Making places matter
Harnessing the power of art, culture, and technology in (historical) sites to create social impact, stimulate economic growth, strengthen communities, and combat gentrification.
The Concrete Culture Foundation (Stichting Concrete Culture Foundation (KVK 83221271, RSIN 8627.76.703) embeds art, culture, and technology permanently within urban developments, transforming them into sustainable communities. Through this, we want to move beyond using creativity as a temporary tool, focusing instead on designing environments where these elements have a lasting presence.
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Concrete in the name of Concrete Culture Foundation refers to its connection to the built environment -area developments and (heritage) sites- in which Concrete Culture’s activities take place. Culture refers to the crucial role that the foundation wants culture to play in these existing environments and area developments.
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The Foundation’s objective is the production, development, promotion, facilitation and provision of activities in the fields of art, culture, technology, the manufacturing industry, talent development and education, including intersectoral projects, whether or not at (real estate) locations and within area developments, in order to, among other things, enrich places, strengthen communities, foster talent, enhance liveability, counteract gentrification and/or generate social impact; as well as the acceptance of inheritances subject to the benefit of inventory, and furthermore everything which, in the broadest sense, is related or conducive thereto.
Policy plan, activities & annual report
Between 2024-2027, the Concrete Culture Foundation will focus its efforts on identifying and supporting programs that contribute to its ambition to embed arts, culture, and technology permanently in area developments and (heritage) sites.
The activities of Concrete Culture Foundation, as well as of those contributing to it, are the production, development, promotion, facilitation, and offering of programs and activities in the fields of art, culture, technology, manufacturing, talent development, and education, including cross-sectoral projects.
The Foundation aims to achieve its purpose by, among other things, obtaining financial resources by means of subsidies, sponsorship, fundraising and donations. The income is used to support the objective of Concrete Culture Foundation. For multi-year projects, budgets can be reserved in the year that decisions are made about these projects. Concrete Culture Foundation will not hold more assets than the reasonably necessary for the continuity of the Foundation's planned activities. The full policy plan of the foundation can be found here. Our activity overview (2024-2025) can be found here.
Our 2024 annual report is available for download here.
Organization
​​The board of the foundation consists of the following members:
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Arnold van de Water (Chairman)
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Marjolein Vlaming (Treasurer)
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Tom Bakkers (Secretary)
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Virginia Mouw (Board member)
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All board members perform their duties without remuneration. They are, however, entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The foundation has no staff.
Support Us
The Concrete Culture Foundation is a not-for-profit organization. To carry out our activities, we depend on subsidies, sponsors, donation and supporters. Thanks to your support, we make arts, culture, and science accessible to each person, by delivering immersive experiences for the general public. If you would like to fund or sponsor our initiative, please, contact us at foundation@concreteculture.eu , and we can discuss the possibilities with you.
What’s in it for you?
Donation and Tax Benefit
Thanks to the cultural ANBI status of the Concrete Culture Foundation, your donation provides tax benefits. By securing your donation, you can make optimal use of this benefit. This makes your contribution fully deductible from your taxable income.
Contact
Visting address: Katoenhuis, Keilestraat 9c, 3029 BP Rotterdam.
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KVK 83221271 RSIN 8627.76.703