Foundation Ukraine

What Foundation Ukraine does

Foundation Ukraine (Fundacja Ukraina) is a Polish non-profit foundation established in 2013 and headquartered in Wrocław, operating as a comprehensive service platform for migrants, refugees, and the local multicultural community. The organization runs four core service brands: the Institute of Migrant Rights (Instytut Praw Migrantów / IPM), which delivered over 21,000 free legal consultations in 2024; the Ukrainian Center of Culture and Development (CUKR); the Refugee Support Center (Centrum Wsparcia Uchodźców / CWU) with walk-in service at Wrocław Główny Railway Station; and supporting programs including Polish language courses (540+ participants in 2024), intercultural assistants deployed in 30 Lower Silesia schools (2,000 students supported), job fairs, and the annual Skovoroda Fest multicultural festival.

The foundation's humanitarian arm encompasses the Save Ukraine fundraising campaign (launched February 2022), the Help UA Package food delivery project reaching 11 Ukrainian regions with cumulative delivery of 10,447 packages to 10,709 people (as of May 2024), and the Safe Space shelter in Lutsk for internally displaced persons. Specialized programming includes the Rainbow Buddies LGBTQI+ mentoring initiative under the pan-European @nclusion project.

Foundation Ukraine operates as a grant-and-donation-funded non-profit; all beneficiary services are free of charge. Revenue is drawn from individual donations (processed via PayU), EU institutional grants (primarily AMIF — Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, 2021–2027), Polish government programs (e.g., Przyjazna szkoła 2025–2027), regional co-financing from Lower Silesian Voivodeship and Gmina Wrocław, corporate humanitarian sponsors (Nokia, Volvo, Selena, UPM, Lhoist, Devinity), and 1.5% Polish income tax assignments routed through FaniMani (KRS 0000507234). The organization employs 78 staff, has KRS registration 0000463960, NIP 8982203920, and operates with GDPR and Polish digital accessibility compliance.

Name

Foundation Ukraine

Legal name

Fundacja Ukraina

Website

https://fundacjaukraina.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Foundation Ukraine (Fundacja Ukraina) is a Wrocław-based Polish non-profit established in 2013 that delivers free legal aid, cultural integration, humanitarian assistance, and refugee support services to approximately 200,000 Ukrainian citizens, migrants, and refugees in Lower Silesia through 78 staff and multiple grant-funded programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Migrant and Refugee Support Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

Keywords

• Migrant integration services
• Humanitarian aid distribution
• Refugee legal assistance
• Intercultural community programs
• Polish language education

Headquarters

HQ city

Wrocław

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations (individual): Individual donors contribute one-time or recurring donations via the website using PayU payment processor. Recurring monthly donations can be set up with a credit/debit card. The foundation also receives donations through zrzutka.pl campaigns (e.g., Safe Space, Help UA Package). Individual donations are tax-deductible up to 6% of pre-tax income for Polish tax residents under Art. 26(1)(9) of the PIT Act.
2. Institutional grants and subsidies: Foundation Ukraine operates multiple grant-funded projects supported by the European Union (AMIF — Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund), the Polish government, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, and Wrocław municipality. These grants fund specific programs in migration support, integration, education, and humanitarian aid. The foundation also participates in institutional co-financing arrangements (e.g., co-financing from Wrocław for the Wrocław Strategy for Intercultural Dialogue).
3. 1.5% tax assignment via FaniMani: Through a partnership with FaniMani.pl, Foundation Ukraine can receive 1.5% of taxpayers' income tax assignments. Taxpayers designate KRS 0000507234 with specific purpose code 6374, and the funds flow through FaniMani to the foundation's subaccount.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Foundation Ukraine (Fundacja Ukraina) is a Polish non-profit foundation providing free legal, social, educational, and humanitarian services to migrants and refugees in Wrocław and Lower Silesia. It operates physical service centers (Institute of Migrant Rights, Ukrainian Center of Culture and Development, Refugee Support Center), delivers Polish language courses, intercultural assistants in schools, job fairs, and cultural festivals, and runs humanitarian aid projects delivering food packages and shelter to Ukrainians affected by the war.

