What Testament.be; does

Testament.be is a Belgian non-profit organization (vzw/asbl) founded in 2008 and headquartered at Cantersteen 47 in Brussels. The organization coordinates Belgium's largest national group campaign for charitable bequests, connecting individual testators with a network of more than 160 participating NGOs, charitable causes, and social organizations across 16 cause categories including animal welfare, healthcare, environment, education, human rights, and culture. The core offering is a coordination platform — testament.be — that helps Belgian citizens understand inheritance legislation and include verified charitable causes in their wills. All services are provided free of charge to users.

The platform combines a bilingual (Dutch/French) website built on a DNN-based CMS with offline service delivery. Core products include the Free Legal Helpdesk (staffed by independent jurist Lars Everaert for Dutch and lawyer Caroline Misonne for French, delivering 676 hours of advice annually), a free practical guide on succession legislation (38,100 distributed in 2025), a guided testament-drafting service with a 7-step methodology, the 'Bloemen Noch Kransen' memorial donation alternative, and the annual Merci-event drawing approximately 4,000 visitors. Distribution combines digital channels (website, Facebook with 16,000 followers, YouTube, Vimeo, email newsletter) with personal consultations offered at home or other locations.

Testament.be operates a non-profit coordination business model. Revenue derives from solidarity participation fees paid by affiliated charitable organizations rather than from end users. The organization reports no specific revenue figures and runs with a lean 1-10 person team. It is independent, with no parent company identified, and is registered in Belgium under KBO number BE0889.670.043. Legal partner Rivus shares its Brussels office and collaborates on the helpdesk service, while Hogeschool Gent partners on the annual Legatenbarometer research publication tracking bequest trends.

Name

Testament.be;

Legal name

Testament.be vzw

Website

https://testament.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Testament.be is a Belgian non-profit that coordinates Belgium's largest national campaign connecting individual testators with over 160 participating NGOs for charitable bequests, providing free legal guidance, succession guides, and information sessions in Dutch and French.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Bequest Coordination and Legacy Planning Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charitable Giving & Philanthropic Trust Advisory (FSAEAKAH)

Keywords

• Charitable bequest coordination
• Legacy giving campaigns
• Free legal helpdesk
• NGO directory Belgium
• Testament information services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit Campaign Coordination: Testament.be is a non-profit organization (vzw/asbl) that coordinates the national testament.be campaign. The organization is funded through participation solidarity of more than 160 charitable causes and provides its services free of charge to potential testators. Revenue is generated through membership/participation fees from affiliated NGOs and potentially through donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Testament.be coordinates Belgium's largest national group campaign encouraging individuals to include charitable causes in their wills. The platform connects prospective testators with over 100 participating NGOs across 16 cause categories, and supports them with a free bilingual legal helpdesk, a free guide on inheritance legislation, information sessions, webinars, and the annual Merci-event.

Product overview

testament.be is a non-profit organization (vzw) coordinating Belgium's largest national group campaign for charitable bequests. The core offering consists of a platform connecting individuals with over 100 participating NGOs across 16 cause categories, supported by a free legal helpdesk staffed by independent legal experts, a free guide on succession legislation, and guided testament drafting services. Additional services include the 'Bloemen Noch Kransen' donation alternative, newsletter subscriptions, information sessions, and testimonial videos. The platform operates in both Dutch and French, serving as a coordination hub rather than a technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• testament.be National Campaign Platform
• Free Legal Helpdesk (Gratis Juridische Helpdesk)
• Free Guide on Inheritance and Charitable Bequests (Gratis Gids)
• Charitable Causes Directory (Goede Doelen)
• Bloemen Noch Kransen (No Flowers Nor Wreaths)
• Draft My Testament (Mijn Testament Opmaken)
• Newsletter (Nieuwsbrief)

Quantifiable outcome

• 29% of Belgians consider leaving part of their inheritance to a charitable cause
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RivuscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRivus is testament.be's legal partner, providing office space at Kantersteen 47 in Brussels. They collaborate on the free legal helpdesk service for potential testators seeking guidance on wills and charitable bequests.
• Hogeschool Gent (Ghent University of Applied Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to produce the annual Legatenbarometer (Bequest Barometer), a research publication tracking bequest trends in Belgium. The Legatenbarometer shows that 29% of Belgians consider leaving part of their inheritance to charitable causes.
• Lars EveraertcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIndependent jurist providing free legal advice in Dutch through testament.be's legal helpdesk for questions about wills, succession, and charitable bequests.
• Caroline MisonnecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLawyer providing free legal advice in French through testament.be's legal helpdesk for questions about wills, succession, and charitable bequests.
• 100+ Participating NGOs and Charitable OrganizationscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOver 100 NGOs, good causes, and social organizations participate in the testament.be campaign, representing categories including healthcare, environment, animal welfare, education, development aid, human rights, democracy, culture, and social causes. These organizations receive bequests from testators who find them through the platform.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Free Wills Network (UK): A UK network linking charity supporters with solicitors offering free will-writing services. Operates a similar intermediary model between testators and legal professionals, with comparable target audience of legacy donors considering charitable bequests.
• Will Aid: A UK charity will-writing campaign that partners with solicitors to provide wills in exchange for donations to partner charities. Combines professional legal services with charitable bequest facilitation, mirroring Testament.be's free legal helpdesk and partner-charity model.
• Remember a Charity (UK): A UK coalition of 200+ charities promoting charitable legacy giving through a coordinated national campaign. Operates on the same coalition model as Testament.be, making it the closest direct peer in market structure, mission, and partner ecosystem.
• Free Wills Month: A UK campaign partnering with law firms to offer free will-writing during dedicated periods, with charities benefiting from resulting bequests. Conceptually aligned with Testament.be's free legal helpdesk and information session approach to lowering the barrier to charitable bequests.

Others

• Legacy Foresight: A UK-based research and consultancy firm specifically focused on legacy giving trends and charitable bequest data. Conceptually aligned with Testament.be's Legatenbarometer research partnership with Hogeschool Gent, providing market intelligence on the legacy-giving sector.
• National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO): A UK membership organization for the voluntary sector that supports charities with resources and research, including legacy giving guidance. Comparable to Testament.be's role as a convening infrastructure for Belgian charities, though much broader in scope.

Broad incumbents

• CAF (Charities Aid Foundation): A UK-based charity providing a broader range of philanthropic services including donor-advised funds, giving accounts, and corporate giving programs. Overlaps with Testament.be's charitable giving facilitation but with a wider portfolio and commercial scope.
• Fidelity Charitable: The largest US donor-advised fund sponsor, helping donors structure charitable giving through investment accounts. Operates in a different market but offers a comparable infrastructure for routing donor intent to verified charities, the underlying function Testament.be performs for testamentary giving.
• Schwab Charitable: A US donor-advised fund provider facilitating structured charitable giving. Comparable infrastructure to Testament.be's intermediary role between donors and charities, though operating in a different market with a more commercial model.

Emerging players

• Give as You Live: A UK online giving platform that connects consumers with charitable causes across multiple categories. Comparable to Testament.be's directory function of routing donors to the right causes, though focused on everyday purchases rather than legacy giving.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/testament.be
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/testament-be

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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