Frequently asked questions

Yes. All payments go through Mollie, a Dutch payment provider supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank. You pay with iDEAL in the trusted environment of your own bank.

Your bank login details and codes never reach us or Mollie.

When you pay, you see the name of the foundation as the recipient, on the payment screen and on your bank statement. You can also simply transfer to NL24TRIO0321313658 in the name of Stichting Vrienden van de Dongeschool.

We never ask for your bank details by email, text message or WhatsApp, and we do not send payment requests from unknown numbers. In doubt about a message? Go to our website yourself or email info@vriendenvandedongeschool.nl.

For a periodic gift or monthly donation, you pay the first time with iDEAL. That gives permission for a direct debit. After that, Mollie collects the next instalments on behalf of the foundation.

You can reverse a direct debit through your own bank up to 8 weeks after it was collected. Want to stop or change something? Email us and we will arrange it.

The connection is always encrypted and the website runs on servers in the Netherlands. Sensitive documents, such as the signed agreement with your BSN, are stored encrypted. Our backups are encrypted too.

Only board members can access the admin area, with a password and a code from an app on their phone, and only from the Netherlands. After a few wrong attempts access is blocked, and the board gets an email about suspicious activity. Everything that happens in the admin area is recorded in a log.

The website uses no cookies and no analytics or advertising services. We only count how often a page is viewed, without storing anything about you.

Your BSN (citizen service number) is only needed for a periodic gift; the Dutch tax authorities require it in the agreement. It is only in the signed agreement, which we store encrypted. Only the treasurer and the secretary have the key.

Your BSN is not in emails, not at Mollie and not in a database. For a one-off gift or monthly donation we do not ask for a BSN.

Only the board of the foundation. The school and the teachers do not know who gives and who does not. We never name donors on the website. Read more in our privacy statement.

An ANBI is a public benefit organisation: an organisation that works at least 90% for the public good. The Dutch tax authorities registered the foundation as an ANBI, starting 14 August 2026. That makes gifts to the foundation tax-deductible.

Yes, if you pay income tax in the Netherlands. A regular gift is deductible above a threshold: 1% of your threshold income, with a minimum of € 60. A periodic gift is fully deductible, without a threshold. The ANBI page has a worked example.

This is not tax advice. In doubt? Check the website of the Dutch tax authorities.

Look up the foundation in the ANBI register of the Dutch tax authorities, by name or by RSIN 869894407.

Yes. If you give with a periodic gift or a monthly donation, we email you an annual statement after the end of the year with the total you paid. For a periodic gift it includes the transaction number, which you need in your tax return.

Of course. Your gift is then just not deductible in the Netherlands. A periodic gift has no advantage for you; a one-off gift or monthly donation is then a better choice.

You agree in writing with the foundation to give the same amount every year for five years. That makes your whole gift deductible, without a threshold. You set it up online and sign on your screen; no notary is needed.

The amount in a running agreement stays the same; that is a condition of the Dutch tax authorities. Want to give more? You can set up a second periodic gift for the extra amount. It has its own term of five years and is also fully deductible.

Would you rather give something extra once? That is always possible with a one-off gift; it counts as a regular gift, with a threshold. Not sure what suits you best? Email info@vriendenvandedongeschool.nl and we will help.

A periodic gift is an agreement for five years, with the same amount every year. It ends automatically on death, and also if the foundation is no longer an ANBI.

If you can no longer pay, for example because your income drops, email us and we will find a solution together. Giving is always voluntary: we never send reminders to pay.

Both. You choose a yearly amount of at least € 60. You pay it once a year, or in 12 equal monthly instalments. One instalment can be at most € 1,000; email us if you want to give more.

You choose whether the gift starts this year or next year. Once the foundation has signed, you get a link to pay the first instalment with iDEAL. Does your gift start next year? Then we send you that link on 1 January.

If you are married or have a registered partner, Dutch law requires your partner to agree to a gift over several years. Your partner gets their own link by email to confirm. Your partner does not need to enter a BSN.

Email your new details to info@vriendenvandedongeschool.nl. Your agreement stays valid. For a new bank account we arrange a new direct debit mandate with you.

No. Giving is always voluntary. The school does not know who gives and who does not.

Yes. Everything we pay for is for all children at the school.

No. The foundation is separate from the school and from the parent contribution. We only pay for extras, together with the school.

The board of the foundation, together with the school. On the ANBI page we show what we receive and spend.

No. The board consists of volunteers. Board members are only reimbursed for costs they actually made, with a receipt, and only after another board member has approved it.

Nothing for you. The foundation pays Mollie a small amount per payment. These costs are shown in our annual accounts.