Nadácia Milana Šimečku

What Nadácia Milana Šimečku does

Nadácia Milana Šimečku is a privately held Slovak nonprofit foundation established in 1991, one year after the death of the prominent Czechoslovak dissident and philosopher Milan Šimečka, by seven of his friends including Martin Bútora and Miroslav Kusý. Headquartered in Bratislava (registered at Svoradova 747/5, 811 03 Bratislava) with 11–50 employees, the foundation operates three interconnected programs: Vedieť nestačí (an educational program combining memory, diversity, and inclusion principles for Slovak primary and secondary schools, including teacher training, methodological handbooks, the iWalk Banská Bystrica interactive Holocaust walking-tour application, and the Anne Frank traveling exhibition), [fjúžn] (a year-round multicultural program anchored by an annual multi-genre festival in Bratislava serving Slovakia's 200,000+ foreigners and migrants), and Spoločnosť pre všetkých (a program supporting municipalities and schools in inclusive governance). Supporting assets include a specialized public library of over 2,100 titles on human rights and 20th-century history, annual reports back to 2004, and a portfolio of original publications sold through Artforum and Martinus.

The foundation's revenue model is multi-stream philanthropy: institutional grants from the Fond na podporu umenia (~€254,300 from 2020–2024), Slovak ministries of Education/Justice/Culture (~€164,700), the U.S. Embassy Bratislava ($42,566 in 2024–2025), the EEA Grants/Active Citizens Fund, Porticus, the Open Society Foundation, and corporate foundations (Orange, Telekom, Carpathian, Bratislava City); individual donations facilitated through the darujme.sk platform; the Slovak 2% income-tax designation campaign (achieving 98% of goal in a recent year); and earned income from publication sales and festival programming. Distribution is direct-to-institution (schools and municipalities via on-site training, traveling exhibitions, and city tours), event-driven for the festival, and via book retailers and free digital downloads for publications. The foundation's go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, anchored by the [fjúžn] festival and sustained through partnerships with Anne Frank House, USC Shoah Foundation, Charles University Prague, CVEK, and Nové školstvo.

Technology is a supporting layer rather than a core differentiator: the foundation builds interactive educational tools (iWalk Banská Bystrica mobile app, Stories that Move online platform, festival portals at fjuzn.sk, vedietnestaci.sk, obecprevsetkych.sk) and publishes original content, but does not operate a proprietary technology platform, sell licenses, or generate subscription revenue. Strategic posture is defensive in the near term given 2024 political controversy over FPU festival funding and a March 2025 public statement rebutting false USAID-funding claims, while offensive on the program side through expanding into commercial publishing (the 2024 bestseller 'Súdruh disident') and Erasmus+-funded cross-border educational collaboration.

Name

Nadácia Milana Šimečku

Legal name

Nadácia Milana Šimečku

Website

https://nadaciamilanasimecku.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nadácia Milana Šimečku is a Bratislava-based Slovak nonprofit foundation (founded 1991) that runs three programs — Vedieť nestačí (school memory and diversity education), [fjúžn] (annual multicultural festival for migrants and foreigners), and Spoločnosť pre všetkých (municipal inclusion support) — funded by grants, donations, and Slovakia's 2% tax designation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights and Memory Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Language Schools (611630)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs & Inclusive Learning Trade (Dyslexia, ADHD, ASD Supports) (EDAGAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Language Schools & Institutes (EDAMAFAA)

Keywords

• Memory education programs
• Human rights education
• Multicultural festival
• Inclusive governance consulting
• Migration integration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Bratislava

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual donations and 2% tax contributions: The foundation receives donations from individuals, including a major annual campaign encouraging taxpayers to donate 2% of their income tax (applicable in Slovakia). This is a primary revenue stream, with the foundation reporting achieving 98% of its 2% donation campaign goal.
2. Corporate sponsorship: Corporate sponsors support the foundation's activities. The foundation actively recruits corporate partners who share values of equality, diversity, and inclusion. Contact: [email protected].
3. Government and institutional grants: Funding from Slovak government bodies and EU/international institutions. From 2020–2024: €254,300 from Fond na podporu umenia (FPU), €164,700 combined from the Ministry of Education, Justice, and Culture. International grants include $42,566 from U.S. Embassy Bratislava (USAID) for Remember-Reflect-React project (2024–2025), €10,000 from U.S. Embassy for Holocaust teaching (2021/2022), €10,000 for teaching about the Velvet Revolution (2019/2020), €15,000 for Students on the Track of Totalitarianism (2018). Erasmus+ co-funding for cross-border educational projects.
4. Sale of publications: The foundation publishes and sells books and comics, including works by Milan Šimečka (Obnovenie poriadku, Kruhová obrana, etc.), the comic 'Súdruh disident: Milan Šimečka v komikse' (2024), and educational handbooks. Sales through Artforum and Martinus bookshops. Methodological handbooks are provided free of charge with only shipping costs charged.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Nadácia Milana Šimečku runs three flagship programs: Vedieť nestačí delivers memory, diversity, and inclusion education to Slovak schools through teacher training, methodological guides, the traveling Anne Frank exhibition, and iWalk city tours; [fjúžn] is a year-round program anchored by an annual multicultural festival in Bratislava that serves foreigners, new minorities, and the general public; Spoločnosť pre všetkých provides consulting, mapping, and capacity-building support to municipalities, schools, and institutions building inclusive communities. Supporting outputs include the Stories that Move online educational tool, publications (books, the 2024 graphic novel Súdruh disident, and the [fjúžn] magazine), and a public library of 2,100+ specialized titles on human rights and 20th-century history.

