naf annual meeting presentation june 17, 2016

NAF Annual Meeting of Members June 17, 2016

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Chairman’s Report2015

Jan J.H. Joosten, ChairJune 17, 2016

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2015 Accomplishments

• Organized over 70 business, cultural and social networking events through our chapters in Boston, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Western Michigan, Northern California, Southern California and The Netherlands. Events are designed to be self-supporting.

• Supported 36 exhibitions and other cultural events through $122,005 in cultural grants.

• Eleven grants totaling $1,082,225 to art historians as well as Dutch cultural and educational institutions through the NAF Friends Fund Program

• Southern California Chapter organized a three-city concert tour by finalists of the classical music Princess Christina Concours.

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• 11th AnnualPrinses Christina ConcoursConcert Tour

April/May 2015 in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver

Many thanks to Dick and Yvonnevan Hoepen for their many yearsof commitment to this event!

Svenja Staats – Violin, Florian Verweij –Piano, Sander de Jong - Tenor

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• 17 students received NAF-Fulbright Fellowships for post-graduate studies in the Netherlands or the U.S. for a total of $314,503.

• 12 Dutch and American students received interest-free loans for an aggregate amount of $132,500 to pursue advanced studies.

• Four Dutch students spent a summer as interns on Capitol Hill and at George Mason University, funded by the annual NAF Ambassadors’ Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C., in the amount of $36,802.

• First two NAF Research Fellows in Childhood Cancer Selected –

Marjon S. van Ruiten, Utrecht University/ Harvard Medical School (left)Eveline van Kampen, Leiden University/University of California San Francisco (right)

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• Netherlands-based NAF Alumni Committee jump-starts new programs and activities.

• Netherlands-based NAF-Biz networking events are launched.

• NAF office moves from Wall Street to mid-town Manhattan.

• NAF upgrades and streamlines its computing environment, digitizing most files.

• NAF signs Library Donation Agreement with The New York Historical Society covering the care and preservation of its archives.

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• NAF archives sent toThe New York HistoricalSociety

Agreement signedDecember 2, 2015

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• NAF provides back-office support to the American Friends of the Mauritshuis.

• Five new agreements (for total of 16) with Dutch educational or cultural institutions for collaboration in U.S. fundraising with almost $980K in donor-advised funds received and over $958K in grants made

New Friends in 2015Naturalis Biodiversity CenterAmerican Friends of the Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraRijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities)Independent Documentary Filmfestival AmsterdamThe Ocean Cleanup Fund

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• Friends Fund:The Ocean Cleanup Fund

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The Ocean Cleanup performing research in the Great Pacific Patch in Summer 2015

Fundraising

• Boston Mid-Winter Fundraising Dinner

Dedham Country & Polo ClubJanuary 31, 2015

Raises $8,200 for NAF Programs

NAF-Fulbright Fellow Elisabeth Koning with Fulbright Almunus Douglas Holmes

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Fundraising

• Netherland-America Foundation Ambassadors’ Awards Dinner

May 14, 2015

Raises over $82,000for NAF programs

• Organized in conjunction withHolland on the Hill and the Embassy of the Netherlands in the U.S.

• Bill Tucker steps down as DinnerChair and is succeeded by JimDykstra

Kirk Dornbush, Fay Hartog-Levin, Anna Roosevelt and honoree William vanden Heuvel

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Honorees:• William van den Heuvel , Founder and Chair Emeritus, The

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute• Paul Polman, Chief Executive, Unilever• U.S. Representative Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,

Chairman, House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

Fundraising

• The 5th Annual NAF Heritage Society

Netherland Club of New YorkMay 19, 2015

Laying foundations for asolid financial future for the NAF

NAF Heritage Society Luncheon at the Netherland Club of New York

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Fundraising

• Dutch American Heritage DayGala Dinner Dance

November 15, 2015

Honored Hans van Alebeek, Nike's Corporate Vice President of Global Operations and Technology

Dinner guests at The California Club in Los Angeles

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Fundraising

• The 34th AnnualPeter Stuyvesant Ball

November 20, 2015

Raises over $300,000 forNAF programs

Opening dance: HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven

at the Plaza Hotel in New York

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Potential New Initiative:Visa Sponsorship for Internships

• Many Dutch students would like to do an internship or traineeship in the U.S.• Visas for internships are provided through “sponsor organizations” designated

by the U.S. State Department.• There is currently no organization that focuses on making these visas

available for Dutch students.• Fulbright Center in Amsterdam has asked the NAF to become a “sponsor

organization”.• Program should eventually become self-funding as the NAF may charge a fee

to the employer or the student:- Employers will be required to become NAF members- Fees collected should cover the cost of additional staffing needed

• Pro bono legal advice provided by Greenberg Traurig (through Andrew Enschedé).

