the lives of children and young people in the Netherlands. That's where the Youth Fund for Sport & Culture came in!
We have a multi-year partnership in which Global supports the Youth Fund with digital screens throughout the Netherlands.
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The National Postcode Lottery was founded in 1989 to support charities working towards a just and green world where no one is overlooked. The lottery raises funds for its charities and raises awareness of their work.
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Everyone deserves a club. That's why Rabobank has been supporting clubs throughout the Netherlands for years. Through Rabo ClubSupport, they provide these clubs with knowledge, networks, and funding to help them achieve their ambitions. Because a healthy club life is an important part of a healthy and livable Dutch society. And while Rabobank supports clubs, the Youth Fund Sport & Culture supports children. Together, we work towards a common goal: A club for everyone.
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Scapino is a Dutch retailer of shoes, sportswear, and clothing. They are true shoe specialists. They offer shoes for all types of activities, for all target groups. They complement this with a range of trendy sportswear and comfortable basic clothing and accessories. Scapino was founded in 1974, almost 50 years ago, with the idea of making good children's shoes accessible to all children in the Netherlands. This is where Scapino and the Youth Fund for Sport & Culture find common ground. Scapino is a partner in the Choose a Club Campaign and helps Scapino promote the Youth Fund for Sport & Culture's mission in its own campaigns.
"Good quality should be accessible and affordable for everyone. That's why everyone is welcome at Scapino. Young, old, tall, short, poor, rich. Everyone is equally important, so we don't discriminate. So everyone has the same opportunities. That's only fair." – Jordi Hillenga, Marketing Manager at Scapino
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TK Maxx believes that every child should have the opportunity to make their dreams come true. That's why the international retailer is committed to supporting children growing up in families with financial difficulties. Since 2024, TK Maxx has been a proud partner of the Youth Fund.
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As a Supporter of Sports, Univé believes that sports and exercise are for everyone. Through Univé's sports network and a financial contribution, we work together to ensure that children are exposed to various sports and can ultimately join a club. Univé has been a partner of the Youth Fund since 2024.
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles believes that all children should be able to participate in sports and cultural activities. This is crucial, especially for children growing up in families with financial difficulties. That's why Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is a proud partner of the Youth Fund!
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supports the Youth Fund in various ways. With a generous donation that allows us to help over 750 children, through various additional initiatives to raise even more money, and with The provision of a new Buzz Cargo ID for three years, including Youth Fund stickers.
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The VriendenLoterij supports cultural, sports, and social organizations that strive to make everyday happiness possible for everyone. Participants can choose which organization or institution they support and have an immediate chance to win great prizes. At least 40% of the ticket price benefits 57 cultural partners and nearly 3,500 charities, clubs, and associations.
Thanks to the annual contribution from the Friends Lottery, more than 1,000 children can participate in sports, dance lessons or music every year through the Youth Fund for Sports & Culture.
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VSBfonds envisions a social, inclusive, and creative society. A society where people from diverse backgrounds, ideas, and cultures meet, inspire, and connect with each other. Where everyone has a fair chance to advance in life and be there for others.
That's why VSBfonds is supporting the Youth Fund for Sports & Culture with a one-time donation in 2025. Because by participating in sports and culture, children can progress independently and together in life. The donation will allow the Youth Fund for Sports & Culture to strengthen its partnership with local governments, establish a Youth Council, and get more children across the country involved in sports and culture. That's where VSBfonds and the Youth Fund for Sports & Culture find common ground: ensuring that everyone wants, is allowed, and can participate.
We collaborate with our partners in sports to strengthen each other's ambitions through content and events. We collaborate periodically at the campaign level and are partnered as charities during activations.
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The Youth Sports & Culture Fund is an associate member of NOC*NSF and makes an important contribution to the ambition to get more people involved in sports and to give children in the Netherlands a better future.
NOC*NSF and the Youth Fund for Sport & Culture have found common ground in their ambition to promote sports participation. The group of children reached through the Youth Fund for Sport & Culture, who find their way into clubs, is particularly important in this regard. These children would otherwise literally become a forgotten group, while now, within the social cohesion of the sports club, they have the opportunity to become lifelong athletes.
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The Youth Sports & Culture Fund is the charity of Team Visma | Lease a Bike.
The shared ambition is to offer as many children from low-income families as possible the opportunity to participate in sports. Would you like to contribute? Join the Youth Sports & Culture Fund:
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The Youth Fund for Sports & Culture has been affiliated with the KNVB since 2010.
""The Jeugdfonds Sport is a natural and logical partner for us," says Jean Paul Decossaux (Commercial Director). "This collaboration aligns perfectly with our ambition to use our core competencies – people, knowledge, and infrastructure – to solve social problems.“
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Dutch Gymnastics is the network for everyone and everything passionate about gymnastics. From gymnastics clubs to equipment suppliers. From coaches to enthusiastic parents, and from dedicated volunteers to elite athletes. The KNGU (Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation) has been contributing to the sport for 150 years. Together we are one big family, one community: Dutch Gymnastics. The athlete is central to our community! "Sharing is caring." Dutch Gymnastics believes it's important to support the Youth Fund for Sports & Culture so that exercise can be accessible to all children.
