The foundation at a glance

Mission statement: To improve opportunities for children up to age 8 who are growing up in socially and economically difficult circumstances.

Founded: 1949

Location: The Hague, The Netherlands

Source of income: The Van Leer Group Foundation

Number of employees (as of March 2011): 24

Total grantmaking (2010): EUR 16,293,442

Number of grants made (2010): 136

Average grant (2010): EUR 119,804

Grantmaking by country/region Amount in EUR (number of grants) (2010):
Brazil - 504,235 (8)
Caribbean - 1,389,072 (9)
Colombia - 431,876 (5)
Europe - 843,506 (4)
Germany - 259,100 (2)
Greece - 276,000 (3)
Haiti - 40,000 (1)
India - 928,000 (5)
Israel - 1,130,060 (14)
Kenya - 603,247 (6)
Latin America - 492,439 (4)
Mexico - 750,893 (8)
Morocco - 394,475 (1)
Netherlands - 1,374,509 (9)
Peru - 2,348,872 (15)
Poland - 142,250 (2)
South Africa - 1,095,441 (5)
Tanzania - 184,601 (3)
Thailand - 371,150 (2)
Turkey - 84,522 (2)
Uganda - 576,575 (6)
United Kingdom - 180,000 (1)
United States of America - 50,100 (1)
Venezuela - 24,000 (1)
Worldwide - 1,244,906 (14)
Zimbabwe - 573,613 (5)

Geographical reach: Future grantmaking will be concentrated on Peru, India, the Netherlands, Israel, Uganda, Turkey, Brazil and Tanzania, along with regional EU programmes, under our three goals: quality early learning, reducing violence, and phsyical environments.

Board of Trustees (biographies):
Peter Bell (USA) Chair
Gideon Frank (Israel)
Rien van Gendt (The Netherlands)
Trude Maas (The Netherlands)
Nancy Newcomb (USA)
Robert Swaak (The Netherlands)
Jacqueline Tammenoms (The Netherlands)