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Treasurer’s Report2015

C. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers, TreaurerNew York

17 June 2016

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Audited Financial Statements Fiscal 2015

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Overall 2015 Results

• Small net operating deficit of $9,574• Total Support and Revenue rose significantly, from

$1,015,745 to $1,683,989• Due to NAF’s Friends Fund Program income• Equal amount of related FF Program spending

• Events income slightly below 2014• S18k higher management, general and fundraising

expenses• Depreciation in the NAF’s investment funds• Net assets decreased by $245,664 to $4,978,182

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Revenues

• $1,246,999 of contributions and grants (2014: $562,056)• $190,616 membership income (budget $185,000)

• Changes to NAF’s membership management system• Corporate membership below budget

• Almost $980,000 of Collaboration Agreement revenues• $50,000 donation Sam. Freeman Charitable Trust

• Used for study loans

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Revenues (cont’d)

• Mixed result for the NAF’s two main events:• PSB net $300,777 (2014: $312,099)• NAF Ambassadors’ Awards Dinner net $82,381 (2014:

$78,423)

• Interest and dividends down by around $6,000, caused by:• Changes in the NAF’s investment managers and

portfolio• Continued pressure on interest rates

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Expenses

• $1,555,535 Program spending, up from $838,457• Increased Cultural and historical program spending

(from $325,670 in 2014 to $857,635 in 2015)• Result of Friends Fund contributions

• Increased spending on Educational program ($661,098, from $451,753 in 2014)

• NAF’s management and fundraising expenses of $138,028, up from $119,893 in 2014• Continued monitoring of our non-program expenses, but

moving costs, computer upgrade

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Student Loans

• In “Statement of Financial Position” (not: “Statement of Activities”)

• Almost $730k Student Loans outstanding• Was less than $200,000 overall in 2008• Reflects the Education Committee’s priority• Preferences in recent bequests and grants

• Maarten van Hengel Study Loan Fund• Pigott Family Study Loan Fund• Grants by the Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust

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Funds Performance

• Depreciation in the NAF’s investment funds of $236,090• After a $138,211 withdrawal to fund our Reuvers

Fulbright Fellowship• Investment Committee:

• Regular review of NAF’s investment funds and management performance

• Monitor and adjust where necessary• 2015 change in fund management

• Investment fees around $9,000 ($2k below 2014)

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Net Assets at 31 December 2015

• Decreased by $245,664 to $4,978,182• Net operating deficit of $9,574• $236,090 investment funds depreciation

• Unrestricted net assets decreased from almost $3.1M to $2,960,149 at the end of 2015

• Temporarily restricted assets were more than $2M (2014: more than 2.1M)

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On balance

• The NAF continues to be in solid financial shape• But remains highly dependent on

• Membership contributions• Financial success of its events

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Questions?

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Investment Committee Report2015

Maarten van Hengel, ChairJune 17, 2016

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The NAF Investment Committee

Maarten van Hengel, Chair

Ennius Bergsma

Johan de Voogd

C. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers

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Five-Year NAF Investment Returns

Aggregate Portfolio Values

12/31/10 $3,243,295 12/31/15 $3,763,481

Net cash withdrawals — $372,000

• 5-year Compound Average Growth Rate (CAGR) — 5.59%• Benchmark (60% S&P 500, 40% Bar Cap Intermediate Treasury) — 8.53%• Benchmark (55% Russell 3000, 30% Bar Cap Agg Bond, 15% MSCI ACWI-ex

US) — 7.24%

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Observations on Investments

• Risk-averse positioning of portfolio detracted from returns.• FEG-managed portfolio ($2.5 M) fell substantially short of benchmark.• In mid-2015, we redeemed $1.2 M from VAPIX Mutual Fund and gradually re-

invested in three low-cost ETFs, reducing portfolio expense ration by about 45 BP (to 1.22%).

