Tearfund Nederland

What Tearfund Nederland does

Tearfund Nederland, formally Stichting Tearfund, is a Dutch non-profit charitable foundation founded in 1973 and headquartered in Utrecht. The organization supports churches and local organizations globally to deliver relief, development, and poverty alleviation programs, operating across 14+ countries including Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, DRC, Burundi, Indonesia, Haiti, Myanmar, India, and more recently Venezuela. Its core methodology, Church and Community Transformation (CCT), trains and equips local churches as primary change agents to address poverty and injustice in their own communities, integrating emergency relief with long-term development, peacebuilding, disaster preparedness, sustainable entrepreneurship, and inclusion programming.

The organization runs an online donation platform supporting multiple giving mechanisms: one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, a 12-month trial donor program (Proefdonateurschap, €10/month minimum), family giving (Wereldgezin), tax-advantaged giving (periodiek schenken), testamentary/bequest giving, and church collections. Supporting products include the Noodhulpfonds (Emergency Relief Fund) enabling one-day fund allocation for crises, the Met Beide Benen in de Buurt local church engagement program, and Tearfund Koffie, a fair-trade coffee sub-brand. Program execution relies on proprietary and partner technology including the 121 Platform for digital cash assistance distribution and the Dubuluk Early Warning System for drought preparedness, both initially deployed in Ethiopia.

Revenue derives from individual donations (recurring and one-time) and institutional funding, principally from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs channeled through the Dutch Relief Alliance consortium of 14 Dutch humanitarian organizations. The organization holds stacked quality certifications (CHS, Kiwa ISO 9001, CBF Erkend, ANBI, HQAI) that are prerequisites for institutional donor trust. Go-to-market combines a community-led motion through Dutch church networks with direct-to-consumer donor acquisition via digital channels, telemarketing, events (Groengelovig, Justice Conference), and an ambassador program featuring public figures.

Name

Tearfund Nederland

Legal name

Stichting Tearfund

Website

https://tearfund.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tearfund Nederland is a Dutch non-profit foundation that works through local churches and partner organizations to deliver humanitarian relief, development, and poverty alleviation programs across 14+ countries, funded by individual donations and Dutch government institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Humanitarian Aid and Development

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid
• Emergency relief
• Poverty alleviation
• Disaster preparedness
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

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. Individual Donations: Recurring monthly donations, one-time gifts, trial donor programs (12-month commitment), and bequest giving. Donors can give with tax advantage (periodiek schenken) or through church collections.
2. Institutional Funding: Funding from Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken) for humanitarian aid programs through the Dutch Relief Alliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tearfund Nederland is a Christian charitable foundation that funds and delivers humanitarian aid, emergency relief, and long-term development programs for vulnerable populations in crisis-affected countries. It operates by collecting donations from Dutch individuals, churches, and businesses, and channeling those funds through vetted local partner organizations and churches to deliver food assistance, water and sanitation, shelter, peacebuilding, disaster preparedness, and Church and Community Transformation (CCT) programs across countries including Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, DRC, Burundi, Indonesia, Haiti, and Myanmar.

Product overview

Tearfund Nederland is a charitable humanitarian organization offering a donation platform and programs focused on alleviating poverty and injustice globally. The core offering consists of an online donation platform supporting multiple giving mechanisms (one-time, recurring, trial membership, testamentary giving, tax-advantaged giving, and church collections). Supporting products include the Noodhulpfonds (Emergency Relief Fund) for rapid humanitarian response, the Met Beide Benen in de Buurt program helping churches engage locally, the Wereldgezin family giving program, and Tearfund Koffie (fairly traded coffee). Tearfund operates across seven focus areas: Church and Community Transformation, Emergency Relief and Reconstruction, Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Local Ownership, Peace and Reconciliation, Inclusion, and Disaster Preparedness. The organization works through local churches and partner organizations in crisis-affected countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tearfund Koffie: Fair trade coffee initiative launched by Tearfund, featuring coffee sourced from trained farmers in countries like Uganda.

Products and services

• Tearfund Donation Platform
• Proefdonateurschap (Trial Donor Membership)
• Noodhulpfonds (Emergency Relief Fund)
• Wereldgezin (World Family)
• Tearfund Koffie (Tearfund Coffee)
• Met Beide Benen in de Buurt (Both Feet in the Neighborhood)

