Participe - maakt meedoen mogelijk

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Participe - maakt meedoen mogelijk is a Dutch social welfare organization structured as a holding foundation (Stichting Participe Holding) with multiple operating subsidiaries, each implemented as a separate stichting with its own budget and audited financials. The organization originates from Alphen aan den Rijn and delivers welfare, prevention, and Wmo (Social Support Act) services — including social neighborhood team deployment, elderly and youth support, refugee housing support, language support, and volunteer coordination — on behalf of municipal governments. As of late 2025 it executed independent assignments in 9 municipalities across North and South Holland, served by a workforce of approximately 260-300 employees (with the corporate website citing 260 and an HR vacancy page referencing around 300), plus over 2,500 volunteers and dozens of interns. Centralized shared services (HR, Finance & Control, Facilitair/ICT) are housed under the Bedrijfsbureau within Stichting Participe Holding, alongside the Raad van Bestuur (executive board) and Raad van Toezicht (supervisory board).

The operating portfolio has been actively reshaped: Voorschoten voor Elkaar completed a statutory (bestuurlijke) merger with Participe effective 1 January 2026, while Participe Delft was wound down with operations ceasing 31 December 2025. Remaining operating subsidiaries include Participe Alphen aan den Rijn (the founding entity, headquartered at Prins Bernhardlaan 8), Participe Amstelland (serving the Amstelveen region), and Participe Projecten operating the De Driemaster brand in Kaag en Braassem with Voorschoten services under Participe Projecten following the merger. Each subsidiary maintains a local manager and brand identity; managers include Ellen Pals and Jan-Cees Hortensius at Participe Alphen aan den Rijn, Elena Nabatova and Monique Strack-van Schijndel at Participe Amstelland, Anke van der Veen at Voorschoten voor Elkaar, and Edwin Bouman at De Driemaster. An overarching Management Team (MT) was added to the entire Participe group in 2021, supplementing the location-level management teams.

Participe is funded exclusively through municipal contracts under the Dutch Wmo framework, with staff compensated per the Cao Sociaal Werk 2020 collective labor agreement (HR Advisor scale 10 up to €6,321 per month at 36 hours). All Participe entities hold ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) status granted by the Dutch Tax Authority, conferring inheritance and gift tax exemptions plus donor deductibility. The organization is a private nonprofit (stichting) with no parent company, no external equity investors, and no public listing; oversight rests with the Raad van Toezicht chaired by Nelleke Vogel, with Pieter Goossen, Marloes den Boogert, and Elsbeth Epema as additional supervisory members. Day-to-day leadership rests with Marcel Bastiaansen (bestuurder) and Natasja van der Kroon (Directeur Bedrijfsvoering). No proprietary technology stack, AI capabilities, patents, or funded investment rounds are documented in the source material; the technology footprint consists of operational service delivery supported by standard ICT under the holding-level Bedrijfsbureau.

Name

Participe - maakt meedoen mogelijk

Legal name

Stichting Participe

Website

https://participe.nu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Participe is a Dutch nonprofit welfare foundation that delivers social support, prevention, and Wmo services on behalf of 9 municipalities in North and South Holland through regional subsidiary stichtingen, with approximately 260-300 employees and over 2,500 volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Welfare services
• Social support
• Wmo implementation
• Community prevention
• Municipal welfare contracts

Headquarters

HQ city

Alphen Aan Den Rijn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Contracts: Participe executes independent assignments in 9 municipalities and participates in various cooperation projects with partners from adjacent sectors in healthcare and the social domain. Revenue is derived from municipal government contracts for welfare and social support services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Participe is an organization for welfare, prevention, and Wmo (Social Support Act) services that executes independent assignments in 9 municipalities across North and South Holland and participates in cooperation projects with healthcare and social-domain partners. It operates through four subsidiary organizations (Participe Alphen aan den Rijn, Participe Amstelland, Participe Projecten including De Driemaster Kaag en Braassem and Voorschoten voor Elkaar), supported by a centralized Bedrijfsbureau housing HR, Finance & Control, and Facilitair/ICT, serving roughly 260 employees and more than 2,500 volunteers.

Product overview

Participe is a Dutch welfare organization structured as a holding company with multiple subsidiary organizations. The portfolio consists of Participe Holding (parent with shared services and governance), five regional subsidiaries (Participe Alphen aan den Rijn, Participe Amstelland, Participe Projecten/De Driemaster, Voorschoten voor Elkaar, and Participe Delft), all operating under the shared mission of enabling social participation. The subsidiaries operate independently with their own legal structures, budgets, and annual accounts, while sharing centralized support services. Services focus on welfare, prevention, Wmo (Social Support Act) implementation, and community empowerment across nine municipalities in North and South Holland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• De Driemaster: Brand name for Participe Projecten operating in Kaag en Braassem municipality.

Products and services

• Wmo Social Support Services in Alphen aan den Rijn

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Voorschoten voor ElkaarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Bestuurlijk gefuseerd (administrative merger). As of January 1, 2026, Voorschoten voor Elkaar becomes part of Participe. The merger bundles strengths of both organizations to increase societal impact in the social domain while maintaining quality of service delivery to inhabitants of Voorschoten.
• Municipalities in North and South HollandcoreOthersParticipe executes independent municipal assignments in 9 municipalities and participates in various cooperation projects with partners from adjacent sectors in healthcare and the social domain.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/participenu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/participe

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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