Alexander J. Roepers

Prof. Dr. Leen Paape, Nyenrode Business University

The Netherland-America Foundation is delighted to celebrate 100 years on Friday, November 19, 2021, at the Plaza Hotel, New York City, for the 40th edition of the NAF Ball. Join us for a night of dinner, dancing, and reconnecting.

The NAF Ball is an elegant and festive black-tie event, at which diplomatic envoys, influential leaders, and friends of the Dutch-American community from both sides of the pond come together in support of the NAF’s crucial and vital activities. Our popular post-Ball Nightclub will again take place at Freddy’s Heineken Bar.

Did you know there are tax-smart opportunities to give to the Netherland-America Foundation? One way to give is through your IRA.

If you are at least 70 ½ years old, you can donate tax-free from your IRA. Donations from your IRA can be made in any amount, from $100 up to $100,000. These gifts count toward your IRA Required Minimum Distribution amount for the year, yet they do not count as taxable income.

The most important stipulation of donating from your IRA is that you must not withdraw your gift into another one of your personal accounts. Your gift must be transferred directly from the custodian of your IRA to the Netherland-America Foundation.

And if you’re at least 59 ½ years old, you can take a distribution, then make a contribution from your IRA without penalty. The amount can be deducted from your itemized taxes.

To learn more about bridging worlds by donating securities or IRA funds, including a sample letter to help issue your contribution, please visit our Give From Your IRA page on the NAF website or contact Laura Zylstra, the NAF Development Director.

As a diplomat and public speaker, Eleanor Roosevelt helped shape not only the United States but also the United Nations and the path we still follow toward the greater protection of human rights.

During this special event, we are especially honored to be joined by Ms. Yoka Brandt, Permanent Representative of Netherlands to the United Nations and Ms. Allida M. Black, Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Miller Center for Public Affairs, trustee of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Editor Emeritus of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, who will discuss present and discuss the role that Eleanor Roosevelt played in negotiating and promoting human and women's rights within the United Nations, and discuss the challenges that remain in making Eleanor’s vision a reality.

The early American Republic, united under the Articles of Confederation, had limited ability to raise tax revenue. As it struggled to meet its debt obligations, Dutch investors played a crucial role in providing the young state with the financial resources it needed. In this webinar, historian Peter Veru will discuss his research on how Dutch bankers helped stabilize the public finances of the early United States and explain how the Dutch financial community saw America’s future at the time.