Product overview

Nadácia Milana Šimečku operates as a non-profit foundation managing a portfolio of interconnected programs focused on education, cultural activities, and community development. The core offerings include: 'Vedieť nestačí' - an educational program providing memory education and diversity training; '[fjúžn]' - a year-round multicultural festival and program supporting integration of foreigners; and 'Spoločnosť pre všetkých' - supporting inclusive municipalities and schools. Supporting products include iWalk interactive city tours, the Stories that Move educational tool, the traveling Anne Frank exhibition, and various methodological guides and publications. The foundation also maintains a public library specializing in human rights and minority topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vedieť nestačí: Educational program focusing on memory education, diversity, and inclusion in schools. Provides training for teachers and students on topics of identity, discrimination, extremism, and totalitarian regimes.
• [fjúžn]
• Spoločnosť pre všetkých

Products and services

• Vedieť nestačí (Memory Education Program) Educational program offering innovative forms of education for Slovak schools, teachers, and students that combine principles of memory, diversity, and inclusion. Covers identity, discrimination, extremism, and education about totalitarian regimes, with methodological guides, training, conferences, and traveling exhibitions.
• [fjúžn] Multicultural Festival and Year-Round Program Year-round program and annual multi-genre multicultural festival in Bratislava celebrating diversity and promoting integration of foreigners, migrants, and new minorities in Slovakia. Includes concerts, theater, exhibitions, discussions, community events, and children's programming, with extensions such as fjúžn on the Road, fjúžn walks, and World Refugee Day activities.
• Spoločnosť pre všetkých (Society for All) Program supporting municipalities, schools, and other institutions in responding to diversity, reflecting the needs of all residents, and building inclusive communities, with consulting, research, mapping, and capacity-building services for socially excluded groups.
• iWalk Banská Bystrica (Interactive Holocaust Education City Tour) Interactive mobile city walking tour application that uses location-based exploration, audiovisual Holocaust survivor testimonies from the USC Shoah Foundation, and guided reflection on prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination, targeted at upper-primary and secondary school students.
• Stories that Move (Online Diversity Education Platform) Multi-language online educational tool providing a learning space for reflection on questions of diversity and discrimination, supporting educators and students in formal and non-formal education settings across Europe.
• Traveling Exhibition 'Let me be who I am – The Life Story of Anne Frank' (Nechajte ma byť takou, aká som – Životný príbeh Anny Frankovej) Traveling exhibition about the life story of Anne Frank, created with Anne Frank House and extended with stories of contemporary youth facing discrimination, hosted at schools and public venues across Slovakia.
• Methodological Guides and Publications Catalog Collection of educational guides and methodological handbooks including Farebná škola 1 & 2 (Colorful School), Holokaust (ne)bol, Ako učiť o smútku a radosti z dejín?, Príbehmi proti predsudkom, and similar publications for educators and teachers, provided free of charge for educational use.
• [fjúžn] Magazine Annual magazine published as part of the [fjúžn] program, featuring stories and essays from foreigners and people with roots outside Slovakia; distributed at the festival and available for free download.
• Foundation Public Library (Knižnica NMŠ) Public library with over 2,100 specialized titles on human rights, ethnic minorities, and 20th-century history, cataloged within the Infogate.sk library system and open to the public.
• Súdruh disident: Milan Šimečka v komikse (Comrade Dissident Graphic Novel) Published graphic novel that presents the life of dissident Milan Šimečka in comic book form, based on archival research and testimonies; sold through Artforum and Martinus bookshops at standard retail prices.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,300+ teachers, educators, and students reached through the traveling Anne Frank exhibition
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nadácia otvorenej spoločnosti (Open Society Foundation)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerLogo partner displayed on the foundation's main website. Nadácia otvorenej spoločnosti is a major Slovak foundation focused on civil society development and is a consistent supporter of the foundation's mission.
• Active Citizens Fund (EEA Grants)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerLogo partner displayed on the foundation's main website. The Active Citizens Fund is a programme financed by the EEA Grants and Norway, supporting civil society organizations in Slovakia.
• Anne Frank HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership dating from 2005 for the traveling exhibition 'Let me be who I am – The Life Story of Anne Frank.' The foundation hosts the exhibition at schools across Slovakia, with Anne Frank House providing the original content and guidance. The exhibition has been expanded with stories of contemporary youth facing discrimination.
