Our supporters: Dutch Postcode Lottery
The Dutch Postcode Lottery contributes to the work of Free Press Unlimited with a structural financial contribution. Last summer this support has been renewed with another five years. With this contribution, Free Press Unlimited can continue to fulfill its mission to support independent media organizations and journalists worldwide to do their important work: to provide people with reliable information.
“We are incredibly happy with the support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery, which shows their commitment to the work of Free Press Unlimited. Press freedom is very much under pressure and the increase of the continuous contribution allows us to support even more journalists throughout the world" says Leon Willems, director Programme & Policy of Free Press Unlimited.
Since April 2011, Free Press Unlimited has been supported by the Dutch Postcode Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij). Earlier cooperation was initiated and realised by Free Voice, one of the organisations that constitutes Free Press Unlimited since the merger in 2011. Free Voice received €1.000.000 in 2011 from the Postcode Lottery for its work in 2010 and a total of €9.1 million between 1997 and 2015. In the summer of 2021 the Dutch Postcode Lotery extended the cooperation with another five years, lasting until 2026.
About the National Postcode Lottery - together we make a difference
The National Postcode Lottery was founded in 1989 to support charities working towards a just, healthy and sustainable world. The lottery raises funds for its charities and publicises awareness of their work.
At the Postcode Lottery, your postcode forms your lottery number. As a result, you win together with your neighbours. Three million participants now participate in the lottery. Participants have a chance of winning hundreds of thousands of prizes every month all the while supporting 146 charitable organisations with at least 40 per cent of the lottery prize each year. Since its establishment, the Postcode Lottery has donated more than 7.6 billion euros to people and nature. Free Press Unlimited and many other organisations receive support every year.
The National Postcode Lottery and the Friends Lottery together with the Postcode Lotteries in Great Britain, Sweden, Germany and Norway form the Postcode Lottery Group. With annual donations of €854 million, the Postcode Lottery Group is one of the largest private funders of charities in the world. Charity lotteries are listed as a Dutch tradition on the Inventory of Intangible Heritage (UNESCO).