Tax benefits of giving
Donating from the US
The LUF has set up the ‘University of Leiden Fund’ for American alumni with the Netherland-America Foundation, Inc. (NAF). As a Leiden alumnus you can organise your gifts and donations under the favourable fiscal provisions applicable for ‘public charities’ in the United States.
There are several ways of donating to the LUF via the NAF:
- Credit card: visit thenaf.org and donate with your credit card.
- Cheque: write your cheque to the Netherland-America Foundation, Inc. and indicate 'University of Leiden Fund' in the memo part of the cheque. Send your cheque and the completed NAF form to The Netherland-America Foundation (505 8th Avenue, Suite 12A-05 New York, NY 10018).
- Wire transfer: to make this kind of payment, please contact the NAF via development@thenaf.org or (212) 825-1221.
Gifts to the Netherland-America Foundation are deductible from American federal income tax. IBAN numbers can sometimes cause confusion in the United States because smaller banks do not know how to handle these numbers. In that case, you are advised not to use the IBAN number. In some instances you may be asked for an ABH or routing code. These codes are not applicable for the Netherlands.
Donating from Canada
Leiden University has been designated as a recognised institution by the Canada Revenue Agency. To deduct your donations to the Leiden University Fund from your income tax, you need a confirmation of receipt. You can request this document via info@luf.leidenuniv.nl.
Donating from Europe
In order to make giving with tax benefits possible for alumni who live outside the Netherlands, but within Europe, we are part of Transnational Giving Europe (TGE). TGE is a collaboration of leading European foundations and associations that make cross-border donations within Europe possible. The TGE network enables donors, both companies and individuals, to financially support non-profit organisations in other participating countries, while benefiting directly from the tax benefits of their country of residence.
When you reside in one of the countries mentioned below and would like to make a tax effective donation to the LUF, you can contact the partner foundation in the country of residence (see contact information below). Your national foundation will then contact the LUF to inform us of the incoming donation.
If your country of residence is not mentioned in the list below we do not have donors from this country yet and the LUF has to start up an application. This can take some time. It's also possible your country of residence is not listed because there are no possibilities available for giving with tax benefits.
If you have any questions about giving from abroad, don't hesitate to contact Daniëlle Duijn at d.duijn@luf.leidenuniv.nl.
Partner:
King Baudouin Foundation – Brederodestraat 21 – 1000 Brussels
Contact:
Ludwig Forrest: forrest.l@kbs-frb.be or +32 2 549 02 38
Carine Poskin: poskin.c@kbs-frb.be or +32 2 549 02 31
Options for donating:
Online and bank transfer via the bankaccount of the King Baudouin Foundation.
To ensure that your donation to LUF is properly processed, we ask you to please remember to include the following description in all your donations by bank transfer: [TGE - Leids Universiteits Fonds - The Netherlands].
Partner:
SA Avatud Eesti Fond
Contact:
Jete Alsmäe: jete@oef.org.ee or +372 6 155 700
Options for donating:
Online and bank transfer via the bankaccount of SA Avatud Eesti Fond.
To ensure that your donation to LUF is properly processed, we ask you to please remember to include the following description in all your donations by bank transfer: [TGE - Leids Universiteits Fonds - The Netherlands].
Partner:
Fondation de France
Contact:
Mrs Noura Kihel: Noura.kihel@fdf.org or +33 1 442 187 60
Options for donating:
Banktransfer via the bankaccount of Fondation de France or by cheque in the name of Fondation de France.
To ensure that your donation to LUF is properly processed, we ask you to please remember to include the following description in all your donations by bank transfer: [TGE - Leids Universiteits Fonds - The Netherlands].
Partner:
Maecenata Stiftung - Rungestr.17 - 10179 Berlin
Contact:
Marie-Catherine Heereman: mh@maecenata.eu of +49 30 28 38 79 09
Options for donating:
Banktransfer via the bankaccount of the Maecenata Stiftung.
To ensure that your donation to LUF is properly processed, we ask you to please remember to include the following description in all your donations by bank transfer: [TGE - Leids Universiteits Fonds - The Netherlands].
Partner:
HIGGS
Contact:
Sotirios Petropoulos: s.petropoulos@higgs3.org or +30 211 4116300
Options for donating:
Banktransfer via the bankaccount of HIGGS or via the HIGGS Paypal account.
To ensure that your donation to LUF is properly processed, we ask you to please remember to include the following description in all your donations by bank transfer: [TGE - Leids Universiteits Fonds - The Netherlands].
Partner:
Kárpátok Alapítvány-Magyarország
Contact:
Bata Boglárka: boglarka.bata@cfoundation.org or +36 36 516 750
Options for donating:
Banktransfer via the bankaccount of Kárpátok Alapítvány-Magyarország.
To ensure that your donation to LUF is properly processed, we ask you to please remember to include the following description in all your donations by bank transfer: [TGE - Leids Universiteits Fonds - The Netherlands].
Thanks to Luxembourg's legal framework, donors living in Luxembourg can make their donations directly to a foreign beneficiary (as far as those beneficiaries comply with certain requirements) without passing through TGE and will, under certain conditions, benefit from income tax deductibility in Luxembourg.
Partner:
Fondation de Luxembourg
Contact:
Audrey Lesperoy: tge@fdlux.lu or +352 274 74 81
To ensure that your donation to LUF is properly processed, we ask you to please remember to include the following description in all your donations by bank transfer: [TGE - Leids Universiteits Fonds - The Netherlands].
Partner:
Fundación Empresa y Sociedad
Contact:
Francisco Abad: fabad@empresaysociedad.org or +34 676270816
Options for donating:
Before you donate, please contact Fundación Empresa y Sociedad by e-mail.
Partner:
Swiss Philanthropy Foundation
Contact:
Aïssata Traoré tge@swissphilanthropy.ch or +41 22 732 55 54
Options for donating:
Donors living in Switzerland and wanting to make a donation of at least 500 CHF should first contact the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation before making their donations.
Partner:
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
Contact:
Andrew Fakley: tge@cafonline.org of +44 30 00 12 36 38
Opties voor doneren:
Donors living in the UK and wanting to benefit from Gift Aid should first contact the Charities Aid Foundation before making their donations. After a short KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure, CAF will provide the donor with all the instructions to make his/her donation.