LifeLine Ukraine Foundation

What LifeLine Ukraine Foundation does

LifeLine Ukraine Foundation (Stichting LifeLine Ukraine) is a Dutch ANBI-registered nonprofit foundation founded in 2022 by Jeroen Ketting in direct response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The organization is registered in Amsterdam and operates through a small Kyiv coordination team and a ~30-person volunteer base in the Netherlands, with no paid Dutch staff. It targets civilians living within 70 km of the frontline or the Russia-Ukraine border across the oblasts of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Mykolaiv and the Kyiv region, where large-scale aid access is limited. Its work is organized around four integrated programs — Care, Mobility, Critical Infrastructure, and Humanitarian Aid — delivered through demand-driven projects sourced from trusted local partners rather than designed remotely.

The foundation's specialized programs layer physical infrastructure onto these verticals. DESHU (Decentralized Energy for Schools and Hospitals in Ukraine) equips hospitals with Solarge solar panels, battery systems and inverters for grid-independent power; ReH₂O mobile water purification containers serve frontline communities such as Mykolaiv (6 of 12 nationally operational stations); Mobile WASH units provide hot showers and sanitation; the Mobile Care Convoy delivers medical, dental and forthcoming mental-health services; and the Solar Resilience Academy trained 200 local officials across six oblasts. Logistics run through a volunteer-operated Aalsmeer warehouse, with the 103rd humanitarian aid truck loaded in November 2025, while the Kyiv office provides direct field oversight.

The revenue model is donation-based and multi-stream: one-time and recurring online donations (suggested €25-€250 tiers processed via Mollie using iDEAL/Wero, Card and PayPal); large donations above €5,000 via direct bank transfer with project earmarking (Care, Mobility, Critical Infrastructure); in-kind donations; and institutional grants from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RVO, Stichting de Boomgaard, Cordaid and EcoClub. Seasonal campaigns such as Winterization 2025-2026 (€272,000 raised, ~400,000 people supported) and the €500,000 Summerization 2026 campaign bundle these streams around specific operational themes. The foundation has delivered over 150 projects and maintains a 100% volunteer-run cost base in the Netherlands, structurally maximizing the share of donor euros reaching frontline projects.

Name

LifeLine Ukraine Foundation

Legal name

Stichting LifeLine Ukraine

Website

https://lifeline-ukraine.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LifeLine Ukraine Foundation is a Dutch ANBI-registered nonprofit, founded in 2022, that delivers fast, demand-driven humanitarian projects in water, energy, healthcare, mobility and supplies for civilians within 70 km of the frontline or Russia border across seven Ukrainian oblasts, funded by individual donations, large gifts and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI), Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Frontline community support
• Decentralized solar energy
• Mobile water purification
• Mobile medical care

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. One-time online donations: Voluntary one-time donations collected via the website donate page (suggested tiers €25, €50, €100, €250 with custom amount option) processed through payment provider Mollie (iDEAL/Wero, Card, PayPal). Donations are non-refundable as a general rule.
2. Recurring donations (periodic authorization): Donors can authorize periodic debits from their account for an ongoing recurring contribution.
3. Large donations via bank transfer (above €5,000): Major gifts above €5,000 processed through direct bank transfer to Stichting LifeLine Ukraine (IBAN NL11 RABO 0131 7892 95, BIC RABONL2U), with options to earmark by theme, region or specific project (Care, Mobility, Critical Infrastructure, Specific Regions).
4. In-kind donations: Donations in kind (e.g., new clothing, medical and rehabilitation equipment, insulation materials, school buses, solar panels) sourced from Dutch and international partners and shipped via humanitarian aid trucks — 103rd truck was prepared in November 2025.
5. Institutional / government grants: Funding from institutional partners such as the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RVO, The Orchard Foundation / Stichting de Boomgaard, Cordaid and EcoClub for specific programs (Solar Resilience Academy, water projects).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LifeLine Ukraine Foundation delivers fast, practical humanitarian projects that secure access to water, energy, care, and mobility for civilians living in frontline regions of Ukraine (within 70 km of the frontline or Russian border). Offerings are organized into four programs — Care, Mobility, Critical Infrastructure, and Humanitarian Aid — with specialized sub-programs including the DESHU solar+battery hospital energy program, ReH₂O mobile water purification units, Mobile Care Convoy (medical/dental/mental), Mobile WASH sanitation units, and the Solar Resilience Academy. The foundation is funded by online and bank-transfer donations and supported by volunteer networks in the Netherlands.