• Filozofická fakulta Karlovej Univerzity v Prahe (Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University in Prague)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in the Erasmus+ Remembrance Education and Diversity project (2022-2024). The collaboration focused on developing methodological materials and training for teachers on memory education. Charles University provided academic expertise and co-developed the iWalk Banská Bystrica application.
• Zachor FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the iWalk Banská Bystrica project, providing support for the interactive Holocaust education walking tour.
• Nové školstvo (New Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developer of the 'Školy pre všetkých' (Schools for All) project alongside Nadácia Milana Šimečku and CVEK. Nové školstvo is a civic association dedicated to education system reform in Slovakia.
• CVEK – Centrum pre výskum etnicity a kultúry (Center for Research on Ethnicity and Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partner. Co-developed the 'Schools for All' project, publications on migrant integration (2022), information guides for Ukraine aid volunteers (2022), and multiple educational handbooks. CVEK provides research expertise on ethnicity and culture.
• USC Shoah FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation uses audiovisual testimonies of Holocaust survivors from the USC Shoah Foundation archive for the iWalk Banská Bystrica interactive walking tour application. The archive provides the testimony content integrated into the educational tool.
• Liga za ľudské práva (League for Human Rights)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in publications on migrant integration (2022) and the 'Z cudzincov domáci' handbook on integration in municipalities. Also co-published the Roma housing rights training manual.
• Človek v ohrození (People in Need)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 2022 publication 'Integrácia ľudí z Ukrajiny – návrhy riešení' (Integration of people from Ukraine – solution proposals), addressing integration policy recommendations.
• Ústav výskumu sociálnej komunikácie SAV (Institute for Social Communication Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner co-authoring educational methodology handbooks including 'Príbehmi proti predsudkom' (Using stories against prejudice) volumes, published in collaboration with the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of Comenius University.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Človek v ohrození (People in Need Slovakia): Established Slovak humanitarian and development NGO delivering education, advocacy, and inclusion programming. Comparable because it is a direct co-partner on the 2022 Ukraine integration publication and operates in adjacent migration, human rights, and civic-education territory in Slovakia.
• Nadácia Orange (Orange Foundation Slovakia): Corporate foundation of Slovak Telekom focused on education, digital literacy, and inclusion. Comparable as a co-funder on the 'Schools for All' project and operates a directly parallel grantmaking-plus-programmatic model targeting Slovak schools and inclusion themes.
• Nadácia Pontis: Slovakia's largest corporate-focused philanthropy foundation, working on education, civic participation, and CSR. Comparable because it operates the same grantmaking-plus-programmatic hybrid model in Slovak education and civil society, competing for many of the same Slovak corporate and EU donors.
• Nadácia otvorenej spoločnosti (Open Society Foundation – Slovakia): Slovak foundation under the Open Society network that funds civil society, human rights, and inclusion initiatives. Most directly comparable as a peer Slovak grant-making foundation operating in the same human rights and open society space, with regular logo co-branding on the subject's website.
• Liga za ľudské práva (League for Human Rights Slovakia): Slovak human rights NGO providing legal aid and advocacy for migrants, Roma, and other excluded groups. Comparable as a co-publication partner on migrant integration handbooks (2022) and the 'Z cudzincov domáci' municipal integration guide, operating in overlapping migrant-rights territory.
• CVEK – Centrum pre výskum etnicity a kultúry: Bratislava-based research center on ethnicity, culture, and migration. Comparable as a long-term strategic co-development partner on 'Schools for All,' migrant integration publications, and educational handbooks, with overlapping focus on Roma and migrant inclusion research.

Broad incumbents

• Anne Frank House: Amsterdam-based international organization that develops and licenses the Anne Frank traveling exhibition. Comparable as the content-originating partner for one of the subject's flagship programs and as a broader incumbent in European Holocaust and diversity education.
• Open Society Foundations: Global philanthropic network founded by George Soros, funding civil society and human rights worldwide. Comparable as the parent network of Nadácia otvorenej spoločnosti (a Slovak partner/logo donor) and as a broad incumbent in the same open-society, human rights, and inclusion thematic space.
• USC Shoah Foundation: International Holocaust testimony archive and education organization based at USC. Comparable as the testimony-content provider for the iWalk Banská Bystrica tool and as a globally dominant incumbent in memorial-education content and technology.

Regional players

• Nadácia mesta Bratislavy (Bratislava City Foundation): Municipal foundation supporting cultural and community projects in Bratislava. Comparable as a co-funder of the [fjúžn] festival and as a similarly-structured Slovak grantmaking foundation, but operates within a narrower geographic remit (Bratislava city only).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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