Stichting Wildlands Natuur- en Educatie Fonds

Stichting Wildlands Natuur- en Educatie Fonds is a registered animal welfare nonprofit based in Emmen, Netherlands. It is registered with the Kamer van Koophandel (KVK). Its registration number is 854554853. According to GiveRadar's records, it holds a valid ANBI status with the Dutch Tax Authority (Belastingdienst), which means it is officially recognised as a Public Benefit Organisation (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling), donations to it are tax-deductible, and it is subject to ongoing oversight and public-disclosure requirements. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 83/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. The organization reports €836K in annual revenue. No red flags have been detected. The charity has 6 community reviews with an average rating of 4.3/5. On Trustpilot, it has a rating of 4.0/5 based on 6 reviews.

Based on official filings, Stichting Wildlands Natuur- en Educatie Fonds has €836K in annual revenue. It allocates 64% of expenses to programs and services. This is below the average of 87% for animal welfare charities in Netherlands. Administrative costs account for 1% of expenses. Fundraising costs represent 35%. Its revenue is below the peer average of €4M. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.

The Wildlands Nature and Education Fund (WNEF) is an initiative of WILDLANDS that aims to support projects in the fields of education, nature conservation, research and animal welfare, aiming at a sustainable future for wildlife and their habitat. Stichting Wildlands Natuur- en Educatie Fonds is classified as an animal welfare organization registered in Netherlands.

Stichting Wildlands Natuur- en Educatie Fonds carries the CBF-Erkend Goed Doel label - the Dutch quality seal awarded by the Centraal Bureau Fondsenwerving (CBF). To qualify, a charity passes a three-yearly independent audit covering governance (separation of board, oversight, and management), financial transparency (audited annual accounts, clear expense breakdown), effective use of donations, responsible fundraising practices, and a working complaints procedure. You can read the public 'CBF-paspoort' for Stichting Wildlands Natuur- en Educatie Fonds here: https://cbf.nl/organisaties/9152. The passport shows the most recent audit outcome and the headline financial ratios.

As an ANBI, Stichting Wildlands Natuur- en Educatie Fonds 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.

Stichting Wildlands Natuur- en Educatie Fonds 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 854554853.

Stichting Wildlands Natuur- en Educatie Fonds's official registration number is 854554853, as recorded in the national registry of Netherlands.