The Vermeylenfonds is a non-profit Flemish cultural socialist organization. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution The Vermeylenfonds was founded in 1945, in Brussels with the aim of studying and of continuing the work of August Vermeylen. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar August Vermeylen (1872–1945 was a Belgian writer and literature critic The Vermeylenfonds was set up within the framework of the enlargement process of the Flemish movement which consisted until then mainly of catholic (Davidsfonds) and liberal (Willemsfonds) organizations. The Flemish Movement (Vlaamse Beweging is a popular term used to describe the political movement for emancipation and greater autonomy of the Belgian region of Flanders Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". The Davidsfonds is a Catholic organisation in Flanders, Belgium with the purpose of promoting the Flemish culture in the areas of literature The Willemsfonds, named after Jan Frans Willems, is a Non-profit cultural organization founded in the 19th century to promote Flemish culture and language For a long time the Vermeylenfonds also participated in the political debate in Flanders as a lobbying group.