Donations and Sponsoring

Our involvement with the region is reflected in the sponsoring of various sporting and cultural activities. For example, we have been organising the international Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee for more than 80 years. We also support Telstar, IJmuiden's football club.

Tata Steel Chess Tournament

Every year, chess grandmasters and amateurs from all over the world come to Wijk aan Zee for the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. This tournament is also known as the Wimbledon of the chess world.

There are two main groups of 14 players each, the Tata Steel Masters and the Tata Steel Challengers. In addition to the match days in Wijk aan Zee, there are also outdoor locations, and young people from the region can participate in the Youth Simultaneous Chess event.

For questions about the tournament and sponsoring options, send an email to info@tatasteelchess.com.

Every year, Tata Steel receives requests for sponsorship and donations. Tata Steel has a donation program with a focus on 'Future Generations', which supports initiatives for larger groups in the immediate vicinity of Tata Steel in IJmuiden. To qualify for a donation, the initiative must also align with one of the sub-themes within the Future Generation program: Education, Environment, Health or Wellbeing. 

New dates for this year's decision-making will be announced here soon.

Requests submitted after the above-mentioned dates will not be discussed until the next meeting. Fill in the online form as completely as possible so that we can assess whether your organisation or project is eligible for a contribution from the Future Generations programme. We will contact you if we need more information about your initiative.

Requests from political parties or candidates for political positions and religious organisations will not be honoured.

For further questions, please contact Community Manager Elske Hoving: elske.hoving@tatasteeleurope.com. To open the online application form