PlanetRomeo Foundation is glad to present the Annual Report 2022. We’ve shared a summary below. The full report can be downloaded through the link.
In 2022, the LGBTQI+ community worldwide achieved many landmarks after years of community organizing and activism: bans on conversion therapy and increased legal protection in various countries, along with the legalization of same-sex marriages in several others. Community building works! At the same time, the community mourned the loss of many LGBTQI+ people. We were horrified by the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda, introduced in March 2023. LGBTQI+ refugees face incredible hardships while on the move, in refugee camps and shelters, or in their destination countries. Sport events and leagues worldwide are increasingly inaccessible to transgender and gender non-conforming people, and cultural sectors are still recovering from many years of COVID lockdowns.
The PlanetRomeo Foundation-team is more than ever committed to making a small but real difference for LGBTQI+ people around the world, thanks to the contribution of Romeo BV and the Romeo- Datingapp users.
Funded Projects
when war broke out in Ukraine, in February 2022, Romeo BV and PlanetRomeo Foundation started a crowdfunding and Emergency Funding program for our Ukrainian partners. We supported 5 partners with a total of EUR 24.000,-
In our regular funding round at the end of 2022, we approved 24 projects for a total of EUR 138.347,-. Including one 2021 COVID Emergency Fund grant of EUR 2.000,- in book year 2022, the total project funding in 2022 was EUR 164.347,-. An overview of the funded projects can be found in the Annual Report: how much funding went to which of the 3 funding themes and in which countries.
Management board reflection on 2022
we introduced a new online applications platform. We increased the grant size to EUR 6.000,- and we wrote a new strategic plan for 2023 – 2025. In the Annual Report, we’ve shared reflections on integrity, feedback, data security, and risk management in our operations.
Download and read the annual report in details.
Standaardformulier publicatieplicht ANBI algemeen
On 1 January 2010, PlanetRomeo Foundation was granted the “ANBI status” by the Dutch Tax Authorities. Our RSIN number is 821043134. Under certain conditions, people who pay taxes in the Netherlands can deduct a gift to our Foundation from their taxes. You can find more information about this on the Belastingdienst website.
ANBI (“algemeen nut beogende instelling”) roughly translates to “institution aimed at public benefit”. In accordance with the rules and regulations, we’ve published the ANBI “standaardformulier” below:
Standaardform ANBI