Hetpaleis

Hetpaleis is a registered arts & culture nonprofit based in Antwerp, Belgium. It is registered with the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO). It was founded in 1997 and has been operating for 29 years. Its registration number is 0462.144.919. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 76/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. The organization reports €5M in annual revenue. No red flags have been detected.

Hetpaleis's official registration number is 0462.144.919, as recorded in the national registry of Belgium.

Hetpaleis has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 76/100. This score combines five components: Registration (20 pts), Financial Transparency (30 pts), Governance (20 pts), Contact Availability (10 pts), and Data Recency (20 pts), with negative adjustments for any red flags. A score of 76 ('Strong transparency') reflects well-documented governance, recent financials, named leadership, and working contact details. For comparison, the average integrity assessment for arts & culture charities in Belgium is 75/100.

Hetpaleis is located in Antwerp, Belgium. The organization was established in 1997 and has been active for 29 years.

Based on official tax filings, Hetpaleis has €5M in annual revenue. Its revenue is significantly above the peer average of €2M. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.

Hetpaleis is classified as an Arts & Culture organization, registered in Belgium. It operates as a Stichting openbaar nut. It has €5M in annual revenue.

No red flags have been detected for Hetpaleis. GiveRadar automatically screens charities for concerning patterns including high executive compensation, low program spending, and missing financial filings. Based on available official data, no issues have been identified.

According to GiveRadar's records, Hetpaleis is registered with the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO) and overseen by the KBO. GiveRadar provides data for research and does not endorse any organization. A GiveRadar Integrity Assessment reflects how much public data is available, not whether an organization is safe to donate to, so it is always smart to do your own research before giving.

The largest stage art house for young people in Belgium, located in the heart of Antwerp Hetpaleis is classified as an arts & culture organization registered in Belgium. The organization was founded in 1997.

Among arts & culture charities registered in Belgium: Its annual revenue of €5M is well above the peer average of €2M.

Hetpaleis is registered in Belgium. Donations of at least 40 euros per year to recognized Belgian nonprofits are tax-deductible, providing a tax reduction of 45% of the donated amount. The organization must have formal recognition from the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Hetpaleis is a Belgian public-interest foundation (stichting van openbaar nut / fondation d'utilité publique). Public-interest foundations are recognised by royal decree for an explicitly philanthropic, scientific, educational, cultural, religious or humanitarian purpose. Foundations differ from VZW/ASBL in that they have no members - the founder(s) endow the foundation with assets dedicated to a stated purpose, and a board manages those assets. It is registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen / Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises), with KBO number 0462.144.919.

You can verify Hetpaleis's legal status in three ways. First, look up the KBO record directly: https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/zoeknummerform.html and enter 0462.144.919 (or 0462144919). The result page shows the official name, legal form, address, status, and registration date. Second, look up the most recent annual accounts at the National Bank of Belgium Central Balance Sheet Office (https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/consult-enterprise) using the same KBO number - Belgian non-profits above the small-association threshold (around €312,000 in revenue, or any with paid staff) are legally required to file there each year. Third, every legal-form change, board appointment, statute amendment, dissolution and registration appears as a public notice in the Moniteur belge / Belgisch Staatsblad (https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be) - searchable by KBO number. If those three sources agree on name, address and current legal form, the organisation is legitimate.

Contact Hetpaleis directly for current donation methods. Belgian charities typically accept domestic transfers via Bancontact, SEPA bank transfer, and online payment processors (Mollie, Stripe). A large share of larger Belgian charities channel donations through the King Baudouin Foundation (KBS-FRB / kbs-frb.be), which administers project funds and issues the fiscal certificate on behalf of the recipient charity. International donors can give by SEPA transfer (Belgium is in the eurozone, so intra-EU transfers are inexpensive), PayPal, or fundraising platforms common in Belgium such as iRaiser, HelloAsso, Donorbox, and GoFundMe. Always confirm the recipient's IBAN and KBO/enterprise number before sending funds, and ask the organisation to send the fiscal certificate (fiscale attest / attestation fiscale) for donations of 40 euros or more if you intend to claim the 45% tax reduction.

Yes - Hetpaleis filed its FY2025 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium Central Balance Sheet Office (NBB CBSO). The filing is public and can be downloaded (PDF, XBRL or CSV) at https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/consult-enterprise/0462144919. Headline figures for the latest filing: total operating income €4,640,533; total operating expenses €5,230,763; total assets €217,191. Belgian non-profits above the small-association threshold are legally required to file annual accounts with the NBB; small VZW/ASBL below the threshold may file an abbreviated micro-model or no filing at all.