Fundacja TVN

What Fundacja TVN does

Fundacja TVN is a Polish charitable foundation (nonprofit, KRS 0000014124) established in 2001 by TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, headquartered at ul. Wiertnicza 166, Warsaw. It operates exclusively in Poland and is focused on improving the health of sick and disabled children and adults, with a sharpened strategic emphasis on pediatric mental health and healthcare infrastructure. Its portfolio spans three core service lines: (i) direct individual financial assistance covering rehabilitation (45.4M PLN cumulative), medical treatment and medications (23.4M PLN), and medical equipment (26.7M PLN); (ii) a nationwide psychotherapy co-financing program for children and youth up to age 18 – the first of its scale in Poland – with 56 psychiatric-psychological offices established and a target of 100+ by 2027; and (iii) major hospital infrastructure investments, including the Centrum Psychiatrii i Onkologii at Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka (~35M PLN) and the in-progress 'The Brain' innovation center (33M PLN funding, 2026 groundbreaking), built in partnership with WOŚP at Instytut Pomnik – Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka.

The foundation's revenue model is donation-funded through five channels: individual online donations (one-time, recurring, BLIK), SMS shortcode donations (e.g., 'Fundacja' to 4787), direct debit (polecenie zapłaty), bank transfer, and 1% personal income tax designation. Corporate partnerships supplement this, most notably the 20-year 'Podaruj Misia' campaign with Rossmann Polska. Distribution of support occurs through a partner hospital network including Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka (Warsaw) and Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki (Łódź). The foundation's economic model is structurally distinctive: TVN Warner Bros. Discovery contractually covers all administrative costs, so 100% of external donor funds are directed to beneficiaries – a feature repeatedly emphasized in donor communications. Underlying technology is a standard website with online donation processing; no proprietary platform, AI, or API is disclosed. Governance is provided by a Board and Foundation Council that includes senior figures from CVC Capital Partners, McKinsey, TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, and Polish medical academia.

Name

Fundacja TVN

Legal name

Fundacja TVN

Website

https://fundacja.tvn.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundacja TVN is a Polish charitable foundation established in 2001 by TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, providing financial assistance for pediatric healthcare, rehabilitation, and mental health, and investing in hospital infrastructure across Poland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Healthcare Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), Maternal, Child & Family Health Program Funding (HLAJALAG), Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management (HLAJAMAC)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation services
• Healthcare assistance programs
• Nonprofit medical support
• Mental health funding
• Pediatric rehabilitation aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual donors via online payments, SMS, BLIK, and bank transfer. Includes direct debit (polecenie zapłaty) for monthly recurring support.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with companies like Rossmann Polska for the 'Podaruj Misia' campaign and other corporate sponsors who contribute funds or resources.
3. SMS Donations: SMS-based charitable donations through designated shortcodes, including keyword campaigns like 'Fundacja' to 4787.
4. Charity Events: Revenue from events like the annual Charytatywny Bal (Charity Ball) through auctions and direct contributions.
5. 1% Tax Donation: Collection of 1% personal income tax donations designated by Polish taxpayers to the foundation.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundacja TVN is a Polish charitable foundation that provides financial assistance programs for sick, disabled, and mentally ill children and adults — covering rehabilitation, medical treatment, medications, and medical equipment — and funds construction and modernization of hospital and pediatric healthcare facilities across Poland. The foundation also operates the first large-scale psychotherapy co-financing program in Poland and major infrastructure projects such as The Brain pediatric brain disease center.

Product overview

Fundacja TVN is a charitable foundation established in 2001 by TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, offering a portfolio of social assistance and healthcare support services. The foundation provides direct financial assistance programs including individual support (rehabilitation, treatment, medical equipment), psychotherapy for children and youth, and infrastructure support for hospitals and medical facilities. Key initiatives include the nationwide psychotherapy program (psychoterapia), the #zdrowiewgłowie project creating psychiatric offices in hospitals, The Brain (an innovative brain disease center), and special campaigns like Podaruj Misia and Charytatywny Bal. The foundation also operates telephone fundraising and online donation systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Projekt Zdrowie w głowie: Social project creating psychological and psychiatric offices in hospitals throughout Poland for children and adults
• The Brain
• Podaruj Misia