Product overview

Foundation Ukraine (Fundacja Ukraina) is a charitable foundation based in Wrocław, Poland, operating since 2013. Rather than a single software product, it offers a portfolio of social services and humanitarian programs centered on migrant and refugee support. The core services include the Institute of Migrant Rights (IPM) providing free legal consultations, the Ukrainian Center of Culture and Development (CUKR) as a cultural integration platform, and the Refugee Support Center (CWU) for humanitarian assistance. Supporting programs include Polish language courses, intercultural assistants in schools, job fairs, and the Skovoroda Fest multicultural festival. Humanitarian initiatives include the Save Ukraine fundraising campaign, Help UA Package food delivery project, and Safe Space temporary shelter in Lutsk. The organization also runs grant-funded projects such as the Rainbow Buddies LGBTQI+ mentoring program and various integration and institutional development initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Instytut Praw Migrantów (IPM): Institute of Migrant Rights - providing legal consultations and migrant rights support
• Centrum Ukraińskie Kultury i Rozwoju (CUKR)
• Centrum Wsparcia Uchodźców (CWU)
• Save Ukraine
• Safe Space
• Help UA Package
• Rainbow Buddies
• Skovoroda Fest

Products and services

• Institute of Migrant Rights (Instytut Praw Migrantów, IPM)

Quantifiable outcome

• 21,000+ free legal and informational consultations provided in 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

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

• DevinityminorOthersCorporate partner supporting the Help UA Package humanitarian project, which delivers food packages to victims of Russian aggression in Ukraine. Devinity joins other companies and organizations in co-sponsoring the procurement and delivery of humanitarian aid.
• UPMminorOthersCorporate partner supporting the Help UA Package humanitarian project. UPM participates alongside other companies and organizations in funding and delivering food packages to affected regions of Ukraine.
• Selena GroupminorOthersCorporate partner supporting the Help UA Package humanitarian project. Selena Group contributes to the procurement and logistics of food package delivery to Ukraine.
• LhoistminorOthersCorporate partner supporting the Help UA Package humanitarian project. Lhoist participates in the corporate sponsorship of food package deliveries to Ukrainian regions affected by the humanitarian crisis.
• NokiaminorOthersCorporate partner supporting the Help UA Package humanitarian project. Nokia is featured in project videos endorsing the initiative, demonstrating the foundation's ability to attract multinational technology companies as humanitarian supporters.
• VolvominorOthersCorporate partner supporting the Help UA Package humanitarian project. Volvo contributes to the logistics and delivery of food packages to Ukraine as part of the project's corporate sponsorship network.
• International Charitable Foundation 'Social Protection'coreOthersUkrainian partner organization responsible for organizing and independently ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid within the Help UA Package project. One of four Ukrainian partner foundations that manage last-mile distribution of food packages to beneficiaries in war-affected regions.
• Charitable Foundation 'Alexandria Center for Aid'coreOthersUkrainian partner organization independently organizing and ensuring delivery of humanitarian aid within the Help UA Package project. Manages food package distribution to affected populations in its region.
• Public Organization '4.5.0. Krivyi Rih'coreOthersUkrainian partner organization independently organizing and ensuring delivery of humanitarian aid within the Help UA Package project. Manages last-mile distribution of food packages in the Krivyi Rih area.
• Charitable Organization 'Volunteer Battalion Foundation'coreOthersUkrainian partner organization independently organizing and ensuring delivery of humanitarian aid within the Help UA Package project. Contributes to the network of humanitarian distribution in Ukraine.
• Association Ukraine-WałbrzychminorOthersLocal Polish-Ukrainian community organization participating in the Help UA Package project as a corporate/institutional supporter, contributing to the collection and logistics of humanitarian aid shipments to Ukraine.
• Wrocław Deaf Association 'Nadzieja'minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in the same building as Foundation Ukraine (ul. Ruska 46A), the Wrocław Deaf Association 'Nadzieja' provides sign language interpretation services upon request for visitors to the foundation who are deaf or hard of hearing. This accessibility partnership enables the foundation to serve a broader range of beneficiaries with disabilities.
• European Endowment for Democracy (EED)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Civil Society Forum (June 2026, Gdańsk), an official pre-event of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine. EED partnered with Foundation Ukraine's participation in this high-level policy dialogue on Ukraine's recovery, democratic resilience, and civil society's strategic role in reconstruction.
• International Renaissance Foundation (IRF)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Civil Society Forum 2026 alongside EED and Stefan Batory Foundation. The IRF, a leading Ukrainian philanthropy and civil society support organization, creates the platform through which Foundation Ukraine's Vice-President contributes to discussions on Ukraine's recovery, integration, and EU accession trajectory.
• Stefan Batory FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Civil Society Forum 2026. As one of Poland's leading public benefit foundations, Stefan Batory Foundation collaborates with Foundation Ukraine in shaping the agenda for civil society engagement in Ukraine's recovery and European integration process.
• Partner organisations from Germany, Spain, Greece, Italy, and CypruscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix European countries participate in the @nclusion project, each implementing the Rainbow Buddies / LGBTQI+ migrant inclusion program in their own jurisdiction. Foundation Ukraine leads the Polish implementation and coordinates with these partners to create a cross-border network of support for LGBTQI+ people with migration experience.
• FaniMani.plminorOthersPolish platform enabling non-public-benefit organizations to receive 1.5% income tax assignments from Polish taxpayers. Foundation Ukraine partners with FaniMani to redirect tax allocations to its subaccount. Taxpayers enter KRS 0000507234 with specific purpose code 6374, and FaniMani routes the funds to the foundation.
• Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki we WrocławiuminorOthersCultural institution of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship local government. Co-organizer of the multicultural August picnic (2019) alongside Foundation Ukraine and Wrocławskie Koło Związku Ukraińców. Provides venue and programmatic support for intercultural events.
• Wrocławskie Koło Związku Ukraińców w PolsceminorOthersLocal chapter of the Association of Ukrainians in Poland, based in Wrocław. Co-organizer of the multicultural August picnic (2019) and the evening Ukrainian music program. Active community partner in joint cultural programming.
• Lower Silesian Voivodeship and Gmina WrocławcoreOthersCo-financing bodies for the Wrocław Strategy for Intercultural Dialogue 2018–2022, under which the foundation conducts multilingual and multicultural integration programming. Both the regional (voivodeship) and municipal (gmina) governments provide institutional funding for the foundation's community integration activities.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Fundacja Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej: Polish civic education foundation running multicultural and intercultural programs in schools. Comparable to Foundation Ukraine's intercultural assistants in schools and IntegrON project.
• Fundacja Mimo Wszystko (Integration Foundation, Wrocław): Wrocław-based social integration NGO serving vulnerable populations in Lower Silesia. A geographically overlapping peer competing for similar municipal co-financing and corporate sponsorship in the same regional market.
• Stefan Batory Foundation: Major Polish public-benefit foundation active in civil society support, democratic resilience, and Ukraine-related programming. Flagship co-organizer of Civil Society Forum 2026 with Foundation Ukraine; comparable in scale and institutional positioning.

