Setting Effectief Geven up as a registered charity and working on the tax-deductability is indeed in the works, but we predict it to be quite likely that this will be such a long term process, that we don’t want those plans to slow us down to get the main message out.
Eight is actually a Belgian organisation I think! They do amazing work, but I am not aware if they are/were in the process of being evaluated by a charity evaluator?
If charity registration in Belgium is likely to be a long term process, have you tried reaching out to the King Bedouin Foundation? It looks like they are already providing the direct disbursal of donor funds to the AMF and are broadly aligned in cause areas, so they might be willing to consider similar for the other overseas-registered charities you are prioritising.
Yes, that is a path that we are exploring, and we have a connection to them! However, the KBF (King Bedouin Foundation) main focus at the moment is to facilitate Belgian non-profit organizations or collaborate with similar national organizations within the EEA (European Economic Area) that also have their own national scope. AMF is approved in one of the countries in the EEA and therefor is supported by KBF.
Donations through KBF will make it tax-deductible for Belgians, but KBF will keep 5% as a transaction fee, which isn’t ideal yet.
KBF is also the public-facing organization that sticks to the list of recognized Belgian non-profits, but they don’t have direct authority of changing who is on the list of those entities, I believe. So we still have some further exploration to do on that front! :)
Ey Denis,
Loving the enthusiasm!
Setting Effectief Geven up as a registered charity and working on the tax-deductability is indeed in the works, but we predict it to be quite likely that this will be such a long term process, that we don’t want those plans to slow us down to get the main message out.
Eight is actually a Belgian organisation I think! They do amazing work, but I am not aware if they are/were in the process of being evaluated by a charity evaluator?
Drop us a line on hallo@effectiefgeven.be will ya? Would love a chat!
If charity registration in Belgium is likely to be a long term process, have you tried reaching out to the King Bedouin Foundation? It looks like they are already providing the direct disbursal of donor funds to the AMF and are broadly aligned in cause areas, so they might be willing to consider similar for the other overseas-registered charities you are prioritising.
Hey David!
Yes, that is a path that we are exploring, and we have a connection to them! However, the KBF (King Bedouin Foundation) main focus at the moment is to facilitate Belgian non-profit organizations or collaborate with similar national organizations within the EEA (European Economic Area) that also have their own national scope. AMF is approved in one of the countries in the EEA and therefor is supported by KBF.
Donations through KBF will make it tax-deductible for Belgians, but KBF will keep 5% as a transaction fee, which isn’t ideal yet.
KBF is also the public-facing organization that sticks to the list of recognized Belgian non-profits, but they don’t have direct authority of changing who is on the list of those entities, I believe. So we still have some further exploration to do on that front! :)