Stichting Prisma

Stichting Prisma Almere is a non-profit foundation operating 20 Christian primary schools in Almere, Netherlands, serving approximately 6,000 children with diverse pedagogical concepts including Dalton, IKC, ecological education, and special primary education, funded primarily through Dutch government per-student bekostiging.

Company typePrivate
Founded-
HeadquartersAlmere, Netherlands
Headcount101–250
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What Stichting Prisma does

Stichting Prisma Almere is a non-profit foundation (Stichting) operating Christian primary education in Almere, Netherlands. It runs 20 primary schools, including one school for speciaal basisonderwijs (special primary education, De Klimop), serving approximately 5,800–6,000 children aged 4–12 across all major Almere districts. The foundation offers multiple pedagogical concepts under a single Christian ethos, including Dalton education, IKC (Integraal Kindcentrum) integrated childcare-plus-education models, Sterrenschool, and ecological education — the latter pioneered by De Verwondering (opened 2021) and De Verbeelding (opened 2022), the first ecological primary schools in the Netherlands.

The organization is supported by a central Prisma bureau that delivers shared services in HR, finance, ICT, facilities, and quality assurance to all 20 schools, with approximately 500 staff overall. The technology footprint is conventional: no proprietary platform, no public API, and IT is managed through cross-school coordination rather than a differentiated technology product. Governance consists of a College van Bestuur (Arriën Boes and Nico de Haas) and a six-member Raad van Toezicht chaired by Bert Kozijn.

Prisma's revenue model is structurally determined by the Dutch primary education funding system: per-student lumpsum (bekostiging) from DUO/Ministry of OCW, supplemented by project-based grants (notably the €6M Noodplan Lerarentekort), voluntary parental contributions, and minor subsidiary income. There are no tuition fees, no commercial pricing tiers, and no disclosed M&A or venture funding. Go-to-market is direct-to-family via school-based enrollment, complemented by employer branding through a dedicated recruitment portal (werkenbijprisma.nl) and the regional Flevowijs teacher-recruitment collaboration. Deep institutional partnerships with Gemeente Almere, ASG, SKO, GoedeStede, Windesheim, and Playing for Success underpin the foundation's operational resilience and growth within Almere's expanding primary-age population.

Stichting Prisma firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Stichting Prisma
Legal name: Stichting Prisma Almere voor christelijk basisonderwijs in Almere
Website: https://prisma-almere.nl
Company type: Private
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 101–250 employees
Short description: Stichting Prisma Almere is a non-profit foundation operating 20 Christian primary schools in Almere, Netherlands, serving approximately 6,000 children with diverse pedagogical concepts including Dalton, IKC, ecological education, and special primary education, funded primarily through Dutch government per-student bekostiging.
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Stichting Prisma industry classification

Industry

Product category: Primary Education
NAICS: Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)
SIC: Services-Educational Services (8200)
akta.pro primary industry: Public Magnet & Specialty Schools (STEM/Arts/IB/CTE) (EDAJAAAF)

Keywords

Christian primary education
Primary school services
Special basisonderwijs
Ecological education
Dalton education

Where Stichting Prisma is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Almere
HQ country: Netherlands
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Stichting Prisma business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

Government Education Funding ( lumpsum / bekostiging): Stichting Prisma receives operational funding from the Dutch government (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs, DUO) based on the number of enrolled students. This funding covers teacher salaries, school operations, housing, and central services. The foundation also collects parent contributions and may receive project-based subsidies for specific initiatives (e.g., the €6M Noodplan Lerarentekort grant).

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	Other	Primary education is funded by Dutch government per-student allocation; no tuition fees are charged to parents for the core curriculum.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Stichting Prisma product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Stichting Prisma Almere operates 20 Christian primary schools across Almere, Netherlands, providing primary education to approximately 5800-6000 children daily. The foundation delivers regular primary education, special primary education (speciaal basisonderwijs), and varied educational concepts including Dalton, IKC (Integraal Kindcentrum), Sterrenschool, and ecological education, supported by a central Prisma bureau that provides shared services in HR, finance, ICT, facilities, and quality assurance.

