Andre Betting

Van Leer Group Foundation (the Foundation) is a private charitable foundation that focuses specifically on children. Based in The Hague, Netherlands, the Foundation traces their origins to 1949 with the organization of the Bernard Van Leer Foundation in Lucerne, Switzerland. In 1971, the Foundation was legally established in The Hague as a charitable organization recognized by Dutch law. The foundation also acts as a holding function in relation to all the charitable activities of the Van Leer Entity.

The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute engages in innovative interdisciplinary research. It operates in three main segments: Globalization and Sovereignty, Sacredness, Religion and Secularization, and Science, Technology and Civilization. The institute was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.