We support
a strong and freeinformation ecosystem
in the digital age
What we do
We fund and support journalism and civil society organizations that are committed to:
● the production of independent quality information;
● the development of supporting technologies;
● an enabling environment for pluriform and independent information in the public interest.
Who we support
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1 December 2022 – 30 November 2025,
36 months
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Support for the Digital Security Helpline programme.
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1 September 2023 – 31 August 2025,
36 months
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Core support.
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1 July 2022 - 30 June 2025,
36 months
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Support to the Collaborative Desk.
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1 August 2023 – 31 July 2026,
36 months
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Core support.
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1 July 2021 - 30 June 2024,
36 months
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Hiring in-house digital safety & security capacity.
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1 July 2021 - 31 Dec 2024,
42 months
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Policy & advocacy work to improve digital rights in The Netherlands and at EU level.
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1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024 ,
12 months
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Core support for the CiviCERT network.
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1 December 2023 – 31 November 2026,
36 months
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Core support.
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1 July 2021 - 31 Dec 2023,
30 months
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Subfund for Independent Public Interest Journalism in Europe
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1 October 2023 – 30 September 2025,
24 months
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Core support.
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1 July 2022 - 30 June 2025,
36 months
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Core support.
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1 April 2022 - 31 Dec 2024,
33 months
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Project support to the Live Journalism project.
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1 Dec 2021 - 31 Dec 2024,
37 months
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Core support for strategic litigation to improve digital rights in Europe.
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1 July 2021 - 30 June 2023,
24 months
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Project support: Visual storytelling on climate change.
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1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024,
36 months
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Core support to defend rights and freedoms online.
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1 Feb 2022 - 31 Dec 2024,
35 months
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Project support to Bureau Brussel - independent investigative journalism into EU decision-making.
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1 July 2021 - 30 June 2024,
36 months
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Support for production & distribution of journalistic work.
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1 june 2022 - 30 November 2023,
18 months
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1 April 2023 – 1 October 2024,
18 months
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Support for the Fellowship program of the Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2023, to support the participation of European journalists.
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1 July 2022 - 31 Dec 2025,
42 months
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Core support.
<name_organisation>
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1 June 2023 – 31 May 2026,
36 months
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Core support.
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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)
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1 May 2022 - 30 April 2025,
36 months
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Support to the creation of an EU base.
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1 March 2022 - 31 March 2022,
1 month
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Donation for safety equipment for journalists in Ukraine.
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1 June 2023 – 31 May 2026,
36 months
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Support for Enforce, a program that strives for technology that protects human rights and a healthy democracy in the digital age.
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1 April 2022 - 31 December 2023,
21 months
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Support to the European Cross Border Grants program.
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1 June 2023 – 31 May 2026,
36 months
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Core support.
<name_organisation>
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1 July 2021 - 30 June 2024,
36 months
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Support for production & distribution of journalistic work.
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1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024,
36 months
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Donation for legal support to journalists and independent media in Europe and for strategic litigation to improve press freedom in Europe.
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1 April 2023 – 31 March 2026,
36 months
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Core support for OKO.press.
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1 April 2022 - 31 December 2024,
33 months
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Support to the move of OCCRPs headquarters.
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1 October 2023 – 31 September 2026,
36 months
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Core support.
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1 December 2023 – 31 December 2026,
37 months
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Core support.
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1 August 2023 – 31 July 2026,
36 months
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Core support.
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1 March 2022 - 31 May 2022,
3 months
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Donation to press freedom centre in Lviv, Ukraine.
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1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022,
12 months
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Joint call for proposals to develop tools that improve our ‘Grip on Desinformation’.
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1 Sept 2022 – 31 Dec 2023,
16 months
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Support to the production of investigative journalism.
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1 Dec 2021 - 31 Dec 2023,
25 months
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Project support for documentary series on cyber surveillance.
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1 April 2022 - 31 Dec 2023,
21 months
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Collaborative philanthropic fund to shape the direction of AI in Europe.
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1 July 2023 – 31 December 2023,
6 months
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Project support.
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1 June 2023 – 31 May 2026,
36 months
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Support for Fumaça, an independent investigative newsroom and auditory online medium based in Portugal.
“There's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.”
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How we work
Limelight Foundation is an independent philanthropic foundation, based in the Netherlands.
We are not issue driven. We support journalism and civil society organizations that are independent of vested interests.
We provide different types and sizes of funding and support, depending on what is needed.
We proactively look for funding opportunities that are in line with our mission. We do not accept unsolicited proposals.
Who we are
Limelight Foundation was founded in 2021 by John Caspers. John is an internet entrepreneur and co-founder of payment platform Adyen. Limelight Foundation receives its annual donation budget from John Caspers and from the Hartwig Foundation.
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The board consists of John Caspers, Merel Borger, Hannah de Jong and Sjef Peeraer. Board members receive an attendance fee.
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Alinda Vermeer is executive director of Limelight Foundation. Floor Milar and Willem Lenders are program managers. Andrea Simonca is office manager.
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Our advisory board advises on strategy and donations. We are currently looking for members.