Donations

Your support for UWC is of great importance. The entire income of UWC-NL is made up of contributions from ex-students, friends and the generous gifts of donators and sponsors. If you wish to make a financial contribution to UWC-NL, you can choose one of the following ways to do so:

·         Donations and Gifts

·         Periodic Gifts

·         Legacy or testamentary disposition

·         Own initiative

·         Authorization of a donation

·         Authorization of a regular donation

Below you can find more information on the ways to provide financial support. You can also download this information directly as Word document.

Donations and Gifts

A gift to UWC-NL is very welcome in order to give more young people a chance to go to a United World College. The name of our scholarship Fund is ‘Stichting Beurzenfonds United World Colleges’.

You can make a donation by filling in a donation form. This authorizes your bank to deduct the amount you specify from your account, either once, or once per month, per quarter or per year. You can also transfer the desired amount directly to bank account 35.72.40.979 in the name of the Stichting Beurzenfonds United World Colleges in Amsterdam, stipulating ‘schenking’ or ‘donation’.

Fiscal benefit for single donations

Your donation to UWC can give you a fiscal benefit. Donations to UWC are tax-deductible under the heading personal deductible items (‘persoonsgebonden aftrekpost’) , if the total amount of donations in the relevant calendar year is between 1% and 10% of the total income (with a minimum of € 60 in 2006).

If your total income a certain year is say € 30.000 and your donations total up to € 1.000, the tax deductible amount is € 1.000 minus € 300 = € 700. The fiscal benefit depends on the marginal tax category that applies to you.

The tax department accepts your bank’s debit notice as proof of your donation.

If you wish, we can also provide a receipt confirmation.

Any costs for making a donation will be covered by UWC-NL.

Fiscal benefit for periodic donations

If you intend to support UWC for several years, then it can be beneficial for you to make a periodic donation. This entails donating a fixed amount during at least five years in a row. We can arrange this to be formalised by a notary without any extra costs.

The periodic donation formalised by the notary has a fiscal advantage over one-time donations. Periodic donations are not bound to any minimum or maximum amounts, they are entirely tax-deductible. Depending on the height of your income, the State Treasury ‘pays’ up to 52% of your donation according to the current tax rates.

If you wish you can fill in the periodic donation form straight away UWC AKTE formulier oudleerlingen  and the signature legalisation document. Your signature needs to be legalised. This can be done using the attached form. UWC legalisatie formulier behorende bij akte formulier  You can go to any notary to do so, usually without any charge. Then the two forms can then be sent to the UWC office (UWC Nederland, Postbus 1007, 1000 BA Amsterdam) together with a copy of your passport or driving license. Our notary will then draw up the donation deed and you will receive a copy.

Legacy or testamentary disposition

You can also support UWC financially by making a legacy or testamentary disposition in your will. In the case of a testamentary disposition, UWC receives a portion (percentage) of the inheritance. In the case of a legacy, you stipulate the amount you want to leave to UWC. UWC ensures the inheritance taxes involved are paid.

For further information you can mail the UWC-NL office. Click here to contact UWC.
 

Own initiative

If you have any ideas for collecting money for UWC, we will gladly help you. Some examples are campaigning to raise money for UWC, organising a sponsor walk or making an afternoon programme with a relevant theme for schools (we have UWC information packages for this purpose).

For further information you can mail the UWC-NL office. Click here to contact UWC.