Adessium Foundation

The Adessium Foundation is a charitable foundation based in the Netherlands.^[1][2]

It was created in 2005 by Gerard van Vliet and his family.^[3][4][5]

Budget and beneficiaries

Its annual budget is between fifteen and twenty million euros.^[4] This is distributed to programs “such as marine conservation and efforts to promote open and democratic societies”.^[5] According to Politico, the foundation is a major donor to some of Brussels' most influential NGOs. In 2015 the foundation paid around €18.5 million to organizations such as The European Consumer Organisation, ClientEarth, Corporate Europe Observatory, Finance Watch, Friends of the Earth Europe, Transparency International, Greenpeace, and Zero Waste Europe.^[6]

Projects supported by the foundation

• Rewilding Europe^[7]
• Arena for Journalism in Europe.^[8]
• European Digital Rights
• Global Ocean Commission
• Privacy International

Projects formerly supported by the foundation

• Bellingcat.^[9]
• Digital Freedom Foundation (with the Ford Foundation, and the Open Society Foundations).^[10]
• European Policy Center.
• Finance Watch.
• African Parks.
• United By Tax.^[11]