What DeltaPORT Donatiefonds does

DeltaPORT Donatiefonds (legal name: Stichting DeltaPORT Donatiefonds) is a Dutch charitable foundation established on June 23, 1970, originally as 'Fonds Voorne, Putten en Rozenburg', and repositioned under its current name in 2001 following the merger that created Deltalinqs. The organization operates as a 'burenfonds' (neighbor fund) for the Rotterdam port and industrial area, distributing monetary donations to non-profit organizations whose projects benefit residents in welfare, culture, sports, recreation, innovation, sustainability, and out-of-school education across 14 municipalities. Its governance is a two-tier structure: 17 local advisory commissions (covering municipalities such as Albrandswaard, Barendrecht, Schiedam, Vlaardingen, and Hoek van Holland) evaluate and recommend smaller grants typically ranging from €250 to €1,500, while the main board convenes quarterly to decide larger regional awards (three major donations per year). Administrative and secretarial support is outsourced to the Deltalinqs bureau, and the organization holds ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beoogde Instelling) status, conferring Dutch public benefit tax advantages on its donors.

The foundation's core operating assets are not technology products but a process infrastructure: an online regional application form (submitted three weeks before quarterly board meetings), an online local application form (Chrome/Edge only, attachments under 20 MB), and a Projectcheck tool that routes applicants to the appropriate advisory committee based on geography. No mobile app, API, or AI/ML capability is offered; the technology stack is limited to a public-facing CMS website (deltaportdonatiefonds.nl), Facebook, and Twitter. The underlying 'platform' is fundamentally relational — 70+ participating port and industrial companies (including BP, Shell, LyondellBasell, ExxonMobil, ADM Europoort, and Air Liquide) contribute annually on a 'contribution per employee' basis, with the remainder of the budget coming from Havenbedrijf Rotterdam (Port of Rotterdam Authority).

Revenue mechanics are donation-based rather than commercial: the fund's annual budget is approximately €400,000, of which slightly less than half comes from the business sector and the remainder from Havenbedrijf Rotterdam. There is no pricing model in the commercial sense, no billing cadence for services rendered, and no GTM motion aimed at revenue capture — the distribution channel (online application forms plus commission-based local review) is aimed at deploying donations, not generating them. With only ~8 direct personnel and shared secretariat services, the foundation operates as a lean grantmaking vehicle whose scale and reach are anchored in the institutional backing of the Rotterdam port community rather than scalable product economics.

Name

DeltaPORT Donatiefonds

Legal name

Stichting DeltaPORT Donatiefonds

Website

https://deltaportdonatiefonds.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DeltaPORT Donatiefonds is a Dutch ANBI-registered charitable foundation, established 1970, that distributes approximately €400,000 annually in donations to non-profits serving 14 municipalities in the Rotterdam port region, funded jointly by Havenbedrijf Rotterdam and 70+ member companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Charitable donations
• Community foundation
• Nonprofit grantmaking
• Neighbor fund
• Regional philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate donations: Annual budget of approximately €400,000, with slightly less than half contributed by participating companies (70+ member businesses) and the remainder coming from Havenbedrijf Rotterdam. Donations are distributed across the entire region.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DeltaPORT Donatiefonds is a charitable foundation (stichting) that distributes approximately €400,000 annually in monetary donations to non-profit organizations and institutions in the Rotterdam port and industrial region. It funds projects in welfare, culture, sports, recreation, innovation, sustainability, and out-of-school education through local advisory commissions and a regional board. The fund serves as the official 'burenfonds' (neighbor fund) of the Rotterdam port area, with contributions from 70+ member companies and Havenbedrijf Rotterdam.

Product overview

DeltaPORT Donatiefonds operates as a charitable 'burenfonds' (neighbor fund) for the Rotterdam port and industrial area, distributing approximately €400,000 annually to non-profit organizations. The organization offers two primary service pathways: regional donation applications reviewed by the main board (for larger projects with multiple municipality impact) and local donation applications reviewed by 14 geographically-clustered advisory committees (for individual municipality projects). Applicants use the Projectcheck tool to determine jurisdiction, then submit applications through online forms. The fund focuses on seven project areas: welfare, culture, sports, recreation, innovation, sustainability, and extracurricular education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regionale aanvraagformulier (Regional Application Form)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Havenbedrijf RotterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Co-founder and primary funder of DeltaPORT Donatiefonds alongside Deltalinqs. Provides approximately half of the fund's annual €400,000 budget. The fund is established under joint stewardship of Havenbedrijf Rotterdam and Deltalinqs.
• DeltalinqscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Co-founder and primary partner of DeltaPORT Donatiefonds alongside Havenbedrijf Rotterdam. Provides secretarial support through its bureau. Represents port and industrial businesses in the Rotterdam region. Contributes approximately half of the fund's annual budget through member company donations.
• Vereniging Rotterdamse FondsenminorOthersDeltaPORT Donatiefonds is a member of this association of dozens of (endowment) funds that support and finance persons, projects, and initiatives of organizations in Rotterdam and surrounding area. The association has developed a fund finder tool.
• Member companies (70+)coreOthers70+ companies including ADM Europoort, Air Liquide, BP, Shell, LyondellBasell, ExxonMobil, and others contribute to the fund's annual budget. Each company participates based on the principle of 'contribution per employee'. Full list of member companies available on website.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• VSBfonds: Dutch ANBI foundation supporting welfare, culture, sports, and education projects across the Netherlands. Comparable in mission (community-focused grantmaking) and beneficiary profile, though operating at national rather than regional scale.
• Stichting DOEN: Dutch ANBI foundation funding innovative, sustainable, and cultural initiatives. Comparable as an ANBI grantmaking foundation supporting culture, innovation, and welfare themes — areas that overlap directly with DeltaPORT's funding categories.
• Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds: Major Dutch ANBI foundation funding culture, nature, and sport. Comparable as a grantmaking foundation with a similar thematic scope (culture, sports, welfare) and donor-advantaged tax status.
• Oranje Fonds: Dutch social cohesion foundation funding local community initiatives nationwide. Comparable in distributing small-to-medium grants to grassroots nonprofits for welfare and community-building purposes.
• Kansfonds: Dutch ANBI foundation fighting poverty and social exclusion through community grants. Comparable as a grantmaking foundation supporting welfare and community participation projects.
• Fonds 1818: Regional Dutch community foundation (Haaglanden region) distributing grants to local nonprofits in welfare, culture, sports, and education. Directly comparable as a regionally scoped, ANBI-status grantmaking fund with a similar multi-municipality mandate.

Regional players

• Vereniging Rotterdamse Fondsen: Association of Rotterdam-area philanthropic funds. Directly comparable as a regional fund-association ecosystem player that DeltaPORT is itself a member of, providing shared visibility and applicant-referral infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Rabo Foundation: Banking-affiliated Dutch foundation supporting entrepreneurship and community welfare internationally. Comparable as an institutional Dutch grantmaking foundation with corporate anchor backing, though operating at much larger scale and global scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Donatiefonds
• Facebookfacebook.com/Deltaportdonatiefonds
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deltaport-donatiefonds

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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