What Stichting Ik Wil does

Stichting Ik Wil is a Dutch nonprofit foundation (ANBI status) founded in 2013 by Esra Altmis and Leyla Kalender, operating a low-threshold community meeting place in the Woensel district of Eindhoven. The organization serves neighborhood residents — both new and longstanding — regardless of cultural background, providing a safe space for social connection, listening support, coffee, and participation in a varied activity program. Core offerings include volunteer engagement, drop-in consultation hours ("spreekuur"), creative workshops (flower pot painting, painting lessons, miniature dream room workshops), training programs (Trustworthy Persons, Dialogue Facilitators, Key Figures, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), and community excursions to locations such as Beekse Bergen and Keukenhof.

The organization operates from a single physical location at Dr. Cuyperslaan 66 / Woenselsestraat 358, Eindhoven, open Monday through Thursday from 09:30 to 16:00. The facility has recently been upgraded with a widened entrance, adapted toilet, and stairlift to improve accessibility. The technology footprint is minimal: no proprietary technology, no apps, no APIs, and no digital product distribution. Distribution is entirely physical and place-based, with marketing conducted through Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and the organization's website.

The business model is nonprofit and subsidy-driven. Revenue streams consist of municipal subsidies from Gemeente Eindhoven (primary funder under the "Versterken Sociale Basis 2024" framework), grants from funds and foundations (Oranjefonds, Armoedefonds, Kansfonds), and voluntary donations. Services are provided free of charge, with only occasional small personal contributions to cover direct costs of specific activities. The organization is governed by a five-member uncompensated Supervisory Board and a paid core team working under the CAO for Social Work, supported by dozens of volunteers. The partner ecosystem comprises 30+ organizations spanning cultural, educational, social, and financial sectors.

Name

Stichting Ik Wil

Legal name

Stichting Ik Wil

Website

https://stichtingikwil.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Ik Wil is a Dutch ANBI-status nonprofit foundation in Eindhoven operating a low-threshold community meeting place in Woensel, serving neighborhood residents with social connection, listening support, workshops, training programs, and community events, funded by municipal subsidies, grants, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Subsidy: Primary funding from the municipality of Eindhoven as a subsidized foundation.
2. Fund Applications: The organization applies for grants from various funds and foundations.
3. Donations: Receives monetary and in-kind donations from supporters to sustain operations, cover facility costs, materials, and core team expenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stichting Ik Wil operates a low-threshold community meeting place in the Woensel district of Eindhoven where neighborhood residents can socialize, access a listening ear and drop-in consultation, and participate in a varied program of creative workshops, training courses, and excursions. Services are delivered in person at a single accessible facility, supplemented by community excursions and external cultural outings, and supported by an active volunteer program.

Product overview

Stichting Ik Wil is a community foundation offering a unified community hub in the Woensel district of Eindhoven. The core offering is a low-threshold meeting place where neighborhood residents can meet, connect, find support, and participate in activities. The organization provides volunteer programs, listening ear services, and a diverse activity program including creative workshops (flower pot painting, painting lessons, miniature dream room workshops), training programs (Trustworthy Persons, Dialogue Facilitators, Key Figures, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Stress Management), and community events/excursions. Funding comes from municipal subsidies, donations, and occasional program fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Meeting Place and Activity Programs
• Volunteer Program
• Listening Ear / Drop-in Consultation Hours
• Training Programs
• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program
• Stress Management Workshop

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• TaalkrachtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing language support services.
• ParktheaterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner organization.
• Leger des Heils (Salvation Army)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial services partner organization.
• Van AbbemuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner organization.
• Fontys HogeschoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner involved in training programs like the Sleutelfiguren training.
• WIJeindhovenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in neighborhood development initiatives.
• CKE (Centrum voor Kunst en Educatie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for creative workshops like the 'Maak je eigen droomkamertje' miniature workshop series.
• Eindhoven in DialoogminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDialogue organization partner.
• PACT Woensel ZuidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Sleutelfiguren training initiative.
• Samen voor EindhovenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner for Eindhoven initiatives.
• Bibliotheek EindhovenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLibrary partner for educational initiatives.
• MOVISIEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnowledge center for social issues partner.
• LSA BewonersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of resident initiatives partner.
• VitalisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare/well-being partner organization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Oranje Fonds: Major Dutch social fund that awarded Stichting Ik Wil the Appeltje van Oranje in 2023. Operates as a sector funder and knowledge partner for community initiatives, making it a benchmark peer in the Dutch community-social-services ecosystem.
• Stichting Kansfonds: Dutch social fund supporting citizen initiatives and community projects targeting vulnerable groups. Funded Stichting Ik Wil and operates in the same social-cohesion space, serving as a sector peer and ecosystem anchor.
• Leger des Heils (Salvation Army Netherlands): National social-services organization offering community support, social care, and welfare services across the Netherlands. Listed as a partner of Stichting Ik Wil, indicating overlapping beneficiary populations and a comparable community-facing service model, though at much larger scale.
• Stichting Armoedefonds: Dutch fund focused on poverty alleviation and community support for low-income residents. Listed partner of Stichting Ik Wil and operates with a similar ANBI/nonprofit model supporting community welfare.

Direct peers

• WIJeindhoven: Eindhoven-based neighborhood-development organization and Stichting Ik Wil partner. Operates in the same geographic catchment with shared focus on resident empowerment and community cohesion, making it a comparable Eindhoven community-development peer.
• Humanitas Eindhoven: Direct local peer operating in the same Eindhoven community-social-service space, providing neighborly support, accompaniment, and welfare services to vulnerable residents. Stichting Ik Wil's website explicitly directs visitors noting not to park at the Humanitas location, underscoring close local proximity and overlapping service populations.
• Stichting Leergeld Eindhoven: Eindhoven-based ANBI foundation supporting low-income families with educational and social participation resources. Comparable Dutch community welfare nonprofit serving the same Woensel-adjacent populations, with similar ANBI structure and donor-subsidy mix.

Regional players

• Centrum voor Kunst en Educatie (CKE): Eindhoven-based cultural-education center collaborating with Stichting Ik Wil on creative workshops (e.g., miniature dream room workshop). Comparable regional nonprofit providing community creative programming and educational activities to a similar Eindhoven audience.
• Bibliotheek Eindhoven: Public library partner of Stichting Ik Wil supporting educational and community-cohesion initiatives. Operates as a regional public-facing community hub in Eindhoven with overlapping audience and complementary social-inclusion programming.

Others

• Stichting Move (Movisie): National Dutch knowledge center for social issues, listed as a partner of Stichting Ik Wil. Not a direct service peer but an ecosystem enabler providing methodology, research, and policy support to community-organization peers including Stichting Ik Wil.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stichtingikwil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-ik-wil
• Instagraminstagram.com/stichtingikwil

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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