leaving behind a wife and 2 young kids.
As a dad with young kids, that is my greatest fear. RIP.
Donation under €2,240 (per donor) are tax-exempted in The Netherlands, so as long as each individual donor stays under that amount, the receiver doesn't have to pay taxes.
For what it's worth: donations from other countries are
in general[/i] tax-exempted, no matter what amount it is.