Foundation for the Study of Happiness

Founded in 1999, Foundation for the Study of Happiness is a foundation based in Utrecht, Netherlands working on science & research.

The Foundation for the Study of Happiness is a Dutch public benefit foundation that ensures the continued online availability of the World Database of Happiness, an archive of research findings on subjective enjoyment of life. It monitors the database's accessibility, preserves the latest version of the database created under its founder Ruut Veenhoven, manages funds to keep the database available, and supervises a support fund for the database. It also promotes further development and updating of the database, facilitates its use, and maintains a website with the founder's publications. The foundation depends on donations and has no paid board members.