• Both the FEG-managed portfolio ($2.5 M) and ETFs portfolio ($1.2 M) are now benchmarked against 55% Russell, 30% Bar Cap Agg and 15% MSCI ACWI-US

• In Fall 2016, we will be reviewing FEG returns and possibly consider low-cost alternatives in capital preservation-focused asset classes.

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Questions?

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Cultural Committee Report2015

Theodore H.M. Prudon, ChairJune 17, 2016

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The NAF Cultural Committee

Theodore H.M. Prudon, Chair

Matthijs de Clercq

Erwin Maas

Mia Mochizuki

Roddy Schrock

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Cultural Committee Priorities

• Increase level of funding through grant-writing and major donor solicitation

Over 20 grant applications went unfunded in 2015 representing $219,526 in unmet requests

Of the 36 funded requests, most were funded at a level lower than requested

• Create chapter events around performances, exhibitions and other projects funded by the NAF

• Collaborations with consulates and other organizations to expand reach

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Cultural Grants Distribution

United States• New York, NY (16)• Chicago, IL• Miami, FL• Pittsburgh, PA (2)• Stamford, CT

The Netherlands• Amsterdam (9)• Eijsden• Kampen• Kockengen• Leiden• Sint-Oedenrode• Utrecht

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Cultural Grants Categories

• Artists in Residence (2)• Community Activities (3)• Conferences and Lectures (3)• Exhibitions (11)• Film (2)• Performances (12)• Publications (1)• Research (2)

Total number of grants = 36

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A Sampling of Cultural Committee Grants

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Nora Gibson Contemporary Ballet performance of EphemeralLighting design by Katinka Marac


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Via Pan Am photo installation by Kadir van Lohuizen at the Bronx Documentary Center


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Tineke Postma with legendary tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders at the University of Pittsburgh


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Rembrandt’s Changing Impressions at the Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University


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Speechless Installation at the Perez Art Museum Miami by Dutch artist team Bik Van der Pol


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Members of Junior Jazz Unlimited Bigband visit Brookyn in 2015


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NAF Alumni Tour of Graffiti Meets the Dam at the Amsterdam Museum

Education Committee Report2015

John M. Palms, ChairJune 17, 2016

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The NAF Education Committee

John M. Palms, ChairManon CoxCornelis de KluyverJulie NieuweWeme-de BruijnEleanne van Vliet

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2015/16 NAF-Fulbright Fellowships

• 7 Dutch students attended universities in the U.S.• 10 American students attended universities in the Netherlands

$314,503 in NAF-Fulbright expenses

Numbers of requests outnumber available funds:

• Number of Dutch candidates on shortlist: 25• Number of grants made by NAF: 10

• Number of American candidates on shortlist: 16• Total number of grants made by NAF: 7

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2015/16 Dutch NAF-Fulbright Fellows*With members of the NAF Alumni Committee

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Eulani Labay, Renee Joosten, Angela Molenaar, Jairi Terpstra*, Dorien Venhoeven*, Eveline van Kampen*, Raphael Donkersloot*, Nina Glorie, Erwin Maas, Kay Rommerts, Sjors Klompmaker*, Ceriel Gerrits*, Inge Zwart*, Kasper van Laarhoven*, Bjorn Sitjsma*, Marjon van Ruiten* at the NAF Connection in New York

Fields of StudyAmerican Scholars in the Netherlands

• Engineering/Flood Management – Delft University of Technology (2 fellows)• Biology/Medicine – University of Amsterdam• Chemistry – University of Groningen• Chemistry, Medicine – Eindhoven School of Technology• Medical Sciences – Leiden University• Sociology – Erasmus University, Rotterdam

Since its inception, the Peter Stuyvesant Ball has supported 140 American Fellows to study in the U.S.

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2015/16 American NAF-Fulbright FellowsWith members of the NAF Alumni Committee

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Merijn Boender address American NAF-Fulbright Fellows and Guests at the NAF Connection in Amsterdam

Fields of StudyDutch Scholars in the U.S.

• Business Law – University of Virginia• Food Policy and Applied Nutrition – Tufts University• International Relations – Johns Hopkins University SAIS• Journalism/Middle Eastern Studies – New York University• Leukemia Research – Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital• Pancreatic Surgery – Harvard University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical

Center• Pediatric Oncology – University of California, San Francisco• Public History – Brown University• Social Entrepreneurship – Hult International Business School• U.S. Antitrust Law – New York University

Since its inception, the Reuvers Fund has supported 213 Dutch Fellows to study in the U.S.

