Stichting Leergeld Parkstad

What Stichting Leergeld Parkstad does

Stichting Leergeld Parkstad is a Dutch charitable foundation (Stichting) registered with ANBI status that provides financial support to children aged 4–18 from low-income families in the Parkstad region of South Limburg, covering seven municipalities: Beekdaelen, Brunssum, Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Simpelveld, and Voerendaal. The organization reports reaching approximately 6,000 children per year through a small operational team of four paid staff supported by around 30 volunteers and an unpaid board.

Its core product is the Schoolspullenpas, a prepaid card (€80–€150 per child) used to purchase school supplies, complemented by the Laptopregeling (laptop provision), the Kinderfietsenplan (bicycles delivered via partner social-enterprise workshops), subscriptions to online learning platforms Squla and WRTS, birthday boxes, and reimbursements for sport and culture participation administered in coordination with Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur and ANWB. The underlying technology stack is a third-party digital portal operated by the Sam& consortium of four Leergeld foundations (Samenvoorallekinderen.nl), which handles eligibility intake, family registration, and payment disbursement. There is no proprietary technology platform developed or operated by the foundation itself.

The revenue model is a hybrid of structural municipal subsidies distributed across the seven Parkstad municipalities and individual/corporate donations routed through its ANBI tax-deductible donation channel. Beneficiaries receive benefits at no out-of-pocket cost. The foundation is not a commercial enterprise and does not generate revenue from customers; rather, it intermediates public and philanthropic funds to families, with annual reimbursement rules reset each year via the Vergoedingsregeling (most recently the 2026 update).

Name

Stichting Leergeld Parkstad

Legal name

Stichting Leergeld Parkstad

Website

https://leergeldparkstad.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Leergeld Parkstad is a Dutch ANBI-registered nonprofit that channels municipal subsidies and donations to provide school supplies, laptops, bicycles, and sport/culture reimbursements to approximately 6,000 low-income children aged 4–18 across seven Parkstad Limburg municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Child Poverty Support

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Education & Community Programs (Junior Ranger, Citizen Science, School Programs) (THAAAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recreation & Activity Services (Hiking, Boating, Climbing, Fishing—Guided/Authorized) (THAAAGAF)

Keywords

• Child poverty support
• Educational subsidies
• Nonprofit foundation
• Social welfare services
• Youth extracurricular support

Headquarters

HQ city

Heerlen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Subsidies and government funding: Financial support provided by municipalities in the Parkstad region (Beekdaelen, Brunssum, Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Simpelveld, Voerendaal) and provincial subsidies.
2. Donations and gifts from individuals and organizations: One-time and periodic donations from individual donors and corporate/organizational supporters. Donations are facilitated via iDEAL, bank transfer (NL 23 RABO 0169 9031 92), and periodic direct debit mandates. As an ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling), gifts may be tax-deductible for donors.
3. Schoolspullenpas (in-kind benefit distribution): A pass-based system for distributing school supplies to eligible children. Value is €80 for primary school children and €150 for secondary/MBO students. The pass is funded by the organization and redeemed at participating retailers. No monetary transfer to families occurs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stichting Leergeld Parkstad is a Dutch charitable foundation (ANBI) that provides financial support to children aged 4-18 from low-income families in the Parkstad region (Beekdaelen, Brunssum, Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Simpelveld, Voerendaal). It funds school supplies, laptops, sports and cultural activities, bicycles, birthday gifts, and scouting/wellbeing activities by paying providers directly on behalf of eligible families.

