Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation

What Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation does

The Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation is a Kyiv-based charitable foundation established in 2017 by the family of Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, the Ukrainian co-founder of the World Economic Forum and member of the Club of Rome. It operates as a non-profit civic-education organization focused on youth leadership, personal responsibility, and national identity in Ukraine, serving Ukrainian youth, civic leaders, and the broader Ukrainian public as its primary constituents.

The foundation's product portfolio is programmatic rather than commercial and centers on a flagship youth-leadership program, Youth Will Change Ukraine (MZU), supplemented by the Ukrainian Youth Delegate to the UN program, the Responsibility Award, the School of National Identity, the Responsibility Index, the Responsibility Marathon, Human Responsibility Day, and the Declaration of Human Responsibility. Collectively these programs have produced an alumni base of 1,600+ participants and 22 UN youth delegates. There is no underlying proprietary technology platform described; delivery is human-mediated through cohorts, events, and convenings.

The foundation's business model is grant- and donation-funded: operating support is sourced from the founding family, individual donors, and institutional partners, while program delivery is co-executed with a partnership network of more than 100 organizations, including Ukrainian ministries, international bodies (notably USAID via Doluchaytes!), Ukrainian NGOs (Razom, IRF), and academic institutions (MIM-Kyiv, UCU). The organization runs with a small staff of approximately 11 employees, indicating a high-leverage, partnership-driven delivery model typical of mission-driven foundations.

Name

Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation

Legal name

Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation

Website

https://bhfamily.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation is a Kyiv-based non-profit founded in 2017 by the Hawrylyshyn family to advance youth leadership, civic education, and personal responsibility in Ukraine through programs, awards, and a network of 100+ institutional partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Leadership Development and Civic Education

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Child and Youth Services (62411), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO)

Keywords

• Youth leadership development
• Civic education programs
• Philanthropic foundation services
• Responsibility awareness initiatives
• Youth diplomacy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Charitable donations and institutional grants: The foundation operates as a charitable organization funded by donations, institutional grants, and partner contributions. Revenue is used to fund educational programs, youth initiatives, scholarships, and responsibility-focused projects. The foundation collects donations through its website and third-party platforms. Institutional support has been received from organizations such as 'Razom' for institutional capacity building.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation is a Kyiv-based non-profit charitable foundation that delivers free, application-based youth leadership development, civic education, and public-responsibility programs in Ukraine. Its core offerings include the МЗУ (Youth Is Changing Ukraine) accelerator, the Ukrainian Youth Delegate to the UN program, the Responsibility Award, the School of National Identity, the Responsibility Marathon, Human Responsibility Day, the Responsibility Index, and the foundational Declaration of Human Responsibility, all financed through donations and grants from private donors and international partners.

