[1] Its goal is to promote the development of mathematics, both from a theoretical and applied point of view.
The society publishes the quarterly journal Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, the magazine Pythagoras, wiskundetijdschrift voor jongeren[2] for high school children, and the scientific journal Indagationes Mathematicae.
Each year the society organizes a winter symposium for high school teachers.
Biannually Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap organizes the Dutch Mathematical Congress.
Once every three years, the society awards the prestigious Brouwer Medal to a distinguished mathematician.