1General

• Name Stichting The Power of Sports
• Legal form Foundation under Dutch law
• Area of work The Netherlands and internationally
• Relation to other organisations The foundation works from its own objective alongside the company De Kracht van Sport, which carries out operational and organisational activities. The foundation is independent, with its own board and its own finances.

This policy plan describes the objectives, working method, funding and spending of Stichting The Power of Sports.

2Our objective

The foundation exists to support and run international sports projects for children and young people in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. We organise and make possible structured sports programmes, during and after the school day, for children who do not have enough access to sport.

We want children to keep playing, and we guide them towards local clubs where they can keep developing. Through sport we work on opportunity and perspective, on equal chances for girls and women in sport, and on keeping children away from crime, drug use and gang culture.

As laid down in the deed of incorporation of 23 May 2025, the objective of the foundation is:

• organising and supporting international sports projects for children and young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods;
• encouraging children and young people to take part in structured sports activities, to prevent crime, drug use and involvement in gang culture;
• offering children and young people opportunity and a perspective on a better future through sport;
• promoting equal opportunities for girls and women in sport, and everything directly or indirectly connected to this, in the broadest sense of the word.

3What we do to get there

• supporting and making possible sports projects for children and young people in disadvantaged neighbourhoods;
• making sport accessible: facilities, equipment, club fees, training and sports events;
• developing and expanding sports programmes that contribute to social development, inclusion and equal opportunity.

4How we work

The foundation works project by project and in close cooperation within the DKVS network.

• with supporting organisations in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and England;
• with partner organisations of our own projects in Curaçao, Argentina, Costa Rica, Indonesia and Nepal.

Two principles guide the work: we focus on structural participation rather than one off activities, and we tune every programme carefully to the local context and to what is actually needed there.

Coordinators from the Netherlands support the start up and the running of projects. They do this on a voluntary basis.

The foundation does not support orphanage tourism and works only with carefully selected local partners.

5Where the money comes from

• grants and donations;
• gifts, bequests and legacies;
• all other acquisitions and proceeds.

Every year we draw up a donor plan, aimed at building a stable group of returning donors. We only raise funds that fit our objective and our independence.

6How the money is spent

The foundation spends its funds only on activities that contribute to its own objective. It operates independently and carries its own responsibility for policy, delivery and finances. Where it fits, it works project by project within the DKVS network, including when new projects are set up.

• sports equipment and materials;
• developing, renewing and running structured sports programmes;
• club fees and access to existing sports clubs;
• organising sports activities and events;
• expanding existing projects into new neighbourhoods;
• developing and starting new sports projects, with or without DKVS;
• fundraising, marketing including the website, and promoting the projects;
• relations with governments, civil society organisations and NGOs;
• insurance and the general running costs we cannot avoid.

The foundation may reimburse travel and accommodation costs for coordinators from the Netherlands who set up, guide and support projects.

Every expense is tested against the objective of the foundation and must serve the public benefit. At least 90 per cent of spending goes to the public benefit, in line with the Dutch ANBI requirements.

7Remuneration

Board members and others involved are entitled to reimbursement of expenses directly related to their work for the foundation. Board members may also receive a non excessive attendance fee for preparing and attending meetings they hold on behalf of the foundation.

8Managing the assets

The assets of the foundation are managed carefully and with risk avoided. The funds are held in a bank account in the name of the foundation and used only to realise the objective.

The foundation does not aim to build up reserves. Available funds are actively put to work in projects that serve the public benefit.

9If the foundation is dissolved

If Stichting The Power of Sports is dissolved, any positive balance goes to another institution with ANBI status, or to a foreign institution that meets the 90 per cent requirement and pursues a similar objective, in line with the articles of association.

10Finally

This policy plan is reviewed every year and adjusted where new insights, projects and developments call for it, while keeping the core values and the objectives of Stichting The Power of Sports.