Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

What Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation does

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation (legal name Fundacja Auschwitz-Birkenau) is a Polish-registered non-profit organization founded in 2009 and headquartered in Warsaw, with a staff of 12. It operates as the dedicated international fundraising and preservation body for the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, the largest preserved German Nazi concentration and extermination camp. The foundation's core activities center on financing the conservation and cataloging of historic buildings, artifacts, and documents at the memorial site, including over 4,000 works of art by prisoners and survivors, and on protecting historical testimonies from private auction through its Patronage of Documents program.

The foundation delivers its mission through five core programs: Online Tour (a remote virtual live tour platform used by over 200,000 Italian students and educational groups worldwide), Preservation (conservation funding for the State Museum), Patronage of Documents (acquisition and return of historical records), Auschwitz Prisoner Art (a planned permanent exhibition of survivor artwork), and Picture from Auschwitz (a digital 1:1 replica of the memorial site licensed for film, documentary, and educational production). Technology infrastructure includes virtual tour delivery, Building Information Modelling (BIM) for historic building preservation, and the digital replica platform, supported by a Google technology partnership.

The foundation operates a donation-based revenue model, relying entirely on contributions from governments, corporations, and private individuals. Its Perpetual Fund is currently supported by 40 countries, with Germany as the flagship donor at 120M EUR cumulative, followed by the United States, Poland, France, Austria, and Great Britain. Services are provided free of charge to educational institutions, parliaments, and the public; the foundation does not charge for its core mission activities.

Name

Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

Legal name

Fundacja Auschwitz-Birkenau

Website

https://fundacja.auschwitz.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation is a Polish-registered non-profit that finances preservation and global education for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, serving educational institutions, governments, and the public through donations from 40 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Heritage Preservation

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Historical Sites (712120), Libraries and Archives (51921), Museums (71211)

akta.pro primary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Archives, Special Collections & Preservation Operations (Rare Materials, Conservation) (EDAEAGAJ), Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF)

Keywords

• Memorial preservation services
• Holocaust education programs
• Historical artifact conservation
• Virtual museum tours
• Cultural heritage preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government and Institutional Donations: The foundation receives financial contributions from governments (Germany, USA, Poland, France, Austria, Great Britain, and others) to support the Perpetual Fund for preservation and conservation work at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation finances and operates programs for the preservation, conservation, and cataloging of buildings, artifacts, and documents at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum site. It delivers remote educational access to the memorial via a live online virtual tour platform and provides a digital 1:1 replica used for film, documentary, and educational production. The foundation also runs the Patronage of Documents program (returning historical documents from Nazi crime sites to their places of origin) and the Auschwitz Prisoner Art program (preserving 4,000+ artworks by prisoners and survivors for a planned permanent exhibition).

Product overview

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation operates a unified mission-driven portfolio centered on memorial preservation and education. The core offerings include: Online Tour for remote virtual access to the memorial site; Preservation for conservation of buildings and artifacts; Patronage of Documents for protecting historical testimonies; Auschwitz Prisoner Art for preserving survivor artworks; and Picture from Auschwitz for digital replica technology supporting film and educational productions. These interconnected programs serve educational institutions, governments, and the public globally while maintaining the site's historical integrity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Online Tour: Virtual online tours of the Auschwitz Memorial allowing remote visits for educational purposes
• Preservation
• Patronage of Documents
• Auschwitz Prisoner Art
• Picture from Auschwitz

Products and services

• Online Tour Remote virtual live tour of the Auschwitz memorial site, enabling educational visits for students, parliaments, and institutions worldwide.
• Preservation Financing the careful preservation, conservation, and cataloging of the buildings and thousands of artifacts and documents at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site by the museum.
• Patronage of Documents Program to acquire and return historical documents from Nazi crime sites to their places of origin, preventing their sale at auction to private collectors.
• Auschwitz Prisoner Art Program to preserve and exhibit over 4,000 works of art created by prisoners and survivors of KL Auschwitz, making these silent testimonies accessible through a planned permanent exhibition.
• Picture from Auschwitz Digital 1:1 replica technology program enabling production of feature films, documentaries, and educational projects depicting the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site.

Quantifiable outcome

• Record support achieved for preserving the authenticity of the memorial site
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle provides technological support for online tours of the Auschwitz memorial site, enabling virtual access to the memorial for educational purposes globally.
• BNP ParibassupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's preservation and educational mission.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UNESCO World Heritage Centre: United Nations agency responsible for designating and supporting World Heritage Sites, including Auschwitz-Birkenau. Comparable as the supranational body coordinating international funding and preservation standards for the very site the foundation manages.
• National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty: UK-based conservation charity preserving historic buildings, sites, and collections with a large membership base and donor network. Comparable as a heritage-preservation nonprofit with subscription-style donor model and conservation as a core mission.
• Imperial War Museums: UK national museum organization operating five branches covering conflicts from WWI onward, including Holocaust-related holdings. Comparable as a publicly-funded museum network with preservation mandates, collections of historical artifacts, and large-scale educational programming.

Direct peers

• Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center: Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, operating museums, archives, research institutes, and educational programs. Directly comparable as a state-recognized Holocaust memorial foundation with global education missions, donor networks, and digital outreach initiatives.
• Simon Wiesenthal Center / Museum of Tolerance: Jewish human rights organization operating the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, focused on Holocaust remembrance, education, and tolerance programming. Comparable as a nonprofit running museums, educational outreach, and global advocacy tied to Holocaust memory.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: U.S. federal institution dedicated to Holocaust education, remembrance, and research. Comparable as a national Holocaust memorial museum with government backing, extensive artifact/archives collection, and large-scale educational programming for schools and international audiences.
• World Monuments Fund: U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving cultural heritage sites globally through grants, advocacy, and technical expertise. Comparable as a heritage-preservation nonprofit with international donor base, site-specific funding models, and conservation technology deployment.
• Anne Frank House: Nonprofit operating the museum at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, focused on Holocaust education through the lens of Anne Frank's story. Comparable as a heritage-site memorial foundation with educational programming, digital reach, and a permanent collection tied to a specific historical location.

Others

• International Council of Museums (ICOM): Global nonprofit organization representing museums and museum professionals, providing standards, training, and advocacy. Comparable as the sector-defining umbrella body relevant to the foundation's museum operations and professional governance.

Regional players

• Getty Conservation Institute: U.S.-based institute within the J. Paul Getty Trust working on conservation science, training, and preservation of cultural heritage. Comparable as an applied heritage-preservation organization deploying BIM/digital tools for building preservation and conservator training programs (as the foundation does via Taipei-funded scholarships).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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