Sensing Clues Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation, officially registered in the Netherlands as Stichting Sensing Clues with RSIN/fiscal number NL858159752B01 and Chamber of Commerce Number 70140707.
Vision statement
Sensing Clues believes that there is huge potential in using the power of data as a key-enabler to boost nature conservation.
Mission statement
Sensing Clues provides nature conservation professionals with affordable and best-of-industry data-driven methods and technologies to transform data into actionable information.
Supervisory board
The members of the supervisory board are:
Executive board
Projects and daily operations are managed by:
Dr. Jan-Kees Schakel Founder and Director
Ir. Hugo Koopmans Chief Technology and Data Science
Ir. Judith Dekkers Operations Manager
All Board Member duties are unpaid.
Strategic goals for 2022
Deepen our relationship with our existing field partners, as we achieve our nature conservation goals through them.
Expand our field partner network, thus increasing our worldwide impact
Attract funding to form a full-time (and thus paid) core team to enable time-boxed commitment to development and training goals.
Continue improving and expanding data collection and analytical functions. These form the basis for better targeted nature conservation investments.
Develop Green Law Enforcement solutions to better protect wildlife.
Sharpen our public presentation and profile, to help potential field partners to find us and make use of our services.
Professionalise business operations, to support the growth of our organisations, and thus our impact.
Annual Reports & Statutes
Sensing Clues Foundation has formally been founded on 22 November 2017. The first annual report includes 2017 and 2018. Statutes are available on request.
Sensing Clues Foundation Annual Report 2018
Sensing Clues Foundation Annual Report 2019
Sensing Clues Foundation Annual Report 2020
Sensing Clues Foundation Annual Report 2021
Sensing Clues Foundation Annual Report 2022, Belastingdienst ANBI form, and Financial Report 2022.
Sensing Clues Foundation is officially registered as ANBI (Public Benefit Organisation) by the Dutch tax authorities. An institution can be qualified as a Public Benefit Organisation solely when at least 90% of the institutions efforts are focused on the general good. It also provides a number of tax advantages to donors, and requires the foundation to comply with specific administrative and transparency requirements.