The mission of the Ateliers Support Fund (ASF), founded in 2005, is to raise funds in order to safeguard the continuity of the work of De Ateliers. Supporters include private collectors and corporate collections, as well as cultural funds, institutes and organisations who seek to support the artistic development of young and talented artists from the Netherlands and beyond. Donations are mostly meant for the intense guidance of participating artists who can develop themselves to become the best possible artist and prepare themselves for a professional international career. The contribution of ASF is of crucial importance to De Ateliers and a substantial addition to the subsidies De Ateliers receives from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OC&W).