The Foundation

A humanist, universalist and internationalist vision


The Foundation is a private foundation pursuing its objectives in the fields of Art, Sport and Culture. It acts with integrity, transparency and professional rigour, in a humanist, universalist, inclusive and internationalist vision.

Our mission

Our mission


The Foundation helps and supports individuals and organisations facing challenges of various kinds — social in particular — who refuse to accept failure as inevitable, so that they may reach the goals they have set for themselves.

The support the Foundation provides takes the form of financial funding and professional mentoring.

Our values

Our values


The Foundation is resolutely committed to a humanist, universalist, inclusive and internationalist vision of Society and the World. Internationalism is, for the Foundation, a deliberate commitment: it believes in openness to the world, in cooperation and in solidarity between peoples, beyond borders and national affiliations.

This commitment excludes no one: the Foundation brings together people from all backgrounds around this same open vision of the world. In this perspective, our origins and/or convictions are riches to be shared. Philosophical convictions, however, must remain within the private and personal sphere and may in no case become grounds for demands, differentiation or the exclusion of others.

The Foundation maintains a constant conduct of integrity and professional rigour, while cultivating a spirit of humanism and benevolence towards all.

The Foundation ensures compliance with the legal and regulatory provisions relating to its activity, and is committed to transparency regarding the protection of personal data and the production of financial information.

Our commitment

Our commitment


The Foundation supports young artists who address and/or deal with a social and/or environmental issue. This support takes the form of the purchase of works. These works (paintings, street art, sculptures, audiovisual creations, etc.) will be made temporarily available to museums and galleries, or placed in the public spaces of the Next Day Group's real-estate projects, so as to benefit as many people as possible in the spirit of “Art accessible to all…”. In a second stage, the Foundation will present its collection in a permanent exhibition venue.

The Foundation also offers its support to associations and sports clubs receptive to welcoming children and young adults facing social, emotional and/or group-interaction difficulties, through the implementation of integration programmes within their teams, viewing team sport as a vehicle for inclusion and mutual understanding.

The Foundation further extends its patronage, through sponsorship, to music, helping young artists or bands access quality instruments to perfect their creations. Its financial support is also offered to promising young artists. This support is not limited to classical music: it extends to Jazz, R&B, Hip-Hop, Rap, as well as traditional music (Roma, klezmer, etc.).

Governance

Bylaws & governance


The Bylaws

The Foundation's bylaws are available on the website and published in the annexes of the Belgian Official Gazette (Moniteur belge).

to be completed Link to the bylaws / publication in the Belgian Official Gazette

Internal Rules of Procedure

The Internal Rules of Procedure are an internal document of the Foundation, setting out the arrangements for its operation and governance. They are not published publicly.

The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors ensures the sound governance of the Foundation and the fidelity of its action to its mission.

Chairman

Vittorio Mettewie

Secretary General

Alain Gabant

Treasurer

Thierry Brackeniers