Product overview

LifeLine Ukraine Foundation is a Dutch ANBI-registered humanitarian foundation (not a software company) delivering an integrated portfolio of frontline community support programs rather than a single software product. Its offerings are organized as four core programs — Care, Mobility, Critical Infrastructure, and Humanitarian Aid — that are delivered together through shared demand-driven project selection and a small coordination office in Kyiv. Layered on top of these are specialized sub-products/modules: the DESHU (Decentralized Energy for Schools and Hospitals in Ukraine) solar-energy program, the Mobile Care Convoy (ICF Mobile Care) — which added Mobile Dental Care at end of 2025 with mental healthcare planned, the ReH₂O mobile water purification container deployment, the Mobile WASH units, the home-care vehicle program, and the second-life school bus initiative. Seasonal campaigns (Winterization 2025–2026 and Summerization 2026) bundle donations around specific operational themes, and the Solar Resilience Academy provides capacity-building. Donation intake is processed via Mollie, supporting iDEAL/Wero, Card, and PayPal payment methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DESHU (Decentralized Energy for Schools and Hospitals in Ukraine): Program equipping Ukrainian hospitals with solar panels, battery systems and inverters to ensure energy supply during grid outages, reducing diesel dependence and CO₂ emissions.
• Solar Resilience Academy
• Mobile Care Convoy (ICF Mobile Care)
• Summerization 2026 Campaign

Products and services

• Care Program Secures access to medical, dental, mental, and social and elderly home care in frontline communities, from equipping clinics to enabling mobile medical, elderly and mental care services so that care continues even where systems are under pressure.
• Mobility Program Enables people and services to move safely and reliably through evacuation vehicles, mobile care units, local transport solutions, and school buses in frontline Ukrainian regions.
• Critical Infrastructure Program Restores and supports essential systems for water, energy, and sanitation in frontline communities, including generators, solar power installations, and local water supply solutions for entire communities.
• Humanitarian Aid Program Delivers essential goods (medical supplies, food, hygiene products, generators, basic equipment) where shortages are immediate and severe, in coordination with local partners and the Netherlands logistics network.
• DESHU (Decentralized Energy for Schools and Hospitals in Ukraine) Program equipping hospitals (and schools) with solar panels, battery systems, and inverters to ensure energy resilience during power outages, reducing dependence on diesel and CO₂ emissions.
• Mobile Care Convoy (ICF Mobile Care) Humanitarian initiative providing free medical and dental care to people in frontline and rural areas of Ukraine through mobile teams working with local clinics and temporary facilities; since end of 2025 includes mobile dental care, with mental healthcare planned to follow.
• ReH₂O Mobile Water Purification Container Mobile water purification container deployed in partnership with ReH₂O; six of the twelve nationally operational stations are located in Mykolaiv, supporting around 60,000 people in the region with clean drinking water.
• Solar Resilience Academy Capacity-building program (3 September – 10 November) training 200 participants from communities across six oblasts in planning, implementing, costing and maintaining solar energy projects.
• Mobile WASH Units Mobile containers equipped with hot showers and washing facilities that provide essential sanitation and hygiene services to frontline communities where water and gas networks have been destroyed.
• Home Care Vehicle Program Provision of vehicles, trailers and practical equipment to social workers so they can reconnect with isolated elderly people and people with disabilities in three vulnerable frontline villages, improving access to care, emergency support, and daily assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 projects delivered in frontline regions of Ukraine

