Stichting Helpende Hand

Stichting Helpende Hand is a registered advocacy & civil rights nonprofit based in Almere, Netherlands. It is registered with the Kamer van Koophandel (KVK). Its registration number is 852553766. It has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 54/100 (Partial transparency), indicating some public data is available but key signals are missing.

Stichting Helpende Hand has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 54/100. 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 54 ('Partial transparency') means some public data is on file but key signals are missing - worth a closer look before donating. For comparison, the average integrity assessment for advocacy & civil rights charities in Netherlands is 62/100.

Stichting Helpende Hand is located in Almere, Netherlands. Its registered address is Prins Bernhardlaan 23, 5951EV Belfeld, the Netherlands.

Stichting Helpende Hand is classified as a Advocacy & Civil Rights organization, registered in Netherlands. It operates as a Stichting. The organization has 3 disclosed officers and directors.

Stichting Helpende Hand has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 54/100. We recommend reviewing the full profile before making a donation decision. The organization is overseen by the Dutch Tax Authority (Belastingdienst). Visit the Stichting Helpende Hand profile on GiveRadar for full details before deciding. GiveRadar provides data for research purposes and does not endorse any organization. Always do your own due diligence.

Stichting Helpende Hand is a nonprofit organization based in ALMERE, Netherlands. Registration: 852553766. Stichting Helpende Hand is classified as a advocacy & civil rights organization registered in Netherlands.

Among advocacy & civil rights charities registered in Netherlands: Stichting Helpende Hand's GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 54/100 is in line with the peer average of 62/100.

Stichting Helpende Hand is registered in the Netherlands. Stichting Helpende Hand has ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) status, so donations are tax-deductible. You can deduct gifts that exceed 1% of your threshold income (minimum 60 euros). Periodic gifts (committed for 5+ years) are fully deductible without threshold.

Stichting Helpende Hand is a Dutch foundation (stichting) - the most common legal form for charities and public-benefit organisations in the Netherlands. A stichting has no members, is governed by a board, and is established by notarial deed for a specific purpose. It is the only Dutch legal form that can hold ANBI (public-benefit) status without member oversight. There are about 250,000 stichtingen on file at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK), of which roughly 50,000 hold ANBI status with the Belastingdienst. It is registered with the Kamer van Koophandel (KvK), the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, with RSIN 852553766.

You can verify Stichting Helpende Hand's legal status in three ways. First, look up the RSIN directly on the Belastingdienst ANBI register: https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/nl/aftrek-en-kortingen/content/anbi-status-controleren and enter 852553766. The result page confirms whether the organisation currently holds ANBI status - a prerequisite for tax-deductible donations in the Netherlands. Second, search the Kamer van Koophandel public registry at https://www.kvk.nl/zoeken/ - the KvK record shows the legal form (Stichting / Vereniging / Coöperatie), registered address, board composition (where disclosed), and the date of incorporation. Third, every ANBI is legally required by the publicatieplicht to publish on its own website: the policy plan, financial statements, an overview of activities, board composition, and remuneration policy. A working ANBI page with current financials is the strongest signal of legitimacy beyond the registry. If all three sources agree on name, address and ANBI status, the organisation is legitimate.

Contact Stichting Helpende Hand directly for current donation methods. Dutch charities typically accept iDEAL (the standard Dutch online-banking payment method), Tikkie payment requests, Bancontact for cross-border donors, SEPA bank transfer to the organisation's IBAN (account numbers starting with NL), and online payment processors (Mollie, Stripe). Many larger Dutch charities use platforms like Geef.nl, GeefSamen, Kentaa, and Pifworld for online fundraising. International donors can give via SEPA (the Netherlands is in the eurozone, so intra-EU transfers are cheap), PayPal, or GlobalGiving. For donations to count as a 'periodieke gift' - fully tax-deductible without a threshold - a written agreement (overeenkomst periodieke gift) committing for at least five years is required. Always confirm the recipient's RSIN and ANBI status before sending funds intended for the tax deduction.

As an ANBI, Stichting Helpende Hand is legally required to publish the following information on its own website, free of charge and without a login (the 'publicatieplicht' obligation under Uitvoeringsregeling AWR 1994 art. 1a): the policy plan, an overview of the past year's activities, the financial statements (balance sheet, profit-and-loss, explanatory notes), board composition with names, and the remuneration policy for directors and key staff. Larger ANBIs (turnover above €50,000) must also publish a fuller financial report using the Belastingdienst's standard ANBI publication form. If you cannot find these documents on the organisation's website, that is a red flag worth raising with the board before donating.