Stichting Kruispunt

What Stichting Kruispunt does

Stichting Kruispunt is a Dutch nonprofit foundation (stichting) established on 15 March 1995 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands, operating a daytime drop-in living room ("huiskamer") for homeless and vulnerable people at Spoorwegstraat 13. The facility is open seven days per week, 09:00-14:00 and 16:00-21:00, and serves a heterogeneous visitor base including long-term street homeless, refugees, people with addiction issues, Eastern European labor migrants, ex-detainees, and people with psychiatric conditions. The organization is staffed by 10 social workers, three pastors (Pieter van der Toorn, Pam Vingerhoeds, and Joep Delsasso), and a coordinator (Linda Ledderhof), supported by over 120 volunteers including 25+ volunteer cooking groups from churches and service clubs that prepare daily hot meals (€1 each, Monday-Friday from 16:45) serving approximately 40 visitors. Care-provider consultation hours from Stichting Barka (Tuesday), GGD emergency services (Wednesday), and GGD nurses (Thursday) are embedded on-site, and the facility is co-located with Nachtopvang De Duif, a complementary night shelter.

The organization's core offering consists of low-threshold daytime services: warmth, meals, conversation, internet/computer access, pastoral care, short Christian-humanist Saturday celebrations (roughly three times per month), and warm referrals to specialized care providers. The underlying technology is essentially zero proprietary — the "platform" is a physical space with an open kitchen, communal area, and shared computers. No commercial product is sold; services to visitors are free (other than the €1 subsidized meal). There is no app, no API, no digital distribution channel, and no AI/ML capability referenced anywhere in the operational footprint.

Stichting Kruispunt's revenue model is entirely philanthropic and grant-based: a municipal subsidy from Gemeente Arnhem covers personnel costs (social-worker salaries), supplemented by private individual donations, church collections from affiliated parishes, and grants from Arnhem-based charitable foundations. The 25+ volunteer cooking groups fund their own groceries. The organization holds ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) status, enabling tax-deductible giving, and is affiliated with the Raad van Kerken Arnhem. Financial reports exist as PDFs on the website but specific revenue figures are not publicly disclosed in the source material.

Name

Stichting Kruispunt

Legal name

Stichting Kruispunt

Website

https://stichtingkruispunt.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Kruispunt is a Dutch nonprofit foundation operating a free, seven-day daytime drop-in center ("huiskamer") in Arnhem for homeless people, refugees, addicts, Eastern European migrants, and others, providing meals, pastoral care, and on-site social-worker referrals funded by municipal subsidy and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnhem

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: The municipality of Arnhem provides an annual subsidy that covers personnel costs (social workers' salaries).
2. Individual Donations: Many private individuals make monthly or annual donations to support operations.
3. Church Collections: Church communities from the wider region support Kruispunt through regular collections and donations.
4. Foundation Grants: Arnhem-based charitable foundations provide grants for operational costs including housing, meals, and visitor activities.
5. Cooking Group Contributions: 25+ volunteer cooking groups from churches and service organizations cover meal costs by purchasing groceries themselves.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stichting Kruispunt operates a daytime drop-in living room (huiskamer/inloophuis) in Arnhem for homeless, roofless, and otherwise vulnerable people. The facility serves coffee, tea, bread, and a hot evening meal, and provides warmth, conversation, internet/computer access, pastoral care from three pastors, and referrals to external care providers. Services are delivered on-site at Spoorwegstraat 13 seven days per week, supported by 10 social workers, three pastors, and over 120 volunteers.

Product overview

Stichting Kruispunt operates as a single integrated social services facility - a 'living room' for homeless and vulnerable people in Arnhem. The organization provides a unified daytime drop-in center offering meals, pastoral care, social work services, computer access, and referrals to external care providers. Services are delivered through an integrated model where social workers, pastors, and volunteers work together during opening hours. The meal service operates through rotating volunteer cooking groups, while care providers hold regular consultation hours on-site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Living Room (Huiskamer) — Walk-in Facility

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 meals served per day through volunteer cooking groups
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Stichting BarkacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting Barka helps homeless and vulnerable EU citizens, particularly Eastern European labor migrants. Barka holds weekly consultation hours at Kruispunt on Tuesday mornings to assist visitors who wish to return to their home country but lack funds. Kruispunt serves as a referral point and physical location for Barka's services.
• Nachtopvang De DuifcoreOthersNachtopvang De Duif is a night shelter located in the same building as Kruispunt at Spoorwegstraat 13, Arnhem. While Kruispunt operates only during daytime hours and cannot provide sleeping accommodations, visitors seeking shelter at night are referred to De Duif. The organizations are co-located to provide comprehensive 24-hour coverage for homeless individuals.
• Raad van Kerken ArnhemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKruispunt was established in 1994 as a working group of the Raad van Kerken (Council of Churches) in Arnhem. A board member of Stichting Kruispunt serves on the Raad van Kerken board. The Raad provides organizational legitimacy, connections to church communities for volunteer recruitment and fundraising, and ongoing spiritual/philosophical grounding for the organization.
• GGD (Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGD emergency services and nurses hold weekly consultation hours at Kruispunt (Wednesday and Thursday mornings, 10:30-12:30) to provide healthcare access to homeless visitors. Pastors can also contact GGD staff outside consultation hours for urgent needs.
• Gemeente Arnhem (Municipality of Arnhem)coreOthersThe municipality of Arnhem provides annual subsidy funding that covers personnel costs (social workers' salaries). Kruispunt operates in alignment with municipal homeless policy 'Minder opvang, beter leven' (Less shelter, better life) which promotes outflow from shelter facilities to independent living.
• 25+ Cooking Groups (churches and service organizations)majorOthersVolunteer cooking groups from various churches (Protestantse Kerk, Rooms Katholieke Kerk, Evangelische Broedergemeente, etc.) and service clubs (Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, Inner Wheel) prepare daily meals for approximately 40 visitors. Groups determine menus, purchase groceries, and cover meal costs themselves.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Nachtopvang De Duif: Night shelter co-located with Kruispunt at Spoorwegstraat 13 in Arnhem. Same target population (homeless adults) with complementary hours to provide 24-hour coverage — directly comparable operating environment and referral pipeline.
• Stichting De Regenboog: Amsterdam-based foundation running drop-in centers ('inloophuizen') for homeless people, substance users, and sex workers, with volunteer-staffed meal and pastoral services — a near-identical operating model to Kruispunt in a different city.
• Leger des Heils Nederland: Salvation Army's Dutch arm operates day centers, night shelters, and reconnection services for homeless and vulnerable people across the Netherlands. Closest large-scale equivalent to Kruispunt's integrated drop-in model.
• Stichting Barka: Partner organization that holds weekly consultation hours inside Kruispunt; provides reconnection and return-to-home-country support for homeless EU citizens in the Netherlands. Comparable target population and low-threshold drop-in delivery model.
• Stichting Volksbond Amsterdam: Amsterdam-based day and night shelter organization offering meals, showers, laundry, and social-work support to homeless individuals. Comparable integrated drop-in and overnight care model, geographically adjacent to Kruispunt's segment.

Emerging players

• Stichting Voedselbanken Nederland: National network of food banks providing grocery packages to low-income households including homeless individuals. Comparable mission element (food assistance) but operating through parcel distribution rather than a sit-down meal and pastoral model.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-kruispunt

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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