Fundacja Ocalenie | Ocalenie Foundation

Name

Fundacja Ocalenie | Ocalenie Foundation

Legal name

Fundacja Ocalenie

Website

https://ocalenie.org.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refugee and migrant support services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

Keywords

• Refugee support services
• Migrant integration programs
• Legal aid services
• Psychological support services
• Housing integration programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Recurring and one-time donations from individual supporters. Accepts bank transfers (PLN, EUR, USD), PayU payments, and credit card payments. Donors can set up standing orders for regular support.
2. Tax Donation (1.5% PIT): Public benefit organization receives 1.5% of income tax donations from Polish taxpayers. KRS number: 0000030279.
3. EU Funded Projects: Project-based funding from EU programs including Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (FAMI), Active Citizens Fund, and regional operational programs. Projects include 'Mazowieckie Mosty Międzykulturowe' and 'Razem na rzecz spójności społecznej'.
4. Corporate ESG Partnerships: Collaboration with companies for social change, supporting ESG policies and strategies. Companies sponsor programs for refugees and migrants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundacja Ocalenie is a Polish nonprofit foundation that has operated since 2000, delivering free comprehensive support services to migrants, refugees, and foreigners in Poland. Its flagship offering, the Help Center for Foreigners (Centrum Pomocy Cudzoziemcom, CPC), provides free legal aid, multilingual psychological support, career counseling, cultural mentoring, Polish language courses, and housing integration programs across physical locations in Warsaw, Łomża, and Łódź.

Product overview

Fundacja Ocalenie is a charitable foundation that has operated since 2000 providing comprehensive support to people with migration and refugee experience in Poland. The organization's core offering is the Centrum Pomocy Cudzoziemcom (Help Center for Foreigners / CPC), a multi-service center operational since 2004 that provides integrated support including cultural mentorship, free psychological assistance in 9 languages, career counseling, and free legal aid covering immigration, refugee status, family, civil, administrative, and labor law. The foundation offers free Polish language courses for adults and specialized Know Your Rights conversational classes focused on legal and administrative vocabulary. Its children and youth programs include the Wiedza do potęgi tutoring program and psychological support services. The organization operates housing integration programs including Refugees Welcome Polska and Witaj w domu, which match refugees with private accommodation hosts. Additional services include advocacy work, free teacher training workshops on multicultural education, and ESG business cooperation programs. The foundation maintains a Telegram channel for client communication and outreach. All services are provided free of charge to clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centrum Pomocy Cudzoziemcom (CPC) - Help Center for Foreigners A comprehensive support center operational since 2004 providing cultural mentorship, psychological assistance, career counseling, and legal support to migrants and refugees across physical locations in Warsaw, Łomża, and Łódź. Services are free of charge to beneficiaries.
• Polish Language Courses (Nauka polskiego) Free Polish language courses for adults, providing language instruction to help foreigners integrate into Polish society and access employment, education, and public services.
• Psychological Support (Wsparcie psychologiczne) Free psychological, psychotherapeutic, and psychiatric assistance provided to adults, children, and adolescents in 9 languages, addressing trauma and mental health needs of the migrant and refugee population.
• Legal Support (Pomoc prawna) Free legal assistance covering stay legalization, international protection applications, family law, civil law, administrative law, and labor law matters, provided in multiple languages by qualified legal professionals.
• Career Counseling (Doradztwo zawodowe) Professional career counseling services including labor market information, job search assistance, CV preparation, and recruitment support for foreigners seeking employment in Poland.
• Children and Youth Support (Dzieci i młodzież) Psychological and educational support services for children and youth with migration experience, including tutoring programs to help with school integration and challenges.
• Refugees Welcome Polska Housing integration program matching refugees with private accommodation hosts to facilitate community integration and provide stable housing solutions.
• Witaj w domu Housing integration program supporting foreigners in finding stable accommodation and building new lives in Poland.
• Know Your Rights - Conversational Polish Classes Free conversational Polish language classes focused on legal and administrative vocabulary, helping Ukrainian adults understand their rights in Poland at A1 and A2 language levels.
• Teacher Training (Szkolenia dla nauczycieli) Free training workshops for primary and secondary school teachers on working with foreign children, covering inclusion, anti-discrimination, and multicultural classroom methods.
• Wiedza do potęgi - Tutoring Program Tutoring program providing educational support to children with migration and refugee experience to help with school challenges, delivered through trained volunteers.
• Business Cooperation (Współpraca z biznesem) ESG advisory and social responsibility program for companies supporting migrants and refugees, helping implement diversity and inclusion policies and ESG strategies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served approximately 15,000 people in 2023

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Fundacja Ocalenie joined ECRE in 2023 to increase engagement in European-level advocacy. ECRE is a European umbrella organization coordinating entities working on refugee rights. Participation enables knowledge sharing, joint advocacy, and influence on EU asylum and migration policy.
• UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNHCR funding supports 'Know Your Rights' conversational Polish language classes combining legal education with language learning for Ukrainian adults.
• PANATO Social CooperativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated limited edition of 'błyskotki' (shiny bags) with social cooperative PANATO to support fundraising efforts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka (Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights): Polish human rights NGO with programs on migration, asylum, and discrimination. Comparable advocacy-driven nonprofit operating in the same rights-based support category for foreigners in Poland.
• Polskie Forum Migracyjne (Polish Migration Forum): Polish migrant-support umbrella organization providing advocacy, integration support, and research. Operates in the same Polish refugee/migrant support space with overlapping program areas.
• Fundacja Dzieci Niczyje: Polish foundation supporting children and youth, including those with migration and refugee experience. Overlaps with Ocalenie's children/youth tutoring and psychological support programs.
• Fundacja Dajemy Dzieciom Siłę: Polish foundation providing psychological and educational support to children, including those with refugee backgrounds. Comparable in providing free multilingual psychological support and tutoring.
• Stowarzyszenie Interwencji Prawnej (Association for Legal Intervention): Polish NGO providing free legal aid to refugees, migrants, and detainees. Directly comparable to Fundacja Ocalenie's legal assistance program and similar beneficiary base in Poland.

Emerging players

• International Rescue Committee (IRC): International humanitarian organization providing legal aid, education, and economic support to refugees. Operates in Poland and other European countries with a comparable integrated refugee support model.

Regional players

• Danish Refugee Council: European refugee support organization delivering legal aid, protection, and integration services. Comparable program model, operating primarily outside Poland but active in European refugee response networks.

Broad incumbents

• Polish Red Cross (Polski Czerwony Krzyż): Established humanitarian organization delivering refugee support, family reunification, and integration services across Poland. Comparable scope of refugee assistance but as part of a much wider portfolio.
• UNHCR Poland: UN Refugee Agency's Poland operation, which co-funds and partners with Ocalenie on language and integration programs. Comparable mandate to protect and integrate refugees in Poland.
• Caritas Poland: Large Polish Catholic charity with dedicated refugee and migrant assistance programs. A broader incumbent operating in the same humanitarian support space, with significantly larger scale and funding base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacja-ocalenie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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