Regional players

• Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka (Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights): Leading Polish human rights organization providing legal aid and advocacy, including for migrants and refugees. Comparable legal aid and rights-based service offering.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Poland (Caritas Polska): Largest Catholic humanitarian aid and refugee support network in Poland, running extensive shelter, food, and integration programs for Ukrainian refugees. A broader incumbent overlapping with Foundation Ukraine's Help UA Package and refugee shelter work.
• Polish Red Cross (Polski Czerwony Krzyż): Humanitarian aid organization with national reach running refugee support, food distribution, and integration programs. Comparable to Foundation Ukraine's humanitarian logistics and food package distribution.
• UNHCR Poland: UN Refugee Agency's Poland operation, providing protection, legal aid, and integration services to refugees. Operates in the same refugee-serving space as Foundation Ukraine's CWU and IPM.
• International Organization for Migration Poland (IOM Poland): UN agency operating migration and integration programs across Poland with significant EU institutional funding. Overlaps with Foundation Ukraine's resettlement, integration, and employment programming.

Direct peers

• Fundacja Polskie Forum Migracyjne: Polish migration-focused foundation offering integration support, advocacy, and legal aid to migrants in Poland. Closely comparable beneficiary base and one-stop service approach.
• Fundacja Ocalenie: Polish NGO providing legal, social, and integration support to migrants and refugees, including Ukrainian war refugees, with headquarters in Warsaw. Directly comparable mission and service mix to Foundation Ukraine's IPM and CWU.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCS9Afcq5gYybQwMTOvfeGXg
• Facebookfacebook.com/fundacja.ukraina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacja-ukraina
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacjaukraina.eu

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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