Product overview

Stichting Prisma Almere is a foundation operating approximately 20 Christian primary schools in Almere, Netherlands, serving about 5800 children. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of educational approaches including Dalton education, IKC (Integrated Children's Center), Star Schools (Sterrenschool), and ecological education. Schools include regular primary schools, special primary education (De Klimop), and ecological schools (De Verwondering and De Verbeelding). The foundation provides centralized support services including HR, finance, facilities, ICT, and marketing through its Prisma bureau.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Christian Primary Education (20 Schools Network) Core educational service delivering Christian-based primary education to approximately 5800 children aged 4-12 across 20 schools in Almere, including one school for speciaal basisonderwijs (special primary education).
Special Primary Education (De Klimop) Speciaal basisonderwijs (special primary education) school with two locations in Almere Stad and Almere Buiten, providing primary education for children with additional support needs.
Ecological Primary Education (De Verwondering & De Verbeelding) Ecological primary school concept with focus on sustainability and environmental awareness. De Verwondering (Nobelhorst, Almere Hout) is the first ecological primary school in the Netherlands with a unique sustainable building; De Verbeelding (Oosterwold, Almere Hout) is the second ecological school.
IKC Sterrenschool De Ruimte Integrated Children's Center (Integraal Kindcentrum) and Sterrenschool (Star School) located in Almere Poort - Homeruskwartier district, offering an integrated childcare and primary education model.
Dalton Education Dalton Plan primary education concept delivered across Prisma schools, emphasizing student independence, responsibility, and collaboration.
Sterrenschool Sterrenzee Sterrenschool (Star School) primary education located in Almere Haven - De Grienden district, part of the Prisma school network.
Prisma Bureau Central Support Services Central shared services organization providing HR, finance, ICT, facilities, housing advisory, communications, and quality assurance support to all 20 Prisma schools.
Teacher Recruitment via Flevowijs Partnership Recruitment and retention program in partnership with Flevowijs, hosting webinars, open days, and information evenings for prospective teachers including lateral entrants/side-entrance programs.

Quantifiable outcome

Serving ~5800 children daily across 20 schools in Almere, with student population having recently reached 6000 milestone.
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Companies that use Stichting Prisma

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Stichting Prisma technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
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Stichting Prisma partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

Gemeente Almere (Municipality of Almere)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality of Almere is a key strategic partner for Prisma. They collaborate on teacher housing (with GoedeStede), the Noodplan Lerarentekort (Emergency Teacher Shortage Plan) funded with €6M from the national government, waste separation initiatives (with Renewi), the FloriAlly educational program, and broader educational policy through the Almeerse Onderwijsagenda 2023-2025. The municipality also participates in school openings and civic events.
WindesheimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrisma collaborates with Windesheim University of Applied Sciences through the OPLIS (Opleiden in de School) consortium, co-signed with ASG. The partnership enables Windesheim students to train as teachers within Prisma schools, supporting teacher supply in Almere. Windesheim Almere also offers the AD PEP (Associate Degree Pedagogisch Educatief Professional) program for Prisma staff.
Almeerse Scholen Groep (ASG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASG and Prisma are co-signatories of the OPLIS (Opleiden in de School) consortium with Windesheim, and both participate in the Noodplan Lerarentekort Almere, the Almeerse Onderwijsagenda 2023-2025, the Playing for Success partnership, and the teacher housing pilot with GoedeStede. They jointly address teacher shortages and educational quality in Almere.
GoedeStede (housing corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoedeStede partnered with Prisma, ASG, and SKO in a pilot 'Huisvesting leraren' (teacher housing) program. Starting teachers received a free-sector rental apartment alongside their employment contract, helping attract and retain teachers in Almere. 15 teachers received housing through this pilot, which was extended as an ongoing collaboration.
FlevowijscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlevowijs is a regional teacher recruitment and retention initiative across Flevoland, involving all major school boards including Prisma, ASG, SKO, and Viertaal. Flevowijs organizes webinars, open days, and information evenings for prospective teachers (including lateral entrants/side-entrance programs), and supports Prisma in addressing the teacher shortage through shared recruitment campaigns.
Playing for Success (PfS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlaying for Success provides active and meaningful education in a WoW (Ways of Working) environment. Prisma's board member Nico de Haas signed the collaboration convenant with PfS and its partners (ASG, Stad & Natuur, Kunstlinie, ASC Waterwijk, Finn Almere, De Nieuwe Bibliotheek, Presikhaaf Schoolmeubelen). PfS supports approximately 2000 children annually and is hosted at Almere City FC stadium and partner venues.
Stad & Natuur AlmereminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStad & Natuur Almere partners with Prisma on environmental education initiatives including the FloriAlly educational program, waste separation across all Prisma schools (with Renewi and Gemeente Almere), and as a venue partner for Playing for Success. The organization also supports the 'Samen voor Schoon' (Clean Together) environmental initiative in Almere schools.
Partou KinderopvangminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartou Kinderopvang (childcare) is referenced as a partner organization on the Prisma website, likely collaborating on IKC (Integraal Kindcentrum) models where childcare and primary education are integrated.
Collage (centrum voor cultuuronderwijs)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollage, the Almere centre for cultural education, developed the FloriAlly educational program with Stad & Natuur and the municipality, which was presented to Prisma and ASG. Collage also supports De Klimop with music workshops through the Meer Muziek in de Klas initiative and is a partner in the Muziek Akkoord Speciaal Onderwijs.
CED-GroepminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe CED-Groep collaborated with Prisma to implement the AVG (GDPR) compliance framework. The CED-Groep provides an external Functionaris voor Gegevensbescherming (Data Protection Officer) to Prisma. They also support HR and payroll administration functions for the foundation.
De SchoorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Schoor is referenced as a partner organization in a logo collage on the Prisma homepage. De Schoor is a social enterprise and employment agency in Almere that may collaborate on workplace integration or social employment initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Stichting Prisma competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Almeerse Scholen Groep (ASG): ASG is a fellow school foundation operating primary and secondary education in Almere and is explicitly named alongside Prisma as co-signatory on the OPLIS consortium, Noodplan Lerarentekort, Almeerse Onderwijsagenda 2023-2025, and the Playing for Success partnership. It is the most directly comparable peer in the same city.
Stichting Tabijn: Stichting Tabijn is a large multi-school primary education foundation in North Holland. It is directly comparable as a fellow Stichting governing multiple primary schools with shared back-office services and a mixed denominational portfolio.
Stichting BOOR: Stichting BOOR is one of the largest primary education foundations in the Netherlands, operating dozens of schools in the greater Rotterdam area. It shares Prisma's foundation (Stichting) structure, multi-school shared-service model, and mixed-denominational portfolio, making it a strong functional peer at much larger scale.
Stichting Penta: Stichting Penta is a primary education foundation in the Amersfoort / Eemland region operating multiple schools under a shared governance structure. It is structurally comparable to Prisma in foundation model, multi-school shared services, and primary-education focus.
PCPO Capelle-Krimpen: PCPO is a Protestant Christian primary education foundation in the Capelle aan den IJssel / Krimpen aan den Lek area. It is directly comparable as Prisma's current chair Nico de Haas previously served as its board chair, and it operates the same Christian-identity primary education model.
Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Almere (SKO): SKO is the Catholic counterpart school foundation in Almere and is identified in Prisma's data as a partner in the Noodplan Lerarentekort, Flevowijs, and teacher housing initiatives. It operates a parallel denominational primary education model in the same city.