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The KNHB has chosen the Youth Fund Sport & Culture as its charity. The use of the Youth Fund Sport & Culture as a KNHB charity, and the 2014 Hockey World Cup in particular, aligns with the KNHB's policy vision (Engage and Connect). Current developments in Dutch society were considered when selecting the new charity. All activities are supported by the national teams.
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The Esther Vergeer Foundation and the Youth Fund for Sport & Culture are collaborating. This allows us to support children and young people with physical disabilities who are growing up in families with financial difficulties. We can then also pay the sports club membership fees for these children and young people.
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Warrior Code is a Dutch startup that launched in 2021 with an online platform for the combat sports world, co-founded by our ambassador Remy Bonjasky, three-time K-1 heavyweight world champion. The platform makes combat sports accessible in the Netherlands with articles, videos, and a special gym locator for new fighters. As a partner of the Youth Fund, Warrior Code gives the fund a prominent spot on its website to make combat sports accessible to all children and young people.
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The AVROTROS radio program "De Muziekfabriek" (The Music Factory) is taking action in 2025 to support the Youth Fund for Sports and Culture. Music makes the world more beautiful and people happier. Yet, fewer and fewer children and young people are experiencing music lessons. With the closure of music schools and the loss of school music, music education is slowly becoming a privilege. A real shame, according to radio presenters Jet Berkhout, Carine Lacor, and Johannes Wirix-Speetjens. They believe that every child, rich or poor, should have access to music lessons. That's why they're organizing the "Every Child a Music Lesson" campaign to raise money for our fund.
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The Fund for Cultural Participation encourages participation in culture.
Everyone deserves the opportunity to engage with culture in their own way, both at school and in their free time. Creating culture brings joy, brings people together, and makes our shared stories visible. By creating culture themselves, people give shape and meaning to a constantly changing environment.
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During Art Weeks, every child is an artist. Students delve into the life and work of a famous artist and are then challenged to work on specific, detailed assignments.
All participants will receive a personal online museum. True fans can order a fun souvenir featuring the children's art. A portion of each order goes directly to the Youth Sports & Culture Fund. This way, participating schools not only support the creative development of their own students but also enable children to discover their passions outside of school.
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The National Knowledge Institute for Cultural Education and Amateur Arts (LKCA) aims to ensure that everyone receives quality cultural education (at school and during leisure time) and that everyone can participate in cultural activities. To this end, we support professionals and administrators working in cultural education or cultural participation.
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The Dutch Breaking League (NBL) is a foundation dedicated to professionalizing the breakdance scene in the Netherlands. They do this by structuring the scene, cultivating and disseminating insights into related areas such as teaching, and instilling the norms and values of hip-hop culture in the younger generation.
Together with the NBL, we set up the breakdance project The Floor is Yours, which they still run today.
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In the Netherlands, 372,000 children grow up in poverty. A staggering 1 in 11 children are unable to participate in any activities. As a result, these children miss out on opportunities that other children their age take for granted. Participating in sports or cultural activities helps a child develop optimally physically, mentally, and socially. If there's no money at home for music or ballet lessons, sports, or art club or youth theater school, the Youth Fund for Sports and Culture in the Netherlands exists to help these children.
Theaters in the Netherlands and Caja Media support the Youth Fund for Sports & Culture by donating a portion of the income.
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The Learning Orchestra is an innovative form of music education that gives all children the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument and make music together at school, during school hours.
Making music offers children so much; it's incredibly enriching. Playing an instrument and making music (together) is incredibly beneficial for children's overall development, as scientific research has repeatedly demonstrated. Children say it simply makes them happy. Every child should have the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument, just as they learn to read and write. At school, all children get the same opportunity. Especially those who normally don't have access to music education because it's too expensive or not common practice in their home. Through its "Take it!" project, the Leerorkest (Learning Orchestra) provides instruments to children who receive music lessons through the Youth Fund for Sports and Culture.
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Citius Advocaten specializes in employment law, corporate law, and privacy law. The office is located in the Olympic Stadium.
Because of our work environment, we see many sporting events and concerts every year. And with that, we see how much children enjoy them. We therefore support the Youth Fund for Sports & Culture's goal of ensuring that every child should be able to experience this enjoyment. We ensure that the fine print doesn't compromise this enjoyment by supporting the Youth Fund for Sports & Culture in our areas of expertise.
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KWIZ is a research agency in Groningen, specializing in research, consulting, and information management in the social domain. At the core of our work is processing available data to create meaningful insights. KWIZ analyzes and structures this information for policy, work processes, dashboards, and monitoring.
KWIZ uses the Youth Fund's data to create a dashboard showing how many children they've helped in sports and cultural activities. The municipality in question then uses these figures to adjust their poverty policy where necessary to help even more children.
In addition, KWIZ has created an overview dashboard for the Youth Fund, containing all the figures from various municipalities throughout the Netherlands, detailing the scope of the program. In this way, KWIZ hopes to make a positive contribution to the well-being of children throughout the country.
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In 2024, children and young people became members of a cultural club through us.
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