POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2021
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- Organization
- POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION (EIN 52-2193529)
- Tax period
- 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
- Filed
- 2022-11-14
- IRS object ID
- 202203189349316925
- Schema version
- 2021v4.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2022-11-14T16:44:44-06:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2021-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 861065772 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | DELOITTE TAX LLP | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | TWO JERICHO PLAZA | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | JERICHO | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11753 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2021-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 522193529 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | POLI | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 2125726271 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 250 PARK AVENUE 7TH FLOOR | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | NEW YORK | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 10177 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | NORMAN E HASLUN III | PersonNm |
| Person Title | SECRETARY, TREASURER AND CFO | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 2125726271 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2022-11-12 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (1) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | NORMAN | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | HASLUN III | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | XXX-XX-XXXX | SSN |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | CHRISTINE KAWECKI | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00743140 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5169187000 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2022-11-12 | PreparationDt |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 3 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| Authentication Assurance Level | AAL1 | AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd |
| Identity Assurance Level | IAL1 | IdentityAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2021 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Officer | JERZY KOZMINSKI | PrincipalOfficerNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 250 PARK AVENUE 7TH FLOOR | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | NEW YORK | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 10177 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | $75,565,349 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd |
| Organization501c | Yes (X) | Organization501cInd |
| Website Address | WWW.PAFW.PL | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Formation | 1999 | FormationYr |
| Legal Domicile State | DE | LegalDomicileStateCd |
| Activity Or Mission | SEE SCHEDULE O. | ActivityOrMissionDesc |
| Voting Members Governing Body | 12 | VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt |
| Voting Members Independent | 5 | VotingMembersIndependentCnt |
| Total Employee | 0 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
| Total Volunteers | 5 | TotalVolunteersCnt |
| Total Gross UBI | -$29,742 | TotalGrossUBIAmt |
| Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm | $0 | NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt |
| PY Contributions Grants | $48,815 | PYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Contributions Grants | $0 | CYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| PY Program Service Revenue | $525,804 | PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| CY Program Service Revenue | $570,749 | CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| PY Investment Income | $10,662,990 | PYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Investment Income | $20,080,681 | CYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| PY Other Revenue | $0 | PYOtherRevenueAmt |
| CY Other Revenue | $0 | CYOtherRevenueAmt |
| PY Total Revenue | $11,237,609 | PYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Total Revenue | $20,651,430 | CYTotalRevenueAmt |
| PY Grants And Similar Paid | $12,792,463 | PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| CY Grants And Similar Paid | $13,516,458 | CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| PY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| CY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $1,577,710 | PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $1,584,645 | CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Fundraising Expense | $0 | CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt |
| PY Other Expenses | $1,327,523 | PYOtherExpensesAmt |
| CY Other Expenses | $1,401,083 | CYOtherExpensesAmt |
| PY Total Expenses | $15,697,696 | PYTotalExpensesAmt |
| CY Total Expenses | $16,502,186 | CYTotalExpensesAmt |
| PY Revenues Less Expenses | -$4,460,087 | PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| CY Revenues Less Expenses | $4,149,244 | CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $316,196,454 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $332,912,578 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities BOY | $7,728,904 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $8,607,129 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $308,467,550 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $324,305,449 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Mission | THE POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY, CIVIL SOCIETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN POLAND AND ULTIMATELY IN OTHER CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. | MissionDesc |
| Significant New Program Srvc | 0 | SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChangeInd |
| Expense | $14,795,808 | ExpenseAmt |
| Grant | $13,516,458 | GrantAmt |
| Revenue | $570,749 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | SEE SCHEDULE O. | Desc |
| Total Program Service Expenses | $14,795,808 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Described In Section501c3 | 0 | DescribedInSection501c3Ind |
| Schedule B Required | 0 | ScheduleBRequiredInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | 0 | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasementsInd |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArtInd |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounselingInd |
| Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments | 0 | DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd |
| Report Land Building Equipment | Yes (1) | ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd |
| Report Investments Other Sec | Yes (1) | ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd |
| Report Program Related Invst | 0 | ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd |
| Report Other Assets | 0 | ReportOtherAssetsInd |
| Report Other Liabilities | 0 | ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd |
| Include FIN48 Footnote | 0 | IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd |
| Independent Audit Fincl Stmt | 0 | IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd |
| Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt | Yes (1) | ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Foreign Office | Yes (1) | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Foreign Activities | Yes (1) | ForeignActivitiesInd |
| More Than5000 K To Org | Yes (1) | MoreThan5000KToOrgInd |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraisingInd |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivitiesInd |
| Gaming Activities | 0 | GamingActivitiesInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Schedule J Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleJRequiredInd |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBondsInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| PY Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | PYExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Loan Outstanding | 0 | LoanOutstandingInd |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPersonInd |
| Business Rln With Org Mem | 0 | BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd |
| Business Rln With Fam Mem | 0 | BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd |
| Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent | Yes (1) | BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd |
| Deductible Non Cash Contri | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContriInd |
| Deductible Art Contribution | 0 | DeductibleArtContributionInd |
| Terminate Operations | 0 | TerminateOperationsInd |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidationInd |
| Disregarded Entity | Yes (1) | DisregardedEntityInd |
| Related Entity | 0 | RelatedEntityInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Activities Conducted Prtshp | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd |
| Schedule O Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleORequiredInd |
| IRP Document | 8 | IRPDocumentCnt |
| IRP Document W2 G | 0 | IRPDocumentW2GCnt |
| Backup Wthld Compliance | Yes (1) | BackupWthldComplianceInd |
| Employee | 0 | EmployeeCnt |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | 0 | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Foreign Financial Account | Yes (1) | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Country | CJ | ForeignCountryCd |
| Foreign Country | PL | ForeignCountryCd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotificationInd |
| Nondeductible Contributions | 0 | NondeductibleContributionsInd |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServicesInd |
| Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt | 0 | SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd |
| Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc | 0 | SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd |
| Governing Body Voting Members | 12 | GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt |
| Independent Voting Member | 5 | IndependentVotingMemberCnt |
| Family Or Business Rln | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd |
| Delegation Of Mgmt Duties | Yes (1) | DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd |
| Change To Org Documents | 0 | ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd |
| Members Or Stockholders | Yes (1) | MembersOrStockholdersInd |
| Election Of Board Members | Yes (1) | ElectionOfBoardMembersInd |
| Decisions Subject To Approva | Yes (1) | DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | Yes (1) | MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd |
| Minutes Of Committees | Yes (1) | MinutesOfCommitteesInd |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddressInd |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChaptersInd |
| Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body | Yes (1) | Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | Yes (1) | ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn | Yes (1) | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd |
| Regular Monitoring Enfrc | Yes (1) | RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd |
| Whistleblower Policy | Yes (1) | WhistleblowerPolicyInd |
| Document Retention Policy | Yes (1) | DocumentRetentionPolicyInd |
| Compensation Process CEO | Yes (1) | CompensationProcessCEOInd |
| Compensation Process Other | Yes (1) | CompensationProcessOtherInd |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVentureInd |
| Upon Request | Yes (X) | UponRequestInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | AGNIESZKA KWIATKOWSKA | PersonNm |
| Phone | 2125726271 | PhoneNum |
Foreign Address ForeignAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | UL KRLOWEJ MARYSIEKI 48 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | WARSAW | CityNm |
| Country | PL | CountryCd |
| Foreign Postal | 02-954 | ForeignPostalCd |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd | OfficerOfficerInd | Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt | Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt | Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JERZY KOZMINSKI | ||||||
| PRESIDENT AND CEO, DIRECTOR | 50.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $193,732 | $0 | $12,402 |
| ANDREW NAGORSKI | ||||||
| CHAIRMAN, DIRECTOR | 2.10 | Yes (X) | $18,100 | $0 | $0 | |
| ALFRED BIE | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.90 | Yes (X) | $15,112 | $0 | $0 | |
| ANNA FORNALCZYK | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.70 | Yes (X) | $15,112 | $0 | $0 | |
| KATARZYNA KIELI | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.40 | Yes (X) | $15,112 | $0 | $0 | |
| KRZYSZTOF PAWLOWSKI | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.60 | Yes (X) | $15,112 | $0 | $0 | |
| SYLWIA WILKOS | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.80 | Yes (X) | $15,112 | $0 | $0 | |
| CARLA H SKODINSKI | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.10 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| CHRISTOPHER HILL | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.50 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| GEOFFREY HOGUET | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.10 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| JOSEPH C BELL | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.80 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| KASNICKI JOHN TED | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| GRZEGORZ JDRYS | ||||||
| DIRECTOR OF THE REP. OFFICE | 40.00 | Yes (X) | $131,250 | $0 | $7,175 | |
| NORMAN E HASLUN III | ||||||
| TREASURER & CFO | 11.50 | Yes (X) | $110,000 | $0 | $0 | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | $528,642 | TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt |
| Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org | $0 | TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt |
| Total Other Compensation | $19,577 | TotalOtherCompensationAmt |
| Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 3 | IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Former Ofcr Employees Listed | 0 | FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd |
| Total Comp Greater Than150 K | Yes (1) | TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd |
| Compensation From Other Srcs | Yes (1) | CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)
| Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd | ServicesServicesDesc | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDNER RUSSO & QUINN LLC | |||||
| 223 EAST CHESTNUT STREET | LANCASTER | PA | 17602 | INVESTMENT MANAGER | $321,978 |
| MONTICELLO ASSOCIATES | |||||
| 1800 LARIMER STREET SUITE 2100 | DENVER | CO | 80202 | INVESTMENT MANAGER | $225,000 |
| JOHN W BRISTOL & CO INC | |||||
| 48 WALL STREET 18TH FLOOR | NEW YORK | NY | 100052937 | INVESTMENT MANAGER | $118,179 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 3 | CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | INTEREST FROM LOANS | Desc |
| Business | 523999 | BusinessCd |
| Total Revenue Column | $570,749 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $570,749 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | $0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt |
| Exclusion | $0 | ExclusionAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | $570,749 | TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $891,616 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | -$29,742 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt |
| Exclusion | $921,358 | ExclusionAmt |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $74,102,984 | SecuritiesAmt |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $54,913,919 | SecuritiesAmt |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $19,189,065 | SecuritiesAmt |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $19,189,065 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $19,189,065 | ExclusionAmt |
Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $20,651,430 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $570,749 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | -$29,742 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt |
| Exclusion | $20,110,423 | ExclusionAmt |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $13,516,458 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $13,516,458 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $545,757 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $263,256 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $282,501 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $845,230 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $612,679 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $232,551 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $53,478 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $34,982 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $18,496 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $140,180 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $86,358 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $53,822 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $86,459 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $86,459 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $106,411 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $106,411 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $676,461 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $676,461 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $29,334 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $29,334 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Advertising AdvertisingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $19,675 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $12,382 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $7,293 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $55,504 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $34,931 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $20,573 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $19,242 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $12,110 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $7,132 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Occupancy OccupancyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $135,483 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $91,589 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $43,894 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Travel TravelGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $26,201 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $16,489 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $9,712 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $28,862 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $28,862 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $122,537 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $77,117 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $45,420 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Insurance InsuranceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $22,989 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $22,989 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)