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2015-16 NAF Study Loans

Two (2) Mark Pigott Family Education Fund Loans

• International Law – Leiden University• Art – College for Creative Studies, Detroit

Four (4) Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust Fund Loans

• Neurosurgery – John Hopkins University School of Medicine• International Law – American University, Washington College of Law• Health Economics, Policy and Law – Erasmus University Rotterdam• Strategic Design and Management, The Parsons New School

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Six (6) NAF Study Fund Loans

• Urbanism – Delft University of Technology• International Relations – Johns Hopkins University, SAIS• Human Rights Law – University of Pennsylvania Law School• Computational Science – Harvard University• Urban Development and Management – Erasmus University• Public Administration – Columbia University, School of Int’l and Public Affairs

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A total of $132,500 was loaned to students in 2015.

To date, over 348 three-year, interest-free Study Loans have been made available to Dutch and American scholars to study in the other country.

Numbers of requests outnumber available funds:

$224,205 requested$132,500 in loans made (twelve students)$111,705 in study loans denied due to lack of funds. Other students turned away due to depleted budget.

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2015 NAF Scholarships in Washington, D.C.

Four scholarships for Dutch students to attend one of five summer institutes at George Mason University, with internships on Capital Hill, funded by proceeds from the 2013 NAF Gala Awards Dinner in WDC.

• Political Journalism – Tilburg University• Business and Government Affairs – Tilburg University• LLM Law and Economics – Utrecht University• Comparative Political and Economic Systems – University of Amsterdam and

VU University Amsterdam

$36,802 in scholarship grants

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2015 NAF Scholarships in Washington, D.C.

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2015 Washington DC Intern Luncheon - From left, Maarten van Rossum, Arinda Van Der Meer, Iris de Graaf, Jim Dykstra, Charlotte Bouwman, Stan Veuger, Sophie Peeters, Hans

Udo, Anne Meesman, Mary Stankus (TFAS), Bart Voorn, Bob Ottenhoff

Alumni Committee Report2015

Renée Joosten and Erwin Maas, Co-Chairs, New YorkMargje Lafourcade-Haverkamp and Merijn Boender, Co-Chairs,

Netherlands June 17, 2016

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The NAF Alumni Committees

New York AmsterdamRenée Joosten, Co-Chair Margje Lafourcade-Haverkamp, Co-ChairErwin Maas, Co-Chair Merijn Boender, Co-ChairLilian Kreutzberger Sjana Holloway Eulani Labay Victoria Lynford Bart-Jan Polman Roos StallingaKay RommertsPhilip UgelowJet Vonk

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The NAF Alumni CommitteesGoals are to:

• Build the NAF Network in the U.S. and the Netherlands via— Social and cultural networking events— Alumni database— LinkedIn and Facebook groups— Mentor program

• Exchange of Knowledge between the U.S. and the Netherlands via— Development of professional seminars and exchanges

• Contribute back to the NAF via:— Volunteerism and NAF membership— Participation in NAF fundraising events

• Outreach to communities outside of the NAF

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The NAF Alumni Committees2015 New York Events

• Joint NAF-Biz New York/NAF Alumni Borrel at CitizenM Hotel on January 13• NAF Connection 2015 at the Netherland Club of New York on March 13• Education, Business and Society in The Age of Big Date at ICRAVE Design on April 22• Annual Potluck Picnic at Central Park in New York on September 19• Private Tour and Book-Signing for Via PanAm with Kadir van Lohuizen at the Bronx

Documentary Center

2015 Amsterdam Events• The NAF Connection Dinner 2015 at Razmataz on March 13

• Private tour of New York Meets the Dam at the Amsterdam Museum

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The NAF Connection

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2015/16 NAF Fulbright Fellows attend The NAF Connection in Amsterdam (l) and New York (r)

The Age of Big Data

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Breakout Groups for the Age of Big Data at ICRAVE Design in New York

New York Meets the Dam

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Private Tour at the Amsterdam Museum

Friends Fund Committee Report2015

C. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers ChairJune 17, 2016

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The NAF Friends Fund Committee

C. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers, Chair

Eva M. Das

Jan J.H. Joosten

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Collaboration in U.S. Fundraising – Advantages

Donors make tax-deductible donations under the NAF’s 501(c)(3) status

Gifts to Dutch institutions fulfill NAF mission

Dutch institutions do not have to set up tax-exempt organizations, form boards, undergo audits, submit tax filings, pay staff