Emerging players

Viertaal: Viertaal operates bilingual (Dutch-English) primary schools in the Almere / Flevoland region and is named alongside Prisma within the Flevowijs regional teacher recruitment initiative. It competes for parents seeking distinctive pedagogical approaches but at smaller scale and with a narrower language-immersion focus.

Broad incumbents

ZAAM: ZAAM is an interconfessional school group of 23 secondary schools in Amsterdam, chaired by Prisma Supervisory Board member Barbara Dijkgraaf. While ZAAM operates at the secondary level rather than primary, its governance scale, denominational mix, and Amsterdam-based school-foundation model make it a comparable education-governance peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Stichting Prisma compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

Stichting Prisma financial estimates

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Stichting Prisma leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Stichting Prisma funding detail

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Stichting Prisma M&A and investment

M&A and investment

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Frequently asked questions about Stichting Prisma

What does Stichting Prisma do?

Is Stichting Prisma a public or private company?

Stichting Prisma is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Stichting Prisma founded?

Stichting Prisma was founded in -1. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Stichting Prisma based?

Stichting Prisma is headquartered in Almere, Netherlands, in the Europe region.

How does Stichting Prisma make money?

One revenue line is on record: government Education Funding ( lumpsum / bekostiging).

Who are Stichting Prisma's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Almeerse Scholen Groep (ASG), Stichting Tabijn, Stichting BOOR, Stichting Penta, PCPO Capelle-Krimpen and Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Almere (SKO). Viertaal is listed as an emerging player. ZAAM is listed as a broad incumbent.

Does Stichting Prisma have an API?

No public API is recorded for Stichting Prisma.

What industry is Stichting Prisma in?

Stichting Prisma's product category is Primary Education. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAJAAAF, Public Magnet & Specialty Schools (STEM/Arts/IB/CTE). Its NAICS code is 611110 and its SIC code is 8200.