Nationale Postcode Loterij

The Nationale Postcode Loterij (National Postal Code Lottery) is a national lottery of the Netherlands.^[1] It was founded in 1989 by Novamedia, a marketing agency for charitable organizations.^[2] Fifty percent of the proceeds of this lottery are donated amongst 75 charities, which, in 2009 amounted to over 256 million euros.^[3]

Prize winners are the lot owners whose postal code, a code that forms part of the winners' residential address, has been drawn.

Ambassadors

Several notable individuals endorse the lottery, and have been appointed ambassadors, including:^[4]

• Rafael Nadal, tennis player
• Nelson Mandela
• Bill Clinton, whose Clinton Foundation was a recipient of proceeds from Nationale Postcode Loterij^[5]
• Johan Cruyff

Proceeds donated to charities

Figures are in millions of euros:

• 2000 - 159.0
• 2001 - 177.1
• 2002 - 203.3
• 2003 - 217.4
• 2004 - 225.2
• 2005 - 212.5
• 2006 - 216.7
• 2007 - 226.0
• 2008 - 244.4
• 2009 - 256.5

Charities

Charities receiving proceeds include:^{[6] [7]}

References

External links

• Charities receiving proceeds