Polish Center for International Aid

What Polish Center for International Aid does

Polish Center for International Aid (Fundacja Polskie Centrum Pomocy Międzynarodowej, PCPM) is an independent, non-governmental humanitarian foundation founded in 2006 in Warsaw, Poland by Dr. Wojciech Wilk. The organization delivers humanitarian and development assistance across 10+ active countries including Ukraine, Lebanon, Palestine, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Syria, and Gambia, with historically implemented projects in 8 additional geographies (Madagascar, Nepal, Peru, Uganda, Tajikistan, Georgia, Zambia, Bosnia and Herzegovina). Its core offering is a portfolio of country-specific regional programs that combine emergency crisis response with long-term development support, supplemented by Poland EMT PCPM, the first and only Polish Emergency Medical Team certified by the World Health Organization, composed of vetted volunteer doctors, paramedics, nurses, firefighters, and humanitarian staff.

PCPM's revenue model is built on diversified non-profit funding streams: individual one-time and recurring donations via its own website, the Polish 1.5% personal income tax designation (KRS 0000259298), institutional grants from the European Union, Open Society Foundations, CARE, NRC, TaiwanICDF, and others, corporate partnerships (mBank/City Handlowy, Google), and US-based donations routed through CAF America following the foundation's 2025 certification. Recent activity includes a 2024 $500,000 Citi Foundation grant, a January 2026 Ukraine Generators winter campaign, and a June 2026 Venezuela Earthquake Relief campaign marking a new geographic response area. The organization employs 51-100 staff and partners with a sub-brand POP Fund (popfund.pl) to broaden its fundraising and program delivery footprint.

Name

Polish Center for International Aid

Legal name

Fundacja Polskie Centrum Pomocy Międzynarodowej

Website

https://pcpm.org.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM) is a Warsaw-based non-governmental humanitarian foundation founded in 2006, delivering emergency and development aid across 10+ active countries, anchored by Poland's first and only WHO-certified Emergency Medical Team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAKAE

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

SECONDARYBPAGAAAB

Disaster Preparedness, Risk Reduction & Early Warning (DRR)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief

SECONDARYHLAJAGAH

Critical Infrastructure & Healthcare Continuity (HPP/COOP)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Response & EMS Coordination

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid
• Emergency medical response
• International development
• Firefighter training
• Disaster relief

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual donors acquired through the website (Wspieraj PCPM). Donors can give via bank transfer to designated accounts (e.g., 18 1140 1010 0000 5228 6800 1001).
2. Polish 1.5% tax designation: Polish taxpayers can designate 1.5% of their personal income tax to PCPM by selecting KRS 0000259298 and specifying a detailed purpose (e.g., 'Ratownicy' for the EMT). This is a recurring annual revenue stream.
3. Institutional grants and corporate partnerships: Funding from institutional donors (European Union, Open Society, NRC, CARE, TaiwanICDF) and corporate partners (mBank/City Handlowy, Google) supporting specific humanitarian projects.
4. International donations via CAF America: US-based donors can support PCPM through Charities Aid Foundation America, which audits the foundation's legal form, finances, management structures, and transparency.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PCPM is an independent, non-governmental Polish humanitarian foundation that delivers emergency response and long-term development aid across 10+ countries. Its core offering combines country-specific humanitarian programs (Ukraine, Lebanon, Palestine, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Syria, Poland) with the Medyczny Zespół Ratunkowy PCPM, Poland's first and only WHO-certified Emergency Medical Team, providing volunteer doctors, paramedics, nurses, firefighters and humanitarian staff who deploy mobile clinics and conduct rescue worker training in cooperation with TaiwanICDF.