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Boekestijn en De Wijk (BNR podcast)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 31 May 2026Leading Dutch podcast that featured LifeLine Ukraine Chairman Jeroen Ketting on 31 May 2026 to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the challenges facing frontline communities, including resilience, international support and the realities faced by Ukrainians under constant pressure of war.
• People for People (Foundation)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 February 2026Joint initiative to deliver a second-life school bus from the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog to the municipality of Krolevets (Sumy Oblast, 50 km from the Russian border) to restore safe transport for ~1,800 pupils. People for People mobilized its Dutch business network and, with Pouw Vervoer, sourced a suitable vehicle within one day. LLU coordinates execution on the Ukrainian side: alignment with the municipality, transport logistics and integration into the local school system. The bus was loaded with 1,500 backpacks with school supplies, hundreds of hand-written cards from Dutch schoolchildren, computers, clothing, hygiene packs and other emergency supplies.
• Pouw VervoerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 February 2026Dutch transport company that provided the school bus (formerly in service on Schiermonnikoog) and made it technically ready for use under Ukrainian conditions as part of the Krolevets school-bus initiative with People for People and LifeLine Ukraine.
• SolargecoreTechnology or Integration · 18 November 2025Provides Solarge solar panels combined with batteries that are installed at hospitals under the DESHU (Decentralized Energy for Schools & Hospitals in Ukraine) program. Named alongside Stichting de Boomgaard and RVO as a key donor enabling the commemorative plaques and grid-independent energy solutions at hospitals (e.g., Mykolaiv).
• EcoClubcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 10 November 2025Implementing partner of the Solar Resilience Academy, working with LifeLine Ukraine and other partners (Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RVO, The Orchard Foundation, Solarge) to train 200 local officials, utility specialists and community managers across six oblasts.
• Ukrainian Future e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2025Co-funder on the ReH₂O mobile water purification program for Mykolaiv and the wider national critical-infrastructure restoration programme; LifeLine Ukraine contributed $20,000 alongside Ukrainian Future e.V., Canada-Ukraine Foundation, BlueCheckUkraine, Angels For Ukraine and others.
• Canada-Ukraine FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2025Co-funder on the ReH₂O mobile water purification program; Mykolaiv now hosts 6 of 12 nationwide operational ReH₂O stations as part of a national critical-infrastructure restoration programme.
• BlueCheckUkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2025Co-funder on the ReH₂O mobile water purification program for frontline communities in southern Ukraine, including the Mykolaiv Regional Oncological Center handover.
• Angels For UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2025Co-funder on the ReH₂O mobile water purification program for frontline communities in southern Ukraine.
• SKion WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project to restore critical water infrastructure in Snihurivka, Ukraine, after 70% of the system was destroyed. Together, 1,350 metres of pipeline and a new water tower were installed; mobile water supply now serves 18,000 people across 22 villages.
• CordaidflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implementing partner on the "Water project with Cordaid", one of the earmarked donation options on the LLU donate page alongside the Lifeline Summerization campaign 2026.
• Stichting ZGT OverzeeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonor of medical and rehabilitation equipment loaded by LifeLine Ukraine in a 2025 humanitarian transport from the Netherlands to frontline hospitals in Krolevets and Chernihiv, where the equipment is now used in surgery, intensive care and rehabilitation departments.
• Zinkunie B.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-donor of a full truckload of insulation materials delivered together with Unilin Insulation to war-affected communities in eastern Ukraine for repairing and improving damaged homes near the frontline.
• Unilin InsulationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-donor (with Zinkunie B.V.) of insulation materials delivered via LifeLine Ukraine's local network and logistics to war-affected communities in eastern Ukraine for housing repairs near the frontline.
• MolliecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment provider that securely processes all online donations to LifeLine Ukraine (iDEAL/Wero, Card, PayPal). Refunds, where applicable, are handled in accordance with Mollie's policies and technical capabilities.
• WinTrade.org.uaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly-stage Ukrainian women-led business initiative supported by LifeLine Ukraine from 2022 as part of initial resilience-building projects alongside generator and solid-fuel stove deliveries and veteran retraining.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Razom for Ukraine: US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2014 that delivers humanitarian aid, medical supplies, and recovery-focused programming to Ukraine. Comparable as a Ukrainian-diaspora-anchored foundation combining immediate relief with longer-term resilience projects for frontline and conflict-affected communities.
• Nova Ukraine: US-registered nonprofit focused on humanitarian aid, medical equipment and recovery projects in Ukraine. Highly comparable peer: similar diaspora-anchored fundraising model, demand-driven project selection, and emphasis on medical/critical-infrastructure support to frontline communities.
• BlueCheckUkraine: US-registered nonprofit that co-funded the ReH₂O mobile water purification program for Mykolaiv alongside LifeLine Ukraine. Comparable diaspora-driven funder focused on immediate humanitarian and infrastructure support to frontline Ukrainian communities.
• People for People: Dutch foundation that jointly executes the Krolevets school-bus initiative with LifeLine Ukraine and Pouw Vervoer. Directly comparable peer operating from the Netherlands with on-the-ground execution in frontline Ukrainian oblasts, mobilising Dutch corporate networks for frontline deliveries.
• United Help Ukraine: US-based nonprofit providing humanitarian aid (medical supplies, protective equipment, food) to conflict-affected Ukrainians. Comparable operating model as a volunteer-led foundation executing frontline-facing programs in coordination with local Ukrainian partners.
• Canada-Ukraine Foundation: Canadian nonprofit that has co-funded the ReH₂O mobile water purification program alongside LifeLine Ukraine. Directly comparable as a diaspora-anchored funder/implementer of humanitarian and reconstruction projects in Ukraine, with similar institutional-grant-driven project funding.
• Stichting de Boomgaard (The Orchard Foundation): Dutch ANBI foundation that co-funds and co-executes the DESHU (Decentralized Energy for Schools and Hospitals in Ukraine) program alongside LifeLine Ukraine, Solarge and RVO. Comparable as a Dutch-registered charitable foundation funding critical-infrastructure resilience in Ukrainian frontline communities.

Broad incumbents

• Cordaid: Large Dutch international development and humanitarian organization, co-implementing partner on LifeLine Ukraine's 'Water project with Cordaid'. Broader incumbent operating across multiple countries and sectors, with overlapping capability in WASH, health and humanitarian aid in fragile contexts.
• UNICEF Ukraine: UN agency operating at scale in Ukraine on child health, water and emergency response (board member Miriam Klinkenberg previously worked for UNICEF on frontline water-supply coordination). Overlaps with LifeLine Ukraine on mobile health, WASH and frontline-community programming, but at materially greater scale and budget.

Others

• Solarge: Dutch solar-panel supplier that provides panels and batteries for the DESHU hospital energy-resilience program. Adjacent/ecosystem peer — a technology supplier rather than a peer NGO — but materially comparable through its frontline-Ukraine solar deployment and its role in LifeLine Ukraine's flagship program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/lifelineukrainefund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lifeline-ukraine-org

Compliance2 records

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Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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