| DescDesc | TotalTotalAmt | Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSS | $37,457 | $37,457 | $0 |
| VAT TAX AND PAFPIO CORP | $34,468 | $0 | $34,468 |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $16,502,186 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $14,795,808 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $1,706,378 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $0 | FundraisingAmt |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,364,133 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,114,025 | EOYAmt |
Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $24,757,147 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $21,307,094 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,676,652 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $283,963 | EOYAmt |
Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $16,059,061 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $8,058,625 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss | $5,367,356 | LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt |
| Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec | $1,257,301 | LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt |
Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,193,982 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $4,110,055 | EOYAmt |
Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $70,677,539 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $69,766,305 | EOYAmt |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $190,146,126 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $221,681,101 | EOYAmt |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,321,814 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $4,591,410 | EOYAmt |
Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $316,196,454 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $332,912,578 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $274,219 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $251,676 | EOYAmt |
Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,454,685 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $8,355,453 | EOYAmt |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,728,904 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $8,607,129 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization Follows FASB117 | Yes (X) | OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind |
No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $308,467,550 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $324,305,449 | EOYAmt |
Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $308,467,550 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $324,305,449 | EOYAmt |
Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $316,196,454 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $332,912,578 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part XI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd |
| Reconcilation Revenue Expnss | $4,149,244 | ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt |
| Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst | $12,513,907 | NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | -$825,252 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReviewInd |
| FS Audited | Yes (1) | FSAuditedInd |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt | Yes (X) | ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | Yes (1) | AuditCommitteeInd |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Land LandGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $1,913,359 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Book Value | $1,913,359 | BookValueAmt |
Buildings BuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $2,943,850 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $833,289 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $2,110,561 | BookValueAmt |
Equipment EquipmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $471,498 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $398,603 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $72,895 | BookValueAmt |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $38,649 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $25,409 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $13,240 | BookValueAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Land Buildings | $4,110,055 | TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt |
Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (28 entries)
| DescDesc | Book ValueBookValueAmt | Method ValuationMethodValuationCd |
|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON KEMPNER INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P. | $33,257,036 | F |
| THE SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS TOBACCO FREE INTERNATIONAL VALUE EQUI | $21,153,905 | F |
| SELECT EQUITY OFFSHORE, LTD. | $22,007,019 | F |
| ROCK SPRINGS CAPITAL OFFSHORE FUND LP | $19,520,261 | F |
| ANCHORAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS OFFSHORE, LTD. | $981,843 | F |
| COATUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. | $18,341,210 | F |
| CAPE ANN GLOBAL DEVELOPING MARKETS FUND | $10,350,298 | F |
| WHALE ROCK FLAGSHIP FUND LTD. | $8,656,548 | F |
| NUT TREE OFFSHORE FUND LTD. | $11,619,246 | F |
| 1315 CAPITAL, LP | $4,710,313 | F |
| ENCAP ENERGY CAPITAL FUND X-C, L.P. | $4,292,456 | F |
| ENCAP ENERGY CAPITAL FUND IX-C, L.P. | $2,321,939 | F |
| REDWOOD DRAWDOWN OFFSHORE FUND II, L.P. | $1,350,035 | F |
| LUXOR CAPITAL PARTNERS OFFSHORE LIQUIDATING SPV, LTD. | $51,654 | F |
| DURABLE CAPITAL OFFSHORE FUND LTD | $11,979,737 | F |
| ETON PARK OVERSEAS FUND, LTD | $4,187 | F |
| MOONRISE VENTURE PARTNERS II LP | $2,197,318 | F |
| SGOF LIQUIDATING FEEDER LTD | $927,679 | F |
| STEPSTONE VC GLOBAL PARTNERS X (CAYMAN), L.P. | $668,025 | F |
| ECHO STREET GOODCO SELECT OFFSHORE LTD | $15,705,854 | F |
| FARALLON EQUITY PARTNERS LP | $10,221,241 | F |
| SHERIDAN SQUARE OFFSHORE FUND LTD | $8,124,993 | F |
| RA CAPITAL HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL FUND LTD | $5,287,511 | F |
| TIGER GLOBAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT PARTNERS XIV LP | $2,900,738 | F |
| REDWOOD DRAWDOWN OFFSHORE FUND III, LP | $257,272 | F |
| TIGER GLOBAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT PARTNERS XV LP | $111,205 | F |
| DURABLE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND LP | $64,082 | F |
| 1315 CAPITAL II, LP | $4,617,496 | F |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Securities | $221,681,101 | TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt |
| Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | $31,610,824 | TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt |
| Net Unrealized Gains Invst | $12,513,907 | NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt |
| Other Revenue | -$825,252 | OtherRevenueAmt |
| Revenue Not Reported | $11,688,655 | RevenueNotReportedAmt |
| Revenue Subtotal | $19,922,169 | RevenueSubtotalAmt |
| Investment Expenses Not Incld | $729,261 | InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt |
| Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt | $729,261 | RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | $20,651,430 | TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt |
| Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | $15,772,925 | TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt |
| Expenses Not Reported | $0 | ExpensesNotReportedAmt |
| Expenses Subtotal | $15,772,925 | ExpensesSubtotalAmt |
| Investment Expenses Not Incld2 | $729,261 | InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt |
| Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt | $729,261 | ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | $16,502,186 | TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: | CURRENCY RE-MEASURMENT LOSS -825,252. |
| PART XI, LINE 2D: | OTHER OF $(825,252) CONSISTS OF RE-MEASUREMENT AND TRANSACTION ADJUSTMENTS RESULTING FROM THE RE-MEASUREMENT INTO U.S. DOLLARS OF POLISH ZLOTY DENOMINATED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD BY THE U.S. FOUNDATION AND THE TRANSLATION FROM POLISH ZLOTYS TO U.S. DOLLARS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE U.S. FOUNDATION'S REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE AND PAFPIO. |
Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Records Maintained | Yes (1) | GrantRecordsMaintainedInd |
Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)
| RegionRegionTxt | OfficesOfficesCnt | EmployeeEmployeeCnt | Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt | Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt | Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | 1 | 18 | GRANT-MAKING | SEE SCHEDULE O | $13,516,458 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | 1 | 8 | PROGRAM SERVICES | PAFPIO EXPENSES | $311,268 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | 0 | 0 | INVESTMENTS | $20,116,164 | |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | 0 | 0 | PROGRAM SERVICES | PAFF&REP. OFFICE EXPENSES | $1,651,468 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | 0 | 0 | PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS | LOANS TO NGO'S | $4,110,055 |
| CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 0 | 0 | INVESTMENTS | $135,393,375 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Subtotal Offices | 2 | SubtotalOfficesCnt |
| Subtotal Employees | 26 | SubtotalEmployeesCnt |
| Continuation Total Office | 0 | ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt |
| Continuation Total Employee | 0 | ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt |
| Total Office | 2 | TotalOfficeCnt |
| Total Employee | 26 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
| Subtotal Spent | $175,098,788 | SubtotalSpentAmt |
| Continuation Spent | $0 | ContinuationSpentAmt |
| Total Spent | $175,098,788 | TotalSpentAmt |
Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (30 entries)
| RegionRegionTxt | Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt | Cash GrantCashGrantAmt | Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt | Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | LEARNING SCHOOLS - RAISING THE QUALITY OF WORK THROUGH ADOPTING MODERN ORGANIZATIONAL SOLUTIONS AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING METHODS IN SCHOOLS. | $659,180 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | LEARNING SCHOOLS - RAISING THE QUALITY OF WORK & TEACHING METHODS IN SCHOOLS THROUGH WISE UTILIZATION OF NEW INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES. | $118,523 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | THE THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES - SUPPORTING SENIOR CITIZEN ACTIVITIES. | $265,439 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | STUDENT VOLUNTEERS - CARRYING OUT EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS IN SMALL TOWNS/RURAL AREAS. | $380,648 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES - EQUALIZING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH IN SMALL TOWNS/RURAL AREAS. | $1,183,091 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES - YOUNG EXPLORERS' CLUBS - POPULARIZING EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND NATURAL SCIENCE IN SMALL TOWNS/RURAL AREAS. | $57,147 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | BRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS - SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM SMALL TOWNS/RURAL AREAS REQUIRING EDUCATIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. | $1,486,596 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | BRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS - ACTIVATING YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES/VOLUNTEERISM AND PROMOTING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EQUALIZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT. | $54,086 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | ENGLISH TEACHING - IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF ENGLISH TEACHING ADDRESSED TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, TEACHERS AND LOCAL LEADERS. | $706,352 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | TEACHERS COLLEGE - INCREASING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF POLISH TEACHERS' TRAINING SYSTEM. | $1,394,301 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | PRO PUBLICO BONO - CREATING AN OFFER FOR THE LOCAL MEDIA JOURNALISTS INCLUDING TRAINING COURSES AND COUNSELING. IN THE LONG RUN, RESULTING IN THEIR INCREASED ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. | $267,132 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | PRO PUBLICO BONO - CIVIC CONGRESS - SUPPORTING AN ANNUAL MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH AIMS AT CREATING A PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSION AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AMONG REPRESENTATIVES OF DIFFERENT GENERATIONS, REGIONS AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS, AS WELL AS TARGETING CITIZENS' INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC LIFE FOR THE COMMON GOOD. | $18,537 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | SUPPORT FOR NGOS - MUTUAL INFORMATION SOCIETY - CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM AND RESOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT AND FOR NON-PROFITS, AND IT'S TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORM. | $477,271 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | SUPPORT FOR NGOS - NGO ACADEMY - IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT, WORK EFFICIENCY, USING INTERNET AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION OF NGOS' EMPLOYEES AND ACTIVISTS; AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF NGOS - PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY IN THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AREA FOR NGOS STAFF. | $70,821 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | ACT LOCALLY - SUPPORTING CIVIC INITIATIVES AND MOBILIZING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AROUND ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMON GOOD; | $8,494 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | PAFF SITES - STIMULATING COOPERATION AMONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES INTENDED TO REINFORCE BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL, AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMON GOOD; AND FUNDING AWARDS GIVEN WITH THE COMPETITION FOR LOCAL MEDIA CALLED SGL LOCAL PRESS 2020. | $390,153 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | PAFF SITES - FUNDING AWARDS GIVEN WITH THE COMPETITION FOR LOCAL MEDIA CALLED SGL LOCAL PRESS 2020. | $7,271 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | PAFF LEADERS - DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF INDIVIDUALS IN AID OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. | $422,919 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN LIBRARIES IN RURAL AREAS AND SMALL TOWNS CONTRIBUTING TO DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL SOCIETIES AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS; AND ICT FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT - IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF THE STAFF AND ACTIVISTS OF NGOS REGARDING THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF NEW INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR RAISING THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND QUALITY. | $488,820 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | RELIEF FUND - SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES TAKEN IN YEARS 2020-21 RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19 STRUGGLE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. THE PROGRAM IS ADDRESSED TO NGOS ACTING UNDER THE PAFF PROGRAMS, IN THE FIRST PLACE. | $1,905,125 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | RELIEF FUND - SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES TAKEN IN YEARS 2020-21 RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19 STRUGGLE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. THE PROGRAM IS ADDRESSED TO NGOS ACTING UNDER THE PAFF PROGRAMS, IN THE FIRST PLACE. | $5,414 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | L. KIRKLAND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO CITIZENS OF OTHER EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FOR STUDIES IN POLAND WITH RESPECT TO DEMOCRACY, MARKET ECONOMY, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. | $667,565 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | REGION IN TRANSITION (RITA) - SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC AND FREE-MARKET TRANSFORMATION IN COUNTRIES OF THE FORMER EASTERN BLOC (EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA). | $1,439,112 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | STUDY TOURS TO POLAND - SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC AND FREE-MARKET TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE FORMER EASTERN BLOC THROUGH SHORT-TERM STUDY TOURS AND INTERNSHIPS FOR THEIR CITIZENS. | $851,058 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | STUDY TOURS TO POLAND - THE WARSAW EURO-ATLANTIC SUMMER ACADEMY AN ANNUAL EVENT, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER ANALYSTS, CIVIL SERVANTS, ADVISORS, REPRESENTATIVES OF THINK TANKS AND MEDIA COMING MAINLY FROM THE EU EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES FOR DEALING WITH THE SYSTEMIC TRANSFORMATIONS AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN THE REGION, INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AS WELL AS TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS. | $31,700 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | MONITORING, EVALUATION, ANALYSES (MEVA) - CONDUCTING ANALYTICAL ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT OF PAFF PROGRAMS. | $13,672 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | MONITORING, EVALUATION, ANALYSES (MEVA) - PROGRAM AIMED AT PREPARATION AND TESTING THE COUNSELING AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LOCAL LEADERS ON THE PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE | $106,781 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | MONITORING, EVALUATION, ANALYSES (MEVA) - RESEARCH ON THE THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM. | $12,598 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | MONITORING, EVALUATION, ANALYSES (MEVA) - RESEARCH ON THE NGO.PL PORTAL. | $7,664 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) | MONITORING, EVALUATION, ANALYSES (MEVA) - RESEARCH ON THE RELIEF FUND PROGRAM. | $14,331 | ELECTRONIC FUND/WIRE TRANSFER | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total501c3 Org | 4 | Total501c3OrgCnt |
| Total Other Org | 22 | TotalOtherOrgCnt |
| Transfer To Foreign Corp | Yes (1) | TransferToForeignCorpInd |
| Interest In Foreign Trust | 0 | InterestInForeignTrustInd |
| Foreign Corp Ownership | Yes (1) | ForeignCorpOwnershipInd |
| Passive Foreign Investmest Co | Yes (1) | PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd |
| Foreign Partnership | Yes (1) | ForeignPartnershipInd |