Product overview

Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM) is a non-governmental humanitarian organization founded in 2006, not a unified technology product. Its offering is a portfolio of humanitarian services organized around country-specific regional programs — the Ukraine Aid Program, South Sudan Program, Lebanon Program, Palestine Program, Tanzania Program, Kenya Firefighter Training Program, Ethiopia Firefighter Training Program, Syria Program and Poland Program — supplemented by the specialized Medyczny Zespół Ratunkowy PCPM (PCPM Emergency Medical Team), which is the first and only Polish EMT certified by the World Health Organization. The POP Fund sub-brand and the CAF America donation channel connect these country operations and broaden international donor reach, forming an integrated humanitarian response portfolio rather than a single software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• POP Fund: Separate fund/charitable giving program referenced in PCPM's main navigation (popfund.pl).
• Poland EMT PCPM
• Medyczny Zespół Ratunkowy PCPM

Products and services

• International Humanitarian Aid Programs Country-specific humanitarian and development assistance programs delivered across Ukraine, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Poland and other locations, providing both crisis response and long-term support.
• Medyczny Zespół Ratunkowy PCPM (PCPM Emergency Medical Team)
• Ukraine Aid Program
• South Sudan Program
• Lebanon Program
• Palestine Program
• Kenya Firefighter Training Program
• Ethiopia Firefighter Training Program
• Tanzania Program
• Syria Program
• Poland Domestic Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Operates in 10+ active countries with programs dating back to 2006
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• TaiwanICDF (International Cooperation and Development Fund, Taiwan)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCPM together with TaiwanICDF is helping Ukrainian firefighters / rescue workers. The partnership supports training programs for Ukrainian emergency services personnel during the full-scale war. Active as of June 2026 with ongoing joint programs.
• CAREcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCARE International appears as a partner logo on the PCPM homepage, indicating institutional collaboration.
• NRC (Norwegian Refugee Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNRC appears as a partner logo on the PCPM homepage, indicating institutional partnership.
• CAF America (Charities Aid Foundation America)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCAF America audits PCPM's legal form, finances, management structures, and transparency. The certification enables US-based donors and international partners to support the foundation, providing additional confidence that donations are used effectively.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Polish Humanitarian Action (Polska Akcja Humanitarna): Largest Polish humanitarian NGO, conducting international humanitarian and development programs in multiple countries with similar funding models (1.5% tax designation, individual donations, institutional grants). Most direct domestic peer to PCPM.
• Caritas Poland (Caritas Polska): Polish Catholic humanitarian organization delivering international aid, refugee support, and disaster response. Operates with similar mission, geographic scope, and Polish domestic donor base as PCPM.
• People in Need (Člověk v tísni): Czech-based Central European humanitarian NGO with comparable scale, country portfolio (Ukraine, Syria, Ethiopia), and integrated humanitarian-plus-development programming model.
• International Medical Corps: Global humanitarian organization specializing in emergency medical response and EMT deployments. Directly comparable to PCPM's WHO-certified EMT program and mobile clinic operations in conflict-affected countries.
• Norwegian Refugee Council: Major displacement-focused humanitarian organization. Already a PCPM institutional partner; operates with similar refugee-response programming in overlapping geographies (Lebanon, Palestine, Ukraine, East Africa).
• GOAL (Irish humanitarian NGO): Mid-sized international humanitarian NGO of comparable scale delivering emergency response and resilience programs across overlapping geographies (Syria, Lebanon, Ethiopia, South Sudan).
• Relief International: Humanitarian and development organization operating in fragile states with integrated health, nutrition, and emergency response programming. Comparable country footprint (Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, Ethiopia) and program mix.

Broad incumbents

• CARE International: Large global humanitarian confederation. Already a PCPM institutional partner; operates at materially larger scale with broader program portfolio and longer-established donor relationships.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Global medical humanitarian organization providing emergency medical care in conflict and disaster zones. Comparable to PCPM's EMT and mobile clinic operations but operates at significantly larger scale and global brand recognition.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): World's largest humanitarian network. Comparable in geographic scope (Ukraine, Lebanon, Syria, Africa) and EMT-type deployments, but operates at substantially larger scale with government-affiliated national society network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/PCPM.NGO
• LinkedInpl.linkedin.com/company/pcpm---polish-center-for-international-aid
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacjapcpm

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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