Set-up fees and small transaction fees pay for the program

NAF increases its grant-giving capacity

NAF expands its constituent base

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Current Friends Funds

• Five new agreements (for total of 16) with Dutch education or cultural institutions for collaboration in U.S. fundraising with almost $980K in donor-advised funds received and over $958K in grants made

2013 2014John Adams Institute Henry Hudson 500 FoundationTeylers Museum Nederlands Dans TheaterUniversity of Amsterdam The Fulbright CenterUniversity of Groningen Beautiful Distress FoundationUniversity of LeidenMuseum De Lakenhal 2015Leiden Univ. Medical Center Naturalis Biodiversity Center

American Friends of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Rijksmuseum van OudhedenIndependent Documentary Filmfestival

AmsterdamThe Ocean Cleanup Fund

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Friends Fund Grants to Individuals

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Supported the translation into English of the monograph Cornelis van Poelenburch (1594/5-1667): The Paintings

by Nicolette Sluijter-Seijffert

Friends Fund Grants to Cultural Institutions

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Supported the 2015 production of Wagner’s Lohengrin by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Report of thePeter Stuyvesant Ball in New York

November 20, 2015

Henk J. Guitjens, ChairJune 17, 2016

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The 34th Peter Stuyvesant Ball Organizing Committee

Henk J. Guitjens, Chair Muys SnijdersToon Woltman, Ambassador-at-Large Erik StorteboomAge B. Diedrick, Event Director Jan Willem van DrimmelenAndy Bender Lianne VisserRuth Bradley Amber Wessels-YenZwanette Bruggink Marit WesterterpLaurence Groot BruinderinkAnnemarie de JongOdette Fodor-GernaertNicolette HuismanJoas KemerinkBoudewijn KortenJeroen Salz

Wouter Schmidt Jongbloed

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The 34th Peter Stuyvesant BallCelebrating the Avantgarde

November 20, 2015

Venue: The Plaza Hotel, New York City

Gross Income: $547,019 (includes all Ball-guest sales, donations & ads; Silent Auction; Raffle and Fellowships)

Net Income: $300,777 (excludes value of 16 roundtrip KLM tickets for NAF Fulbright Fellows academic year 2016/17)

Number of Guests Reserved: 382

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November 20, 2015

Ball Co-Chairs:Amb. Fay Hartog Levin and Mr. Daniel Levin

Mr. and Mrs. (Claudia) van Hengel

Amb. Fay Hartog Levin and Daniel Levin with HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

and Ball Director Age Diedrick

Claudia and Maarten van Hengel with Daniel Levin

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November 20, 2015

HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands with Ball Organizing Committee Chair

Henk J. Guitjens

Pasta Divas and Marines

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November 20, 2015

Master of Ceremonies and NAF Board Member Kurt Dykstra

HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands with Dutch NAF-

Fulbright Fellows

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November 20, 2015

Marnix Fruitema, KLM, handing the KLM Sustainability Award to NAF

Fulbright Alumnus, Ruben van Hooidonk

Freddy’s Heineken Bar

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Report of the Ambassadors’ Awards Dinner in Washington, DC

May 14, 2015

Mr. James H. Dykstra, ChairJune 17, 2016

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The Ambassadors’ Awards Dinner Organizing Committee

William Tucker, ChairRichard E. DarilekIris de GraafJames H. DykstraPete HoekstraAmb. Fay Hartog-LevinRobert G. OttenhoffNaboth van den BroekRobert Van HeuvelenMaarten van RossumAmb. C. Howard Wilkins, Jr.Thomas H. WysmullerJan ZachariasseAge Diedrick, Event Director

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The 2015 Ambassadors’ Awards Dinner

honoring

Ambassador J. William Middendorf AwardPaul Polman

Chief Executive, Unilever

Ambassador C. Howard Wilkins AwardU.S. Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen

Chairman, House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

Ambassador K. Terry Dornbush AwardAmbassador William J. vanden Heuvel

Founder and Chair Emeritus, The Roosevelt Institute

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The 2015 Ambassadors’ Awards Dinner

Venue: St. Regis Washington DC

Gross Income: $155,090 (includes all table and guest sales, donations & ads; Silent Auction)

Net Income: $82,381

Number of Guests Reserved: 186

A portion of the proceeds of Dinner support the NAF Washington DC Intern Program

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The 2015 Ambassadors’ Awards DinnerMay 14, 2015