| Boycott Countries | 0 | BoycottCountriesInd |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| PART I, LINE 2: | SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE U.S.: A. GRANTEE SCREENING. THE FOUNDATION TAKES APPROPRIATE RISK-BASED PRECAUTIONS SO THAT ITS FUNDS ARE NOT USED TO SUPPORT TERRORISM OR OTHER IMPROPER ACTIVITIES. 1. THE FOUNDATION EVALUATES EACH PROPOSED GRANT TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT PRESENTS A RISK THAT THE FUNDS COULD BE DIVERTED TO IMPROPER ACTIVITIES AND THEN CONDUCTS PRE-GRANT SCREENING AND POST GRANT MONITORING ACCORDINGLY. RELEVANT FACTORS CONSIDERED TO EVALUATE THE RISK OF IMPROPER USE OF FUNDS INCLUDE: A. PRIOR EXPERIENCE OF THE FOUNDATION WITH THE GRANTEE, OR REFERENCES REGARDING THE GRANTEE FROM TRUSTED SOURCES; B. THE HISTORY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PROPOSED GRANTEE; C. WHETHER THE GRANTEE CURRENTLY RECEIVES FUNDS FROM OTHER U.S BASED CHARITIES, GOVERNMENTS, OR OTHER PARTIES THAT CONDUCT GRANTEE SCREENING; D. WHETHER THE GRANTEE OPERATES IN A REGION OR A SECTOR THAT INDICATES A HIGHER RISK OF IMPROPER USE OF FUNDS; E. WHETHER THE GRANT FUNDS ARE SUFFICIENTLY RESTRICTED THAT THE RISK OF DIVERSION TO INAPPROPRIATE USES IS LOW. 2. THE FOUNDATION TAKES ALL PRUDENT AND REASONABLE MEASURES THAT ARE FEASIBLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH INCLUDES A REASONABLE SEARCH OF PUBLIC INFORMATION (E.G., AN INTERNET SEARCH) TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE GRANT RECIPIENT IS SUSPECTED OF ACTIVITY RELATING TO TERRORISM, INCLUDING TERRORIST FINANCING OR OTHER IMPROPER ACTIVITIES. B. THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT MONITORING PROCEDURES INCLUDE: 1. EVALUATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF GRANT AGREEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE GOALS OF A PROGRAM, BUDGETS FOR HOW GRANT FUNDS MAY BE SPENT, TIMING FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAM GOALS, AND FUNDING SCHEDULES DESIGNED TO FUND THE PROGRAM TO MEET PROGRAM OBJECTIVES; 2. THE REQUIREMENT THAT GRANTEES ESTABLISH A SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNT FOR THE PROCEEDS OF FOUNDATION GRANTS; 3. THE REQUIREMENT THAT GRANTEES PROVIDE QUARTERLY PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORTS, DETAILED ACCOUNTING REPORTS THAT COMPARE ACTUAL SPENDING TO BUDGET, AND A HISTORY OF ACTUAL BANK ACCOUNT ACTIVITY AND BANK BALANCES; SELECTED TRANSACTIONS ARE VERIFIED; 4. NEW GRANTEES ARE EVALUATED BY THE PROGRAM STAFF AND GRANT CONTROLLER DURING AN ON-SITE VISIT OR VISITS OR REMOTELY, DURING WHICH AN UNDERSTANDING IS OBTAINED WITH RESPECT TO ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND STANDARDS AND THE FOUNDATION'S EXPECTATIONS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE GRANTEE WITH REGARD TO PROGRAM FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION; AND 5. PROGRAM STAFF MONITOR GRANTEES ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE GRANTS CONTROLLER PERIODICALLY VISITS GRANTEES OR SCHEDULES REMOTE MEETINGS, REVIEWS ORIGINAL FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS, AND VERIFIES IF GRANTEES RESPECT FINANCIAL STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE AGREED WITH THE FOUNDATION. C. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS ("MEVA") PROGRAM: THE PURPOSE OF THE MEVA PROGRAM IS TO CONDUCT REGULAR ANALYTICAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE FOUNDATION TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT OF THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATIONS AND TO EVALUATE THEIR RELEVANCE. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO ANSWER SUCH QUESTIONS AS: (1) HAVE THE FOUNDATION'S DEFINED OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED, RESOURCES INVESTED, RESULTS ACHIEVED AND BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAMS BEEN ADEQUATE/RELEVANT TO THE SITUATIONS IDENTIFIED AS PROBLEMS/ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED?, (2) HAVE THE PROBLEMS/ISSUES BEEN PROPERLY IDENTIFIED?, (3) HAVE THE ACTIONS BEEN EFFICIENT?, (4) HOW LONG AND HOW DEEPLY SHOULD THE FOUNDATION BE INVOLVED IN A GIVEN INITIATIVE? ANOTHER AIM OF THE MEVA PROGRAM IS TO EXPLORE FUTURE UNDERTAKINGS AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF EXISTING AND PROSPECTIVE SOCIAL NEEDS, CONGRUENT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. THE MEVA PROGRAM ALSO CONDUCTS CROSS-SECTIONAL RESEARCH OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CURRENT PROGRAMS AND THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PARTICULAR PROGRAMS AS WELL AS STRENGTHEN THEIR SYNERGIES AND JOINT IMPACT. A FURTHER GOAL IS TO MONITOR THE CONTINUED ACTIVITIES THAT WERE INITIATED WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN TERMINATED. SCHEDULE F, PART II, LINE 3: GRANT COMMITMENTS LISTED IN PART II, LINE 3, ARE REPORTED BY PROGRAM. IN CERTAIN CASES, THE SAME GRANTEE RECEIVED GRANTS FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM. IN THOSE CASES EACH GRANT IS LISTED SEPARATELY IN PART II, LINE 1. CERTAIN PROGRAMS WERE MANAGED BY TWO GRANTEES DURING THE YEAR. IN THOSE CASES THE GRANT IS LISTED TWICE IN PART II, LINE 1. |
| PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: | |
| PART I, LINE 3(F) AND PART II: | THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3(F) PROVIDE THAT EXPENDITURES INCLUDE "...GRANTS TO OR FOR RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION... AND THAT EXPENDITURES SHOULD BE REPORTED "...BASED ON THE METHOD USED TO ACCOUNT FOR THEM ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND DESCRIBE THIS METHOD IN PART V." IN THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GRANT COMMITMENTS ARE RECORDED AS GRANT EXPENSE IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES WHEN THE GRANT IS APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN FINALIZED WITH THE GRANTEE, AND THE PARTIES HAVE SIGNED THE GRANT AGREEMENT. GRANT COMMITMENTS ARE REPORTED ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS IN THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IN SCHEDULE F. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION REPORTED GRANT COMMITMENTS OF $13,516,458 IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH IS NET OF THE CANCELLATION OF $542,690 OF GRANT COMMITMENTS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE F, PART II IN THE FOUNDATION'S PRIOR YEARS FORM 990S; IN ADDITION, THE $13,516,458 OF GRANT COMMITMENTS REPORTED IN THE FOUNDATION'S 2021 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE IN TOTAL $4,660 OF GRANT COMMITMENTS THAT ARE LOWER THAN $5,000 AND THEREFORE ARE NOT REPORTED IN SCHEDULE F ($4,660 INCLUDES ONE COMMITMENT). IN THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GRANT COMMITMENTS INCREASE GRANTS PAYABLE AND PAYMENTS OF CASH GRANTS DECREASE GRANTS PAYABLE. THE NET CHANGE IN GRANTS PAYABLE IS REPORTED AS AN INCREASE OR DECREASE IN GRANTS PAYABLE IN CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES IN THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS. |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Committee | Yes (X) | CompensationCommitteeInd |
| Form990 Of Other Organizations | Yes (X) | Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd |
| Compensation Survey | Yes (X) | CompensationSurveyInd |
| Board Or Committee Approval | Yes (X) | BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd |
| Severance Payment | 0 | SeverancePaymentInd |
| Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan | 0 | SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd |
| Equity Based Comp Arrngm | 0 | EquityBasedCompArrngmInd |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd |
| Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs | 0 | CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd |
| Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org | 0 | CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd |
| Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs | 0 | CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | 0 | AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd |
| Initial Contract Exception | 0 | InitialContractExceptionInd |
Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt | Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt | Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount | Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt | Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt | Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt | Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt | Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt | Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt | Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt | Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JERZY KOZMINSKI | ||||||||||||||
| PRESIDENT AND CEO, DIRECTOR | $193,732 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,402 | $0 | $206,134 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN E HASLUN III | ||||||||||||||
| TREASURER & CFO | $110,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $110,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| PART I, LINE 3: | THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS EVALUATED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO EVALUATE THE COMPENSATION LEVEL AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION OF CEO'S OF COMPARABLE FOUNDATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DEVELOPS A RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. THE PRESIDENT IS NOT PART OF ANY OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSIONS REGARDING HIS COMPENSATION. MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS ARE PREPARED AND RETAINED. |
| PART II: | THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY WAS PAID PARTLY IN U.S. DOLLARS AND PARTLY IN POLISH ZLOTYS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO ALLOCATE A PART OF HIS SALARY TO PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS; IN 2021 THE PRESIDENT ALLOCATED NONE OF HIS SALARY TO PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS. THE PRESIDENT WAS PROVIDED WITH OTHER BENEFITS TOTALING $12,402 PRINCIPALLY MEDICAL INSURANCE AND MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT. MR. NORMAN E. HASLUN III OWNS NORLUND, INC 100%. THE FOUNDATION HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH NORLUND, PURSUANT TO WHICH NORLUND PROVIDES THE SERVICES OF MR. HASLUN. FOR 202 NORLUND ISSUED INVOICES TO THE FOUNDATION FOR A TOTAL OF $110,653 OF WHICH $110,000 WAS FOR THE CONSULTING SERVICES OF SERVES AS TREASURER, SECRETARY AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE MR. HASLUN AND $653 WAS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. MR. HASLUN FOUNDATION. |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp
Name Of Interested NameOfInterested
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | NORMAN E HASLUN III | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship Description | TREASURER,SECRETARY | RelationshipDescriptionTxt |
| Transaction | $110,653 | TransactionAmt |
| Transaction | SEE PART V | TransactionDesc |
| Sharing Of Revenues | 0 | SharingOfRevenuesInd |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| SCHEDULE L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS: | (A) NAME OF PERSON: NORMAN E. HASLUN III(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION:TREASURER, SECRETARY AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF PAFF(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: SEE PART IV, LINE 1 BELOW |
| PART IV, LINE 1: | MR. NORMAN E. HASLUN III OWNS NORLUND, INC 100%. THE FOUNDATION HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH NORLUND, PURSUANT TO WHICH NORLUND PROVIDES THE SERVICES OF MR. HASLUN. FOR 2021 NORLUND ISSUED INVOICES TO THE FOUNDATION FOR A TOTAL OF $110,653 OF WHICH $110,000 WAS FOR THE CONSULTING SERVICES OF MR. HASLUN AND $653 WAS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. MR. HASLUN SERVES AS TREASURER, SECRETARY AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE FOUNDATION. |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (20 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | THE POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY, CIVIL SOCIETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN POLAND AND ULTIMATELY IN OTHER CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | THE POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION'S (THE "FOUNDATION OR "PAFF") PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ONE PROGRAM SERVICE IS TO ADVANCE THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 201(A) OF THE SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY ACT BY CONTINUING AND BUILDING UPON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES ESTABLISHED BY THE POLISH-AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND (THE "FUND"), AND TO UNDERTAKE DEVELOPMENTAL INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO SOLIDIFY POLAND'S TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY AND FREE MARKETS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ITS EFFORTS ON (I) MAKING INVESTMENTS IN AND GRANTS (INCLUDING MATCHING GRANTS) AND/OR LOANS TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT POLAND; AND (II) PONSORING SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, STUDENT LOANS AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT POLAND, BY ALLOCATING ITS RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREAS OF ECONOMIC REFORM, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, FOSTERING CIVIL SOCIETY, AND SUPPORTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL REFORM. THE FOUNDATION CONCENTRATES ITS EFFORTS IN THREE TARGETED AREAS OF SUPPORT OF ITS PROGRAM SERVICE: I. INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION II. DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES III. SHARING POLISH EXPERIENCES IN TRANSFORMATION PRESENTED BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION ENGLISH TEACHING SINCE 2000 THIS PROGRAM HAS INITIATED AND SUPPORTED ACTIONS TO PROMOTE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IMPROVE ITS TEACHING STANDARDS AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES, THUS STRENGTHENING THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OVERALL. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH TEACHERS WORKING IN SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS AS WELL. "ENGLISH TEACHING" STIMULATES AND DEVELOPS A VARIETY OF SOCIAL INITIATIVES. THEIR RESULTS OFTEN SURPASS THE INITIAL GOAL, LEADING TO THE GENERAL SPURRING OF ACTIVITY IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM IS AIMED MOSTLY AT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS WORKING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS BASED IN RURAL AREAS AND SMALL TOWNS. IN THE PAST MANY INITIATIVES WERE ORGANIZED AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT THOSE SCHOOLS NO LONGER EXIST. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES TRAINING SESSIONS FOR TEACHERS, COUPLED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS WITH THEIR PUPILS; IT ALSO PROVIDES HELP IN PREPARING THESE UNDERTAKINGS. BETWEEN 2000 AND 2021, GRANT COMPETITIONS ADDRESSED TO SMALL-TOWN SCHOOLS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FINANCED 1,116 PROJECTS TO ORGANIZE SCHOOL CLUBS FOR FANS OF ANGLO-SAXON CULTURE AND ENGLISH, CREATE LIBRARIES WITH ENGLISH LITERATURE AND PRESS, AND FORM THEATRICAL CLUBS. THE PROGRAM LED TO ORGANIZING NUMEROUS CONTESTS FOCUSED ON ANGLO-SAXON WRITERS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY, AS WELL AS SOME SONG FESTIVALS. CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WERE INVITED TO WATCH ENGLISH FILMS AND TAKE PART IN LESSONS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH. MORE THAN 72,000 PUPILS AND 4,700 TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECTS DIRECTLY, AND OVER 170,000 PARENTS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES WERE ENGAGED INDIRECTLY. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS "WEEKENDS WITH ENGLISH TEACHING", NAMELY METHODOLOGY TRAINING FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS BASED IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES WITH POPULATIONS OF UP TO 20,000. TO DATE, 142 SUCH TRAINING SESSIONS HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED FOR A TOTAL OF 6,513 PARTICIPANTS. THE MOST ACTIVE TEACHERS CAN INCREASE THEIR COMPETENCIES DURING THE THREE-WEEK TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL) SUMMER SCHOOL TAKING PLACE IN GONZAGA UNIVERSITY IN THE USA. 17 NATION-WIDE EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS ENGLISH TEACHING MARKETS WERE ORGANIZED FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERESTED INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLISHING HOUSES; THEY ATTRACTED ALMOST 9,000 ATTENDEES. THESE ANNUAL MEETINGS HELP EXPAND THE COOPERATION NETWORK OF ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM SMALLER LOCALITIES; THEY ARE BACKED UP WITH A SOCIAL MEDIA PORTAL AND REGULAR E-NEWS ABOUT OTHER EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, SUCH AS GRANTS FOR PROJECTS, TRAINING, OR CONTESTS. THE POLISH ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH "ENGLISH TEACHING" WAS FOUNDED IN 2015, DEVELOPED FROM THE "ENGLISH TEACHING AMBASSADORS" INITIATIVE THE MOST ACTIVE TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. ITS MAIN PURPOSE IS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN PARTICULAR, AS WELL AS ADVOCATING RELEVANT SOCIAL ACTIVITY. BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021, BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, THE PROGRAM OFFERED MOSTLY ONLINE TRAINING SESSIONS, AS WELL AS WEEKLY WEBINARS HELD BY EXPERTS AND TRAINERS IN COOPERATION WITH INSTALING WHICH ATTRACTED OVER 50,000 PARTICIPANTS. ALSO THE ANNUAL ENGLISH TEACHING MARKET MEETING DID NOT TAKE PLACE DURING THAT TIME. ENGLISH TEACHERS WHO COOPERATE WITH THE PROGRAM WERE PROVIDED SUPPORT IN TERMS OF METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF REMOTE TEACHING. LANGUAGE PROJECTS FOR STUDENTS, WHICH BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER, WERE MOSTLY CARRIED OUT ONLINE. