Funds

The Dutch art- and culture world knows various subsidisers and funds owned by local- and national government and private institutes. The differences between them are big.

AFK (Amsterdam arts fund)

AFK (Amsterdam arts fund)
The AFK supports the experiment as well as proven quality, established and relative new organisations, professional art and amateur art - all over the city. There are long-term and incidental subsidies for all disciplines in the cultural sector, for cultural organisations and artists.

Blockbuster fund

Blockbuster fund
The Blockbuster Fund was established to stimulate cultural entrepreneurship and enable the realisation of events with “blockbuster potential”. With a loan or guarantee, in combination with guaranteed ticket purchase, the fund supports special cultural initiatives aimed at a large and broad audience.

CLICKNL

CLICKNL
CLICKNL is the knowledge and innovation platform of the creative industry. Subsidies are available for (product) innovations and research in the creative sector. On the website you will find an extensive overview of calls (specific and deadline-bound subsidy schemes) and other schemes (long-term or recurring subsidy schemes).

Cultuurloket DigitALL

Cultuurloket DigitALL
A fund for cultural institutions that want to strengthen their public offer or contact with the public through the use of digital technology.

Cultuur+Ondernemen

Cultuur+Ondernemen
Cultuur+Ondernemen provides different types of loans from a minimum of € 5,000 to a maximum of € 500,000. They also offer support and sometimes favorable conditions. Count on a interest rate between 2% and 5%.

Fonds21

Fonds21
Fonds 21 is an enterprising and committed fund that wants to make a positive contribution to today's society by supporting projects. They support professional, high-quality projects that reach a broad and/or new audience.

Cultuurfonds

Cultuurfonds
The fund supports projects in the fields of visual art, historic preservation, history & literature, music, nature, theater, dance, film and neighborhood culture. The Cultuurfonds also presents several prizes, distinctions, grants and stipends every year. To honor volunteers, to encourage talent or for an oeuvre. They also have scholarships and stipends for up-and-coming and proven talent.

VSBFund

VSBFund
The VSBfund supports social and cultural initiatives. They also make international scholarships available for socially involved students.

VriendenLoterij
Supports art and culture initiatives in the field of heritage that are at the heart of society, critically question the world and involve people from all walks of life.

BNG Cultuurfonds
Stimulates artistic and cultural activities that are (partly) financed by local governments and that have importance on the level of municipal policy. The BNG Cultuurfonds primarily grants subsidies for regular projects. In addition, the BNG Cultuurfonds stimulates young talent with prizes in the fields of theatre, literature, youth circus, visual arts, cultural heritage, music and dance.

Fund for Cultural Participation
As a National Culture Fund, this fund has been given the task: to make culture accessible to everyone. The fund focuses on cultural participation, intangible heritage and cultural education.

Fonds Kwadraat
Fonds Kwadraat, formerly Materiaalfonds, offers talented artists, photographers and designers interest-free loans for developing, creating and presenting new work, such as an exhibition, equipment, a website, a presentation or an artists' book.

Janivo Foundation
The Janivo Foundation supports art projects for children, adolescents and young adults between the ages of zero to thirty years in the field of talent development, young artists and education in arts.

North Holland subsidies
The province North Holland has different kind of subsidy programmes. Monumental care is often an important part of that.

NORMA Fund
NORMA represents not only performers in the collective management of their related rights and interests. She also distributes grants among artists in all disciplines. These grants are intended for projects or activities that directly or indirectly promote the cultural, social and professional interests of performers.

Mondriaan Fund
The public incentive fund for art and cultural heritage. It promotes unusual and innovative projects and activities by artists, intermediaries and institutions that are of importance for art and cultural heritage in the Netherlands.

Stichting DOEN
The DOEN Foundation is there for entrepreneurs who actively work on innovative solutions for a better world based. Does your initiative fit within one of these themes; Regenerative economy, Solidarity in society or Changing power of imagination? Then your initiative may be eligible for financing.