Connecting
We bring together hotels, care partners and people who would otherwise never find each other.
About us
The people behind Room for Change
A small, driven team with short lines of communication, working with hotels, care partners and an engaged board to give people their footing back.
Where we come from
From GiveMe5 to an independent foundation
Room for Change started in March 2021 as GiveMe5, after a meeting on the street between our founder and a man named Paul. It grew up as a programme of The Present and took the name Room for Change in April 2024. In May 2025 we became an independent foundation with ANBI status, made possible by a major contribution from Contribute Foundation.
Read the full story Our values
What we stand for
Hospitable
A warm welcome in a real hotel, where you are a guest and you simply belong.
Driven
We see the problem and we solve it. With short lines, and no detours.
Our team
Core team
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Suzanne Glorie Director -
Merle Bos Relationship builder, care partners -
Gideon van den Muijzenberg Relationship builder, hotels
Founder & board
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Marnix Geus Founder & board -
Roos Meijer Board -
Inge van Weert Board
Impact & advice
- Mariëlle van Gorp Impact management
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Thijs Koster Consultant -
Viona Terleth Consultant - Geranda Volunteer
- Marco Volunteer
- Lieke Volunteer
Recognition
Awarded for a model that works
SDG Award NL 2023
“A roof over your head is a basic right. What I love about Room for Change is that participants don’t just get a roof, they are guests, welcome, in a hotel. They belong. A first step towards a place of their own.”
Omarmprijs 2022
Winner in the category “Everyone joins in”, for making it possible for people to take part in society again through the collaboration between hospitality and care.
In the media
Coverage and recognition
The encounter between founder Marnix Geus and Paul on the street, the start of it all, featured in 2021.
Awarded for making an often invisible problem visible and solving it.
Winner in the category “Everyone joins in”, for helping people take part in society again.
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Made possible together with our funders and supporters
Our largest funder
Contribute Foundation is our largest funder, committed for three years. Its major contribution made it possible for Room for Change to stand on its own feet as a foundation.
Two years of support
Start Foundation supported us for two years and helped us professionalise.
Governance & transparency
A foundation you can trust
Stichting Room for Change is registered with the Dutch tax authority as a public-benefit organisation (ANBI). Our annual reports and ANBI publication are below. You donate through our donation page, and your gift is tax-deductible within the applicable rules.
ANBI
- Donate
- Donate online
- Annual reports
- 202520242023
- ANBI publication
- Standard form (PDF)
- Policies
- Terms and conditions Privacy statement
- info@roomforchange.world
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Whether through your hotel, your network or a gift, there is room for your change.