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE "NIDA" DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION WWW.ENGLISHTEACHING.ORG.PL EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM, INITIATED IN 2001, IS TO SUPPORT SOCIAL INITIATIVES AIMED AT EVENING OUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A GOOD START TO ADULT LIFE FOR RURAL AND SMALL-TOWN CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY INCREASING THEIR COMPETENCIES AND DEVELOPING THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS, SUCH AS TEAMWORK, WINNING THE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH SET GOALS, AND PLANNING ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE THEM. IN TWO DECADES OF THE PROGRAM, 3,200 PROJECTS WITH CA. 149,000 PARTICIPANTS WERE CARRIED OUT (INDIRECTLY: NEARLY 480,000 PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED), AS WELL AS THE ACTIVATION AND INTEGRATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ACT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, CULTURAL CENTERS, LIBRARIES, AND INFORMAL GROUPS APPLY FOR GRANTS FOR PROJECTS THAT STIMULATE THE ASPIRATIONS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE FULFILMENT OF THE REALISTIC GOALS THEY SET ON THEIR OWN, DEVELOP ACTIVE ATTITUDES AND OPENNESS, AND ENCOURAGE ACTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECTS ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASSES EXTENDING BEYOND THE STANDARD EDUCATIONAL OFFER OF THEIR SCHOOLS. IN 2020, 125 PROJECTS WERE FINANCED UNDER THE NATIONWIDE GRANT COMPETITION AND REGIONAL GRANT COMPETITION. THESE INCLUDED INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE PRO-ECOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES, RECLAIMING PUBLIC SPACE BY THE YOUNG (E.G. BY PAINTING MURALS, OR TAKING CARE OF URBAN GREEN SPACES), BROADENING THE SCOPE OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH, E.G., BY ORGANIZING OUTDOOR URBAN GAMES OR STAGING THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS TRAINING FOR PROJECT COORDINATORS TO INCREASE THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, TEACH PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH A FOCUS ON ENGAGING YOUTH AS ACTIVE CREATORS, PARTICIPANTS, AND DIRECT ACTORS IN A GIVEN UNDERTAKING. THE COORDINATORS ARE ALSO OFFERED TRAINING IN USING MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION. THE "EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES" LOCAL FORUMS, SCHEDULED REGULARLY BY PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS, CONSTITUTE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROGRAM. THE FORUMS OFFER A SPACE FOR INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED WITH VARIOUS YOUTH-ENGAGING ACTIVITIES IN THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS TO DISCUSS HOW TO USE THE POTENTIAL OF SUCH ENVIRONMENTS TO BREAK BARRIERS THAT IMPEDE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES. THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED WAYS TO CELEBRATE THE 20TH JUBILEE OF THE PROGRAM IN 2021. ONE PART OF THE JUBILEE WAS THE SPECIAL GRANT COMPETITION WHICH ENABLED 13 LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ARRANGE PROGRAM-PROMOTING EVENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE INCLUDED MEETINGS WITH PARTICIPANTS AND COORDINATORS, EXHIBITIONS OF PICTURES AND POSTERS CREATED DURING THE PROJECTS, AND LOCAL FIELD GAMES TO EXPLORE PLACES RELATED TO THE PROJECTS CARRIED OUT UNDER THE "EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES" PROGRAM. THE RESULTS OF THE 20 YEARS OF PROGRAM ACTIVITY WERE ALSO BROADLY PRESENTED DURING SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS THE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG EXPLORER CLUBS INITIATIVE, WHICH IS A CONTINUATION OF A MODEL PROJECT INITIATED AS PART OF THE PROGRAM IN 2002 BY THE EDUCATION SOCIETY OF KODZKO, NOW CARRIED OUT BY THE COPERNICUS SCIENCE CENTER. THE PURPOSE OF THE YOUNG EXPLORER CLUBS IS TO ATTRACT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE SCIENCES. THE YEC FORMULA HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION USING SIMPLE, EASILY AVAILABLE MATERIALS. LAST YEAR THE INTERNATIONAL YOUNG EXPLORER CLUBS FORUM WAS HELD FOR THE NINTH TIME, THIS TIME ONLINE OWING TO THE PANDEMIC. THE EVENT GATHERED OVER 1,700 PEOPLE FROM ARMENIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, AND POLAND. THE FORUM IS A PLATFORM OF CONTACT AND EXPERIENCE SHARING AND ALSO SERVES TO PROMOTE THE CLUBS. NEARLY 800 UNITS BELONG TO THE YEC NETWORK; OVER 180 OPERATE IN GEORGIA. PROGRAM MANAGERS: THE POLISH CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOUNDATION (2001-2021) THE CIVIS POLONUS FOUNDATION WWW.ROWNACSZANSE.ORG.PL |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | LEARNING SCHOOLS (LES) COMPREHENSIVE ACTION TO IMPROVE POLISH EDUCATION, USING BEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT UNDER THIS PROGRAM SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2000. THE QUALITY OF SCHOOLS IMPROVES MOSTLY THANKS TO TRAINING DELIVERED TO TEACHERS AND HEADMASTERS, IN RURAL AREAS AND SMALL TOWNS IN PARTICULAR. "LES" INTRODUCES INTO THE DAILY OPERATION OF SCHOOLS AN ORIGINAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM THAT IMPROVES PUPILS' LEARNING OUTCOMES. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY INCREASING THE COMPETENCIES AND AUTONOMY OF THE TEACHING STAFF, STRENGTHENING THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S POSITION, AND IMPROVING TEAMWORK. THE PROGRAM OFFERS ONLINE COURSES FOR TEACHERS, WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHER BOARDS, POST-GRADUATE STUDIES AND CONFERENCES FOR PRINCIPALS, DURING WHICH PARTICIPANTS LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES. "LES" SCHOOLS DEVELOP WAYS TO PERFECT TEACHER PERFORMANCE, MONITOR RESULTS OF PERFORMED ACTIVITIES, AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES WITH EACH OTHER. THE "LEARNING SCHOOLS" PROGRAM IMPROVES QUALITY IN AREAS KEY TO SCHOOL OPERATIONS, NAMELY: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, ORGANIZING THE FUNCTIONING OF A SCHOOL AS A LEARNING INSTITUTION, AND ENSURING COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND ITS OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENT. IN THE COURSE OF 20 YEARS THE PROGRAM GATHERED SOME 5,000 SCHOOLS, OF WHICH 3,000 PARTICIPATED IN ITS CORE PART THAT AIMED AT COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT BY INTRODUCING A "FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT". 150,000 TEACHERS ATTENDED TRAINING SESSIONS OFFERED BY VARIOUS "LES" COMPONENTS. SINCE THE 2017/18 SCHOOL YEAR, "LES" HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT UNDER NEW CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM THE FAR-REACHING CHANGES INTRODUCED INTO THE POLISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM, ADJUSTED TO THE NEEDS IMPOSED BY THE NEW REALITY, CONTINUES TO BE VERY POPULAR WITH TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS ALL OVER POLAND. IN 2021, THE "LES" PROGRAM OFFER WAS ADJUSTED TO THE PANDEMIC SITUATION ON AN ONGOING BASIS. ONLINE COURSES, WEBINARS BUT ALSO ONSITE MEETINGS ON METHODS OF WORKING WITH STUDENTS WERE ATTENDED BY OVER 10,000 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. FOR MANY YEARS, APART FROM THE LARGE-SCALE TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS, THE "ONLINE TEACHERS ACADEMY" (OTA) HAS OFFERED E-COURSES FOR TEACHERS OF NUMEROUS SUBJECTS FROM ALL TYPES OF SCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS. THESE COURSES PREPARE TEACHERS TO APPLY MODERN METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN WORKING WITH PUPILS. "OTA" OFFERS EIGHT DIFFERENT TYPES OF ONE-YEAR COURSES WHICH ATTRACT SOME 800 TEACHERS EACH TIME. IN THE PAST PANDEMIC YEAR THE MOST POPULAR "OTA" COURSE WAS "SCHOOL ON THE WEB", A COURSE DEDICATED TO METHODS OF REMOTE LEARNING. THE MANY YEARS OF "LES" EXPERIENCE IS USED IN VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FINANCED FROM EU FUNDS. THESE INCLUDE: "THE STUDENT ACADEMY", "DIGITAL SCHOOL", "THE LEARNING SCHOOLS ACADEMY FOR EDUCATION LEADERS", AND THE "SCHOOL FOR THE INNOVATOR" INTRODUCED IN 2019. THE PURPOSE OF THESE INITIATIVES IS TO DEVELOP COMPETENCIES WHICH STUDENTS WILL NEED IN ADULT LIFE, BY PROMOTING INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND EVALUATION METHODS AMONG TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, AND BY RESHAPING THE ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLWORK. SO FAR, MORE THAN 10,000 SCHOOLS HAVE TAKEN PART IN THESE INITIATIVES. IN COOPERATION WITH COLLEGIUM CIVITAS, POSTGRADUATE COURSES FOR EDUCATION LEADERS WERE CONTINUED. SINCE 2005 THEY HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATED IN BY OVER 500 SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. IN RESPONSE TO CHALLENGES CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC AND DISTANCE TEACHING, THE SERIES OF "RESILIENT SCHOOL" MEETINGS HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED AND ATTENDED ON A REGULAR BASIS BY SOME 300 EDUCATION MANAGERS. PAFF IS A PARTNER TO THE "SCHOOL WITH CLASS" INITIATIVE WHICH PROMOTES MODERN EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS AMONG SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS, USING IT AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, THE DESIGN THINKING METHOD, AND THE AGILE METHODOLOGY. IN TOTAL, IT HAS GATHERED MORE THAN 9,000 SCHOOLS FROM ALL OVER POLAND AND NEARLY 150,000 TEACHERS. IT IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE "SCHOOL WITH CLASS" CAMPAIGN INITIATED IN 2002, INSPIRED BY "LES AND CARRIED OUT BY THE CENTER FOR CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION FOUNDATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE "GAZETA WYBORCZA" DAILY. IN THE PAST THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDED SUCH INITIATIVES AS: "TEACHER WITH CLASS", "LEGO, COGITO, AGO", "STUDENT WITH CLASS", AND "SCHOOL OF THINKING". IN 2020, THE ENTIRE PROGRAM WAS CARRIED OUT MOSTLY ONLINE, WITH MORE THAN 10,000 TEACHERS TAKING PART IN NUMEROUS WEBINARS, REMOTE TRAINING SESSIONS AND MEETINGS. 80 SCHOOLS FROM ALL OVER POLAND ENROLLED IN THE 19TH ROUND OF THE "SCHOOL WITH CLASS" THAT WAS STARTED IN 2021. THE FORMAT OF CLASSES WAS ADJUSTED TO THE PANDEMIC CONDITIONS. TEACHERS ATTENDED ONLINE WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS WHERE THEY COULD LEARN VARIOUS METHODS OF WORKING WITH STUDENTS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION. ALSO LAUNCHED WAS THE "SCHOOL WITH CLASS CLUB" TO WHICH OVER 200 TEACHERS, WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTION IN PREVIOUS YEARS, APPLIED. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE CENTER FOR CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION FOUNDATION WWW.SUS.CEO.ORG.PL PAFF AND UW SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IS A JOINT UNDERTAKING OF THE POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW, DESIGNED IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE IN NEW YORK. THIS IS THE ONLY NON-REMOTE, FULL-TIME POST-GRADUATE COURSE IN POLAND GRANTING TEACHING CERTIFICATES. AT PRESENT, THE COURSE IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, AND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION STUDENTS MAY APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP COVER THE COSTS OF LIVING AND FOR A PLACE IN A UW DORMITORY. THE SIXTH ROUND (THE 2021/22 ACADEMIC YEAR) IS ATTENDED BY 30 STUDENTS FOLLOWING ONE OF THE FOUR EDUCATION PATHS: POLISH STUDIES, MATHEMATICS, HISTORY AND CIVIC EDUCATION, AS WELL AS BIOLOGY AND NATURAL STUDIES. ADDITIONALLY, 12 STUDENTS ARE ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION PATH CARRIED OUT IN COOPERATION WITH THE UW FACULTY OF BIOLOGY. DAILY SCHOOL TEACHING PRACTICE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF TEACHER TRAINING. STUDENTS SPEND TIME IN BOTH ACADEMIC CLASSES AND A SCHOOL CLASSROOM. THEY OBSERVE LESSONS, CO-TEACH, AND TEACH, TAKE PART IN MEETINGS OF TEACHER BOARDS AND PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES. THE EXPERIENCE ACCRUED AT SCHOOLS ARE THEN REGULARLY DISCUSSED DURING ACADEMIC CLASSES. THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUALITY OF IN-SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIPS BY CLOSELY COOPERATING WITH CAREFULLY SELECTED SCHOOLS IN WARSAW AND VICINITY. SOME 200 TEACHERS FROM THE COOPERATING SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS AND CONSULTATION MEETINGS HELD FOR SE STUDENTS. EACH STUDENT HAS HER/HIS OWN INDIVIDUAL TUTOR FROM THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. ACADEMIC CLASSES ARE HELD IN SMALL GROUPS. THE FOCUS IS SET ON DISCUSSION AND SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PROGRESS. SE FACULTY IS MADE UP OF PEOPLE WITH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION, AND HAVING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: IN-SERVICE TEACHERS, ACADEMICS, AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH A PASSION FOR EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION EMPLOYS LECTURERS FROM SEVERAL ACADEMIC CENTERS, TRAINED BY RENOWNED AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN SPECIALISTS IN TEACHER EDUCATION. THE PAFF AND UW SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HAS ITS OWN ALUMNI OFFICE WHICH OFFERS LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR 150 FORMER SE STUDENTS, ALSO HELPING THEM FIND AN APPROPRIATE TEACHING JOB. THE ALUMNI COOPERATE WITH SE LECTURERS ON AN ONGOING BASIS, REGULARLY REFINING THEIR METHODS AND SHARING TEACHING EXPERIENCES. EDUCATION FACILITIES THAT HIRE THE ALUMNI MAY TAKE PART IN THE RICH TRAINING OFFER OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. SINCE 2017 THE SCHOOL HAS ADDED TO ITS OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS IN TEACHING LITERATURE AND POLISH, MATHEMATICS, BIOLOGY, HISTORY, AS WELL AS DIDACTIC AND COMMUNICATION COMPETENCIES. IN THE 2020/21 ACADEMIC YEAR THE COURSES WERE ATTENDED BY SOME 100 PEOPLE. A NOVELTY OF THE SCHOOL IS THE RESEARCH COMPONENT UNDER WHICH 8 PROJECTS ON SCIENTIFIC VERIFICATION OF METHODS AND TOOLS USED AT THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ARE CONDUCTED. THE PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2021. GOOD PRACTICES DEVELOPED IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ARE POPULARIZED NOT ONLY IN SCHOOLS BUT ALSO IN INSTITUTIONS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IN 2021 ALONE, WITH THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTING AVAILABLE OPTIONS, VARIOUS SE CONFERENCES, TRAINING SESSIONS, AND WORKSHOPS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 4,000 PEOPLE. IN 2020 MOST UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS, IN-SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) COURSES, AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS SHIFTED TO ONLINE. THE SE FACULTY MODIFIED ITS CURRICULUM TO ADJUST TO THE EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE FOUNDATION FOR QUALITY EDUCATION, ESTABLISHED BY PAFF IN 2014, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. SE IS SITUATED IN THE UW CENTER OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES (CENT) IN WARSAW. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE FOUNDATION OF QUALITY EDUCATION WWW.SZKOLAEDUKACJI.PL |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | PROJECTOR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO EQUALIZE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM VILLAGES AND SMALL TOWNS. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, GROUPS OF 2 TO 3 VOLUNTEER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CARRY OUT PROJECTS THAT EXPAND KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PERSONAL INTERESTS OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS. THE PROJECTS ARE CARRIED OUT IN FREE TIME DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND DURING SUMMER AND WINTER HOLIDAYS. THEY FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC FIELD OF SCIENCE, SUBJECT, OR A SELECTED SCOPE OF ACTIVITY; THESE CAN BE VISUAL ART CLASSES, ARTISTIC CLASSES, SPORT ACTIVITIES, IT CLASSES, THEATER OR LANGUAGE CLASSES. THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES PUPILS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS BY PROMOTING POSITIVE ROLE MODELS AND SHAPING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' SENSE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SOLIDARITY WHILE PROVIDING THEM WITH AN ATTRACTIVE WAY TO DISCOVER AND FOLLOW THEIR PASSIONS. SINCE 2003 MORE THAN 40,000 EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED ACROSS POLAND; MORE THAN 3,000 SCHOOLS WITH 15,000 VOLUNTEER STUDENTS INVOLVING 439,000 PUPILS. THE PROGRAM GAINED SUPPORT FROM TWO FORMER PRIME MINISTERS: PROFESSOR JERZY BUZEK AND PROFESSOR MAREK BELKA WHO, DURING THE 2007 SUMMER HOLIDAYS, TOOK ON THE ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS AND TAUGHT CLASSES FOR SCHOOL PUPILS IN SEVERAL RURAL COMMUNES. IN 2012, IN COOPERATION WITH THE CHANCELLERY OF PRESIDENT BRONISAW KOMOROWSKI, THE MODERN PATRIOTISM PROJECT WAS CARRIED OUT AS PART OF THE PROGRAM WHERE CHANCELLERY MINISTERS AND ADVISORS VISITED SCHOOLS IN SMALL LOCALITIES. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE DISCUSSION ABOUT PATRIOTISM, SHAPING CITIZEN ATTITUDES IN YOUNG PEOPLE, INTRODUCING THEM TO NATIONAL SYMBOLS AND LOCAL TRADITIONS, AS WELL AS PROMOTING RESPECT AND TOLERANCE. SINCE 2011 THE PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY VOLUNTEER STUDENTS HAVE BEEN REGULARLY MONITORED AND EVALUATED. THIS IS MEANT TO BOTH ASSESS THE DIRECT RESULTS OF THE ENTIRE PROGRAM AND OBSERVE ITS LONG-TERM INFLUENCE. THE BIGGEST BENEFITS MENTIONED BY STUDENT-VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SKILLS, MEET PEOPLE, AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR SOCIAL ACTIVITY TO BE SEEN AND APPRECIATED BY THEIR ALMA MATERS. THE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFITS OF TAKING PART IN THE "PROJECTOR" ARE EMPHASIZED BY SCHOOLS WHICH MENTION: EXPANDING THE EDUCATIONAL OFFER, INCREASING SCHOOL ATTRACTIVENESS, AND POSITIVE RECEPTION OF THE PROGRAM BY PARENTS. OWING TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK THE ONLINE FORMAT DOMINATED 2020 AND 2021 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. A TOTAL OF 840 PROJECTS ATTRACTED NEARLY 9,000 CHILDREN FROM 240 SCHOOLS ACROSS POLAND. BETWEEN 2005 AND 2010, THE PROGRAM WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE POLISH ASSOCIATION OF PEDAGOGUES AND ANIMATORS "KLANZA". UNTIL 2017 THE PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED BY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISE FOUNDATION WWW.PROJEKTOR.ORG.PL BRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS THIS PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2002 TO ADDRESS THE STARK DISPROPORTION OF ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE FROM RURAL AND URBAN AREAS. IT WAS MEANT TO HELP GIFTED YOUNGSTERS FROM SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES, FROM FORMER STATE FARMS (PGR) IN PARTICULAR, MAKE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AT UNIVERSITIES BY AWARDING FIRST-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS. FROM THE BEGINNING "BRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS", INITIATED BY PAFF, WAS A JOINT UNDERTAKING OF MANY PARTNERS. NOW THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FINANCED BY THE POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL BANK OF POLAND, THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, AND THE BNP PARIBAS FOUNDATION. ALSO ENGAGED IS A COALITION OF 80 OR SO LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM IS CARRIED OUT WITH ORGANIZATIONAL HELP FROM THE NATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE (FORMERLY THE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AGENCY), AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE PROFESSOR BRONISAW GEREMEK CENTER AND THE SHIPYARD FOUNDATION. SO FAR THE PARTNERS HAVE PROVIDED MORE THAN PLN 123 MILLION FOR THE PROGRAM. ALMOST 26,000 SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN GRANTED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING NEARLY 18,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF STUDIES. THE "DIPLOMA OF DREAMS" CAMPAIGN, WHICH AIMS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT MORE LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO TAKE UP SIMILAR SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVES ALIGNED WITH THE "BRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS" CONCEPT, HAS RESULTED IN ENGAGING ANOTHER 153 NGOS IN HELPING MORE THAN 6,500 STUDENTS SINCE 2006. