Turing Foundation

The Turing Foundation is a Dutch charitable organization, based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The Turing Foundation, named in honour of scientist Alan Turing, was established in 2006 by Pieter Geelen, who donated the €100 million^[1]^[2] he acquired from the IPO of TomTom, a company he co-founded.^{[citation needed]}

The foundation contributes roughly €3,500,000 a year^[3] to projects that:

provide education for children in developing countries,^[4]
protect and conserve nature,
fight leprosy, and
allow people to enjoy art.

References

^ "TomTom founder donates €100.000.000".
^ "Turing's Legacy – Philanthropy".
^ "Turing Foundation Annual Report".
^ "Turing Foundation". www.warchildholland.org. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

External links

Turing Foundation website (in English)

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[1] "TomTom founder donates €100.000.000".

[2] "Turing's Legacy – Philanthropy".

[3] "Turing Foundation Annual Report".

[4] "Turing Foundation". www.warchildholland.org. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

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