American Friends of the Czech Republic

What American Friends of the Czech Republic does

American Friends of the Czech Republic (AFoCR) is a private, tax-exempt nonprofit organization founded in 1995 and headquartered in Washington, DC. Its mission is to strengthen bilateral relations between the United States and the Czech Republic across government, academia, business, culture, and security domains. Originally founded to advocate for Czech admission into NATO (achieved in 1999), AFoCR has evolved into the primary American institutional voice supporting US-Czech relations, with landmark achievements including the 2008 visa waiver campaign, the 2014 placement of the Václav Havel bust in the US Capitol, and the construction of the Masaryk Memorial in Washington, DC.

AFoCR's core products are programmatic rather than technological: the annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture series (25 consecutive years), a bi-decade-running newsletter with 5,500 subscribers, the Czech Philharmonic US support program, humanitarian relief campaigns, government exchange programs, and cultural/educational events at venues such as the Hudson Institute and Folger Shakespeare Library. The organization maintains no proprietary technology platform, no digital product, and no API or software offering; operations are conducted through direct stakeholder engagement, events, and digital marketing channels including a website, newsletter, and social media.

The organization is governed by a board of approximately 20 directors plus emeritus members, including a former US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, a retired Major General, and senior partners at major US law firms and consultancies. With only 6 employees, AFoCR operates as a lean advocacy organization reliant on its high-profile board network, partnerships with the Czech Embassy and peer organizations (Friends of Slovakia, Hudson Institute, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, Jagello 2000), and episodic fundraising through donations and designated project grants. Revenue is generated through donations, membership contributions, and humanitarian campaign appeals, with no disclosed pricing model and no equity funding.

Name

American Friends of the Czech Republic

Legal name

American Friends of the Czech Republic

Website

https://afocr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

American Friends of the Czech Republic is a 30-year-old Washington, DC-based nonprofit that strengthens US-Czech bilateral relations through advocacy, cultural programs, government exchanges, and humanitarian campaigns. It serves government, academic, business, cultural, and Czech-American community stakeholders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Advocacy and Diplomatic Relations

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Other Social Advocacy Organizations (813319)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAIAE

Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy & Strategic Communications

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Foreign Affairs & Diplomatic Services

SECONDARYMPABADAN

Public Media Partnerships & Content Co-productions (NGO/Cultural)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Public/Nonprofit Broadcasting (PBS/NPR-style)

SECONDARYTHAHAMAC

Partner, Channel & Alliance Summits

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Corporate Meetings & Summits

Keywords

• Diplomatic advocacy services
• Bilateral relations support
• Cultural exchange programs
• Humanitarian aid fundraising
• Nonprofit advocacy organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington, DC

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: AFoCR operates as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that raises funds through donations. The organization solicits contributions through its website, at events, and through direct outreach to supporters of Czech-American relations.
2. Designated Project Funding: The organization raises and distributes funds for specific projects such as humanitarian assistance, flood relief, and cultural programs. Funds are raised through campaigns and grants are made to partner organizations like People in Need and Nadace Via.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

American Friends of the Czech Republic is a nonprofit advocacy organization that fosters communication, understanding, and mutual respect between the United States and the Czech Republic across government, academia, business, and cultural institutions. It delivers programmatic offerings including the annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture, Czech Philharmonic support initiatives, a long-running newsletter, government exchange programs, humanitarian fundraising campaigns, and bilateral networking events, all funded through donations and grants.

