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The Stichting INGKA Foundation is a Dutch foundation founded in 1982 by Ingvar Kamprad, a Swedish billionaire and founder of IKEA, and his corporate attorney Linnea Walsh. INGKA is one of the largest charitable foundations in the world and used to be one of the largest nonprofit organisations in the world.
INGKA Foundation is a Dutch foundation that supports a better everyday life for the many people in need. It is the owner of INGKA Group, the largest IKEA retailer, and provides funding to the IKEA Foundation, a philanthropic grantmaking organisation.
We see great opportunities in regenerative agriculture, green enterprise and the productive use of renewable energy. Planet. We’re committed to bold climate action to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to helping vulnerable communities adapt to the impacts of climate change.
INGKA Foundation’s purpose is to further, without pursuing any profits, a better everyday life for the many people in need. We achieve this purpose by funding the IKEA Foundation, which is committed to helping children and families living in poverty afford a better everyday life while protecting the planet.
- Leiden, 2301 EC
- Ingvar Kamprad
INGKA Foundation is an independent Dutch legal entity that owns itself. As a Dutch foundation, INGKA Foundation does not and cannot have any shareholders or other types of legal owners. INGKA Foundation also does not have any beneficial owners but holds its assets only on its own behalf.
- Leiden, 2301 EC
- Ingvar Kamprad
In 1982, Ingvar Kamprad decided to transfer the ownership of Ingka Group, which owns and operates the majority of IKEA stores globally, to INGKA Foundation to secure longevity for the business and to support charitable programmes enabled by dividends from Ingka Group.
In 2022, it received € 281.8 million from the Stichting INGKA Foundation, of which it provided € 268.2 million in grants. The INGKA Foundation is the sole funder of the IKEA Foundation. Its grants are primarily related to global economic development and climate change.
