Postcode Lottery

Movies that Matter has been supported by the Postcode Lottery (Postcode Loterij) since 2019. Each year, thanks to the lottery’s participants, we receive an unrestricted contribution of €500,000. This support helps Movies that Matter develop programmes and facilitate screenings that use film to put human rights and a sustainable society on the agenda. This takes place at our annual festival, in cinemas and schools throughout the country, and in countries where press freedom is at risk.

About the Postcode Lottery
The Postcode Lottery was founded in 1989 to support charities working towards a just, healthy and green world. The lottery raises funds for its charitable beneficiaries and raises awareness of their work. More than 3 million people in the Netherlands participate in the Postcode Lottery.

Everyone wins
At the Postcode Lottery, your postcode is your lottery number. And that number sets something positive in motion. Every month, participants and their neighbours who also take part have a chance to win hundreds of thousands of prizes. At the same time, at least 40 per cent of the ticket price is donated annually to 150 charitable organisations. That is the power of coming together, which we call The Power of Postcodes. Since the Postcode Lottery was founded, more than €8.7 billion has been donated to people and the planet.

Postcode Lottery Group
The Postcode Lottery is part of the Postcode Lottery Group, a social enterprise that has now introduced the unique Postcode Lottery format in five European countries. The aim is to raise as much money as possible for good causes through our lotteries. The Postcode Lottery Group is the world’s largest charitable donor. In 2025, it was able to donate a record €1 billion to charities and cultural partners. The shares of the Postcode Lottery Group are 100% owned by a foundation.