Oeuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte

Name

Oeuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte

Legal name

Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte

Website

https://oeuvre.lu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Charitable Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lottery Operators (Government & Private Licensed) (MPAEAFAA), Public Art, Arts Councils & Grantmaking Programs (BPAGAHAH)

Keywords

• National lottery management
• Grant funding programs
• Charitable project financing
• Nonprofit grantmaking
• Public interest grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Leudelange

HQ country

Luxembourg

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Loterie Nationale (National Lottery): The National Lottery (Loterie Nationale) provides the quasi-totality of Œuvre's resources. 100% of the proceeds from lottery games are transferred to Œuvre to fund public interest projects in Luxembourg. This includes various lottery games such as scratch cards and other lottery products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte is a Luxembourg public institution that organizes and operates the Loterie Nationale (National Lottery), redistributing 100% of lottery game proceeds as grants to support public interest projects across five domains: Social, Culture, Environment, Sports & Health, and Remembrance & Heritage. It provides three grant vehicles (one-off grants, permanent thematic funds, and thematic calls for projects) to Luxembourg-based associations, NGOs, schools, and government welfare entities, and co-funds certified training programs for artists and cultural mediators.

Product overview

Oeuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte is a public institution that organizes and manages the Loterie Nationale (National Lottery), redistributing all game proceeds to fund public interest projects in Luxembourg. Its core offerings consist of three types of financial assistance: One-off Grants for specific fixed-term projects, Permanent Funds (including stART-up Fund for young artists under 36, Study Trips and Exchanges Fund for youth aged 12-27, FormatiON Fund for preventing school dropout, and Culture and Creation Award Fund for asbl), and Calls for Projects with themed time-limited initiatives. Additionally, Oeuvre offers complementary training programs in collaboration with House of Training and the Ministry of Culture for artists and cultural mediators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• One-off Grants Financial assistance for any organisation wishing to finance or co-finance a specific, fixed-term project. Applications are submitted year-round through the dedicated project submission platform.
• Permanent Funds A group of four permanent thematic funds that encourage organisations to implement projects in specific areas: stART-up fund (young artists under 36), Study Trips and Exchanges Fund, FormatiON Fund (preventing school dropout), and Culture and Creation Award Fund.
• Calls for Projects Time-limited thematic calls for projects focused on specific themes, capped by a previously established budget, in addition to the standing grant instruments.
• stART-up Fund Permanent fund for artists, creatives and cultural professionals under 36 years old with a connection to Luxembourg, supporting the development of promising artistic projects.
• Study Trips and Exchanges Fund Permanent fund for schools, secondary schools and associations encouraging young people aged 12 to 27 to travel, discover other cultures and meet peers.
• FormatiON Fund Permanent fund for associations to launch projects helping young people at risk of or in situation of dropping out of school.
• Culture and Creation Award Fund Permanent fund for non-profit associations (asbl) to organise awards to discover and promote talented artists and creatives, with maximum prize amount of 25,000 euros.
• Loterie Nationale

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 543 million euros distributed to beneficiaries since 1945
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Loterie Nationale (National Lottery)coreOthers · 13 July 1945Established on July 13, 1945 to ensure funding for Œuvre's philanthropic activities. All profits from lottery games (scratch cards, etc.) are entirely transferred to Œuvre to fund public interest projects. The lottery's first draw occurred in the same year it was founded.
• Croix-rouge luxembourgeoisecoreOthersRecurring beneficiary receiving significant annual funding. One of Luxembourg's primary humanitarian organizations.
• La Ligue médico-socialemajorOthersRecurring beneficiary receiving annual funding for social/healthcare programs.
• Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois (COSL)majorOthersRecurring beneficiary supporting Olympic and sports initiatives in Luxembourg.
• natur&ëmwelt (Fondation Hëllef fir d'Natur)majorOthersRecurring beneficiary supporting environmental protection and nature conservation projects.
• Fonds Culturel NationalmajorOthersRecurring beneficiary supporting national cultural initiatives and projects.
• Kultur|lxmajorOthersRecurring beneficiary supporting Luxembourg's international cultural promotion.
• Fonds National de Solidarité (National Solidarity Fund)coreOthersLegal beneficiary receiving direct financial support. Plays key role in combating inequalities in Luxembourg. Receives half of Œuvre's annual funds as mandated by Law of 22 May 2009.
• 30 Municipal Social Welfare OfficescoreOthersLegal beneficiaries receiving direct financial support. Play key role in combatting social inequalities at local level. Receive half of Œuvre's annual funds along with National Solidarity Fund.
• House of TrainingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for interdisciplinary training programs for artists and creatives, and training in cultural mediation. Programs are developed in conjunction with Ministry of Culture.
• Ministry of Culture (Luxembourg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry collaborating on training programs for artists, including interdisciplinary and cultural mediation qualifications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Veikkaus: Finnish national lottery and gaming operator whose proceeds fund Finnish sport, culture, science, and youth work through the Ministry of Education and Culture—closely parallel to Œuvre's model of channeling lottery revenue into a defined set of public-benefit domains.
• Sazka Group: Czech national lottery operator with statutory contributions to Czech sport and public-benefit causes; operates a lottery-funded grantmaking model comparable in mechanism to Œuvre, though larger in absolute scale.
• Nederlandse Loterij (Nationale Postcode Loterij): Dutch national lottery operator that channels a fixed share of proceeds (over EUR 4.5 billion cumulative since 1989) to charitable causes across culture, social welfare, and development—directly analogous to Œuvre's model of operating a national lottery to fund public-interest grants.
• Norsk Tipping: Norwegian state-owned gaming operator whose surplus is allocated by the Ministry of Culture to sport, culture, humanitarian work, and research—a direct functional peer to Œuvre's lottery-funded grantmaking model, operating at smaller national scale.
• Danske Spil: Danish national lottery operator whose profit is directed to sports associations and public-benefit causes under a regulated framework—analogous to Œuvre's model, though focused more narrowly on sports and culture.
• Casinos Austria / Österreichische Lotterien: Austrian national lottery operator (Österreichische Lotterien) whose proceeds support Austrian sport federations and cultural initiatives under regulated allocation rules—similar structure to Œuvre in a neighboring small market.
• FDJ (La Française des Jeux): France's national lottery operator, with statutory obligations to fund public-interest causes including heritage preservation, sport, and social programs—comparable in mission structure (lottery-funded public benefit) though at significantly larger scale.
• Allwyn (formerly Camelot): Operator of the UK National Lottery, distributing Good Causes funds across heritage, sport, health, education, and the environment—a multi-domain grantmaking structure funded by lottery proceeds that closely mirrors Œuvre's mandate and operational scope.

Regional players

• Loterie Romande: Operator of the lottery in French-speaking Switzerland, distributing proceeds to over 100 non-profit organizations across culture, sport, social, and environmental causes—a structurally equivalent grantmaking foundation funded by lottery, operating in a neighboring but distinct market.

Others

• Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR) Luxembourg: Luxembourg's national research fund and public grantmaking entity—comparable as a domestic grantmaking body operating under public authority, though focused on research rather than the broader civil society mandate of Œuvre.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJHtwM6HHGdcza0ZLWJ52tw/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/oeuvre.lu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oeuvre-nationale-de-secours-grande-duchesse-charlotte
• Instagraminstagram.com/oeuvre_luxembourg

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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