Polish-American Freedom Foundation
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What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $12.6 million
- Spending
- $19.2 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $211,752, president and ceo, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $17.5 million spent. 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)SPONSORING 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:PROGRAMS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2024 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. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PROGRAM FOSTERS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH TEACHERS WORKING IN SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS. PROMOTING LEARNING ENGLISH, "ENGLISH TEACHING" ALSO STIMULATES AND DEVELOPS A VARIETY OF SOCIAL INITIATIVES. THEIR RESULTS OFTEN SURPASS THE INITIAL GOAL, LEADING TO THE GENERAL STIMULATING 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 ACTIONS. BETWEEN 2000 AND 2024, GRANT COMPETITIONS ADDRESSED TO SMALL-TOWN SCHOOLS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED 1,284 PROJECTS TO ORGANIZE SCHOOL CLUBS FOR FANS OF ANGLO-SAXON CULTURE AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 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 SONG FESTIVALS. CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WERE INVITED TO WATCH ENGLISH FILMS AND TAKE PART IN LESSONS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH. MORE THAN 75,000 PUPILS AND NEARLY 5,000 TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECTS DIRECTLY, AND OVER 200,000 PARENTS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES WERE ENGAGED INDIRECTLY. SUMMER LANGUAGE CAMPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE ALSO ORGANIZED, WHICH ATTRACTED OVER 2,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM 2006 TO 2024. "WEEKENDS WITH ENGLISH TEACHING" ARE METHODOLOGY TRAINING SESSIONS FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS BASED IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES WITH POPULATIONS OF UP TO 20,000. TO DATE, 169 SUCH TRAINING SESSIONS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED FOR A TOTAL OF 7,800 PARTICIPANTS. 20 NATION-WIDE EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS ENGLISH TEACHING MARKETS WERE ORGANIZED FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERESTED INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLISHING HOUSES; THEY ATTRACTED MORE THAN 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. IN 2024 OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN THE JUBILEE XX ENGLISH TEACHING MARKET. THE POLISH ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF "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 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THERE. ENGLISH TEACHERS WHO COOPERATED WITH THE PROGRAM WERE PROVIDED SUPPORT IN TERMS OF METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF REMOTE TEACHING. LANGUAGE PROJECTS FOR STUDENTS WERE MOSTLY CARRIED OUT ONLINE. PROGRAM MANAGER: THE NIDZICA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION "NIDA" ENGLISHTEACHING.ORG.PL EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM, INITIATED IN 2001, IS TO SUPPORT SOCIAL INITIATIVES ADDRESSED TO RURAL AND SMALL-TOWN CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN ORDER TO EQUALIZE THEIR CHANCES FOR A GOOD START TO ADULT LIFE BY INCREASING THEIR COMPETENCIES AND DEVELOPING THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS, SUCH AS TEAMWORK, WINNING THE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH ESTABLISHED GOALS, AND PLANNING ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE THEM. 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 FULFILLMENT OF THE REALISTIC GOALS THEY SET ON THEIR OWN, HELP COPE WITH EMOTIONS, DEVELOP ACTIVE ATTITUDES AND OPENNESS, AND ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGE ACTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECTS GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASSES EXTENDING BEYOND THE STANDARD EDUCATIONAL OFFER OF THEIR SCHOOLS. IN 2024, THE "LARGE GRANTS AND "SMALL GRANTS" COMPETITIONS CHANNELED FUNDING TO A TOTAL OF 154 PROJECTS. THESE INCLUDED INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN FORM OF VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES (CROWDFUNDING, CLEANING AND SEGREGATION OF RUBBISH, EDUCATING ON HEALTHY EATING), RECLAIMING PUBLIC SPACE BY THE YOUNG
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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