Product overview

Stichting Leergeld Parkstad operates as a single integrated charitable service providing financial support to children (4-18 years) from low-income families in the Parkstad region (Beekdaelen, Brunssum, Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Simpelveld, Voerendaal) to participate in school and leisure activities. The core offerings include: (1) Schoolspullenpas – a prepaid card for school supplies (€80-€150 value), (2) Laptopregeling – laptop reimbursement for secondary students, (3) Squla/WRTS – supplementary online learning tools, (4) Kinderfietsenplan – providing up to 4 safe used bicycles per child, (5) Verjaardagsdoos – birthday gift boxes, (6) Sport- en cultuurvergoedingen – reimbursements for sports clubs, swimming lessons, music, dance, and theater, and (7) Welzijnsactiviteiten – support for scouting, holiday activities, and playground subscriptions. Applications are processed through the Sam& (Samenvoorallekinderen.nl) digital portal, with partner organizations including Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur, Nationaal Fonds Kinderhulp, Stichting Jarige Job, and municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 6,000 children helped per year with financial support to participate in school and leisure activities.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bovengrondse Vakschool / Werk voor HeerlencoreOthers · 1 January 2022Bovengrondse Vakschool in Heerlen (Passartweg 150, 6413 NZ Heerlen) serves as the bicycle workshop for the Kinderfietsenplan in Heerlen and Voerendaal. They inspect, repair, and prepare donated bicycles for distribution to children. Contact: [email protected], 06-11014573.
• Betere Buren BrunssumcoreOthers · 1 January 2022Betere Buren in Brunssum (Boschstraat 186, 6442 PB Brunssum; 045-727 1250) operates as the bicycle workshop for the Kinderfietsenplan covering Brunssum and Beekdaelen municipalities. They refurbish donated bicycles for Leergeld families.
• Relim Fietsenwerkplaats LandgraafcoreOthers · 1 January 2022Relim (Casinolaan 66, 3722 XG Landgraaf; 045-5421199) serves as the bicycle workshop for the Kinderfietsenplan covering Kerkrade, Landgraaf, and Simpelveld municipalities. They repair and prepare donated bicycles for distribution.
• Sam& (Samenvoorallekinderen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSam& is a consortium of four Dutch child welfare foundations: Leergeld Nederland, Stichting Jarige Job, Nationaal Fonds Kinderhulp, and Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur. The consortium provides a single digital portal (Samenvoorallekinderen.nl) for families to apply for support. Applications are routed to the appropriate fund. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment supports Sam&.
• Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur (Limburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur processes sport and culture applications on behalf of Leergeld Parkstad. It pays membership fees, clothing, equipment, and instrument rental for cultural activities. Applicants for sport and culture receive their notification from Jeugdfonds, not directly from Leergeld.
• Nationaal Fonds KinderhulpminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Fund for Children's Aid collaborates with Leergeld Parkstad to provide additional financial support for children in low-income families, particularly for needs not covered by Leergeld's own scheme.
• Stichting Jarige JobminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting Jarige Job provides birthday boxes and gifts for children whose families cannot afford to celebrate birthdays. Leergeld Parkstad refers families to this partner as part of its wellbeing support offerings.
• Stichting Mia Keulaerds ScholarshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA scholarship fund for financially vulnerable students from the Parkstad region who wish to pursue a bachelor's degree at Maastricht University. Leergeld Parkstad publishes information about eligibility on its website and refers interested students.
• ANWBcoreOthersANWB partners with Leergeld Parkstad for the Kinderfietsenplan (Children's Bicycle Plan). ANWB serves as a bicycle collection point and supports the initiative that provides safe, used bicycles to children aged 4–18 who are registered with Leergeld Parkstad.
• Parkstad Municipalities (Beekdaelen, Brunssum, Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Simpelveld, Voerendaal)coreOthersSeven municipalities in the Parkstad region fund and collaborate with Leergeld Parkstad. These municipalities refer residents to the organization and provide financial support to enable the foundation's operations and service delivery.
• Stichting Vrienden van Leergeld ParkstadminorOthersA friends-of foundation that supports Stichting Leergeld Parkstad through donations and fundraising activities.
• Provincial Government of LimburgminorOthersThe Province of Limburg provides support for the Kinderfietsenplan initiative, contributing to the collection and distribution of safe bicycles for children in the Parkstad region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stichting Jarige Job: Fellow Sam& consortium member providing birthday boxes for children from low-income families. Directly comparable ANBI-registered Dutch child welfare nonprofit operating under the same consortium infrastructure.
• Nationaal Fonds Kinderhulp: Sam& consortium member providing supplementary financial support for children in need. Directly comparable ANBI Dutch nonprofit addressing child poverty via direct family/provider funding.
• Leergeld Nederland: National umbrella organization for all regional Leergeld foundations; Leergeld Parkstad operates under its framework. Directly comparable in mission and operating model—providing funds for school, sports, and cultural participation for low-income children.
• Leergeld Amsterdam: Regional Leergeld foundation serving the Amsterdam area. Operates the same model, products (Schoolspullenpas-equivalents), and income thresholds as Leergeld Parkstad, making it a near-clone regional peer.
• Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur: Sam& consortium partner that processes Leergeld Parkstad's sport and culture applications nationally. Directly comparable in funding sport and cultural participation for low-income Dutch children.

Broad incumbents

• Het Vergeten Kind: Dutch foundation supporting children growing up in unsafe or unstable situations across the Netherlands. Comparable as a major ANBI child welfare nonprofit, but with a different thematic focus (safety/resilience vs. material participation).
• Voedselbanken Nederland: National Dutch food bank umbrella. Operates at much larger scale addressing poverty but provides food rather than education/sports/culture funding; comparable in the broader anti-child-poverty Dutch welfare ecosystem.
• Stichting Kinderen van de Voedselbank: Dutch foundation providing gifts and support specifically to children of food bank clients. Comparable in serving low-income Dutch children through direct material aid, but focused on a narrower beneficiary subset.
• Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland: Long-established Dutch children's charity funding projects for vulnerable youth. Comparable in mission and ANBI status but operates at national scale through project grants rather than direct family benefits.

Emerging players

• Armoedefonds: Dutch fund that supports local anti-poverty initiatives for children and families. Comparable in mission of mitigating child poverty in the Netherlands, but acts more as a grantmaker to local projects rather than a direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-leergeld-parkstad

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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