Awardee Rodney P. Frelinghuysen Awardee Paul Polman with Jan Joosten (l) and Bill Tucker (r)

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Awardee William J. vanden Heuvel with (from left) Kirk Dornbush, Amb. Fay Hartog-Levin, Anna Eleanor

Roosevelt

Current and past Awardees

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Robert and Faith Ottenhoff, Jim and Susan Dykstra and guest

Robert van Heuvelen, Julia Koppius and guest

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Proceeds of the 2015 Dinner funded:

Washington DC Chapter Dutch Internship Program, Summer 2016

Four Dutch students are currently participating in the 2016 Fund for American Studies at George Mason University with internships on Capitol Hill

Internships take place on Capitol Hill or in government related agencies

Over 400 students in the program from campuses across the U.S. and internationally— students receive an academic experience, work experience and learn from other students from though out the U.S. and internationally

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The NAF Chapters Report2015

June 17, 2016

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The NAF Boston Committee

Jos Scheffelaar, ChairEric Rijnbout, TreasurerGabrielle BrenninkmeyerBernard DrostHans GieskesCarla SuijkerbuijkAnnemarie SwagerGerrit ToebesMarike van ZantenElvine Weijnschenk

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Jos Scheffelaar, NAF Boston Chair at Mid-Winter Fundraising Dinner 2015

The NAF Boston Activities• The NAF Boston organized over 20 social, cultural and business networking events,

including a major fundraiser in 2015.

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Visit to Phillips Healthcare and Networking Reception in March 2015

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The NAF Boston Activities

Boston Mid-Winter Fundraising Dinner

Venue: Dedham Golf andCountry ClubJanuary 31, 2015

Net income: $8,200Number of guests: 61

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Professor Peter Bol, Harvard Provost for Advances in Learning Keynote for Boston Mid-

Winter Fundraising Dinner on January 31

The NAF Boston Activities• Short list of Boston events:

• Borrel with Innovation Attaché of the Netherlands, Walter de Wit, on January 16• Mid-Winter Fundraising Dinner at Dedham Country and Polo Club on January 31• 21st International Business Forum and Networking Evening with Mayor Marty Walsh on February 4• Visit to Philips Healthcare global headquarters in Andover on March 12• Partner Lunch in Boston on March 25• Koningsdag Reception at the Dedham Country and Polo Club on May 3• Borrel with students from YES!Delft, incubator ofTU Delft on May 1• European Food Festival and Networking Evening on May 7 at Back Bay mansion• Annual Picnic in the Park on August 30• Borrel welcoming incoming NAF-Fulbright Fellows on September 11• Visit to Tea Forté in Concord on September 29• Private tour of the NAF-sponsored exhibition Class Distinctions: Dutch Painting in the Age of Vermeer at

the Museum of Fine Arts on October 14• November Borrel at Champion Sports Bar on November 2• Traditional Dutch Lunch in Lexington on November 12• Sinterklaas at St. Anthony’s Church in Cambridge on November 6

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The NAF Chicago Committee

Andrew Enschedé, ChairJan J. H. JoostenFay Hartog-LevinHerbert Wennink

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Andrew Enschedé, NAF Chicago Chair, at the 2011

Peter Stuyvesant Ball

The NAF Chicago Activities• The NAF Cultural Committee supports a major exhibition by Dutch artist Theo

Jansen in Chicago

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Strandebeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen at the Chicago Cultural Center

The New York NAF-Biz Committee

Jacob Willemsen, ChairMarjan Inbar BlumbergMesut CelebiJan J. H. JoostenAlexander SchuilErik StorteboomArleen van Londen

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Jacob Willemsen with Consul General of New York on the Stad Amsterdam, 2016

The New York NAF-Biz Activities• The NAF Biz-New York hosts six business meetings including two focused on

tech startups

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Andre Hessels, host of StartupDelta Fin Tech event at Rabobank in April 2015

The New York NAF-Biz Activities

• NAF-Biz Presentation by Gert Jan de Graaf, President and CEO of JFKIAT LLC,

November 10, 2015

Over 50 guests gathered atthe ALU showroom in Soho, New York City

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The New York NAF-Biz Activities• List of events:

• New Year’s Reception at CitizenM Hotel’s rooftop bar, on January 13• StartupDelta Fin Tech Networking Event on April 9 at Rabobank• Reception at Moooi Design Showroom on May 29 with the Consulate General of the

