KBFUS helps U.S. donors achieve their philanthropic goals in Europe and Africa. We make sure that their giving remains personalized, efficient, tax deductible and secure. From one-time grants to long-term, structured and effective giving programs, we provide corporations with the tools they need to make the most beneficial investments in the communities where they operate.

Through an Advised Gift to KBFUS, you can support a charitable organization of your choice, in Europe or Africa. Don’t know which non-profit organization to support? KBFUS can help you and your local management identify grantees that do a great job, meet local community needs, and fit within your corporation’s overall philanthropic strategy.

If you intend to make corporate community investments overseas on a regular basis, a Donor-Advised Fund at KBFUS is the solution you are looking for. A Donor-Advised Fund enables corporations to make additional contributions whenever it suits them, claim an immediate tax deduction and inform us later how you would prefer the contribution to be used.

Are you seeking to give away an annual award in the field of your interest, support innovative projects through a request for proposals, or grant fellowships to talented men and women for study across the Atlantic? A Signature Program will provide you with a customized solution to manage a highly visible corporate giving strategy in Europe or an exchange program between the United States and Europe.

To research funding opportunities in the country, region or field of your interest, you may call upon KBFUS Consult.

Working with KBFUS makes good business sense. With KBFUS, you can expand your corporation’s giving overseas, without having to navigate the complex regulations associated with international grantmaking. Through our due diligence process, we make sure that your grant moneys only support charitable activities and are not used for violent ends. Please check our ‘Internal Anti-Terrorist Funding Procedures’.

With KBFUS, you will gain a serious, knowledgeable and flexible partner. You will also benefit from our affiliated foundation’s vast networks, extensive knowledge of the European NGO sector, and 30 years of grantmaking experience. The Brussels-based King Baudouin Foundation (KBF), named after Belgium’s late head of state, is a founding member of the European Foundation Center and the Network of European Foundations, and a strategic partner of the European Policy Center, a leading think tank in Europe.

KBFUS and its affiliated foundation have worked with some of the country’s leading corporations, including Johnson & Johnson, Starbucks, Nike, Levi Strauss, Citi, Caterpillar, Wrigley, The Dow Chemical Company and Coca-Cola.

Each year, KBFUS organizes a Site visit on Corporate Philanthropy in Europe for executives of corporate foundations and giving programs. The Site visit’s objective is to enable U.S. corporate grantmakers to see first-hand how philanthropy can be adapted to European realities. Download the 2010 program. Or read what previous participants have to say about the experience.

KBFUS is a founding partner of the Alliance for International Giving, which brings together three premium providers of donor-advised international giving services: KBFUS, Give2Asia and The Resource Foundation.

KBFUS is a member of the Council on Foundations and the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (NYRAG). It supports the ‘United States International Grantmaking’ (USIG) project, an initiative of the Council on Foundations.

“It’s important to us that we are working with a partner with whom we stand on common ground. We were impressed with KBFUS. They are a fast-moving foundation, and more responsive and flexible than many.”
Conrad Person, Director of International Programs and Product Giving, Johnson & Johnson

“KBF is my guide in Europe. They understand the needs of the local community, they know the NGO sector, they know the expectations of corporations, and they provide the administrative framework. I feel like I am in a safe harbor when I work with them, and I feel confident that under their stewardship, our community investment funds are going to the right organizations.”
Hannah Jones, Vice President for Corporate Responsibility, Nike

“What I like about KBFUS is that they are 100% committed, even in the case of one-time, small contributions overseas. They are able to identify projects that both make a difference locally and fit within our broader strategic framework.”
Alan Okada, Vice President and Treasurer, Citi Foundation

“Starbucks has a high interest in giving well, but we don’t necessarily have the internal experts in our focus areas. KBFUS is acting as an advisor and mentor to us. Working with the Foundation has been a good template. We benefit from working with a well-respected partner. This is a great partnership that gives us credibility.”
Lauren Moore, (Former) Director of Giving and Community Affairs, Starbucks Coffee Company