Arnold Croiset van Uchelen
Chairman
Dioraphte is one of the larger endowed foundations in the Netherlands. Our annual budget is €14.5 million. This budget enables us to support initiatives that have a significant impact on peoples’ lives.
Both in the Netherlands and Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda, and and some projects in Sudan).
The fund provides financial support to social organisations in the Netherlands and Africa.
Donations can be intended for either a project or to fund an organisation. Projects can run for several years. However, donations are awarded on an annual basis.
Dioraphte aims to provide around €14.5 million in donations annually. About 70% of that amount is allocated to initiatives in the Netherlands and the remaining 30% goes to initiatives in Africa.
Two women, who didn’t know one another. They both held sizeable assets. Neither of them had any children. They decided to use their wealth to contribute towards a better society, and to continue to do so even after their deaths. Unselfishly and anonymously. After consulting their respective financial advisers, they established several small foundations: Stichting Liberty, Stichting Dijkverzwaring, Stichting Dioraphte and Stichting Continuendo MusartE Foundation.
Then in 2015, these foundations merged to form what is now called Dioraphte. The name is an anagram of Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. Since then, Dioraphte has become one of the largest charitable equity funds in the Netherlands. It boasts a remarkably broad focus, in order to do justice to the interests and wishes of these women. It reflects, for instance, the compassion they felt towards those at a disadvantage in life. They wanted both big and small projects to receive opportunities. Similarly, these initiatives were allowed to be somewhat unconventional and cutting-edge. It is in this same spirit that we operate – to this day.
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For more information on the policies in the focus areas:
Social Initiatives in Africa
Social Initiatives in the Netherlands
Science and Research
Performing Arts
Cultural Heritage
The charter of the foundation states:
‘The directors shall not receive any remuneration, either directly or indirectly. The term ‘remuneration’ does not include a reasonable reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the foundation and an attendance fee that is not excessive. The amount shall be determined by the Board. All remunerations paid to the directors are included and disclosed as such in the annual financial report.’
Since 2015 Dioraphte publishes an annual review.
Read the financial overview of Stichting Dioraphte here.
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RSIN (identification number for legal entities and associations) 811835054
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FIN The board of the Dioraphte Foundation declares that it complies with the FIN Good Governance Standards and has submitted the Annual Declaration of Compliance with the FIN Good Governance Standards, which is reviewed periodically.