The King Baudouin Foundation United States (KBFUS) facilitates thoughtful, effective giving to Europe and Africa. In addition to our work with U.S. donors, we also partner with European and African nonprofits seeking to raise funds in the United States. KBFUS is associated with the Brussels-based King Baudouin Foundation (KBF), a leading foundation in Europe named after Belgium’s late head of state.
Supporting organizations overseas is not always easy. But with our local insights and networks, we smooth the process and help you make the most of your philanthropic funds. You can either recommend a grant to one of the 350 organizations that we already partner with, or we can help you support your favorite organization overseas.
Over the past three years, we have facilitated over $50 million in grants to European and African nonprofits, to support a wide range of educational, cultural, health care, and social justice initiatives, to name a few examples.
If KBFUS has an established Friends Fund with a nonprofit, Fidelity Charitable donors can recommend grants to those nonprofits for a fee. To learn which nonprofits already have KBFUS Friends Funds, browse their Directory of Funds list here.
If KBFUS does not have an established Friends Fund with the nonprofit, they may be able to create a one-off relationship with that organization for grants above $5,000, as long as the organization can fulfill its due diligence requirement. Please contact KBFUS directly at info@kbfus.org to learn if a nonprofit is eligible and let them know that you would like to donate from your Fidelity Charitable Giving Account.
KBFUS’s fees for established Friends Funds are a contribution-based fee model, in which an administrative fee is charged based on the number of dollars raised by the organization over a calendar year. There is no minimum grant size for a pre-established Friends Fund.
Minimum Grant: $0
First $100,000
5%
Next $300,000
2%
Next $300,000
1%
Amount Over $700,000
0.5%
First $100,000
5%
Next $300,000
2%
Next $400,000
1%
Amount Over $700,000
0.5%
KBFUS’s fees for one-off donations through KBFUS are based on the dollar amount of the grant, in which the administrative fee is charged based upon the size of the grant provided by the donor.
Minimum Grant: $5,000
First $100,000
5%
Next $300,000
2%
Next $300,000
1%
Amount Over $700,000
0.5%
First $100,000
5%
Next $400,000
3%
Next $500,000
1%
Amount Over $700,000
0.5%
If you would like to support a foreign organization using your Fidelity Charitable Giving Account, you may submit a grant recommendation to Fidelity Charitable to be made to KBFUS and include the foreign organization in the designated purpose (Use Field -> Create Your Own). If you have any questions, please call Fidelity Charitable at 1-800-262-6039. If you are a Fidelity Charitable Private Donor Group member and have any questions, please contact your Philanthropic Strategist.
If you are a member of our Private Donor Group, additional options for international granting may be available to you. Please contact your Philanthropic Strategist to learn more.
Contact KBFUS directly with questions about its programs and for information about fees.
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