We support

How to apply

Calendar 2024

The deadlines below apply to you as an applicant and may differ locally.

You will receive a reply two weeks after the board meeting.

Board meeting 1/2024
20 March

Closing date for applications

26 February

Result

10 April
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Board meeting 2/2024
13 June

Closing date for applications

21 May

Result

27 June
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Board meeting 3/2024
17 September

Closing date for applications

5 August

Result

10 October
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Board meeting 4/2024
27 November

Deadline

14 October

Result

12 December
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assisting our employees and their families

Employee purposes

Unfortunate events

We grant support in the event of death, accident or illness with serious consequences affecting employees or their immediate family.

Educational grants

We are mandated to grant financial support to assist the employees’ children in completing their final training or education.

Live a dream

This programme will give employees the opportunity to donate a week of their holiday to do voluntary work for people in need.

Senior clubs

This would be clubs within the VKR Group for senior employees, early retirees and retired employees.

See examples of support for employee purposes

Financial highlights

In 2023, we made grants worth EUR 3.6 million altogether. But already since 1992 the Employee Foundation has contributed to bettering the lives of our employees. Go back in time and view some of our financial highlights below.

Consolidated financial highlights 2019 – 2023

EUR 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2023-1992
Support for employees, total 1,855,602 1,912,095 1,449,749 1,582,885 932,157 19,502,089
Granted applications 682 778 528 769 372 7245
  • Unfortunate events
 1,251,041 1,265,648 951,616 1,040,031 613,670 12,836,444
  • Educational purposes
 518,299 478,767 369,813 277,568 252,388 5,169,514
  • Other purposes
 82,262 167,680 128,320 265,286 66,099 1,496,131
Support for non-profit purposes, total 1,688,445 3,044,111 2,778,192 376,455 280,187 11,528,951
Granted applications 188 154 119 162 149 2737
  • Local, non-profit support
 537,296 387,072 258,878 376,455 280,187 5,201,450
  • Green areas and outdoor life programme
 1,151,149 2,657,038 2,519,314 0 0 6,327,501
Healthy Habits 59,972 313,022 634,228 70,549 70,973 1,201,999
Total support 3,604,019 5,269,228 4,862,169 2,029,889 1,283,318 32,233,039
Granted applications in total 889 932 647 931 521 9982
Average number of employees, VKR Group 18,181 20,007 17,104 15,267 16,123
support for community projects

Community support

The VKR Group aspires to make a contribution to the communities that its companies operate in. This is why our support is aimed at projects in the vicinity of VKR Group companies.

It means that the Employee Foundation may grant funding to applications from non-profit clubs, associations and other organisations based within a distance of up to 50 km of a company within the VKR Group.

We give priority to projects with lasting impact and value, and give preference to projects linked to employees of the VKR Group. To be eligible, there is no requirement to have worked for the VKR Group for a certain period of time.

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From our communities and employees

Donation stories

Employee stories

Community stories

Healthy Habits 2022

Safety

When we are at work, we follow the company’s safety guidelines so that we do not get hurt or hurt others. But when we leave the workplace, we often forget to take those good safety habits with us. And the fact is that most accidents happen in our own homes.

Learn about the initiative
special programme 2021

Green areas & outdoor life

The Employee Foundation have funded original and inspiring projects to provide more green areas and outdoor recreational amenities. The progress of the projects will be followed closely and posted here on the site for you to read.

Discover the projects

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