About the Foundation
The Edgard & Cooper Foundation is an independent charity - that means it’s a separate entity to Edgard & Cooper. Here’s a little bit about us and how we got started.
The Foundation was set up by Edgard & Cooper, a purposeful pet food company dedicated to helping dogs and cats feel good.
Edgard & Cooper has always believed it was both a duty and an honour to give
something back.
That’s why, since their business was founded in 2016, they’ve pledged 10% of their
profits to help dogs and cats in need. To date, they have donated €98,449 to the Dog
Care Clinic in Sri Lanka.
In 2020, they decided to take their giving to the next level by updating the
Foundation's strategy. To support this step up,
Edgard & Cooper made a new commitment to donate 1% of their sales every year to support the Foundation's mission.
How we work
The day-to-day running of the Foundation will be looked after by its expert - Barbara. A board of trustees will support the Foundation in achieving its mission.
Barbara de Brouwer
Foundation Expert
Passionate about dogs, cats and our planet. Barbara is working as Positive Pawprint Manager at Edgard & Cooper; and besides taking the lead at all projects related to the Zero Pawprint Plan – she is running the day to day operations of the Edgard & Cooper Foundation. Making sure that all projects and administrative work around it runs smoothly and that a maximum of cats and dogs in need are helped.
Koen Bostoen
Trustee & Co-Founder of Edgard & Cooper
Koen is one of the founders of Edgard & Cooper and the pet parent of Edgard. In his day-to-day activities his main focus lays within logistics and finance and for the Foundation he is the ‘to-go’ guy for any questions related to funds and management of the accounts. Koen is also one of the founders of the Edgard & Cooper Foundation and has been a trustee ever since.
Jurgen Degrande
Trustee & Co-Founder of Edgard & Cooper
Jürgen is one of the founders of Edgard & Cooper and the pet parent of Alfie. In his day-to-day activities, his main focus lays within sales & people management. Jürgen is also one of the founders of the Edgard & Cooper Foundation and has been a trustee ever since.
Louis Chalabi
Trustee & Co-Founder of Edgard & Cooper
Louis is one of the founders of Edgard & Cooper and the pet parent of Cooper and Myles. Doing good for people and planet runs through his DNA and as a trustee he is most involved in the day-to-day operations of the Edgard & Cooper Foundation; being the first buffer between the expert and the other trustees. In his daily life, Louis runs the marketing department at Edgard & Cooper and was also one of the founders of the Edgard & Cooper Foundation. He has been a trustee ever since.
Ursula Goetz
Animal Welfare Expert
Driven by a deep passion to positively impact animal welfare in the long-run, Urusla has been travelling the world to pass on her knowledge and skillset. Vet from study, she has +20 years’ experience in specific animal welfare matters ranging from humane population management programmes to teaching surgical principals to vet students and even running and expanding several vet clinics inside and outside of Europa. Ursula as set up and led multiple TNVR projects as well as outreach programmes and is therefore the expert in helping the Foundation navigate to maximize impact. Her great joy lays within improving the lives of cats and dogs today and avoid suffering tomorrow, all with the greatest respect for cultural differences. And that is exactly why we’re stoked to have her on board. Ursula will work closely with Barbara, offering expert advice and guidance on specific project related topics.
Our approach
We want to work with partners that take a holistic approach and tackle the root causes of pet welfare issues. We know from experience that local activation is the key to success, so we work with them to deliver impact on our common goals.
Our selection processes ensures we're working with the best possible partners
Choosing a region where impact & need are highest
Finding partners we trust
Funding projects that achieve our goals