Good Money Gala
26 January 2006

The Dutch Postcode Lottery gives €210m to People & Nature

At its annual Good Money Gala, the Nationale Postcode Loterij announced another record year for charity lottery subscriptions in the Netherlands.

In 2005 the Nationale Postcode Loterij achieved a turnover of €419.8m (around £287.7m), an increase of 6.7% to the previous year.

The Nationale Postcode Loterij’s 50 permanent beneficiaries received cheques worth a total of €210m (around £143.9m). The money was distributed in the following charity sectors:

Development Cooperation: €80m (ca. £54.8m)
Nature & Environment: €90m (ca. 61.7m)
Human Rights: €40m (ca. 27.4m)

In 2005 the Clinton Foundation became the 50th permanent beneficiary of the Nationale Postcode Loterij. Founded in 2001 by US ex-president Bill Clinton, the Clinton Foundation works on initiatives in the US and the developing world, including the much praised HIV/AIDS Initiative.

The Nationale Postcode Loterij made also €16.3m available - one euro for each person in the Netherlands - to launch a new initiative addressing climate change. This brings together 45 of the charity lottery’s permanent beneficiaries. This unique partnership announces its plans on 3 February 2006. See also the new website www.hier.nu for further details.

Founded in 1989, the Nationale Postcode Loterij has raised millions of pounds for its 50 beneficiaries. They include international and national charities, such as Oxfam, Unicef, WorldWildlifeFund, Red Cross, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Save the Children, FreeVoice, War Child, Stop Aids Now, Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, World Food Programme, VluchtelingenWerk Nederland, Verenigung Natuurmonumenten, Stichting DOEN and Artsen Zonder Grenzen. For further information, please visit www.postcodeloterij.nl