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS THE PROGRAM TRANSFORMED INTO A COMPLEX SCHOLARSHIP SYSTEM, OFFERING MUCH MORE THAN A STIPEND FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF STUDIES. TODAY THE SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS WHO DO WELL IN THEIR ACADEMIC PURSUITS HAVE A CHANCE FOR ASSISTANCE IN SUCCESSIVE YEARS OF STUDY. FOR THE SECOND YEAR THEY MAY ENTER THE TOP STUDENT COMPETITION; THEY MAY APPLY FOR CORPORATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS, OR A SCHOLARSHIP UNDER THE STUDY ABROAD INITIATIVE, AS WELL AS DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM OFFERS LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS, WORKSHOPS PREPARING SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS FOR ENTERING THE JOB MARKET AND CHALLENGES OF THE DIGITALIZED WORLD, AND ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC START CONFERENCES. THERE ARE ALSO SUMMER INTERNSHIPS IN THE USA ORGANIZED IN COOPERATION WITH THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES IN WARSAW (THE POLISH-AMERICAN INTERNSHIP INITIATIVE PAII). IN THE YEARS 20112019, 111 STUDENTS COMPLETED INTERNSHIPS IN THIRTEEN CORPORATIONS, SUCH AS: BOEING, CHEVRON NORTH AMERICA, CITIGROUP, GE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY, MONEYGRAM, PITTSBURGH GLASS WORKS LLC, RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES, SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, OR DISCOVERY INC. ADDITIONALLY, THANKS TO COOPERATION WITH THE TRANSATLANTIC FUTURE LEADERS FORUM, 46 STUDENTS DID THEIR INTERNSHIPS AT THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. IN THE PAST ONE OF THE PROGRAM SEGMENTS OFFERED SCIENTIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE BEST PERFORMING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES WHO STUDIED ECONOMICS AT NON-STATE UNIVERSITIES AND PRIVATE BUSINESS SCHOOLS. BETWEEN 2001 AND 2014 NEARLY 7,000 SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GRANTED. SURVEYS CONDUCTED AMONG PROGRAM GRADUATES SHOW THAT 98% BELIEVE THEIR BRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THEIR FINANCIAL STANDING DURING STUDIES. 90% OF SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS ACHIEVE GOOD OR VERY GOOD ACADEMIC RESULTS, 70% FINISH THEIR STUDIES ON TIME, AND ONLY 4% DISCONTINUED THEIR STUDIES. LAST YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, ALL SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAM OPERATIONS WERE SHIFTED ONLINE, INTERNSHIPS WITH THE POLISH-AMERICAN INTERNSHIP INITIATIVE WERE SUSPENDED, AND THE SCIENTIFIC START CONFERENCE DID NOT TAKE PLACE. THE BRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM ENABLES PAFF TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES CARRIED OUT BY THE GOOD NETWORK FOUNDATION WHICH RUNS THE MY SCHOLARSHIP (WWW.MOJESTYPENDIUM.PL) WEBSITE THE LARGEST POLISH WEBSITE ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS. "RZECZPOSPOLITA", "FORUM AKADEMICKIE", "PERSPEKTYWY AND THE DLASTUDENTA.PL WEBSITE PROVIDE MEDIA SPONSORSHIP FOR THE PROGRAM. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISE FOUNDATION WWW.STYPENDIA-POMOSTOWE.PL THE POLISH-AMERICAN INTERNSHIP INITIATIVE: WWW.PAII.PL THE GOOD NETWORK FOUNDATION (MY SCHOLARSHIP AND "E-WOLONTARIAT") WWW.DOBRASIEC.ORG THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES (TAU) THE PROGRAM, INITIATED IN 2005, AIMS TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL ACTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE OLDER PEOPLE TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE, WITH EMPHASIS PLACED ON THEIR SOCIAL ACTIVITY AND INTER-GENERATIONAL RELATIONS IN PARTICULAR. THE PROGRAM IS CARRIED OUT MAINLY BY SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING INITIATIVES TAKEN BY SENIORS THEMSELVES, WHO USE THEIR POTENTIAL, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND TIME FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND BY SUPPORTING THE THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES. THE "SENIORS IN ACTION" COMPETITION OFFERS GRANTS AND TRAINING FOR PEOPLE OVER 60 WHO WISH TO CARRY OUT SOCIAL INITIATIVES BASED ON THEIR OWN IDEAS, INDIVIDUALLY OR IN TANDEM WITH A YOUNGER PERSON. THE COMPETITION IS ADDRESSED TO ACTIVE SENIORS ENROLLED IN A THIRD AGE UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS THOSE COOPERATING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS. SO FAR 398 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FINANCED IN THE THIRTEEN EDITIONS OF THE "SENIORS IN ACTION" COMPETITION: INTER-GENERATIONAL PROJECTS, PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE OLDER PEOPLE TO ACT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR COMMUNITY, AND PROJECTS PROMOTING VOLUNTEER SERVICES BY THE SENIORS. THE FOURTEENTH EDITION IS UNDERWAY, WITH 21 PROJECTS BEING IMPLEMENTED. TO SUPPORT THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES THE PROGRAM OFFERS TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, AND EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE DURING CONFERENCES FOR TAU REPRESENTATIVES. IN 20042012, THE NATIONWIDE TAU MEETINGS WERE HELD IN CRACOW, BYDGOSZCZ, SUPSK, POCK, WARSAW, NOWY SCZ, AND KATOWICE. BETWEEN 2011 AND 2013, 14 REGIONAL TAU MEETINGS WERE GRANTED SUPPORT. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO ENGAGED IN OTHER EVENTS IMPORTANT TO THE TAU MOVEMENT, IN PARTICULAR THE ANNUAL THIRD AGE FORUM, WHICH IS A PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM IN KRYNICA (NOW ORGANIZED IN KARPACZ), AS WELL AS THE NATIONWIDE TAU CONGRESSES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SINCE 2013, REPRESENTATIVES OF THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES MAY PARTICIPATE IN TAU FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES WORKSHOPS WHICH ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF VOLUNTEER GROUPS AT THE UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS COOPERATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. EIGHT EDITIONS OF THIS PROJECT GATHERED 82 TAUS; THE PRESENT NINTH EDITION INCLUDES 9 MORE. 2020 WAS THE LAST YEAR OF THE PILOT PROGRAM "TANDEM. MENTORING 55+" FOCUSED ON ENGAGING OLDER PEOPLE IN MENTORING CHILDREN AND YOUTH LIVING IN ENVIRONMENTS NEEDING SUPPORT. ABOUT A DOZEN MENTORS COOPERATED WITH THEIR PROTEGES TO BOOST THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND SOCIAL COMPETENCIES. THE RESULT WAS THE PUBLICATION "TANDEM: HOW TO PROVIDE INTER-GENERATIONAL MENTORING", A STEP-BY-STEP COMPENDIUM FOR INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN SUCH ACTIONS AMONG CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS (AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE PROGRAM MANAGER). THE PARTNERS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM WERE: THE ELBIETA SOTYS EDUCATION AND KINDERGARTEN COMPLEX "SCHOOL WITH PASSION" IN OSTROWIEC WITOKRZYSKI AND JOANNA RADZIWI'S CARING WINGS FOUNDATION IN WARSAW. ADDITIONALLY, FROM 2005 TO 2008 UNDER THE GRANT COMPETITION ADDRESSED DIRECTLY TO THE THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES, 131 GRANTS WERE AWARDED FOR PROJECTS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL OFFERS, INCLUDING COMPUTER AND INTERNET COURSES ENABLING THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES TO REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE OF SENIOR CITIZENS, AS WELL AS STIMULATING SENIORS' INVOLVEMENT IN ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY THROUGH VOLUNTARY WORK. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE ASSOCIATION OF CREATIVE INITIATIVES "" WWW.SENIORZYWAKCJI.PL DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES SUPPORT FOR NGOS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN POLAND, ESPECIALLY IN SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH INFORMATION, GUIDANCE, AND TRAINING. THIS IMPROVES MANAGEMENT QUALITY IN THIRD-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AND STRENGTHENS THEIR POTENTIAL, LEADING TO IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL UNDERTAKINGS. THE PROGRAM OPERATES ALONG THREE PATHS. THE FIRST, "MUTUAL INFORMATION SOCIETY" ("MIS@NGO") IS AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, THE MAIN COMPONENT OF WHICH IS THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PORTAL NGO.PL THE LARGEST POLISH PORTAL ABOUT CIVIL SOCIETY, RECOGNIZED BY ALMOST 80% OF NGOS IN POLAND. VISITED ANNUALLY BY MORE THAN 4 MILLION USERS, ITS DATABASE CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT NEARLY 180,000 POLISH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE SYSTEM ALSO INCLUDES THE INFORMATORY AND HELPLINE 801-646-719 (AROUND 5,000 CONSULTATIONS A YEAR), AS WELL AS RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS. THE SECOND PATH, "EURO-NGO+", AIMS TO INCREASE NGO CAPACITY FOR ACQUIRING EU FUNDS. THIS IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE 2003-2006 PAFF "EURO-NGO" PROGRAM WHICH HELPED POLISH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT STRUCTURAL FUNDS AND RAISE THEIR COMPETENCIES, THUS ENABLING THEM TO APPLY FOR EU GRANTS WITH GREATER EFFECTIVENESS. NGOS WERE GRANTED SUPPORT FOR BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY, AND PARTICIPATING IN PLANNING STRUCTURAL FUNDS FOR 2007-2013 AND THEN 2014-2020. IN THIS RESPECT, THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POLISH NGOS (OFOP) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY. THE THIRD PATH, "NGO TRAINING", HAS TWO COMPONENTS. THE FIRST, "FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR NGOS" (FIMANGO), CONSISTS OF PROVIDING TRAINING, GUIDANCE, AND PUBLICATIONS TO PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, MOSTLY THOSE OPERATING OUTSIDE MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS. NEARLY 5,500 REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALMOST 3,500 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS POLAND PARTICIPATED IN SUCH TRAININGS IN THE YEARS 2000-2020. TRAINING EFFORTS WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION. LAST YEAR, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE BULK OF TRAINING ACTIVITY WAS PERFORMED ONLINE. THE SECOND PART, LAUNCHED IN 2013, IS A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL OFFER FOR NGO MANAGERS, CONSISTING OF THE "PROMENGO" TRAINING PROGRAM, THE "KURSODROM" E-LEARNING PLATFORM THAT HAS BEEN USED ALREADY BY 6,300 PERSONS, AND WORKSHOPS IN NGO MANAGEMENT WHOSE IMPORTANT COMPONENT IS THE FUNDRAISING EDUCATION PROGRAM ADDRESSED TO PEOPLE WHO ARE FOCUSED ON OBTAINING FUNDS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE THIRD SECTOR QUARTERLY COMPLETES THE OFFER. IT IS A SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION WHOLLY DEDICATED TO RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF ISSUES PERTINENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NGOS IN POLAND. THIS PART IS IMPLEMENTED BY THE ACADEMY OF CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDATION CREATED BY PAFF. ADDITIONALLY, PAFF CO-ORGANIZES THE ANNUAL NATION-WIDE MEETINGS OF RURAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS IN MARZ UNDER THIS PROGRAM. EACH EVENT, AIMED AT INTEGRATION, EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE, COOPERATION, ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, IS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 300 REPRESENTATIVES OF NEARLY 160 ORGANIZATIONS FROM ALL OVER POLAND. THE MEETINGS ARE ORGANIZED BY THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION AND THE "NIDA" DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION. IN 2021 THE LEADING THEME OF THE MEETING WAS CIVIC, LEGAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. PAFF ALSO SUPPORTS REGULAR RESEARCH ON THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE THIRD SECTOR IN POLAND. PROGRAM MANAGERS: THE KLON/JAWOR ASSOCIATION THE CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ("FIMANGO") THE ACADEMY OF CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDATION ("PROMENGO") WWW.NGO.PL WWW.FRSO.PL WWW.FAOO.PL ACT LOCALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN 2000, IS TO SUPPORT AND ACTIVATE LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS AND SMALL TOWNS THROUGH CIVIC PROJECTS MEANT TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THUS BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL. THE PROGRAM OFFERS SUPPORT FOR ACTIVE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHOSE MEMBERS DEFINE THEIR NEEDS THEMSELVES AND TAKE COLLECTIVE ACTION. EACH COMMUNITY IS MADE OF VARIOUS PEOPLE, WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS, RESOURCES, TRADITIONS, AND EXPERIENCES. THAT IS WHY "ACT LOCALLY" SUPPORTS WIDELY VARIED PROJECTS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED IN OPEN GRANT COMPETITIONS ORGANIZED ONCE A YEAR ON A LOCAL LEVEL BY THE NETWORK OF ACT LOCALLY CENTERS (ALCS) WHICH ENCOMPASSES ASSOCIATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS OPERATING IN LOCALITIES WITH UP TO 50,000 PEOPLE, AND COVERING AREAS WHOSE SIZE RANGES FROM FOUR RURAL COMMUNES TO SEVERAL COUNTIES. THE ALC NETWORK IS GRADUALLY GROWING. IT BEGAN WITH 15 ALCS IN 2004, INCLUDING NOW 78 ORGANIZATIONS IN NEARLY 690 COMMUNES. THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO ACT LOCALLY CENTERS IN EVERY POLISH PROVINCE. THEY COOPERATE WITH OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND ENTREPRENEURS. NEW ALCS ARE APPOINTED BY THE COMPETITION COMMITTEE IN AN OPEN RECRUITMENT PROCEDURE. THE BENEFICIARIES OF LOCAL COMPETITIONS ARE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS INFORMAL CITIZEN GROUPS THAT MAY APPLY THROUGH PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS (SCHOOLS, CULTURAL CENTERS, LIBRARIES) IN SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF LESS THAN 20,000 INHABITANTS. SO FAR MORE THAN 13,000 PROJECTS HAVE ENGAGED NEARLY 4,5 MILLION PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING SOME 230,000 VOLUNTEERS. THE 12TH EDITION OF THE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2021. FUNDED INITIATIVES FOCUS ON CULTURE AND TRADITION, EDUCATION, HEALTH, ECOLOGY, SPORT, CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPENDING FREE TIME, TOURISM, AND IMPROVING THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE REGION, AS WELL AS FIGHTING SOCIAL EXCLUSION. THEIR COMMON DENOMINATOR IS LOCAL ACTIVITY, WHICH ALLOWS THE POPULATION TO LEARN NEW SKILLS, BETTER ORGANIZE THEMSELVES, AND REACT TO EMERGING PROBLEMS. THE "TELL ME" COMPETITION IS ORGANIZED FOR THE MANAGERS OF SUPPORTED INITIATIVES; IT AWARDS THE MOST INTERESTING FORMS OF COMMUNICATING AND PROMOTING THE ACTIONS TAKEN. WINNING WORKS FROM ALL COMPETITION EDITIONS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE PROGRAM WEBSITE. FOR SEVERAL YEARS THERE HAS ALSO BEEN ANOTHER COMPETITION AWARDING THE MOST CREATIVE IDEAS ON HOW TO CARRY OUT A CAMPAIGN TO DONATE 1% OF INCOME TAX TO AN NGO WITH PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS. THE QUALITY OF ACT LOCALLY CENTER WORK IS IMPROVED WITH TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, REGIONAL MEETINGS, STUDY TOURS, AND WEBINARS WHICH ENABLE THE EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES, ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES, AND INCREASED COOPERATION WITHIN THE ALC NETWORK. ACT LOCALLY CENTERS USE THEIR "ACT LOCALLY" EXPERIENCE TO ENGAGE IN OTHER PAFF EFFORTS, SUCH AS "PAFF LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS", WHERE THEY LEAD COALITIONS OF PARTICIPANTS INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT PAFF PROGRAMS FORMED TO EXECUTE SOCIAL PROJECTS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. "PAFF LEADERS" IS ALSO A PROGRAM WHERE ALC REPRESENTATIVES TAKE ON THE ROLE OF BOTH LEADERS AND TUTORS. IN "SECTOR 3.0", ALC REPRESENTATIVES CO-CREATE THE MOBILE ADVISERS NETWORK SUPPORTING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR USE OF ICT. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE "FIMANGO" LOCAL ADVISERS SCHOOL HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE 2016. THIS INITIATIVE UTILIZES RESOURCES OF THE PAFF PROGRAMS: "ACT LOCALLY AND "FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR NGOS" (FIMANGO). IT IS AN INTENSE TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH RAISES COMPETENCIES OF ALC REPRESENTATIVES IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COUNSELING FOR SMALLER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. SO FAR, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY 54 REPRESENTATIVES OF 39 ACT LOCALLY CENTERS. BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021 FUNDS FROM GRANT COMPETITIONS WERE TRANSFERRED TO INITIATIVES COUNTERACTING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE PROJECTS INCLUDED INTERVENTION ACTIONS, HELPING SENIORS AND DISABLED PEOPLE, THOSE UNDERGOING QUARANTINE, PROVIDING PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP AND COUNSELING, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING REMOTE EDUCATION. A SPECIAL INSTITUTIONALIZED RELIEF FUND WAS INITIATED FOR ACT LOCALLY CENTERS THAT FOUND THEMSELVES IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION DUE TO THE PANDEMIC IT HAS BENEFITED 31 ALCS. THE SAME NUMBER HAVE OBTAINED SUPPORT AS PART OF THE "RELIEF FUND FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIC INITIATIVES CREATED BY PAFF. IN TOTAL, ACT LOCALLY CENTERS RECEIVED PLN 650,000 OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT. WITH THE EXPERT ASSISTANCE OF WWF POLAND, THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED A THEMATIC GRANT PATHWAY ENTITLED "ACT LOCALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY". THIS PATH HELPED IMPLEMENT JUST UNDER 40 INITIATIVES FOR NATURE AND CLIMATE PROTECTION. ACTIONS WERE ALSO TAKEN TO TRANSFER THE "ACT LOCALLY" PROGRAM EXPERIENCE TO UKRAINE AND INSPIRE UKRAINIAN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE A NETWORK MODELLED AFTER ACT LOCALLY CENTERS AS PART OF THE "ACT LOCALLY IN UKRAINE" ACTION CARRIED OUT BY THE ACADEMY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILANTHROPY IN POLAND IN COOPERATION WITH THE ISAR EDNANNIA FOUNDATION IN UKRAINE. AS PART OF "ACT LOCALLY", PAFF ALSO PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS UNDERTAKINGS THAT SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF SOCIAL PHILANTHROPY. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE "BENEFACTOR OF THE YEAR" COMPETITION AND HOLDS PATRONAGE OVER ITS "LOCAL PARTNERSHIP" CATEGORY PROMOTING SOCIAL ACTIVITY OF BUSINESSES WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ACT LOCALLY CENTERS, HELP INTRODUCE PERMANENT CHANGES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO THE MAIN PARTNER OF THE "CIVIC LEADER OF THE YEAR ORGANIZED BY THE NEWSWEEK POLSKA WEEKLY (WITH THE ACADEMY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILANTHROPY IN POLAND AS ITS EXPERT PARTNER), THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO PROMOTE CIVIC ACTIVITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, BACKING THEM IN SOLVING VARIOUS SOCIAL PROBLEMS. