Thanks to your help
Met een gift aan UZ Leuven helpt u om het persoonlijk karakter van onze zorg aan patiënten en naasten versterken, en dan vooral waar de kosten van het ziekenhuis al zo hoog zijn dat patiënten geen marge hebben voor die kleine extra’s.
We break ground together
As the largest university hospital in Belgium, UZ Leuven aims to break ground by combining specialised care and innovative treatments with human attention and respect for every patient. UZ Leuven is a pioneer in clinical research. Passionate researchers from UZ Leuven and KU Leuven work together on sustainable innovations. With your support, they strive for even better patient care and more personalised treatments.
Your support makes a big difference. With your financial contribution, you give our more than 10,000 dedicated staff members the opportunity to go further than what is possible within the limits of regular hospital funding. Thanks to your support, we can break ground together to offer every patient and their family not just good care, but the very best care.
Frequently asked questions
UZ Leuven falls under the legal entity KU Leuven. That is why KU Leuven’s Fundraising and Alumni Relations Office is also responsible for processing donations to UZ Leuven. You can be sure that donations made via KU Leuven for the benefit of UZ Leuven will indeed reach UZ Leuven.
Yes. If you donate at least 40 euros over the course of a year, you benefit from a 45% reduction in income tax on your donation. In the spring of the following year, we’ll send you your tax certificate by post, in time for your tax return for the completed tax year.
Only donations in money, whether made in cash, as a manual gift or by bank transfer, entitle you to a tax certificate. Donations in kind (material items or immovable property) are not eligible. Buying tickets, sponsoring an event, or the proceeds of a collection or sale are not considered donations and therefore do not give entitlement to a tax certificate.
You can find all information on tax relief for donations on the website of the Federal Public Service Finance (in Dutch).
No. In return for their financial contribution, sponsors receive visibility. This may take the form of a logo mention, an advertisement or other promotional exposure. A donation is only tax-deductible when there is no consideration in return. For sponsorship, you therefore do not receive a tax certificate. Read more on the KU Leuven website.
Since 1 July 2021, you no longer pay gift tax in the Flemish Region when KU Leuven is the beneficiary of your donation. You also do not pay inheritance tax if the donor dies within three years after making the donation.
Where gift tax is due, the following rates apply: 6.6% for donors whose tax domicile is in the Brussels-Capital Region and 7% for donors whose tax domicile is in the Walloon Region.
You can find more information in the brochure ‘Schenken en Legateren aan KU Leuven’ (in Dutch).
Questions or advice
Are you considering making a donation to the hospital? Would you like a confidential discussion about your estate? Are you planning an initiative to support projects? Or would you simply like more information, for example about the available funds? I'll be happy to help.
Gert-Jan Bakx - Donations adviser