Netherlands in New York• Tech Startups, Business Angels & Entrepreneurs Networking Event on June 9, again

at the Dutch Consulate• Keys to a Successful Business Presentation with Patricia M. LaRussa on October 7

with the Luxembourg, Netherlands-American and Belgian Chambers of Commerce• Presentation of Geert-Jan de Graaff, President and CEO of JKFIAT, LLC at ALU, Inc,

on November 10

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The Netherlands NAF-Biz Committee

Sandra BrandenburgJessie BrockhoffNita KorstenMerijn Boender

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Merijn Boender (member of committee) at PSB with Karah van Gelder (l) and Sarah Cameron Sunde (r)

The Netherlands NAF-Biz Activity

• Issued the first NAF NL Newsletter• Launched NAF-Biz NL in August with a send-off of Ambassador Henne Schuwer (with

Emilie Gordenker of the Mauritshuis

• NAF biz NL-seminar in Delft in December on how to do business in the US.• Reached out to other NL-based organizations (Fulbright Center, NFAA, Ivy Circle, HAFF,

AmCham)

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The NAF Northern California Committee

Edith de Jong, ChairMarjan EsserWillem JonckheerPauline SchrooyenMark van der Straaten

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Edith de Jong, Chair of NAF NorCal

The NAF Northern California Activities• The NAF NorCal hosts 9 business, cultural and social events, many in

collaboration with the Dutch Consulate in San Francisco

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Author Marc Zegeling presented Little Kingdom by the Sea at the Dutch Consulate in June 2015

The NAF Northern California Activities• New Year’s Reception on January 8 with Arjan Dijk, VP of Marketing at Google• Jennifer Tosch presented her research for the publication Amsterdam-Slavery

Heritage Guide at the Consulate on January 21• Curator Simon B. Kool led a private tour of the NAF sponsored exhibition Lost

Stories, Found Images: Portraits of Jews in Wartime Amsterdam, by Annemie Wolff at the Goethe-Institut San Francisco on March 9

• Afternoon Tea with Ton Koopman, world renowned conductor and organist on March 15

• In Line for Anne Frank, produced by Robert Schinkel was screened, also on March 15, at the Goethe-Institut

• Princess Christina Concours on May 7 at the Legion of Honor• Author Mark Zegeling presented Little Kingdom by the Sea, on June 2 at the

Consulate• Private tour at the Museum of Craft & Design, led by curator Zahid Sardar of Hands

Off: New Dutch Design at the Confluence of Technology & Craft on August 19•

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The NAF Southern California Committee

Jeff Keasberry, PresidentJoke Iovine, TreasurerMarcel van Zweeden, SecretaryJacoba EichhornGuido Keijzers, past PresidentMartin PerlbergerDavid RietdijkElga SharpeRonald SmitAlex SwartLawrence van der VegtDick van Hoepen, past PresidentMarcel van ZweedenAnne Woollett

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Jeff Keasberry, Chair of NAF SoCal, in the kitchen

The NAF Southern California Activities

Dutch American Heritage DayGala Dinner Dance

Venue: California Club, Los AngelesNovember 14, 2015

Estimated Gross Income: $26,000Estimated Net Income: $3,000Numbers of Guests: 69

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DAHD Gala honors Hans van Alebeek, Corporate Vice President of Global Operations

and Technology, Nike Portland, Oregon

The NAF Southern California ActivitiesThe NAF SoCal hosted over ten events including:

• 11th annual Princess Christina Concours concert, with a performance at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica on May 12

• Peter Laanen on expanding your business, forming alliances and realizing new opportunities in international trade on May 29

• Author Mark Zegeling presentation signing of his book “Little Kingdom by the Sea” May 29 at Van Tilburg, Banvard & Sodenberg Architects in Santa Monica

• Expanding to Europe? Why the Netherlands is your Gateway was also hosted by Van Tilburg on October 1

• Skid Row Exhibition and Book Launch at WUHO in Los Angeles on October 25. • Grant to the Department of History, Friends of Dutch Studies Fund under the

direction of Prof. Margaret Jacob at UCLA• Grant to USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center to lab of Dr. Martin Kast• Southern California’s Dutch American Heritage Day Gala honoring Hans van

Alebeek, took place on November 15

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The NAF Washington DC Committee

Stan Veuger, ChairIris de Graaf, SecretaryJames DykstraRobert OttenhoffArinda van der Meer

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Stan Veuger on “What is the Economic Impact of Spending Cut Debate in DC?” on Fox News in 2013

The NAF Washington DC Activities• The chapter offered over ten social, cultural and networking events, many in

collaboration with the Netherlands Embassy, DC Dutch, the Netherlands America Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Bretton Woods NL, and the DC chapter of the VVD.