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE "CHARITY STARS" COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY THE ACADEMY, WHICH AWARDS PUBLIC FIGURES FOR THEIR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE ACADEMY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILANTHROPY IN POLAND WWW.DZIALAJLOKALNIE.PL SECTOR 3.0 THIS PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN 2012 (PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE NAME "ICT FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT"), IS A CONTINUATION OF EARLIER ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED BY PAFF TO SUPPORT THE USE OF MODERN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIC ACTIVITY. ITS PURPOSE IS TO BROADEN THE KNOWLEDGE AND INCREASE THE SKILLS OF NGO ACTIVISTS AND EMPLOYEES, IN SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN PARTICULAR, FOR EFFECTIVE ICT USE IN THEIR DAILY WORK. THE PROGRAM WAS PRECEDED BY AN ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY THE SHIPYARD FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS CONSULTATIONS WITH POLISH AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS. INFORMATION WAS GATHERED AND PUBLISHED ABOUT THE ADVANCEMENT OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN UTILIZING DIGITAL TOOLS, INCLUDING ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES OF THEIR STAFF. UNDER THE PROGRAM, THEMATIC TRAINING FOR NGOS WAS CARRIED OUT SHOWING EXAMPLES OF EFFECTIVE USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN COMMUNICATION, MARKETING, AND MANAGEMENT. SOME OF THE NGOS RECEIVED GRANTS TO BUY HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS TO CARRY OUT PROJECTS AIMED AT PRACTICAL USE OF ICT IN THE THIRD SECTOR. THE PROGRAM OFFER ALSO INCLUDES A MOBILE ICT ADVISORS' NETWORK, CURRENTLY CONSISTING OF 80 EXPERTS WHO PROVIDE FREE TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. SO FAR, THE MOBILE ADVISERS HAVE GIVEN OVER 7,500 PIECES OF ADVICE; ALMOST 15,000 NGO REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS POLAND BENEFITED FROM THEIR HELP. LAST YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, MOBILE ADVISORS FOCUSED MAINLY ON SUPPORTING CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS IN PERFORMING THEIR TASKS ONLINE. THE OFFER OF THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES THE MEANS TO SUPPORT CREATING NEW ICT TOOLS THAT COULD THEN BE USED BY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE 2020/2021 SECTOR 3.0 FUND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO TWO PROJECTS. HAVING RECEIVED PLN 30,000, "PATIENTS FOR PATIENTS" IS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE PEOPLE AND MEDICINE FOUNDATION AND AIMS TO CREATE A MENTORING APPLICATION WHICH WILL HELP CHRONIC DISEASE PATIENTS COPE WITH THEIR ILLNESSES. WITH THE OTHER PROJECT, "FIND: INDUCTION LOOP", THE CULTURE WITHOUT BARRIERS FOUNDATION SEEKS TO USE PLN 20,000 TO CREATE A DATABASE OF LOCATIONS AND EVENTS WHERE INDUCTION LOOPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED SO THAT THEY TOO CAN ENJOY A FULL SOCIAL LIFE. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE THAT ENABLES THE IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL AREAS WHERE IT COULD BE USED IN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. A NETWORK OF TECHCLUBS WAS CREATED FOR THIS PURPOSE IN 16 CITIES IN POLAND. THE CLUBS HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS (ONLINE SINCE 2020) FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF NGOS, BUSINESSES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND ACADEMIA WITH THE AIM OF SHARING EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THE USE OF MODERN DIGITAL TOOLS. SINCE 2012, TECHCLUBS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN ATTRACTING NEARLY 18,000 PEOPLE. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, "SECTOR 3.0" FESTIVALS, PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PROGRAM. THESE EVENTS ATTRACT REPRESENTATIVES FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS ICT EXPERTS, POLITICIANS, SCIENTISTS, AND FOREIGN EXPERTS FROM THE USA, THE UK, SOUTH KOREA, ISRAEL, AND INDIA. THEY OFFER A PLATFORM TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT MODERN TRENDS IN HOW TO UTILIZE ICTS FOR SOCIAL ACTIONS. MORE THAN 6,600 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN 11 ROUNDS OF THE SECTOR 3.0 CONFERENCE HELD IN WARSAW IN THE YEARS 2012-2021. IN 2020 AND 2021 THE FESTIVAL WAS HELD EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE. IN 2021 IT REACHED 6 MILLION INTERNET USERS, INCLUDING 400,000 LIVE VIEWINGS THROUGH THE ONET.PL PORTAL, AND MORE THAN 3,500 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS ORGANIZED THROUGH THE HOPIN PLATFORM AND SOCIAL MEDIA. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION WWW.SEKTOR3-0.PL PAFF LEADERS THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM, IMPLEMENTED BY THE SCHOOL FOR LEADERS FOUNDATION, IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS IS ACHIEVED MAINLY THROUGH THE TUTORIAL METHOD CONSISTING OF REGULAR COOPERATION BETWEEN AN EXPERIENCED TUTOR AND A LOCAL LEADER. THE PROGRAM IS ADDRESSED TO ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS OF PROJECTS FUNDED FROM VARIOUS PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT BY THE POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION: "ACT LOCALLY", "EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES", "ENGLISH TEACHING", "REGION IN TRANSITION" (RITA), "PAFF LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS", AND THE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE MAIN PART OF THE PROGRAM IS THE 12-MONTH LEADER-TUTOR COOPERATION AND THE TRAINING CYCLE ADJUSTED TO USER NEEDS AND PRIORITIES CONSISTING OF PLANNING THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT, TEAM BUILDING, ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION, ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, AND BUILDING A LOCAL PARTNERSHIP. SKILLS ACQUIRED DURING THE PROGRAM HELP LEADERS ACT FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROGRAM IS THE OFFER ADDRESSED TO THE GRADUATES THE "ALUMNI" INITIATIVE WHICH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COOPERATION AND EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE. IT ENABLES THE PARTICIPANTS TO MEET WITH WELL-KNOWN PUBLIC FIGURES, TAKE PART IN WORKSHOPS THAT RESPOND TO THEIR NEEDS, AND ACCESS FUNDS FROM GRADUATE INITIATIVES TO CARRY OUT LEADER PROJECTS. THANKS TO THE E-NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION, THE ALUMNI REGULARLY RECEIVE NEWS ABOUT CURRENT PROGRAM ACTIONS. THE EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE BETWEEN LEADERS IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING ANNUAL MEETINGS AND THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA. A SPECIAL GROUP OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND ALUMNI ARE THOSE WHO ARE ACTIVE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS OF THE AUTUMN OF 2018, 184 OF THE ALUMNI RAN; 83 WERE ELECTED MAYORS OR MEMBERS OF A COMMUNE, MUNICIPALITY, OR TOWN COUNCIL. SINCE 2008 THE PAFF LEADERS STUDY TOURS TO THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED IN COOPERATION WITH THE US EMBASSY IN POLAND. EACH YEAR A GROUP OF TEN LEADERS AND TUTORS PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM. DUE TO PANDEMIC, A TOUR PLANNED FOR 2021 WAS CARRIED OUT IN HYBRID FORM. AS A RESULT OF PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS MOST OF THE MEETINGS IN 2020/2021 WERE HELD ONLINE. IN 2021 PAFF LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC FIGURES ON SUCH THEMES AS RUNNING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AT THE TIME OF PANDEMIC AND ISOLATION. THE MEETINGS WERE ATTENDED BY 400 PEOPLE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE PROGRAM'S FIFTEEN EDITIONS HELD TO DATE HAVE RESULTED IN RAISING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF MORE THAN 700 LOCAL LEADERS FROM ACROSS POLAND AS WELL AS CREATING THEIR ACTIVE NATION-WIDE NETWORK, AND EDUCATING 67EXPERTS IN EMPLOYING THE TUTORING METHOD. THE CURRENT, SIXTEENTH EDITION OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH ENDS IN JUNE 2021, IS ATTENDED BY 46 LEADERS AND 14 TUTORS. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE SCHOOL FOR LEADERS FOUNDATION WWW.LIDERZY.PL PRO PUBLICO BONO THE "PRO PUBLICO BONO" COMPETITION FOR THE BEST CIVIC INITIATIVE WAS INITIATED IN 1999 BY THEN PRIME MINISTER JERZY BUZEK. FROM 2000 UNTIL 2014, THE POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION FUNDED THE COMPETITION AWARDS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COMPETITION WAS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY BY ANNUALLY SELECTING AND PROMOTING THE MOST VALUABLE AND CREATIVE NGO ACTIVITIES ON A NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND ESPECIALLY LOCAL COMMUNITY LEVEL. THE COMPETITION REVIEWED ACTIONS TAKEN IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND NATIONAL HERITAGE, HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CHARITY, ENVIRONMENT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS SOCIAL DIPLOMACY AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. WHEN CONSIDERING AN INITIATIVE SUBMITTED FOR THE COMPETITION, THE COMPETITION CHAPTER (JURY), WHOSE FIRST HONORARY CHAIRMAN WAS JAN NOWAK-JEZIORASKI, TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE SOCIAL IMPORTANCE OF THE INITIATIVE, ITS INNOVATIVENESS, ITS IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS THE EFFECTIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY OF HOW PUBLIC FUNDS WERE USED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHAPTER ASSESSED THE INSTITUTIONAL STABILITY OF A GIVEN ORGANIZATION, ITS ADHERENCE TO ETHICAL METHODS, AND THE QUALITY OF COOPERATION WITH THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. IN 2007 THE BOLESAW WIERZBIASKI AWARD FOR THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF LOCAL PRESS WAS ESTABLISHED AND WAS FUNDED BY PAFF. UNTIL 2011 THE INITIATIVE WAS CONDUCTED BY THE POLISH JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION. AT PRESENT IT IS AWARDED BY THE LOCAL PRESS ASSOCIATION. THE 2021 BOLESAW WIERZBIASKI AWARD WENT TO THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF "TYGODNIK PODHALASKI" LOCATED IN ZAKOPANE. IN 2021 A NEW UNDERTAKING, "MEDIA FORUM. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT", WAS LAUNCHED BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE GAINED WITHIN THE COMPETITION FOR THE BOLESAW WIERZBIASKI AWARD. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PILOT PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL JOURNALISTS BY IMPROVING THEIR COMPETENCIES THROUGH TRAINING SESSIONS CONDUCTED BY EXPERIENCED JOURNALISTS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA ALONG WITH OTHER EXPERTS. IT IS MANAGED BY THE "ROTA" ASSOCIATION. AS PART OF THE "PRO PUBLICO BONO" PROGRAM THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE CIVIC CONGRESS, ORGANIZED ANNUALLY BY THE INSTITUTE FOR MARKET ECONOMICS. THIS EVENT, HELD SINCE 2005, IS A UNIQUE METHOD OF ENGAGING CITIZENS IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE DIRECTIONS OF POLAND'S DEVELOPMENT, THE CONDITION OF SOCIETY AND THE COMMON GOOD. THE CONGRESS IS AN OPEN EVENT WHICH EACH TIME ATTRACTS NEARLY A THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF CENTRAL AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE ACADEMIC MILIEU, BUSINESS PEOPLE, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONGRESS OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT PAFF'S EXPERIENCE IN ACTIVATING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE 16TH CIVIC CONGRESS, THAT TOOK PLACE IN 2021 UNDER THE MOTTO "POLAND OF TOMORROW. GREEN TRANSFORMATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES COOPERATION", WAS HELD IN A HYBRID FORM DUE TO PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS. IT WAS ATTENDED BY 900 PARTICIPANTS. THE OFFER OF THE CIVIC CONGRESS IS SUPPLEMENTED WITH "IDEAS FOR POLAND" INTERACTIVE NEWSLETTERS WHICH OFFER A SPACE FOR DISCUSSING TOPICS IMPORTANT TO THE COUNTRY'S DEVELOPMENT BOTH AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS. EXPERT TEXTS PUBLISHED IN NEWSLETTERS ARE E-MAILED TO SUBSCRIBERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. PROGRAM MANAGERS: THE LOCAL PRESS ASSOCIATION (THE BOLESAW WIERZBIASKI AWARD) THE "ROTA" ASSOCIATION ("MEDIA FORUM. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT") THE INSTITUTE FOR MARKET ECONOMICS (CIVIC CONGRESS) THE PRO PUBLICO BONO COMPETITION FOUNDATION (2000-2014) GAZETYLOKALNE.PL LOKALNEMEDIA.ORG.PL WWW.KONGRESOBYWATELSKI.PL LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THE PROGRAM WAS ADDRESSED TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THEIR BRANCHES IN RURAL COMMUNES, RURAL-AND-MUNICIPAL COMMUNES, AND TOWNS OF UP TO 20,000 RESIDENTS. ITS MAIN PURPOSE WAS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATION OF LIBRARIES INTO MODERN, MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CENTERS THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION, CULTURE AND EDUCATION, AND AT THE SAME TIME STIMULATE CIVIC ACTIVITY. NEARLY 4,000 LIBRARIES RECEIVED SUPPORT. THIS HELPED IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SMALL-TOWN AND VILLAGE POPULATIONS. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO INCREASE THE COMPETENCIES OF LIBRARIANS AND STRENGTHEN THE PRESTIGE OF THEIR PROFESSION. BETWEEN 2008 AND 2015 THE PROGRAM WAS CARRIED WITHIN THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION AND THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. IT WAS PART OF A BROADER INITIATIVE OF THE GATES FOUNDATION, "GLOBAL LIBRARIES", COVERING ABOUT A DOZEN COUNTRIES. THE INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, ESTABLISHED BY PAFF IN 2008, PERFORMED THE ROLE OF MANAGER FROM THE OUTSET OF THE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE GATES FOUNDATION ENTRUSTED PAFF WITH A $31 MILLION GRANT FOR THE PROGRAM. 3,808 PUBLIC LIBRARIES FROM 1,256 COMMUNES (NEARLY 60% OF THE TARGET GROUP) WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM, RECRUITED IN THREE ROUNDS BETWEEN 2009 AND 2015. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF COUNSELING AND TRAINING (10,000 LIBRARIANS), TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT THROUGH MODERN HARDWARE (NEARLY 10,000 DEVICES: PCS, LAPTOPS, TABLETS, MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICES, PRINTERS, MULTIMEDIA PROJECTORS, AND DIGITAL CAMERAS). ADDITIONALLY, LIBRARIES RECEIVED SOFTWARE WORTH $18 MILLION PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE BY MICROSOFT INCLUDING LIBRARIES THAT DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. LIBRARIES COULD ALSO APPLY FOR GRANTS TO FINANCE THE ACTIVITIES THEY LISTED IN THEIR LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PLANS THAT ENABLED THEM TO EXPAND THEIR OFFERS, FOR INSTANCE, WITH COMPUTER SKILLS COURSES, INTERNET COURSES, MEETINGS WITH INTERESTING PEOPLE, OR EXHIBITIONS. THEY COULD ALSO RECEIVE FUNDS TO ORGANIZE MEETINGS BETWEEN COOPERATING LIBRARIES TO INTEGRATE THE COMMUNITY OF LIBRARIANS AND SHARE EXPERIENCES. THE PROGRAM WAS SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT, CONSISTING OF ALMOST A HUNDRED REPRESENTATIVES OF SCIENCE, ARTS, ECONOMY, MEDIA, POLITICS, AND THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR. ADDITIONALLY, REGIONAL AGREEMENTS WERE SIGNED WITH THE AUTHORITIES OF ALL 16 PROVINCES IN POLAND TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY MODERNIZATION IN VILLAGES AND SMALL TOWNS. LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS WERE ALSO CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING LIBRARIES IN MORE THAN 300 COMMUNES. THE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HELPED LAUNCH MANY INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE LIBRARY SYSTEM. IN 2008 PAFF SIGNED A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND NATIONAL HERITAGE, WHICH INITIATED THE MULTIANNUAL "LIBRARY+" PROGRAM CARRIED OUT BY THE POLISH BOOK INSTITUTE. THE OBJECTIVES OF BOTH INITIATIVES WERE SIMILAR THE FOUNDATION AND THE MINISTRY WERE SHAPING THEIR ACTIVITIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THESE COULD REINFORCE AND COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER. IN 2009, THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND NATIONAL HERITAGE, THE MINISTRY OF ADMINISTRATION AND DIGITALIZATION, THE INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, AND ORANGE POLSKA SIGNED AN AGREEMENT REGARDING THE DIGITALIZATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES, IN WHICH ORANGE POLSKA PROVIDED ALL LIBRARIES IN THE COUNTRY WITH FREE INTERNET ACCESS UNTIL 2015. THERE WERE ALSO JOINT ACTIONS CARRIED OUT WITH THE NATIONAL LIBRARY, PROVINCIAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES, AND THE ASSOCIATION OF POLISH LIBRARIANS. INITIATIVES FOR THE BENEFIT OF LIBRARIES WISHING TO EXTEND THEIR OFFERS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES RESULTED IN ENGAGING OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE CENTER FOR CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, THE KARTA CENTER FOUNDATION, THE COMENIUS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ASSOCIATION OF CREATIVE INITIATIVES "". IN 2012 THE INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION RECEIVED THE E-INCLUSION AWARD FOR THE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN A COMPETITION THAT PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES IN USING MODERN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND PREVENTING DIGITAL EXCLUSION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SINCE 2016 LIBRARIES IN RURAL AREAS AND SMALL TOWNS HAVE BEEN FURTHER SUPPORTED AS PART OF THE STRATEGY TO PERPETUATE THE EFFECTS OF THE MAIN PHASE OF THE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE IS THE CONSOLIDATION OF CHANGES IN THE FUNCTIONING OF LIBRARIES TO INCREASE THEIR INFLUENCE ON LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, TO FURTHER PROPAGATE MODERN TECHNOLOGIES TO THE LARGEST POSSIBLE EXTENT PROVIDING THE POPULATION WITH ACCESS TO INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, CULTURE, AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO USE DIGITAL MEDIA IN A CRITICAL MANNER, AND TO STIMULATE PRO-SOCIAL ACTIVITY. THE PROGRAM ENHANCES THE POSITION OF LIBRARIES AS INSTITUTIONS OFFERING SOCIAL COUNSELING IN VARIOUS FORMS AND ENGAGING RESIDENTS IN SOLVING PROBLEMS IMPORTANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO STRENGTHEN THE INSTITUTIONAL POTENTIAL OF LIBRARIES, THE PROGRAM CONTINUES DEVELOPING LIBRARIAN COMPETENCIES AND BUILDING THEIR PRESTIGE. ACTIONS TAKEN AS PART OF THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY INCLUDE TRAINING AND E-LEARNING COURSES FOR LIBRARY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR LOCAL PARTNERS, GRANTS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL EXPANSION OF SELECTED LIBRARIES, SUPPORT IN THEIR NETWORKING AND COOPERATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION INCUBATORS BASED ON LIBRARY INFRASTRUCTURE. THE LABIB INITIATIVE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AS WELL, WHICH IS A NETWORK OF LIBRARIAN-INNOVATORS USING THE LABIB.PL SOCIAL PORTAL TO POPULARIZE BEST PRACTICES IN ACTIVITIES HELD AT LIBRARIES. PROGRAM ACTIONS ALSO RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC-RELATED NEEDS OF LIBRARIES. AMONG OTHERS, LIBRARIES DRAFTED OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS ADJUSTED TO THE NEW CONDITIONS. IN THOSE PLANS, THEY INVOLVED ON-SITE, ON-LINE, AND HYBRID OPERATION MODELS. JANUARY 2021 SAW THE LAUNCH OF THE FOURTH PROGRAM ROUND FINANCED FROM PAFF FUNDS. APART FROM CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE ENTIRE NETWORK OF 3,800 LIBRARIES, THIS ROUND CHANNELLED SPECIAL SUPPORT TO AN ADDITIONAL 247 FACILITIES (LIBRARIES AND THEIR BRANCHES) BASED IN THE 79 COMMUNES RECRUITED VIA AN OPEN CALL. PARTICIPATING FACILITIES ARE PUBLIC LIBRARIES OPERATING IN RURAL COMMUNES, RURAL AND MUNICIPAL COMMUNES, AND TOWNS WITH POPULATIONS OF UP TO 50,000 RESIDENTS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS 20 MONTHS OF TRAINING AND ADVISORY, EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS EXCHANGING EXPERIENCES AND BUILDING RELATIONS WITHIN THE EXISTING NETWORK. