Fonds Alphen en omstreken is a local community fund that supports concrete, clearly defined projects in the Alphen aan den Rijn region, with a strong emphasis on visible public benefit. Its giving spans arts and culture, sports and recreation, nature and environment, social/community initiatives, and education, often supporting clubs, associations, festivals, museums, and neighborhood organizations. The grantee list suggests a practical, place-based approach: they often fund modest improvements, equipment purchases, accessibility upgrades, and local programming that strengthens community life.
Focus Areas
Local Arts & Culture ProjectsSports Club Facilities and EquipmentNature Education and Environmental ActivitiesSocial Cohesion and Community InitiativesYouth and Community EducationSmall-Scale Regional Cultural Events
Giving Approach
Regular monthly decisions on concrete project applications, with most requests up to about €15,000 reviewed by the daily board; larger contributions starting around €25,000 are possible after additional consultation. They appear to favor project-based, localized support rather than open-ended operating grants.
How to approach this funder
Recent grants from Fonds Alphen en omstreken's latest annual report (2025)
Grants parsed from this funder's most recently published annual report.
Recipient
Amount
Year
Purpose
Theater Castellum
—
2025
sponsoring
FAFOTO 2025
—
2025
fotowedstrijd sponsorship
Alphens Sportgala 2025
—
2025
sponsoring / meerjarige sponsorovereenkomst
Sportverkiezing Nieuwkoop 2025
—
2025
sponsoring / meerjarige sponsorovereenkomst
Theater Castellum
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Apply through their online application process with a concrete, locally anchored project in Alphen aan den Rijn, Nieuwkoop, or Kaag en Braassem. Be specific about outcomes, budget, and community benefit; smaller requests are typically handled monthly, while larger requests should be discussed in advance.
Notable grantees:
• Stichting Festival Onderuit
• TeHaDo (Tennisvereniging Hazerswoude-Dorp)
• Stichting Boomkwekerijmuseum
• IVN, Afdeling Alphen aan den Rijn
• Vocaal Ensemble Korenbloem
Open Grant Opportunities
Current and upcoming funding from Fonds Alphen en omstreken that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: Up to $17K
Financiële steun voor concrete projecten in de regio Alphen aan den Rijn
cultuurmaatschappelijke projecteneducatie+3 more
Who can apply: Your project must take place in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, Nieuwkoop or Kaag en Braassem. Your organization must be a foundation or association without profit motive. The project must not yet have started. The project must serve a broad social interest. The applicant must be able to apply on behalf of the organization, with required authority or mandate.
Deadline: Applications are reviewed monthly; the executive board typically responds at the end of the month for requests up to €15,000. Board meetings occur 5 to 6 times per year for higher or exceptional requests.
Who can apply: Applicants must be private-law legal entities without profit motive, typically foundations or associations. Projects must be of general social interest, not yet started, and set up by or in intensive cooperation with organizations from Alphen aan den Rijn, Nieuwkoop and/or Kaag en Braassem. The project should serve residents of those municipalities. The applicant must not have sufficient own resources to finance the project and must show that funding has also been requested from other parties. In principle, individuals, institutional private endowed funds, projects with mainly inter/national character, started projects, parties/celebrations, government-subsidized institutions, commercial organizations, service clubs, and political or religious projects are excluded.
Deadline: Monthly board review; applications can be submitted digitally via the website.
Open nowRolling / open intake
Financiële steun voor maatschappelijke, culturele en ideële projecten
educationarts and culturecommunity development+2 more
Who can apply: Applicant must generally be a stichting or vereniging without profit motive; the project must take place in the municipalities of Alphen aan den Rijn, Nieuwkoop, or Kaag en Braassem, or the organization must be based there or work intensively with an organization from the area; the project must not yet have started; and it must serve a broad public interest.
Deadline: Board reviews applications monthly; applications up to €15,000 are typically answered at the end of the month, while higher or exceptional requests go to the general board, which meets 5 to 6 times per year.
Algemene projectsubsidies (Fonds Alphen en omstreken)
kunstcultuursport+6 more
Who can apply: Privaatrechtelijke rechtspersonen zonder winstoogmerk; project moet plaatsvinden in of sterk verbonden zijn met Alphen aan den Rijn, Nieuwkoop en/of Kaag en Braassem; project is nog niet gestart; aanvrager werkt samen met of is gevestigd in de relevante gemeenten; project dient een breed maatschappelijk belang; aanvrager moet aantonen niet over voldoende eigen middelen te beschikken; in principe geen individuen, commerciële instellingen, politieke of religieuze projecten, door overheid gesubsidieerde instellingen, serviceclubs, feesten of reeds gestarte projecten.
Deadline: Geen vaste deadlines vermeld; aanvragen lijken doorlopend mogelijk zolang het project nog niet gestart is.
lokale maatschappelijke initiatievenkunst en cultuursport & recreatie+3 more
Who can apply: Als voor de algemene regeling: initiatief in het werkgebied, geen start vóór toekenning, maatschappelijke relevantie; gebruik van specifiek aanvraagformulier voor particuliere initiatieven.
Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.