Business model & Governance

KLABU supports refugees through the transformative power of sport. Our goal: to build the world’s biggest sports club and change the playing field for refugees. On this page you'll read how we’ve organised ourselves to make it happen.

KLABU team and community members at the Marathon Rotterdam in 2025

Nyagoa, our girls mobiliser from the Kalobeyei Spirit team in Kenya
KLABU's Organizational Structure and Business Model
KLABU is an initiative by the KLABU Foundation that operates on a non-profit basis. Its main activity is building and operating sports clubhouses in refugee camps, settlements and cities. It funds these activities primarily through donations from institutions, companies and private individuals, and proceeds from the sale of KLABU sportswear. The KLABU Foundation is registered as a Public Benefit Organisation (ANBI) in the Netherlands. You can find KLABU's latest (2025) annual report here.
The development and sale of KLABU sportswear is done by KLABU B.V., a limited private company, with the aim to raise more awareness and generate income for KLABU Foundation. KLABU B.V. has attracted financing from social impact investors to fund the scaling up of its activities. The investors have agreed that no dividends will be paid to them. Half the profits from sportswear sales go to the KLABU Foundation, the other half are reinvested into the brand to sustain continued growth of business and impact.

The KLABU Clubhouse in the M'bera refugee camp in Mauritania
The KLABU Foundation's Management Board
The KLABU Foundation has a Management Board consisting of three members, that are in charge of managing the KLABU Foundation. This includes developing the strategy and policies, developing and coordinating the operation of clubhouses, raising funds, maintaining an adequate financial administration, properly identifying and managing risks, running day-to-day operations, ensuring transparency and accountability towards KLABU donors and stakeholders, ensuring that the Foundation continues to qualify as a Public Benefit Organisation (ANBI), and ensuring compliance with applicable laws.
The KLABU Management Board is currently composed of Jan van Hövell and Alexander Webb. Jan van Hövell oversees the day-to-day management of the Foundation, while Alexander Webb is responsible for the clubhouse programmes. Both members are jointly authorised to represent the KLABU Foundation. The Foundation intends to appoint a third member to the Management Board in the near future.
The KLABU Foundation's Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht) supervises the KLABU Foundation's Management Board in the performance its duties as set out above, and also provides the Management Board with advice based on the Supervisory Board members' experience.
The Supervisory Board has approval rights including with respect to the strategic plan and budget, the adoption of the annual report and annual accounts, and policies.
The Supervisory Board consists of 7 members who have relevant expertise and networks that can help the KLABU Foundation to fulfil its mission: Kim van der Feltz (Chair), Arielle Narinesingh (Finance), Michael Schouten, Charlotte Jongejan, Pieter van den Hoogenband and Femke Rotteveel. Members of the Supervisory Board are not compensated for their contribution.

Community members Rie, Atia, Sam, Mo, Tjark, Kurosh and Majdy
Financial Reports
Since our start, we have been building KLABU step by step, receiving generous support from fantastic people and organisations who have helped us to keep our costs as low as possible. You can find the KLABU Foundation's Financial Year Accounts here for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019. The 2025 financials are being prepared and audited, and will be made available in Q3 2026. You can already read the 2025 Annual Report here.

Community members at the Boa Vista Spirit clubhouse in Brazil
Our impact so far
To read about our impact, please visit our Impact page of Clubhouse pages.
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