The Queen’s Charitable Fund

The non-profit organisation Queen’s Charitable Fund assists people who are destitute or in urgent need. By doing so, the association assists Her Majesty the Queen in her social and philanthropic work.

At present, the Fund is active in two areas: requests for assistance and project support.

1. Requests for assistance sent to the King and the Queen

   The Petitions and Social Affairs Department of the Royal Palace receives more than 10,000 requests for assistance on financial or social problems each year. This department examines each request and results in one of the following actions:

• The person concerned is given advice or suggestions and directed to the appropriate institution.
• The Petitions and Social Affairs Department contacts the relevant official body or agency directly (Federal Public Service, municipality, public centre for social welfare (CPAS), National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI), housing fund, Office of Birth and Childhood (ONE), etc.), to investigate or handle the situation.
• For all requests for financial support, an enquiry is made with a public centre for social welfare or a recognised and competent social services agency. If the request is for financial assistance, a one-off, limited amount of financial aid may be paid by the Petitions and Social Affairs Department on behalf of the non-profit organisation Queen’s Charitable Fund.

There are two ways to submit a request for help to the Royal Palace:

1. You can quickly and easily fill in this online form.

2. You can send a letter to the address below, stating your situation, the help you want, and your residential address:

To His Majesty the King
Royal Palace
1000 Brussels

(A stamp is not required on your envelope.)

2. Project support:

The non-profit organisation Queen’s Charitable Fund supports projects that help young adults aged 18 to 25 plan their lives. The target audience of the supported projects is young people who are orphans or were placed in an institution and/or foster family. Once they become adults, they have to leave the institution that was looking after them, or are left on their own at a time when they need wise advice, guidance, or moral or financial support to develop a life plan.

In this context, the association emphasises the personal empowerment of these young people in a vulnerable situation. The support focuses on three pillars:

• personal empowerment of young adults,
• their social integration,
• and their accommodation in a structure that guides them towards an independent life

The non-profit Queen’s Charitable Fund operates entirely independently from the King’s Civil List and has its own board of directors and a general meeting.

Projects supported since 2020

Since 2020, the Queen’s Charitable Fund has supported six projects helping vulnerable young people in their (re)integration into society:

• The VIC project at the Société Royale Protectrice de l’Enfance
• The De Grote Stap project at the non-profit organisation Cachet
•  The Bootsmannen project at the non-profit organisation Koninklijk Werk IBIS
• The Auton’home housing project at the non-profit organisation Opvangtehuizen van Spullenhulp
• The Aan het stuur project at the organisation Ons Tehuis
• The non-profit organisation Solidariteit Huisvesting

New support period 2026-2028

Based on the experiences gathered by the Queen during her visits to numerous organisations, and taking into account her priorities and the financial capacity of the non-profit organisation, the board of directors has decided to continue the support. 

Three projects have been selected for the 2026-2028 period. These all aim to help young people in a vulnerable situation towards autonomy and will each be supported for a three-year period.

1. KAP Stabilisation – non-profit organisation CEMO (Brussels, Sint-Gillis)

The Kot Autonome Provisoire (KAP) Stabilisation project is a housing and psychosocial assistance project for highly vulnerable young people. It builds further on the existing KAP Transit project that supports young people aged 16 to 25 with housing and educational psychosocial support.

KAP Stabilisation focuses on young people with more complex needs, such as mental issues, sometimes in combination with addiction and homelessness. They require more intensive and more adapted support. Thanks to assistance from the Queen’s Charitable Fund, this new project can be rolled out. The project aims for a flexible transition between KAP Transit and KAP Stabilisation, so that every young person gets tailored support to suit their situation and progress.

2. aPart-Brug_9 – non-profit organisation Part (Ghent).

This project guides young adults aged 17 to 25 coming from youth support and wishing to live independently. Every young person gets a personal coach who supports them in taking important steps towards independence. This guidance covers practical assistance, such as daily care of the residence and developing contact with neighbours, as well as mediation where necessary. In doing so, the project combines personal growth with specific assistance. The support from the Queen’s Charitable Fund is used to remunerate this coach.

3. Kots tremplin 18-25-year-olds – non-profit organisation Relogeas (Monceau-sur-Sambre)

This project supports young people aged 18 to 25 who are forced to leave their parental home or youth institution upon reaching adulthood, with a genuine risk of becoming homeless. A maximum one-year stay is insufficient for some young people participating in Relogeas integration, training, or guidance projects.

Therefore, Kots Tremplin offers housing with a contract lasting one to three years, aligned with the young person’s individual circumstances. The project strengthens existing teams and develops a sustainable structure, giving young people not only a place to live, but also the support they need to become independent. Thanks to the support from the Queen’s Charitable Fund, Relogeas can recruit a part-time care worker.