Major donations and tax-free donating

Donate tax-free

'Tax-free or periodic donations' may sound complicated, but they are very easy to arrange. 
If you pay taxes in the Netherlands and record your donation as a periodic donation for at least five years, you can fully deduct it from your taxable income, regardless of the amount of your donation or income (as opposed to 'normal' individual or fixed donations, for which a threshold and a maximum apply). The tax authorities therefore pay a significant portion of your donation. Depending on your income, this can go up to 36.97%.

With a periodic donation: 

• You offer structural support to journalists in need, fight disinformation and give people in conflict areas better access to reliable information.
• You benefit from tax advantages (your donation is 100% tax-deductible) and so does Free Press Unlimited, because you can use the tax advantage to increase your support for Free Press Unlimited. 

Example: What does a periodic donation really cost you?
For instance, if you donate €250 annually - based on the most common tax bracket of 36.97% - you will receive around € 92 back from the tax authorities. Your donation will cost you only € 158 net, but we will receive the full amount.
 

You can arrange your periodic donation easily:

• Online within 10 minutes through this link (the form is in Dutch).
• Do you prefer hard copy? Kindly complete and sign this donation form in duplicate. Return the forms to: Free Press Unlimited, Antwoordnummer 46649 1060 VE Amsterdam (a stamp is not required).

Would you like to receive the forms by post or do you have any questions? Please contact Janine van Doorn: 

E-mail: jvandoorn[at]freepressunlimited.org
Telefoon: +31 20 8000 413 | +31 6 821 280 36 
 

Major Donations

With large donations, we can do a lot of work in a short time to ensure more access to reliable information and independent news all over the world. Major donations make a big difference for Free Press Unlimited; they allow us to have a very direct impact.

A few examples from our daily work:

• To flee a dangerous country and get to safety, a journalist needs an average of €1,500. However, this is usually not enough if family members have to flee with them.
• To file a lawsuit, a journalist needs even more money. Lawsuits can take years and the costs can exceed €10,000.
• In the fight against impunity, a cold-case investigation of a murdered journalist requires €50,000. Besides justice for their families, this sends a powerful message to perpetrators: a murder of a journalist will no longer go unpunished.

You can find more examples of our work in our annual report.
 

A Named Fund

Would you like to support press freedom for a longer period and substantially, and would you like to support a specific field of activity of Free Press Unlimited? If so, we offer you the opportunity to set up a Named Fund. This can be done during your lifetime or after your death through your will. You deposit the desired amount in a fund whose name you choose. If you do so by means of a periodic donation, your donations are fully deductible. The Named Fund is not a separate legal entity, but it is a separate and visible part of Free Press Unlimited. Donations through your fund are mentioned in the annual report, the annual accounts and on our website.

Do you have questions about donating to Free Press Unlimited, or would you like to discuss the possibilities of periodic donations? Please contact Janine van Doorn:

Email: jvandoorn[at]freepressunlimited.org
Telephone: +31 20 8000 413 | +31 6 821 280 36 

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