Quantifiable outcome

• 102,327 people reached in DRC alone (2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dutch Relief AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Coalition of 14 Dutch humanitarian organizations working together in emergencies. Tearfund participates in joint response programs in South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, DRC, Burundi, Haiti, and Indonesia, financed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• CordaidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch relief organization collaborating with Tearfund in Dutch Relief Alliance programs, including Ethiopia and Indonesia responses.
• Plan InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild-focused humanitarian organization partnering in Dutch Relief Alliance programs.
• SOS KinderdorpenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild welfare organization collaborating in Dutch Relief Alliance humanitarian responses.
• Terre des HommesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild rights organization working with Tearfund in Dutch Relief Alliance.
• World ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization executing Tearfund's humanitarian programs in Sudan, with deep local knowledge and presence.
• Hope SudancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal implementing partner for Tearfund's humanitarian response in Sudan.
• Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Development Commission (EKHC-HADC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal church-based organization executing Tearfund programs in Ethiopia, implementing agricultural training, water restoration, and savings groups.
• FepadecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner organization in Burundi implementing Tearfund's humanitarian response in DRC and Burundi.
• Food for the HungrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Christian NGO as national implementing partner in Indonesia for emergency response.
• YAKKUM Emergency UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndonesian emergency response organization as national implementing partner in Indonesia.
• DorcascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch NGO in Christian Humanitarian Cluster for Congo response, providing clean water and emergency assistance.
• EO MetterdaadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch humanitarian organization partnering with Tearfund in Sudan response and Congo cluster.
• MAFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission Aviation Fellowship in Christian Humanitarian Cluster for Congo.
• Red een KindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch child-focused organization in Dutch Relief Alliance for DRC and Burundi response.
• Woord en DaadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Christian development organization in Christian Humanitarian Cluster for Congo.
• ZOAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch humanitarian organization in Christian Humanitarian Cluster for Congo.
• World VisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Christian humanitarian organization in Dutch Relief Alliance for Sudan, DRC, and Burundi responses.
• PPSSSPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization in DRC working with Tearfund on various programs.
• Action EntraidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization in DRC implementing peacebuilding and community transformation programs.
• EL Vision, EAC Goma, MavunocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organizations in Goma, DRC supporting Tearfund's humanitarian response.
• Tearfund EngelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-based Tearfund organization that Tearfund Nederland works closely with, particularly in Congo operations.
• HappietariaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent volunteer movement organizing events whose proceeds support Tearfund.
• Justice ConferenceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual justice conference in the Netherlands co-hosted or supported by Tearfund.
• Theodoor MeedendorpminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNeighborhood pastor and ambassador speaking about Tearfund's local engagement programs.
• Jurjen ten BrinkeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTV presenter and pastor serving as Tearfund ambassador, promoting church-based community engagement.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cordaid: Large Dutch relief and development organization and fellow Dutch Relief Alliance member. Cordaid collaborates with Tearfund in Ethiopia and Indonesia responses while competing for institutional and individual donor share in the Dutch humanitarian market.
• Dorcas: Dutch Christian humanitarian and development NGO of similar size and faith-based identity. Dorcas partners with Tearfund in the Christian Humanitarian Cluster for Congo and competes for the same Dutch donor, church, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs funding pools.
• EO Metterdaad: Dutch humanitarian aid organization partnering with Tearfund in Sudan and the Congo cluster. EO Metterdaad is comparable in faith-aligned identity, Dutch donor acquisition motion, and emergency-response programming.
• World Vision Netherlands: Dutch affiliate of global Christian humanitarian organization and fellow Dutch Relief Alliance member. World Vision NL partners with Tearfund in Sudan, DRC, and Burundi while competing for the same Dutch individual and institutional donor pools.
• Red een Kind: Dutch child-focused NGO and Dutch Relief Alliance member active in DRC and Burundi alongside Tearfund. Direct peer in targeting Dutch individual donors, churches, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs humanitarian funding.
• ZOA: Dutch humanitarian NGO and Dutch Relief Alliance member operating in similar conflict and displacement contexts. ZOA partners with Tearfund inside the Christian Humanitarian Cluster and competes for the same Dutch ministry and church-based funding base.
• Plan International Netherlands: Dutch affiliate of global child-focused humanitarian NGO and Dutch Relief Alliance partner. Plan International NL collaborates with Tearfund in alliance responses while competing for Dutch institutional funding and recurring individual donors.
• Woord en Daad: Dutch Christian development organization within the Christian Humanitarian Cluster with Tearfund for Congo programming. Comparable in faith-based positioning, programmatic footprint, and reliance on Dutch church networks for fundraising.
• Tearfund UK: UK-based sister organization within the Tearfund Family. Tearfund Nederland works closely with Tearfund England, particularly on Congo operations, making it the closest peer in brand, methodology (CCT), and target donor base.

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam Novib: Largest Dutch development and humanitarian NGO with overlapping focus on poverty, conflict, and humanitarian response across similar geographies. Oxfam Novib is a broad incumbent competitor for Dutch institutional funding, individual donors, and policy influence in the same market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TearfundNL
• Facebookfacebook.com/TearfundNL
• Instagraminstagram.com/tearfundnl
• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=b1MOJBBmLDo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tearfundnl

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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