Fish Forever receives €1 million from Dutch Postcode Lottery - Rare

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Enriched family-office · Found: 2026-03-11 08:11

The grant from the Dutch Postcode Lottery will support Rare's work in Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi province to empower fishers with legal rights.

Source: https://rare.org/press_release/fish-forever-receives-e1-million-from-dutch-postcode-lottery/

Funding Details

Funder: Dutch Postcode Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij)
Funding Goal: Support charitable organizations working on global challenges including environmental conservation, poverty alleviation, and social cohesion through lottery-funded grants
Funding Amount: €1 million grant (this specific award); the lottery distributed €378 million total in 2025 across 150+ organizations (1.000.000 € – 1.000.000 €)
How to Apply: The Dutch Postcode Lottery is not a traditional open-call grant program. Major multi-year partnerships are by invitation. Organizations can express interest and submit applications for one-time donations through postcodeloterij.nl/goede-doelen/aanvraag-indienen. Selection is competitive and largely at the lottery's discretion.
Target Region: Global (this specific grant: Indonesia/Southeast Asia)
Last Checked: 2026-03-11 21:58

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Organization must be a registered charity/non-profit
Projects should align with the lottery's focus areas (environment, poverty, social cohesion)

Project Scope

Dream Fund grants require bold, pioneering initiative proposals

Required Documents

Application can be submitted via postcodeloterij.nl for one-time donations

Constraints

Multi-year partnerships are by invitation — most major grants go to existing partner organizations
Selection process is competitive and largely invitation-based for ongoing support

Summary

The Dutch Postcode Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij) is one of the largest charity lotteries in the world, distributing hundreds of millions of euros annually to charitable organizations. In 2025, over 3 million participants contributed €378 million to supported organizations. The lottery funds 150 ongoing partner organizations and also provides Dream Fund grants, Extra Grants, and one-time donations to non-partner organizations. This specific press release announces a €1 million grant to Rare's Fish Forever program, supporting coastal fisheries revitalization in Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi province. The grant empowers small-scale fishing communities with legal rights to manage local marine resources, with a focus on strengthening women's participation in fishery decision-making. Fish Forever works across 2,031 communities, managing over 79,545 sq km of ocean under sustainable community-led management. The Dutch Postcode Lottery is not a traditional open-call grant program. It selects beneficiary organizations through its own evaluation process. Organizations can express interest through the lottery's website, but selection is competitive and invitation-based for the major funding streams. Since 1989, the lottery has donated more than €5.8 billion to charitable initiatives worldwide.

Historical Context

The Dutch Postcode Lottery has been operating since 1989 and has donated more than €5.8 billion to charitable initiatives. In 2017, it distributed over €370 million to 117 organizations. By 2025, contributions reached €378 million annually with over 3 million participants. The Fish Forever grant was announced at the annual Goed Geld Gala event.

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