Adessium Foundation

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The Adessium Foundation is a charitable foundation based in the Netherlands. [1] [2]

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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

Projects formerly supported by the foundation

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