Product overview

American Friends of the Czech Republic (AFoCR) is a non-profit advocacy organization, not a technology product company. It operates a portfolio of cultural, diplomatic, and educational programs including the annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture series, Czech Philharmonic support initiatives, newsletter publication (since 1995), government exchange programs, and humanitarian assistance. These are programmatic offerings rather than technology products or software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture
• Czech Philharmonic Support Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully advocated for Czech Republic NATO membership (1999)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jagello 2000coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2026AFoCR signed a collaboration agreement with Jagello 2000, a leading Czech organization focused on security, transatlantic relations, and public diplomacy. The agreement establishes a framework for joint initiatives aimed at strengthening Czech-US relations through public diplomacy, educational programming, and strategic dialogue. The agreement was formally signed at the RISE conference in Austin, Texas.
• Nadace ViacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2025AFoCR partnered with Nadace Via, a respected Czech nonprofit, to support reconstruction of a Moravian school damaged by September 2024 floods. AFoCR launched a fundraising campaign and provided funding specifically for the school's rebuilding, with Nadace Via ensuring funds were directed to the effort.
• Czech PhilharmoniccoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 December 2024AFoCR supports the Czech Philharmonic's US activities, including their December 2024 Carnegie Hall residency. The organization serves as a key US supporter and helps cultivate American donors through the Dynamic Club. AFoCR co-organized invitation-only events attended by Czech President Pavel and Maestro Bychkov.
• People in Need (Člověk v tísni)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022AFoCR raised over $100,000 for Ukrainian refugees displaced in the Czech Republic and made a grant to People in Need, one of the key organizations handling the refugee crisis.
• Embassy of the Czech Republic in WashingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFoCR cooperates and partners with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington on diplomatic events, government visits, and cultural programming. The embassy and AFoCR collaborate on high-profile events including Václav Havel commemorations.
• Friends of SlovakiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative partners for the annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture series, inaugurated in 2000. The lecture honors the legacy of Václav Havel and the 1989 Velvet Revolution, celebrating shared values of freedom, democracy, and civic courage.
• Vaclav Havel Library FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFoCR collaborated with the foundation on placement of the Václav Havel bust in the US Capitol in 2014. The bust was unveiled in the Freedom Foyer of the Capitol, Statuary Hall.
• National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFoCR is a co-organizer of events at the NCSML in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, including the 50th anniversary Economic Summit. The organization supports the museum's programming and has been involved in its grand reopening (2012).
• Victims of Communism Memorial FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFoCR sponsors and participates in the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation's events, including the Annual Roll Call of Nations Wreath Laying ceremony honoring victims of communism.
• Aspen Institute PragueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFoCR facilitated the planning, development, and opening of Aspen Institute Prague in 2012, supporting institutional capacity building for policy discussions in Central Europe.
• Hudson InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFoCR co-sponsored the 2024 Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC. The institute serves as a venue for policy discussions featuring Czech and Slovak leaders.
• Czech National Guard State Partnership (Nebraska)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFoCR supports the State Partnership Program between the Nebraska National Guard and the Czech Army, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2023. Major General (Ret.) Daryl Bohac, an AFoCR officer, previously led the Nebraska National Guard.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Friends of Slovakia: Joint initiative partner for the annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture since 2000; operates the same bilateral advocacy model for Slovakia that AFoCR does for the Czech Republic, sharing sponsors and audience.
• National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML): Direct co-organizer of AFoCR's 50th anniversary Economic Summit and grand reopening (2012); comparable cultural/heritage mission focused on the Czech and Slovak diaspora in the US, with shared board members and overlapping programming.
• Vaclav Havel Library Foundation: Co-partner with AFoCR on the placement of the Vaclav Havel bust in the US Capitol (2014); shares directors (Milton Cerny, Elliot Berke) and pursues overlapping Czech cultural-diplomacy objectives in the United States.
• Jagello 2000: Czech partner organization that signed a 2024 collaboration agreement with AFoCR focused on security, transatlantic relations, and public diplomacy; analogous mission profile and bilateral programming orientation.
• Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association: Historic Czech-American fraternal and cultural organization in New York; comparable diaspora-focused nonprofit model serving similar Czech-American community and heritage-preservation audiences.
• American Friends of Lithuania: Closely analogous 'American Friends of' country-specific bilateral advocacy nonprofit; pursues the same people-to-people diplomatic, cultural, and educational exchange model targeting Lithuania.
• American Hungarian Federation: Closely analogous 'American Friends of' country-specific Central European diaspora advocacy model; pursues parallel bilateral US-Hungary cultural, political, and educational programming.

Regional players

• Aspen Institute Prague: Prague-based policy institute whose 2012 opening AFoCR facilitated; pursues overlapping Central European policy-dialogue and democratic-values programming from the Czech side of the bilateral relationship.

Broad incumbents

• Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation: Larger, established US organization whose Roll Call of Nations wreath-laying AFoCR regularly sponsors; broader anticommunist/human-rights mission that overlaps with AFoCR's freedom-and-democracy advocacy.

Others

• People in Need (Člověk v tísni): Major Czech humanitarian NGO that received AFoCR's $100,000+ 2022 grant for Ukrainian refugee relief; comparable in humanitarian focus but operates as a programmatic beneficiary rather than a bilateral advocacy peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AFoCRorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC
• Facebookfacebook.com/AFOCR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-friends-of-the-czech-republic-afocr
• Instagraminstagram.com/afocrorg

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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