Product overview

The Bohdan Hawrylyshyn Family Foundation operates a portfolio of interconnected programs centered on responsible leadership, youth development, and civic education in Ukraine. The core offerings include the 'Молодь змі(ц)нює Україну' (МЗУ) youth empowerment program, the 'Молодіжний делегат України до ООН' UN youth delegate program, the 'Премія відповідальності' Responsibility Award, and the 'Школа національної ідентичності' educator program—all grounded in the 'Декларація відповідальності людини' authored by Bohdan Hawrylyshyn. Supporting initiatives include the 'Марафон відповідальності' annual campaign, the 'День відповідальності людини' national observance day, and the 'Індекс відповідальності' sociological monitoring tool. The foundation also integrates the 'Curly Management™' value-based project management methodology into its programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Is Changing Ukraine (Молодь змі(ц)нює Україну, МЗУ) A free, cohort-based youth leadership accelerator for approximately 70 Ukrainian changemakers annually, combining skill-building using the proprietary Curly Management methodology with mentoring, networking, and project funding to drive social impact in Ukraine.
• Ukrainian Youth Delegate to the UN (Молодіжний делегат України до ООН) A program that selects and supports a young Ukrainian representative to participate in UN forums; the foundation is the only Ukrainian entity authorized to send a youth delegate to the UN. Targets individual young changemakers seeking international diplomacy experience.
• Responsibility Award (Премія відповідальності) A national recognition award for Ukrainian civil society organizations, NGOs, volunteer initiatives, and CSR programs that demonstrate responsibility-driven impact across sectors. The award has received 110 nominations and awarded 30 laureates.
• School of National Identity (Школа національної ідентичності) A civic-education program and curriculum delivered in partnership with educators and educational institutions to teach national identity and civic responsibility to Ukrainian students.
• Responsibility Index (Індекс відповідальності) An analytical/research product that measures and indexes levels of responsibility in Ukrainian society, providing data and insights to inform public discourse and policymaking.
• Responsibility Marathon (Марафон відповідальності) A public campaign and event series promoting awareness and practice of human responsibility among Ukrainian audiences.
• Human Responsibility Day (День відповідальності людини) An annual public-awareness day organized by the foundation to spotlight and celebrate acts of human responsibility across Ukraine.
• Declaration of Human Responsibility (Декларація про відповідальність людини) A foundational ethical framework and document adopted and promoted by the foundation to articulate principles of human responsibility that guide its programs and advocacy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,600+ program alumni (Youth Will Change Ukraine, since 2012)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation works with the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine on state-level commemorations, including the centenary of Bohdan Hawrylyshyn's birth in 2026.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is a key partner in the Ukrainian Youth Delegate to the UN program, providing governmental endorsement and diplomatic support.
• International Renaissance FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe International Renaissance Foundation (founded by George Soros with Bohdan Hawrylyshyn's involvement) is listed among the foundation's circle of partners and shares a historical connection to Hawrylyshyn's institutional legacy in Ukraine.
• Razom For UkrainemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRazom For Ukraine provides institutional support to the foundation and is also an organizational partner in the Youth Delegate to the UN program. In 2025, Razom provided institutional capacity-building support to the foundation.
• MIM-Kyiv Business SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBohdan Hawrylyshyn co-founded MIM-Kyiv, and the foundation maintains a close partnership with the business school, including joint programs, leadership training, and the involvement of MIM faculty in foundation activities.
• Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation partners with UCU's Leadership and Management Institute and the Sheptytskyi Center for educational programs, scholarships, and the hosting of foundation events including the Responsibility Index presentation.
• Charitable Foundation 'MHP – Hromadi'majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMHP-Hromadi is a co-organizer of the Responsibility Award 2025 and supports the foundation's programs through joint grant mechanisms and project co-implementation.
• Avrora Multi-Market ChaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvrora multi-market chain became an institutional partner of the foundation in 2026, providing support for the foundation's programs and responsibility initiatives.
• Foundation 'KOLO'coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation KOLO is a pilot implementation partner for the School of National Identity program, contributing to the development of civic resilience methodologies.
• Educational Foundation 'MridDii' (MriydDii)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMriddii Educational Foundation is a partner in the pilot implementation of the School of National Identity program for educators.
• GoGlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoGlobal is a partner in the pilot implementation of the School of National Identity program for educators.
• Foundation ZMINmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation ZMIN is listed as a partner of the Responsibility Award 2025, co-organizing the annual award competition for responsible partnerships in Ukrainian civil society.
• Shpyg FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Shpyg Foundation is listed among the foundation's partner organizations, collaborating on educational and civic initiatives.
• Espreso TVminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEspreso TV is a media partner of the Responsibility Award 2025, providing media coverage and visibility for the foundation's initiatives.
• Suspilne Media / Suspilne KulturaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSuspilne Media (Ukrainian Public Broadcasting Company) and Suspilne Kultura are media partners supporting coverage of foundation events and programs.
• Ukrainian Radio and Radio KulturaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUkrainian Radio and Radio Kultura are radio partners of the Responsibility Award 2025, providing broadcast coverage.
• Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of UkrainemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation collaborated with the Institute of Sociology to develop and present the first-ever Ukrainian Perception of Responsibility Scale (Index of Responsibility in Ukrainian Society) in May 2026.
• Institute of Leadership and Management at UCUmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation partners with UCU's Institute of Leadership and Management for program delivery, mentorship, and co-hosting events including the Responsibility Index presentation.
• ANTS (Agency of National Tourism of Ukraine)minorOthersListed as a partner organization in the foundation's circle of partners.
• Young European Ambassadors / EU Neighbours EastminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization contributing to youth diplomacy and European engagement programs.
• Curly ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurly Management is a training partner providing the 'Project Management through Values' methodology used in the 'Youth Is Changing Ukraine' program.
• PictoricminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the foundation's circle of partners.
• MoveUkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoveUkraine is co-founded by foundation co-founder Patricia Shmorhun Hawrylyshyn and is listed as a partner organization.
• LifeLine UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatricia Shmorhun Hawrylyshyn is a member of the advisory board of LifeLine Ukraine; the organization is listed as a partner.
• KachorovskaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKachorovska is listed as a partner organization and has collaborated with the foundation on responsibility-themed design projects (#BH15).
• Ukrainian Youth Forum (UYF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization representing youth civic participation networks.
• YouControlminorOthersListed as a partner organization in the foundation's circle of partners.
• QATestLabminorOthersListed as a partner organization in the foundation's circle of partners.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Razom For Ukraine: U.S.-based Ukrainian diaspora nonprofit supporting civil society and humanitarian initiatives in Ukraine; a direct peer in Ukrainian civic philanthropy and a current institutional partner and capacity-building funder of the foundation.
• MoveUkraine: Ukrainian civic engagement nonprofit co-founded by foundation co-founder Patricia Shmorhun Hawrylyshyn; directly comparable in mission around Ukrainian civic activation and a listed partner of the foundation.
• Ukrainian Catholic University: Major Ukrainian private university hosting the foundation's Institute of Leadership and Management partner programs; comparable in civic education and youth leadership development as a current programmatic partner.
• MIM-Kyiv Business School: Ukrainian business school co-founded by Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, providing leadership training and methodology; directly comparable in leadership development and a core programmatic partner of the foundation.
• Foundation ZMIN: Ukrainian civil society transformation foundation and co-organizer of the Responsibility Award 2025; directly comparable in Ukrainian civic society grantmaking and accountability programming.

Others

• Club of Rome: Global think tank of which Bohdan Hawrylyshyn was a member; intellectually comparable as the philosophical antecedent for the foundation's ethical and responsibility-focused mission.
• USAID Ukraine: U.S. government foreign assistance agency funding the foundation's flagship МЗУ program via the Doluchaytes! mechanism; comparable as a primary institutional funder of Ukrainian civic programming.

Broad incumbents

• International Renaissance Foundation: Major Ukrainian civil society grantmaking foundation founded by George Soros with historical involvement of Bohdan Hawrylyshyn; comparable in grantmaking scope and a current partner of the foundation.
• Ukrainian Institute: Government-affiliated Ukrainian cultural diplomacy institution; comparable in public-facing Ukrainian identity programming and the foundation's Operations Manager previously led strategic partner engagement at the Ukrainian Institute.

Emerging players

• Aspen Institute Kyiv: Values-based leadership and civic education organization with Ukrainian programming; comparable in mission around responsible leadership and ethical frameworks underpinning the foundation's Declaration of Human Responsibilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BH_Family_Fund
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_8CFKSWsheNCVrZPyCePyQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/bhfamily.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/hawrylyshyn_family_fund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bohdan-hawrylyshyn-family-foundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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