Products and services

• Psychotherapy Co-Financing Program (Psychoterapia) The first large-scale psychotherapy co-financing program in Poland for children and youth up to 18 years (when family income does not exceed 3,500 PLN gross per person), funding individual, family, and group therapy sessions to address long public-sector waiting times of up to 1.5 years.
• Individual Financial Assistance (Pomoc Osobom Indywidualnym) Financial assistance program providing subsidies to disabled children and chronically ill adults for rehabilitation stays, home rehabilitation, medications, medical supplies, and rehabilitation/medical equipment. Consolidates three subsidy streams: subsidies for medicines and medical supplies, subsidies for rehabilitation, and subsidies for rehabilitation and medical equipment.
• Hospital and Medical Facility Support (Pomoc Szpitalom i Placówkom Medycznym) Program of construction and renovation of hospitals and medical facilities to upgrade healthcare infrastructure, including investments in Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki (36.7 million PLN in the rehabilitation clinic, 22.1 million PLN total) and the Centrum Psychiatrii i Onkologii (33.9 million PLN), with cumulative investments of 198,185,769 PLN in state healthcare facilities.
• The Brain — Pediatric Brain Disease Diagnosis and Therapy Center Innovative center for diagnosis and therapy of brain disorders in children, being built at the Instytut 'Pomnik – Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka', combining pediatric neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, and psychiatry, and featuring Poland's first intraoperative 3T MRI.
• Projekt Zdrowie w głowie (#zdrowiewgłowie) — Nationwide Mental Health Offices Nationwide social initiative creating psychological and psychiatric offices in hospitals throughout Poland for children and adults, bringing together psychologists, therapists, and child psychiatrists with patients and their families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 315+ million PLN raised for social causes since 2001
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Fundacja Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy (WOŚP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Co-development partnership for 'The Brain' project at Instytut 'Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka'. WOŚP contributes 16 million PLN for intraoperative MRI equipment while Fundacja TVN finances 33 million PLN for the overall center construction. The Brain will be Poland's first comprehensive center for brain disease diagnosis and therapy in children.
• Rossmann PolskaflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2006Long-standing partnership in the 'Podaruj Misia' (Give a Bear) campaign, running for 20 years since 2006. Fundacja TVN receives funds from teddy bear sales to support beneficiaries, while Rossmann directs their portion to renovation of two clinics at Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki. Celebrity designers participate annually in creating limited edition bears.
• HeyahminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTelecommunications partner supporting charitable SMS donations through mobile operator channel.
• Plus (Polkomtel)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerTelecommunications partner supporting charitable SMS donations through mobile operator channel.
• Orange PolskaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTelecommunications partner supporting charitable SMS donations through mobile operator channel.
• T-Mobile PolskaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTelecommunications partner supporting charitable SMS donations through mobile operator channel.
• Instytut 'Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka'coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for 'The Brain' innovation center and Centrum Psychiatrii i Onkologii. Poland's largest and most modern pediatric specialized hospital and one of the world's largest pediatric organ transplant centers. Partnership involves major construction and medical equipment investments.
• Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki (Łódź)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecipient of renovation support through Rossmann partnership for two clinics. Foundation has invested 36.7 million PLN in rehabilitation clinic and 22.1 million PLN total in various projects at this institution.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundacja Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy (WOŚP): Poland's largest health-focused charitable foundation, directly comparable in mission (pediatric medical equipment funding) and scale. WOŚP is also an explicit co-development partner on The Brain project, making it the closest functional peer and a useful benchmark for fundraising scale.
• Fundacja Polsat: Polsat's charitable foundation shares the same structural model as Fundacja TVN: a media-group-backed foundation using broadcaster airtime for fundraising (Szlachetna Paczka and others) to support child healthcare and family causes. Closest analog to TVN's media-foundation hybrid model.
• Fundacja Dzieciom Zdążyć z Pomocą: Polish foundation focused specifically on financial assistance for sick and disabled children, mirroring Fundacja TVN's primary beneficiary segment. Most direct mission-level peer for the individual assistance programs (rehabilitation, treatment, equipment subsidies).

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Polska: Poland's largest humanitarian aid organization operating across health, social welfare, and disaster relief. Comparable in scale and donor base but operates a much broader program portfolio than the child-health focus of Fundacja TVN.
• UNICEF Polska: Polish arm of global UN children's fund operating substantial health and child welfare grantmaking programs. Comparable in fundraising scale and child-health focus but with international mandate and institutional brand rather than media-conglomerate affiliation.
• Polski Czerwony Krzyż (Polish Red Cross): A major Polish humanitarian organization with health and social welfare programs including family support. Broader mandate than Fundacja TVN but operates within overlapping donor markets and fundraising channels (SMS, direct debit).

Emerging players

• Fundacja Siepomaga (Siepomaga.pl): Poland's largest online crowdfunding platform for medical and social causes, operating in the same beneficiary segment (sick children, rehabilitation, medical equipment). Competes for the same donor pool via SMS/online donation channels and direct grants to individuals.
• Fundacja DKMS Polska: Polish branch of the international bone marrow donor registry foundation. Overlaps with Fundacja TVN's healthcare infrastructure investment model (funding specific medical capacity) while operating in a narrower therapeutic area.
• Fundacja Hospicyjna: Polish foundation supporting hospice and palliative care with overlapping healthcare funding mechanisms. Comparable grantmaking operations but specialized to terminal care, a subset of Fundacja TVN's broader health mandate.
• Fundacja Anny Dymnej "Mimo Wszystko": Polish celebrity-backed foundation supporting children and adults with disabilities through rehabilitation grants and therapy funding. Comparable at the program level (rehabilitation subsidies, therapy hours) but at smaller scale than Fundacja TVN.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/fundacjatvntube
• Facebookfacebook.com/fundacjatvn
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacjatvn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacja-tvn

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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