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION WWW.BIBLIOTEKI.ORG PAFF LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INITIATE AND DEVELOP COOPERATION AMONG PARTICIPANTS OF VARIOUS PAFF PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS CAPABLE OF IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL PROJECTS IMPORTANT TO ENTIRE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM USES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CIVIC ACTIVATION METHOD TO BUILD COMMON GOOD ON THE BASIS OF A SOCIAL NEEDS DIAGNOSIS. THANKS TO THE DIVERSIFIED PAFF PROGRAMMATIC OFFER, MANY LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN POLAND HAVE CARRIED OUT PROJECTS WHICH HAVE CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GAINING EXPERIENCE AND BUILDING RESOURCES THAT UNLEASH ADDITIONAL CIVIC ENERGY. THE "PAFF LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS" PROGRAM OFFERS PARTICIPANTS OF THESE PROJECTS THE POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING JOINT PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES USING THE ACCUMULATED POTENTIAL FOR WORK BENEFITING THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS CONTRIBUTES TO STRENGTHENING LOCAL SOCIAL CAPITAL THROUGH A SYNERGY OF EXPERIENCES AND RESULTS OF VARIOUS INITIATIVES. PARTNERSHIPS PRIMARILY COMPOSED OF PARTICIPANTS OF SEVERAL PAFF PROGRAMS, WHO CONSTITUTE AN INITIATIVE GROUP WITHIN EACH COALITION, ARE ESTABLISHED. THEY ARE JOINED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, THE LOCAL MEDIA, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED IN ANY PAFF PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY. ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PAFF PROGRAMS CAN BECOME PARTNERSHIP LEADERS: "ACT LOCALLY", "ENGLISH TEACHING", "EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES", "THE LEARNING SCHOOLS" (LES), "PAFF LEADERS", THE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, "REGION IN TRANSITION" (RITA), AND "THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES" (TAU). MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE ENGAGED IN THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECTS. IN THE SEVEN EDITIONS HELD SINCE 2009, 50 PAFF LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS AND 11 PARTNER START-UPS HAVE BEEN FORMED, REACHING 107 COMMUNES AND ENGAGING NEARLY 1,000 PARTNERS. THANKS TO THE PARTNER PROJECTS IT WAS POSSIBLE TO AMEND EXISTING LEGAL REGULATIONS AND REDUCE AIR POLLUTION IN YWIEC, OPEN A LOCAL ONLINE CITIZEN TELEVISION IN GRODZISK MAZOWIECKI, DEVELOP A PUBLIC PARK IN BIGORAJ, AND OPEN A COUNTY VOLUNTEER CENTER IN DBICA. THE PROJECTS ALSO RESULTED IN THE PROMOTION OF LOCAL PRODUCTS, E.G., A "ROUTE OF THE CARP" WAS CREATED IN THE BARYCZ RIVER VALLEY, AND AN "APPLE ROUTE" WAS OUTLINED NEAR WARKA. THE PROGRAM LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NETWORK OF YOUTH-FRIENDLY PLACES IN THE PODKARPACIE REGION, AND THE FORMATION OF THE "VOLCANO" ACTIVITY CENTER IN ZOTORYJA. THESE PROJECTS FOCUS ON ACTIONS ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE. THE VILLAGE OF NIEMCE WITNESSED THE CREATION OF A YOUTH FOREST GUARD WHICH NOW PROTECTS THE PURITY AND BEAUTY OF THE KOZOWIECKI FOREST AND PROMOTES PRO-ECOLOGICAL ATTITUDES. THE ENGAGEMENT OF PARTNERS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS RESULTED IN RESTORING POLAND'S FIRST (THOUGH SHUT-DOWN AT THE TIME), LOCOMOTIVE FACTORY, FABLOK SA, AS THE SHOWPIECE OF CHRZANW. THE SEVENTH EDITION OF THE PROGRAM, THAT ENDED IN DECEMBER 2021, LED TO THE FORMATION OF FIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND FOUR START-UPS. AT THE PILOT STAGE FOUR START-UP GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO BOTTOM-UP PARTNERSHIPS IMPLEMENTING SMALLER-SCALE PROJECTS. A "SHARING COOPERATIVE (WSPDZIELNIA)" WAS ESTABLISHED IN PUNICA TO CREATE A FRIENDLY AND MODERN EDUCATIONAL SPACE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, A CENTER FOR LOCAL INTEGRATION WAS SET UP IN ORNETA, AND A CENTER FOR YOUTH VOLUNTEERS EMERGED IN MOSINA. IN NIEPOOMICE THE PROGRAM SUCCEEDED IN INTEGRATING LOCAL RESIDENTS BY INVOLVING THEM IN CARING FOR THE NIEPOOMICE FOREST, WHICH THEY HAD HARDLY EVER FREQUENTED. GODAP FOCUSED ON THE REGION'S MULTICULTURAL MIX, WHILE DRAGACZ AND MOSINA FORGED A PARTNERSHIP TO PROTECT CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE. MANY OF THESE INITIATIVES INVOLVED ACTIONS TO COUNTER THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC AS WELL. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE 8TH EDITION OF THE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2022. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT OFFERED BY PAFF ENABLES LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS TO CONTINUE ALREADY LAUNCHED ACTIONS AND MOTIVATES THEM TO PREPARE STRATEGIES TO SUSTAIN RESULTS OF THE IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVATION METHOD DEVELOPED TOGETHER WITH THE SHIPYARD FOUNDATION, WHICH HAS BEEN SHOWCASED IN TWO PUBLICATIONS: "HOW TO BUILD COMMON GOOD. A GUIDE FOR LOCAL ACTORS AND "HOW TO BUILD LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS." THE SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION ENTITLED "THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ANIMATION METHOD FOR THE COMMON GOOD. THEORY AND PRACTICE" WAS PUBLISHED IN 2021 AND PRESENTS THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY A TEAM OF UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW RESEARCHERS LED BY PROFESSOR ANNA GIZA. THE MONOGRAPH CONFIRMED THAT THIS METHOD WAS EFFECTIVE AND USEFUL IN PRACTICE, I.E. THAT IT STIMULATED LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND THAT ITS EFFECTS RESPONDED TO LOCAL RESIDENTS' NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS. ANOTHER PROGRAM COMPONENT THE COMMON GOOD LAB IS ADDRESSED TO PROGRAM ALUMNI. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO POPULARIZE COOPERATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES WORKING FOR THE COMMON GOOD, PROMOTING METHODS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES' ANIMATION AND ENHANCING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS. THE INITIATIVE OFFERS EXPERT SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO A DATABASE OF MATERIALS, AS WELL AS REGULAR ALUMNI GATHERINGS, TRAINING SESSIONS, AND WEBINARS. THE MOST ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS FORM THE CIVIC ACTIVISTS' COMMUNITY, WHICH WORKS TO IMPROVE THE ANIMATION METHOD AND TO DEVELOP TOOLS TO MOBILIZE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THEY ALSO SUPPORT CREATING NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN COVERED BY THE PROGRAM. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE ACADEMY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILANTHROPY IN POLAND WWW.LOKALNEPARTNERSTWA.ORG.PL GREEN LEADER LAUNCHED IN 2021, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS LOCAL LEADERS WHO WANT TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES IN CONDUCTING ACTIONS AIMED AT PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND DEALING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, AS WELL AS EFFECTIVELY OBTAINING EU FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR INITIATIVES. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT DEGRADATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE HARM ALL OUR LIVES. THE CHALLENGE IS TO MITIGATE THEM AND INTRODUCE NEW, MORE SUSTAINABLE WAYS OF DEVELOPING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THESE ARE THE ASSUMPTIONS OF THE NEW PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY THE FOUNDATION AND SUCCESSFULLY TESTED IN A 2021 PILOT VERSION. THE "GREEN LEADER" PROGRAM ALSO EXPLOITS EXPERIENCES GAINED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MANY LOCAL PRO-ECOLOGICAL PROJECTS WITHIN PAFF'S AND OTHER NGOS' ACTIVITIES IN THE PAST. THE INITIATIVE IS ADDRESSED TO LOCAL LEADERS IN VILLAGES AND TOWNS OF UP TO 50,000 RESIDENTS (TOWNS WITH POPULATIONS OF UP TO 100,000 IN JUSTIFIED CASES), PARTICULARLY PAFF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, AS WELL AS OTHER CIVIC AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS WHO BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. THE MAIN PART OF THE PROGRAM INVOLVES TRAINING AND CONSULTING. ITS PARTICIPANTS LEADERS AND THEIR TEAMS CAN FOLLOW ONE OF THE THREE THEMATIC PATHS: WASTE MANAGEMENT, LOCAL WATER RETENTION AND COUNTERACTING DROUGHTS, OR REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. THEY CAN ALSO APPLY FOR A STUDY TOUR GRANT ABROAD OR WITHIN POLAND THAT WOULD ENABLE THEM TO ESTABLISH COOPERATION WITH PARTNERS, ACQUIRE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND, POTENTIALLY, PREPARE IDEAS FOR JOINT PROJECTS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM LEADERS WILL LEARN HOW TO SOLVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM IMPORTANT FOR THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND/OR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION. THEY WILL USE THE METHODS AND TOOLS TO INTRODUCE CHANGE WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND APPLY FOR GRANTS FROM THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL AND OTHER FUNDS FOR THEIR OWN PRO-ECOLOGICAL INITIATIVES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE "GREEN LEADER" PROGRAM IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF A NATIONWIDE SYSTEM OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION ON THE RULES AND MECHANISMS OF EU AND OTHER FUNDS SERVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS, ADDRESSED MAINLY TO LEADERS OF NGOS IN VILLAGES AND SMALL TOWNS. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE SENDZIMIR FOUNDATION SENDZIMIR.ORG.PL/PROJEKTY/ZIELONY-LIDER/ RELIEF FUND FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIC INITIATIVES THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN MARCH 2020, IS TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AIMED AT MITIGATING AND/OR COUNTERACTING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND OFFERING AID TO ORGANIZATIONS IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS RESULTING FROM THE PANDEMIC. THE PROGRAM WAS ADDRESSED TO ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PAFF'S PROGRAMS (E.G. ACT LOCALLY CENTERS) AS WELL AS THOSE THAT HAVEN'T COOPERATED WITH THE FOUNDATION BEFORE BUT WHOSE ACTIVITIES MATCH ITS MISSION. UNDER THE FIRST ROUND, CARRIED OUT FROM APRIL 2020 TO THE END OF 2021, GRANTS OF OVER PLN 5 MILLION WENT TO 158 ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING 15 ACTING AS PAFF PROGRAM MANAGERS, 36 PAFF REGIONAL PARTNERS (ACT LOCALLY CENTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE "STUDY TOURS TO POLAND" PROGRAM) AS WELL AS 83 OTHER FOUNDATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS THAT SUBMITTED THEIR APPLICATIONS IN TWO OPEN COMPETITIONS. GRANTS AWARDED UNDER THE "RELIEF FUND" HELPED ADJUST THE PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES' ACTIVITIES TO THE PANDEMIC SITUATION; FIRST OF ALL TO IMPLEMENT NEW PROJECTS, OFTEN OF AN INTERVENTION NATURE, ADDRESSED TO PEOPLE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE THE MOST. ORGANIZATIONS ALSO RECEIVED INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE AND PAYROLL COSTS. THE SECOND GRANT COMPETITION HELD IN 2021 FOCUSED ON EDUCATION-RELATED ISSUES. IT HELPED IMPLEMENT MANY CURRENTLY PENDING, IMPORTANT PROJECTS. THESE VARY IN TERMS OF INTERVENTION TYPE AND SUBJECT MATTER. THEY ENGAGE CHILDREN, YOUTH, TEACHERS, CARETAKERS, AND PARENTS. HALF OF THE PROJECTS HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO COMMUNITIES LIVING IN LOCALITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF UP TO 50,000 RESIDENTS, WHILE OTHERS INVOLVED HELPING SOCIAL GROUPS BASED IN LARGER URBAN CENTERS. THOSE INCLUDED A PEER VOLUNTEERING INITIATIVE TITLED "OLDER BROTHER, OLDER SISTER" THAT PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO CHILDREN OF IMPRISONED PARENTS AS WELL AS PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE TO WARDS OF SOCIO-THERAPEUTIC CENTERS. THE PROJECT ALSO LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE "SCHOOL FOR PARENTS" INITIATIVE, AND THE DRAFTING OF A REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF ROMA CHILDREN IN CRACOW SCHOOLS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AS PAFF, ITS PARTNERS AND OTHER NGOS' EXPERIENCES REVEALED, THE PANDEMIC AND RESULTING SOCIAL ISOLATION HAVE HAD AN ESPECIALLY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, PRIMARILY THOSE LIVING IN VILLAGES AND SMALL TOWNS, AND FROM ENVIRONMENTS AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION. THEREFORE, THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM'S NEW ROUND, FOR THE YEARS 2022-2023, IS TO SUPPORT CIVIC INITIATIVES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: COUNTERACTING AND MINIMIZING LEARNING LOSSES, IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE PANDEMIC, ENSURING SECURITY AND IMPROVING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS COUNTERACTING THEIR SOCIAL ISOLATION. THE SECOND EDITION OF THE PROGRAM, TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2022, WILL CONSIST OF TWO ROUNDS OF OPEN GRANT COMPETITIONS AND A COMPETITION FOR PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE AND IMPLEMENT GOOD EDUCATION PRACTICES DEVELOPED IN THE FIRST EDITION OF THE PROGRAM. THIS WILL INCLUDE HOLDING WEBINARS WITH EXPERTS IN CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS, WORKSHOPS, AND MEETINGS ENABLING THE NETWORKING OF ORGANIZATIONS. IT IS ALSO PLANNED TO CREATE A FORUM FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE GAINED AND ESTABLISH COOPERATION AMONG THESE NGOS. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION WWW.FED.ORG.PL SHARING THE POLISH EXPERIENCES IN TRANSFORMATION LANE KIRKLAND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN 2000, IS TO SHARE THE POLISH EXPERIENCES IN TRANSFORMATION AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, THE SOUTH CAUCASUS, AND CENTRAL ASIA BY OFFERING TWO-SEMESTER COMPLEMENTARY COURSES AT POLISH UNIVERSITIES. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSED TO CANDIDATES FROM ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELARUS, GEORGIA, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, MOLDOVA, RUSSIA, TAJIKISTAN, UKRAINE, AND UZBEKISTAN. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN THE COURSE OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS, THE SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS STUDY SELECTED ASPECTS OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND BUSINESS, LAW, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES, JOURNALISM, NGO MANAGEMENT, OR CULTURE MANAGEMENT. THE SCHOLARSHIP BEGINS WITH A PREPARATORY COURSE WHICH AIMS TO PRESENT AND SYSTEMATIZE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT POLAND'S HISTORY AND THE CURRENT SOCIO-POLITICAL SITUATION. SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS THEN GO ON TO ATTEND THEIR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITIES IN WARSAW, CRACOW, POZNA, WROCAW, AND LUBLIN, WHERE THEY WRITE SEMESTER AND DIPLOMA PAPERS UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF THEIR ACADEMIC SUPERVISORS. INTEGRATION AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING MEETINGS ARE ORGANIZED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS, AS WELL AS INTERNSHIPS IN PUBLIC, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS (E.G. THE SUPREME COURT, THE NATIONAL BANK OF POLAND, OR REGIONAL MARSHAL OFFICES). PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO TAKE PART IN CLASSES CONCERNING THE PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF CIVIC PROJECTS AND TEAMWORK. IN 2016 A NEW PATH WITHIN THE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED THE KIRKLAND RESEARCH PROJECT. THIS IS A ONE-SEMESTER OFFER OF RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC INTERNSHIPS FOR ACADEMICS HOLDING AN ESTABLISHED POSITION IN PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES. INTERNS FOLLOWING THIS PATH WRITE A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THEIR ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR. EACH YEAR, THE PROGRAM IS ATTENDED BY C. 45 INDIVIDUALS. BETWEEN 2000 AND 2021, THE PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED BY 940 PEOPLE WHO CAME FROM 13 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING 513 FROM UKRAINE, 168 FROM BELARUS, 61 FROM GEORGIA, 68 FROM RUSSIA, 36 FROM ARMENIA, 24 FROM MOLDOVA, 24 FROM KAZAKHSTAN, 15 FROM KYRGYZSTAN, 12 FROM LITHUANIA, 11 FROM AZERBAIJAN, 10 FROM SLOVAKIA, 2 FROM TAJIKISTAN AND 2 FROM UZBEKISTAN. THE MOST POPULAR FACULTIES ARE ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT, AND LAW. ALSO POPULAR ARE SOCIAL SCIENCES, JOURNALISM, POLITICAL SCIENCES, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. ACADEMIC STAFF, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS' REPRESENTATIVES AND EXPERTS HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS COMING TO POLAND. AFTER THE PROGRAM'S COMPLETION THE GRADUATES KEEP IN REGULAR TOUCH AMONG THEMSELVES AND WITH THEIR POLISH HOSTS THROUGH THE BULLETIN, ALUMNI REUNIONS, AND THE WWW.KIRKLAND.EDU.PL WEBSITE. THE ALUMNI CONFERENCES, HELD EVERY 4-5 YEARS, HELP MAINTAIN ALUMNI TIES WITH POLAND AND WITH EACH OTHER, AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING NEW CONTACTS. THEY ALSO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO BROADEN ALUMNI KNOWLEDGE ABOUT POLAND AND THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE DIRECTIONS OF CHANGES IN COUNTRIES OF THE REGION. FORMER SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE COORDINATOR OF POST-SCHOLARSHIP PROJECTS WHOSE TASK IS TO MAINTAIN GRADUATES' CONTACTS WITH POLAND AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO UNDERTAKE JOINT INITIATIVES SUCH AS DEVELOPING NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS. IN 2020 AND 2021, THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC PUT MOST PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ONLINE. THIS APPLIED MAINLY TO INTEGRATION AND SPECIALIST MEETINGS FOR SCHOLARS, PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS, AND ALUMNI MEETINGS. BETWEEN 2001 AND 2013, THE KIRKLAND PROGRAM WAS MANAGED BY THE POLISH-U.S. FULBRIGHT COMMISSION. IN THE FOLLOWING PERIOD LEADING UP TO 2016, THE EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION TOOK OVER THE TASK OF MANAGING THE PROGRAM. SINCE 2017 SOME OF THE KIRKLAND SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN FINANCED FROM FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE POLISH NATIONAL AGENCY FOR ACADEMIC EXCHANGE. