Transparency

 Trust is built through openness. Solvoz Foundation works to make procurement knowledge, market access and digital infrastructure more accessible to organisations serving the public good. That mission also shapes how we organise ourselves. We believe that public-benefit work should be clear about its purpose, governance, funding and accountability.

This page provides an overview of our formal foundation information, governance, policy documents and financial reporting. It is here for donors, partners, public institutions, NGOs, suppliers and anyone who wants to understand how the Foundation is structured and how it safeguards its mission.

Foundation details

Registered name: Stichting Solvoz Foundation
Also known as: Solvoz Foundation
Legal form: Stichting, Dutch foundation
Registered office: The Hague, The Netherlands
Address: Biancaland 100, 2591 DB The Hague, The Netherlands
Chamber of Commerce number: 75501325
RSIN: 860304863
Date of establishment: 1 August 2019
Name change: from Stichting AidInnov Foundation to Stichting Solvoz Foundation, 12 January 2021

Our public-benefit purpose

Solvoz Foundation is a non-profit foundation established to strengthen responsible, effective, efficient and inclusive procurement in the humanitarian, development and wider non-profit sectors.

 

Procurement determines more than what is bought. It influences how funding flows, which suppliers become visible, whether local and regional markets are strengthened, and how transparently public and donor funds are used.

 

The Foundation supports open-access procurement knowledge, shared procurement and sourcing infrastructure, fairer market access for suppliers, and mission-led programmes that help NGOs, donors and other non-profit actors use procurement as a lever for localisation, transparency, effectiveness and sustainable impact.

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Statutory objective

The statutory objective of Solvoz Foundation is to promote freely accessible knowledge, sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency in the planning and spending of funds in international aid and development cooperation, and to perform all activities that are related or conducive to that objective.

 

The Foundation pursues this objective by supporting publicly accessible knowledge, tools and platforms that help actors in international aid, development and the wider non-profit sector use funds more effectively, responsibly and transparently.

How the Foundation works

The Foundation serves the non-profit sector. It may support open-access knowledge, non-profit access models, grant-funded programmes, supplier onboarding, localisation initiatives, shared sourcing platforms and other public-benefit deployments.

 

In Foundation-supported deployments, supplier, SME and manufacturer registration is free. This lowers barriers for local and regional suppliers to become visible to non-profit buyers and funders. (Learn more about this in our Solvoz Foundation supplier and SME access policy).

 

The Foundation determines its programmes, partnerships and operational requirements independently on the basis of its statutory objective and public-benefit mission. Where programmes require technology, hosting, specialist expertise or other external services, the Foundation may contract appropriate providers. Providers are selected according to programme need, suitability, quality, continuity, value for money and other relevant programme requirements. No commercial provider has an automatic, exclusive, preferred or default role within the Foundation.

Related-party relationships

Solvoz BV is a related party to Solvoz Foundation because of historic organisational and personal links. This relationship does not give Solvoz BV an automatic, exclusive, preferred or default provider position within the Foundation. Any material transaction with Solvoz BV or another related party is subject to the Foundation’s Conflict of Interest Policy and Related-Party Transaction Policy. Relevant interests are disclosed, conflicted persons do not participate in the substantive deliberation or decision, and non-conflicted decision-makers assess the Foundation’s need, the proposed terms, value and relevant alternatives.

The Foundation is free to work with other technology providers, non-profit organisations, knowledge institutions, specialist partners and service providers where this best supports its statutory objective.

Governance

Solvoz Foundation is governed by a board responsible for the Foundation’s mission, strategy, financial oversight and public-benefit activities. The Foundation has renewed its governance structure (and operations of the foundation, learn more about the history here) and has appointed new independent board members with relevant expertise in humanitarian aid, development cooperation, procurement, supply chain, public-benefit governance, finance, policy and digital infrastructure.

 

The renewed governance structure supports independent oversight, transparent decision-making, clear handling of conflicts of interest and related-party transactions, and accountability for the Foundation’s programmes, partnerships and use of funds. (Learn more about out governance charter here)

Board composition

The board members from the first of August 2026 are:

Remuneration policy

Board members of Solvoz Foundation do not receive remuneration for their board role. Reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of board duties may be reimbursed, provided that such expenses are necessary, reasonable, documented and approved in line with the Foundation’s governance and financial procedures.

Staff, contractors, programme leads, consultants or experts may be paid for actual operational, technical, programme, advisory or support services provided to the Foundation, where such work is necessary, reasonable, documented and aligned with the Foundation’s non-profit purpose.

Learn more about our remuneration and expense policy here

Policy plan

The Foundation’s Policy Plan sets out its mission, activities, target groups, funding model, governance framework and public-benefit role for the period 2026–2030. Previous policy plans can be made available on request. Access Solvoz Foundation’s policy plan 2026-2030 online here. 

Governance and policy documents

During September and October 2026, the Foundation has reviewed and updated its governance and policy framework. The revised documents below reflect this work and are scheduled for formal board adoption in October 2026.

Some operational agreements, including service agreements, data processing agreements and deployment-specific contracts, may not be published in full because they can contain confidential, technical, security, data protection, pricing or contractual information.

Annual accountability

The Foundation publishes financial accountability documents in line with Dutch foundation and ANBI publication requirements. For each year, the Foundation publishes financial accountability including a balance sheet, a statement of income and expenditure, and explanatory notes. Where relevant, a short activity update may be included or published separately upon request. During 2022–2025, the Foundation was largely dormant, with its role focused purely on safeguarding open-access knowledge and maintaining its mission and future governance direction, without operational activity.

 

ANBI status

Solvoz Foundation has applied for recognition as an Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling (ANBI).

During 2026, the Foundation has further strengthened its independent governance and operational framework, including its policies on public-benefit expenditure, conflicts of interest, related-party transactions, grant funding and external service providers. The application is currently under assessment by the Dutch Tax Administration.

History

Solvoz Foundation was originally established as Stichting AidInnov Foundation in 2019. A name change to Stichting Solvoz Foundation took place in 2021. Learn more about our history and story, on our dedicated history page; explaining its origin, early work, transition from AidInnov Foundation to Solvoz Foundation, the role of open-access knowledge, and the renewed Foundation model for the coming years.

Contact

For questions about the Foundation’s governance, ANBI information, policy documents, reports or public-benefit activities, please contact us through our Contact page.

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