Nature Protection/Going Green
De Boomgaard Foundation was established on May 12, 2005 as a private grant-giving foundation.
The founders are two philanthropists who wish to support youth and children, initiatives to advance climate justice and local heritage and innovations. The foundation is partnering with ambitious charities or non-for profit organisations. It was ranked as public benefit organisation (ANBI) and can make and receive tax-free donations.
Landgoed (estate) Heidenheim is an old estate with probable origins around 1650. It consists of old avenues, visual axes, a mirror pond with a motte, which used to be a spiral path with a cave and a hermit's hut.
The C ("see") stands for really "seeing" and investigating the diverse city of Amsterdam, the neighborhoods and its inhabitants. With C-AMSTERDAM LIVE, the organisers were keen to create an online platform for local content, later narrowed the initiative with C-RESEARCH and investigated the the option to replace AT5, the local TV broadcaster of Amsterdam.
As a follow up of previous funding requests from Stichting d’ONS in the past, the NGO received funding to ensure the proper supervision of the beach, and to appoint a local project manager recruited by d'ONS in addition to the project leader in the Netherlands.
The d’ONS Foundation stands for sustainable development in Suriname. d’ONS connects project requests in the field of sustainable development to knowledge and experience in the Netherlands. Ecotourism, water, sustainable products, forestry and sustainable energy sectors have been identified by d’ONS as potential sectors for sustainable development.
Because of the bad economy in Suriname in 2016, gamekeepers often were assigned other tasks, at the expense of their ranger work to protect the sea turtles. This was a disastrous situation! With help of volunteers the monitoring was on an acceptable level at Braamspunt beach and they kept the egg robbers away.
Kuruwitu Conservation and Welfare Association was set up in 2003 by members of the community, concerned about the degradation of their seas. Over-fishing, climate change and uncontrolled fish and coral collection by the aquarium trade needed to be addressed before the marine ecosystem was damaged beyond repair.
In March 2015 the d’ONS and the country's Forest Management (LBB) from Suriname, launched a pilot project for volunteers, in addition to the regular game wardens, to protect the sea turtles on the beach of the vulnerable Matapica Wetlands.
With 1.3 million unique visitors per year, AnimalsToday.nl, the House of Animals website, is the largest animal news site in the Netherlands.
After two decades of neglect, rehabilitation of the Lilongwe Nature sanctuary (166 hectares) has started with financial support from IFAW.
The Goois Natuurreservaat, supported in part by the contribution from Stichting De Boomgaard, was able to purchase the Kocherbos in Muiderberg. Kocherbos, an 8.5-hectare nature reserve.
Fossielvrij is a citizens' movement taking action for the end of the fossil era and the beginning of a climate-just world focusing on financial institutions.
The National Family Centre distributes surplus goods from industries and the Amazon's warehouse in the UK. Essential goods are distributed to deserving families via local charities, schools and professionals.
Donor Impact Invest Fund (DIIF) uses donations from family funds and individuals to invest in Dutch impact companies and enterprises with a social mission.
Human Activities is an arts institute founded by Dutch artist Renzo Martens. It brings the inequality out on which wealth and beauty in museums in global cities is based with The White Cube project
The LifeLine Ukraine foundation was established immediately after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They provide demand-driven material humanitarian assistance to those Ukrainians who do not receive large-scale support in areas bordering Belarus, Russia or the front line. With help of De Boomgaard, the transport of cook stoves from the Netherlands to Ukraine was provided.
The Toon Beeld Foundation produces in-depth documentaries and portraits in collaboration with Human Nature Films. The films funded demonstrate the professional and communal approach of female coffee farmers in Rwanda to Dutch coffee lovers. Distribution with trailers and brochure is foreseen.
House of Animals tracks down and exposes abuses of animals and brings animal welfare regularly to people's attention
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was founded by former solo sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur. Its mission is to accelerate the transition to a regenerative, circular economy. We fund the production of 2 short films on plastics, as well as consultation input for a third documentary, and for promotion off all these.
Tergooi MC has recently completed the greenest hospital in the Netherlands for the region ‘Gooi- en Vechstreek’. Tergooi MC wants to bring nature to and into the hospital. Foundation De Boomgaard shares the view that a ‘green hospital’ immensely contributes to healing processes and has funded one of the 6 patio gardens. Fruit trees have been included.
The island of Pampus is part of the 19th century waterline defense of Amsterdam. In 1996 it became a UNESCO world heritage site. The Fort Island Pampus Foundation, responsible for preserving the heritage, is developing Pampus into a fully climate neutral and educational island. Foundation De Boomgaard helped in funding a hypermodern renewable energy system and a sustainable built classroom.
After years of campaigning Fossielvrij NL has helped to stop pension fund ABP investing in fossil fuel industries. Earlier Fossielvrij NL received financial support from Foundation De Boomgaard, and the second contribution covers the costs of a campaigner for a campaign aimed at ING, the largest Dutch investor in fossil fuel industries.
The project Decentralized Energy for Schools and Hospitals in Ukraine (DESHU) installs Solarge solar panels and batteries for schools and hospitals in Ukraine as off-grid energy solution.
Biocomp is active in Nepal in recycling organic waste into compost. End 2024 it opened a recycling plant to reprocess low-grade plastics into building materials.
Human Nature Films is researching the production of a fiction documentary that portrays the intriguing story of Suriname's least known inhabitants, the Tarëno tribe. De Boomgaard funded the research trip for this movie.