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE LEADERS OF CHANGE FOUNDATION WWW.KIRKLAND.EDU.PL REGION IN TRANSITION (RITA) THE PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN 2000, IS ADDRESSED TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WILLING TO SHARE POLAND'S EXPERIENCE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATIONS WITH PARTNERS FROM EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, THE SOUTHERN CAUCASUS, AND CENTRAL ASIA. THE PROGRAM'S OPEN GRANT COMPETITIONS AWARD DONATIONS TO POLISH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR PROJECTS DESIGNED TO SHARE EXPERIENCES, ESPECIALLY IN BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSFORMATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION REFORM, AND FREE MEDIA. THE MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT IS PLN 60,000. ABOUT 30 GRANTS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONS MAY ALSO APPLY FOR SMALL TRAVEL GRANTS WHICH CAN BE EARMARKED FOR PROJECT CONSULTATION WITH A FOREIGN PARTNER BEFORE THE APPLICATION FOR A REGULAR GRANT IS SUBMITTED, FOR STRENGTHENING COOPERATION WITH A PARTNER ORGANIZATION OR EVALUATION OF AN IMPLEMENTED PROJECT. UNDER A SPECIAL GRANT PATH, "RITA" PROGRAM GRANTS MAY BE USED FOR CO-FINANCING A LARGER PROJECT FOR WHICH A GIVEN ORGANIZATION HAD BEEN AWARDED A GRANT FROM OTHER SOURCES POLISH OR FOREIGN. HOWEVER, SUCH PROJECTS MUST COMPLY WITH OBJECTIVES OF THE "RITA" PROGRAM AS WELL AS GEOGRAPHIC AND THEMATIC AREAS OF ITS OPERATIONS. THE MAIN GRANT COMPETITION IS ANNOUNCED TWICE A YEAR. APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY MID-MARCH AND BY MID-OCTOBER. APPLICATIONS FOR TRAVEL GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES FOR LARGER PROJECTS ARE ACCEPTED ON AN ON-GOING BASIS UNTIL THE FUNDS EARMARKED FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES ARE EXHAUSTED. IN THE FALL OF 2021 THE NEW "RITA PARTNERSHIP TO POWER" COMPETITION WAS LAUNCHED. IT IS ADDRESSED TO EXPERIENCED PROGRAM GRANT HOLDERS AND THE MAXIMUM GRANT THAT CAN BE AWARDED IS PLN 100,000. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM OFFERS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERT SUPPORT TO POLISH NGOS AND SCHOOLS AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE IN ESTABLISHING CONTACTS AND DEVELOPING COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS. EVERY TWO YEARS MEETINGS OF THE "RITA" PROGRAM GRANT RECIPIENTS, "AMBASSADORS OF TRANSITION IN THE REGION", ARE HELD. INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIC LEADERS IS FACILITATED BY THE WWW.CIVICPORTAL.ORG SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE. THE PORTAL IS ALSO AN E-LEARNING PLATFORM OFFERING TRAINING TO POLISH AND FOREIGN NGOS. IN 2020 AND 2021, DESPITE THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN COOPERATION WITHIN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. PART OF THE PROGRAM HAD TO BE CARRIED OUT ONLINE. MEETINGS WITH OTHER APPLICANTS AND RECIPIENTS AS WELL AS SOME PROJECT ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED IN COOPERATION WITH PARTNERS BASED IN THE REGION HAD TO GO DIGITAL AS WELL. BETWEEN 2000 AND 2021, "RITA" PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 1,124 PROJECTS. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION WWW.PROGRAMRITA.ORG STUDY TOURS TO POLAND (STP) LAUNCHED IN 2004, THE PROGRAM IS ADDRESSED TO ACTIVE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM COUNTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE AND OTHER POST-COMMUNIST STATES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO SHOW PARTICIPANTS THE REALITIES OF POLAND AND THE EUROPEAN UNION AS WELL AS DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CONTACTS BETWEEN YOUNG LEADERS FROM EASTERN EUROPE AND THEIR POLISH HOSTS. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE OFFERED A STUDY TOUR OF MORE THAN TEN DAYS TO POLAND; THE ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES ARE 18 TO 21 YEARS OLD, THEY COME FROM BELARUS, MOLDOVA, UKRAINE, AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN RECENT YEARS FROM THE KALININGRAD, NOVGOROD, LENINGRAD, AND ST. PETERSBURG REGIONS, AS WELL AS FROM MOSCOW AND VORONEZH. STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE "STP" MEET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE POLISH ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, LEADERS OF PUBLIC LIFE; THEY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND CULTURAL EVENTS. STUDENTS APPLY TO THE PROGRAM INDIVIDUALLY. THE TOURS ARE ORGANIZED FOR MIXED GROUPS OF ABOUT A DOZEN PEOPLE COMING FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES. THEY ARE HELD TWICE A YEAR, IN THE SPRING AND THE FALL, AND ARE MANAGED BY EXPERIENCED POLISH NGOS SELECTED IN AN OPEN COMPETITION. STUDY TOURS FOR STUDENTS ARE COORDINATED BY THE BORUSSIA FOUNDATION FROM OLSZTYN. THE OFFER FOR PROFESSIONALS IS ADDRESSED TO REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, STATE ADMINISTRATION, CENTRAL STATE INSTITUTIONS, NGOS, MEDIA, EDUCATION, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL GROUPS FROM EASTERN EUROPE, THE SOUTHERN CAUCASUS, AND CENTRAL ASIA. THE TOURS, AIMED AT SHARING THE POLISH EXPERIENCES IN TRANSFORMATION AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, ARE HELD IN COOPERATION WITH POLISH NGOS, AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION BODIES. AFTER THE MAIDAN EVENTS IN 2014, SPECIAL EMPHASIS IN CONTACTS WITH UKRAINE HAS BEEN PLACED ON SHARING EXPERIENCE WITH PEOPLE INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INTEGRATION OF UKRAINE WITH EU STRUCTURES. FROM 2004 TO 2021, STUDY TOURS TO POLAND WERE HELD FOR 6,575 CITIZENS OF UKRAINE, INCLUDING 4,477 PROFESSIONALS AND 2,098 STUDENTS. THE RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS IN STUDY TOURS FOR PROFESSIONALS IS PRECEDED BY A LETTER OF INTENT SENT TO THE "STP" PROGRAM OFFICE IN WARSAW BY AN INTERESTED INSTITUTION AND ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATION FROM THE COUNTRIES OF THE REGION, OR BY A POLISH NGO OR ANOTHER INSTITUTION. BETWEEN 2004 AND 2020, A TOTAL OF 10,374 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING 3,531 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND 6,843 PROFESSIONALS REPRESENTING VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS TOOK PART IN THE STUDY TOURS. PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, MORE THAN 300 EXPERTS AND MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS VISITED POLAND EVERY YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND RELATED RESTRICTIONS IN FORCE, THE STUDY TOURS TO POLAND UNDER THE "STP" PROGRAM WERE SUSPENDED FROM THE SPRING OF 2020 UNTIL THE FALL OF 2021. CONTACTS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS AND ALUMNI (STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS) WERE KEPT ONLINE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, WEBINARS FOR ALUMNI AND A SERIES OF ONLINE MEETINGS NEIGHBOR DIALOGUES ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN POLAND AND UKRAINE WERE HELD. AT PRESENT, STUDY TOURS TO POLAND ARE ORGANIZED BUT RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO PANDEMIC SITUATION AND SANITARY REGIME ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. UNDER THE "STUDY TOURS TO POLAND" PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION IS INVOLVED IN THE WARSAW EURO-ATLANTIC SUMMER ACADEMY WEASA A JOINT INITIATIVE OF PAFF, THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE COLLEGE OF EUROPE. THE ACADEMY OFFERS TWO WEEKS OF CLASSES, BASED AT THE NATOLIN CAMPUS, AND IS ADDRESSED TO EXPERTS FROM THE EU EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES, I.E. ANALYSTS, POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT ADVISORS, THINK TANK AND NGO STAFF, CIVIL SERVANTS, AND JOURNALISTS. IN THE YEARS 20132016, THE THEMATIC SCOPE OF THE ACADEMY FOCUSED ON POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION, EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS. SINCE 2017, WEASA'S MAIN SUBJECTS HAVE BEEN DIGITAL CHALLENGES, IN PARTICULAR CYBERSECURITY. THE 9TH WEASA EDITION TITLED "WHOSE TECHNOLOGY? WHOSE INTERESTS? POWER AND INFLUENCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE" TOOK THE FORM OF WEBINARS AND ONLINE MEETINGS. IN TOTAL, THE NINE (2013-2021) WEASA EDITIONS ATTRACTED 416 PEOPLE FROM EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES AND (SINCE 2017) THE WESTERN BALKANS, INCLUDING: 40 PARTICIPANTS FROM ARMENIA, 30 FROM AZERBAIJAN, 35 FROM BELARUS, 77 FROM GEORGIA, 38 FROM MOLDOVA, AND 118 FROM UKRAINE. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE LEADERS OF CHANGE FOUNDATION WWW.STUDYTOURS.PL MONITORING, EVALUATION AND ANALYSES (MEVA) "MEVA" IS AN EXPERT-RESEARCH UNDERTAKING INITIATED IN 2005. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO CARRY OUT REGULAR ANALYTIC RESEARCH IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PAFF PROGRAMS. THE METHODS DEVELOPED UNDER "MEVA AND THE RESULTS OF ITS ANALYSES ARE ALSO USED BY OTHER NGOS TO PURSUE THEIR ACTIVITIES. THE ANALYTICAL WORK AIDS IN DETERMINING THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE GOALS DEFINED IN PAFF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS ACHIEVED RESULTS, MEET THE EXISTING NEEDS AND ARE CAPABLE OF RESOLVING THE PROBLEMS ADDRESSED, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES, EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND OVERALL EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. EVALUATION RESEARCH OF PAFF PROGRAMS, SUCH AS "ACT LOCALLY", "THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES", OR "PAFF AND UW SCHOOL OF EDUCATION", HELPS THE FOUNDATION BOTH DETERMINE FUTURE PROGRAM INITIATIVES AND MODIFY THE EXISTING ONES. ONE OF THE TASKS OF "MEVA" IS TO MONITOR COMPLETED PAFF PROJECTS IN TERMS OF THE DURABILITY OF THEIR OUTCOMES. PAFF'S POTENTIAL ACTIONS ARE EVALUATED IN THE CONTEXT OF EXISTING AND EXPECTED SOCIAL NEEDS. TO THAT END SELECTED SOCIAL GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES ARE STUDIED FOR EXAMPLE VILLAGE YOUTH, LIBRARIANS, OR NGO EMPLOYEES AND NEW INITIATIVES ARE TESTED. AN EXAMPLE IS THE STUDY ON KEY TRENDS INFLUENCING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN VILLAGES AND SMALL TOWNS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ROLE OF A LOCAL LEADER, CARRIED OUT IN 2019 UNDER THE "PAFF LEADERS" PROGRAM. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THE ANALYSIS OF THE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM'S IMPACT ON ITS PARTICIPANTS, WHICH COMPARED PROGRAM LIBRARIES WITH THE LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITIES THAT DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. IN 2020, SOME ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS (INCLUDING "ACT LOCALLY AND THE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM) HAVE BEEN AIMED AT IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEMS ORGANIZATIONS FACED DURING THE PANDEMIC, SO AS TO ADJUST PROGRAMMATIC ACTIONS TO THE CHANGING CONDITIONS. AN ANALYSIS WAS ALSO CARRIED OUT TO ASSESS THE POSSIBILITIES FOR PAFF AND COOPERATING INSTITUTIONS TO JOIN LOCAL COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL AND ANIMATION ACTIVITIES AIMED AT PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE. THESE LED TO THE CREATION OF THE "GREEN LEADER" PROGRAM. AS PART OF THE "MEVA" PROGRAM, MUTUALLY COMPLEMENTING AND STRENGTHENING ELEMENTS OF PAFF PROGRAMS ARE ANALYZED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES OVERALL. AMONG THE PROJECTS SERVING THAT GOAL IS THE "SQUARED EVALUATION" INITIATIVE HELPING FOSTER EVALUATION CULTURE AMONG THE ORGANIZATIONS CLOSELY COOPERATING WITH PAFF, PART OF WHICH THE "EVALUATION HOW DO YOU CARRY IT OUT?" GUIDE WAS PREPARED. CYCLICAL SEMINARS ABOUT EVALUATION RESEARCH ARE ALSO BEING HELD. SPECIAL AMONG THESE IS THE "IMPACT ON SOCIAL CAPITAL IN PAFF COMMUNITIES" PROJECT (THE SO-CALLED "BOX") THAT HELPED CREATE AND TEST A SET OF METHODS AND RESEARCH TECHNIQUES ENABLING THE DETERMINATION OF CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF SOCIAL CAPITAL RESULTING FROM THE IMPACT OF FOUNDATION PROGRAMS ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THROUGH "MEVA", PAFF SUPPORTS THE "SHIPYARD" FOUNDATION (WHICH IT CO-FOUNDED). AT THE SAME TIME, THE SHIPYARD FOUNDATION IS THE MANAGER OF A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE "MEVA" PROGRAM ITSELF. POLSKO-AMERYKANSKI FUNDUSZ POZYCZKOWY INICJATYW OBYWATELSKICH SPOLKA Z O.O (PAFPIO) PROVIDES BRIDGE FINANCING TO NGOS THROUGHOUT POLAND, FINANCING THAT COMMERCIAL BANKS ARE UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO PROVIDE. IN 2021, PAFPIO MADE 159 LOANS TO 100 BORROWERS TOTALING $4,790,583. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | THE FOUNDATION HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH NORLUND, INC., PURSUANT TO WHICH NORLUND, INC. PROVIDES THE CONSULTING SERVICES OF NORMAN E. HASLUN III. MR. HASLUN OWNS NORLUND, INC. 100%. FOR 2021, NORLUND, INC. ISSUED INVOICES TO THE FOUNDATION FOR A TOTAL OF $110,653, OF WHICH $110,000 WAS FOR THE CONSULTING SERVICES OF MR. HASLUN AND $653 WAS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ELECTED MR. HASLUN TO SERVE AS TREASURER, SECRETARY AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS AS REQUIRED FOR DELAWARE NON-STOCK CORPORATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION PROVIDES THAT THE MEMBERS ARE THE DIRECTORS AND THAT IF ANY MEMBER CEASES TO BE A DIRECTOR HE OR SHE WILL ALSO CEASE TO BE MEMBER. THE MEMBERS ELECT THE DIRECTORS AND MAY APPROVE CERTAIN CORPORATE ACTIONS AS PROVIDED UNDER DELAWARE LAW. THE MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE ANY ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS AS REQUIRED FOR DELAWARE NON-STOCK CORPORATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION PROVIDES THAT THE MEMBERS ARE THE DIRECTORS AND THAT IF ANY MEMBER CEASES TO BE A DIRECTOR HE OR SHE WILL ALSO CEASE TO BE MEMBER. THE MEMBERS ELECT THE DIRECTORS AND MAY APPROVE CERTAIN CORPORATE ACTIONS AS PROVIDED UNDER DELAWARE LAW. THE MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE ANY ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS AS REQUIRED FOR DELAWARE NON-STOCK CORPORATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION PROVIDES THAT THE MEMBERS ARE THE DIRECTORS AND THAT IF ANY MEMBER CEASES TO BE A DIRECTOR HE OR SHE WILL ALSO CEASE TO BE MEMBER. THE MEMBERS ELECT THE DIRECTORS AND MAY APPROVE CERTAIN CORPORATE ACTIONS AS PROVIDED UNDER DELAWARE LAW. THE MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE ANY ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF THE 2021 FORM 990 (INCLUDING SCHEDULES) (THE "FORM 990"): THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION AND REVIEWED BY (I) BAKER HOSTETLER, LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE FOUNDATION, AND (II) DELOITTE TAX LLP., WHO WAS ENGAGED BY THE FOUNDATION TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THAT ALL CURRENT DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE ORGANIZATION ("COVERED PERSONS") COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR OF HIS OR HER AFFILIATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE CONFLICTS POLICY REQUIRES THE COVERED PERSON TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL, POTENTIAL OR APPARENT CONFLICTS, AND AFFIRM THAT THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADHERE TO THE CONFLICTS POLICY. COVERED PERSONS MUST ALSO SUBMIT A NEW QUESTIONNAIRE DISCLOSING ANY RELEVANT CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES. QUESTIONNAIRES ARE DISTRIBUTED AND COLLECTED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S COUNSEL ON BEHALF OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND ANY DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS ARE FORWARDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND EVALUATION. AT SUCH TIME AS A CONFLICT IS REPORTED, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MAKES INQUIRIES TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, INVESTIGATES ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND IF APPROPRIATE REFERS THE MATTER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE POTENTIALLY CONFLICTING INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS, THE INTERESTED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS AND VOTING RELATING TO THE MATTER AND IS REQUIRED TO REFRAIN FROM ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE OTHER DECISION-MAKERS RELATING TO THE MATTER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHER OFFICERS IS EVALUATED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO EVALUATE THE COMPENSATION LEVEL AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION OF CEO'S AND OFFICERS OF COMPARABLE FOUNDATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DEVELOPS A RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. NEITHER THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NOR OFFICERS ARE PART OF ANY OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THEIR COMPENSATION. MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS ARE PREPARED AND RETAINED. THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WAS LAST CHANGED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019, AND HIS COMPENSATION WAS EVALUATED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE IN 2021. THE SECRETARY, TREASURER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S COMPENSATION WAS LAST CHANGED IN 2015 (SUCH CHANGE WAS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016), AND HIS COMPENSATION WAS EVALUATED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE IN 2021. THE HEAD OF REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE'S COMPENSATION WAS LAST CHANGED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020 AND HIS COMPENSATION WAS EVALUATED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE IN 2021. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | OUR ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONCE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE (WWW.PAFW.PL). OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND UPON MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CURRENCY RE-MEASUREMENT GAIN -825,252. |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp
Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | POLSKO-AMERYKANSKI FUNDUSZ POZYCZKOWY INICJATYW OBYWATELSKICH SPOLKA Z OO | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Foreign Address ForeignAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | UL WISNIOWA 40B/15 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | WARSZAWA | CityNm |
| Country | PL | CountryCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Activities | LOANS TO NGO'S IN POLAND | PrimaryActivitiesTxt |
| Legal Domicile Foreign Country | PL | LegalDomicileForeignCountryCd |
| Total Income | $570,912 | TotalIncomeAmt |
| End Of Year Assets | $4,828,209 | EndOfYearAssetsAmt |
Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | POLISH-AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | PART I, IDENTIFICATION OF DISREGARDED ENTITIES: | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | NAME, ADDRESS, AND EIN OF DISREGARDED ENTITY: POLSKO-AMERYKANSKI FUNDUSZ POZYCZKOWY INICJATYW OBYWATELSKICH SPOLKA Z O.O. EIN: 98-1056604 UL. WISNIOWA 40B/15 02-520 WARSZAWA, POLAND 02-520 | ExplanationTxt |