Stichting Fiom-Hendrik Pierson Fonds supports single parents and their children in the Netherlands, with a clear emphasis on strengthening social networks, creating meaningful connection, and offering practical respite. Its giving blends small individual assistance with modest project grants for creative, community-based initiatives, plus in-kind holiday support arranged with partner organizations. Applicants are typically social welfare organizations or care professionals acting on behalf of families, rather than families applying directly.
Focus Areas
Single-Parent Family SupportSocial Network Building and Community ConnectionSmall-Scale Innovative Social ProjectsEmergency and One-Off Material AssistanceRespite Vacations for Families in NeedMother-Child Bonding and Family Resilience
Giving Approach
Small, targeted grants and in-kind support; individual assistance is usually up to €350 per client, project subsidies go up to €5,000, and vacation support is arranged case-by-case. Applications are accepted year-round with no fixed deadline, and requests are generally submitted through social organizations or professionals.
Apply through a maatschappelijke organisatie or helping professional, not as an individual family member. There are no fixed deadlines, but processing can take 8–10 weeks, so submit well in advance; keep requests small, specific, and clearly tied to strengthening connection, network, or family wellbeing.
Notable grantees:
• Stichting Reis met je Hart
• Vrouwenopvang Overijssel (Hadassahoeve)
• Vrouwenopvang Maastricht / Xonar Jeugd- en opvoedhulp
• Vrouwenopvang Gelderland / Moviera
• Stichting Takkenwijven
Open Grant Opportunities
Current and upcoming funding from Stichting Fiom-Hendrik Pierson Fonds that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: Varies
Vakantieproject
alleenstaande oudersvakantiegezinsherstel+2 more
Who can apply: Alleen hulpverleners van maatschappelijke organisaties die zich richten op hulp aan alleenstaande ouders kunnen een aanvraag doen. Per instelling kan één aanvraag per cliënt worden gedaan. De cliënt moet een alleenstaande ouder met kinderen zijn die geen financiële middelen heeft om op vakantie te gaan en medisch en sociaal redzaam zijn.
Deadline: Het hele jaar door, op volgorde van binnenkomst; budget kan op raken.
alleenstaande ouderskinderensociale netwerken+3 more
Who can apply: Het project moet gericht zijn op alleenstaande ouders en hun kinderen, het sociale netwerk vergroten, creatief en innovatief zijn, kleinschalig zijn en in Nederland plaatsvinden.
Deadline: Doorlopend / geen vaste deadline vermeld.
alleenstaande oudersgezinsondersteuningarmoedebestrijding+4 more
Who can apply: Aanvragen kunnen alleen worden ingediend door maatschappelijke organisaties die zich richten op hulp aan alleenstaande ouders. Cliënten kunnen niet zelf aanvragen. Er wordt alleen ondersteund als er geen beroep kan worden gedaan op bestaande voorzieningen. Geen ondersteuning voor laptops, schuldsanering, levensonderhoud, voorschotten op lopende uitkeringen of reeds toegezegde bedragen. Aanvraag moet passen binnen het hulpverleningsaanbod en via de hulpverlener worden onderbouwd.
Deadline: Doorlopend; mail wordt circa 2x per week geopend.
Who can apply: Applications must be submitted by a maatschappelijke organisatie that supports single parents; clients cannot apply directly. Support is only provided when no existing provisions are available. No laptop requests for school or home use. No requests for debt relief, living expenses, advances on municipal benefits, or advances on promised third-party funds.
Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: gratis vakanties
Vakantie aanvragen
single parentschildrenvacation+2 more
Who can apply: Applications can only be submitted by hulpverleners of maatschappelijke organisaties focused on support for single parents. One request per organization, and the client must be a single parent with children who lacks financial means to go on vacation and is medically and socially self-sufficient during the trip.
Deadline: Applications can in principle be submitted all year; first come, first served until budget is exhausted.
single parentschildrenfamily and social networks+3 more
Who can apply: Projects must be aimed at single parents and their children, preferably increase the parents' and children's network, be creative and innovative, be small-scale, and be focused on the Netherlands.
Community / network-building projectsInnovation in support for single-parent familiesSmall-scale social projects
Who can apply: Projects must target single parents and their children, be creative/innovative, preferably strengthen the family/social network, be small-scale and take place in the Netherlands.
Deadline: No specific annual deadline stated; applications are accepted and reviewed on submission. Projects committee handles applications within ~3 months.
Emergency / one-off financial assistanceHousehold setupEducation / study costs+3 more
Who can apply: Applications must be submitted by a maatschappelijke organisatie that works with single parents. The request must concern a single-parent client who cannot access other provisions; funds are not paid directly to clients (organisation IBAN must be provided).
Deadline: No fixed deadline; applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Processing time 8–10 weeks (longer in summer).
Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.