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Paul Polman presents the Heineken Award Lecture organized by Holland on the Hill on May 15

The NAF Washington DC Activities• On April 14, the 20th Annual Netherland-America Foundation Ambassadors’

Awards Dinner honored three individuals for their contributions to furthering business and cultural relations between the Netherlands and the U.S

• Quarterly DC District Happy Hour borrels throughout the year• King’s Day Celebration at Social Reform Kitchen Bar on April 25• Holland-on the Hill Award and Lecture honoring Unilever CEO Paul Polman on

Capitol Hill, on May 15• Wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in the presence of

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima• Baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Toronto Blue Jays at

National Stadium, on June 1• How to Fly an Orion, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor at the Lockheed

Martin Global Vision Center, on November 9.

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The NAF West Michigan Committee

Lester Hoogland, ChairBrian KoopRoss LuurtsemaNeal Peters

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Nominating Committee Report2015

Hans Gieskes, ChairJune 17, 2016

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Election of New Directors

The NAF Nominating Committee

Hans Gieskes, Chair

Monique Boutros

Eva M. Das

Albert J. Laverge

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Activity of the Committee in 2015

• Reviewed current vs. desired profile of the Board vis-á-vis gender, geography, field (i.e. Business, Culture, Education), etc.

• Contacted board members whose terms were expiring to see if they would continue to serve

• Established a strategy for inviting new board members taking into consideration the needs of the NAF for its various committees balancing its profile, ensuring both corporate and non-corporate representation

• Proposal to change By-Laws

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New Directors for Election

The following individuals are being nominated for an initial three-year

term on the Board of Directors:

Mr. Jan Louis Burggraaf

Mr. Ronald den Elzen

Mr. Ton Gardeniers

Mr. Jan Willem van Drimmelen

Mr. Michiel van Schaardenburg

Ms. Amber Wessels-Yen

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Directors for re-Election

The following individuals are being nominated for re-election to a three-

year term on the Board of Directors:

Mr. Merijn Boender

Mr. Kurt D. Dykstra

Mr. Hans Gieskes

Amb. Fay Hartog-Levin

Mr. Ottho Heldring

Mr. Marc van Gelder

Mr. Maarten van Hengel

Mr. Ruurd Weulen Kranenberg

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Directors Leaving the Board

The following Directors are not seeking re-election:

Dr. Monique Boutros

Mr. Ewoud Swaak

Thank you for your many years of

service to the NAF!

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Meeting of the Board of Directors

June 17, 2016

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Audit Committee Report

Iwan van der Vinne, ChairJune 17, 2016

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The NAF Audit Committee

Iwan van der Vinne, Chair

Andy Bender

Ernst Jan Drent

Hans Gieskes

C. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers

Lidwina Yap

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The NAF Audit Committee

1. Audited financials by Schall & Ashenfarb • Clean, unqualified audit opinion• No significant audit adjustments

2. Internal control Letter - NAF closed out all in 2014/15. No new findings.

3. General accounting/industry updates for info• Leases, revenue recognition, non profit guidance.• BBB standards for charity accountabilty • Uniform guidance on Federal awards

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Report on the First Quarter of2016

C. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers, TreasurerJune 17, 2016

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Nominating Committee Report2015

Hans Gieskes, ChairJune 17, 2016

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Election of Officers

Candidates proposes for election as Officers

• Mr. Jan J.H. Joosten – Chair• Mr. C. Jurjan Wouda Kuipers – Treasurer• Ms. Eva M. Das – Secretary• Mr. James H. Dykstra• Mr. Henk J. Guitjens• Mr. Pete Hoekstra• Dr. John Palms• Dr. Theodore Prudon

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Committee Appointments

• Approval of appointment of Mr. Marc van Gelder as member of the Nominating Committee

• Approval of appointment of Mr. Michiel van Schaardenburg as member of the Audit Committee

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Thank you!

NAF Board MeetingJune 17, 2016

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naf annual meeting presentation june 17, 2016

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