Fundacja Orły Sportu

What Fundacja Orły Sportu does

Fundacja Orły Sportu is a Polish non-profit foundation headquartered in Puck, operating since 2017 as the national operator for the Ministry of Sport and Tourism's flagship youth and grassroots sport activation programs. It runs Aktywna Szkoła (Active School), Z Orlika na Stadion (a school-to-stadium football tournament), Aktywni Lokalnie (a local-activation grant program with a 50M PLN 2026 allocation and 1,622 grants), Ręczna na Orliku (handball), Lekkoatletyka z Orlika (athletics), and contributes to Europejski Tydzień Sportu. Its service population includes Polish schoolchildren, local NGOs, sports clubs, and municipalities, with the third edition of Z Orlika na Stadion reaching 11,000+ football teams, 72,000 children, and 222,000+ participants.

The foundation operates through a network of 16 regional operators across all Polish voivodeships, leveraging the existing nationwide Orlik sports infrastructure to deliver programming at municipal scale. Its technology stack centers on the AMODIT electronic application and grant-management system, which supports the full lifecycle of grant intake, evaluation, instructor certification (1,372 trained instructors), and reporting. It is backed by corporate sponsors including Hisense, ORLEN, and PZU, and partners with the Polish Handball Association, eight national sports unions, and the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.

The business model is grant intermediation under government mandate rather than commercial monetization: the Ministry of Sport and Tourism is effectively the sole anchor funder, with corporate sponsorships co-funding specific program editions. The foundation retains administrative and program-management overhead while disbursing the bulk of allocations to local grantees. A small team of ~8 employees, with active hiring in content and HR, runs central operations. Leadership is anchored by President Rafał Wosik. The organization is expanding its surface area via new product lines (Lekkoatletyka z Orlika, Szatnia na Medal) and exploring corporate sports-event services, indicating nascent diversification beyond pure grant intermediation.

Name

Fundacja Orły Sportu

Legal name

Fundacja Orły Sportu

Website

https://orlysportu.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundacja Orły Sportu is a Polish non-profit foundation that serves as the national operator for the Ministry of Sport and Tourism's Aktywna Szkoła program, delivering youth and grassroots sport activations across Poland through 16 regional operators, corporate sponsors, and a network of 1,372 trained instructors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Sports Promotion and Youth Tournament Programs

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur & Grassroots Sport Associations (Community/Youth Governing Orgs) (MPAKAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports Fundraising & Development Services (Foundations, NIL Collectives Support) (MPAKAKAK)

Keywords

• Government sports programs
• Youth sports tournaments
• Physical activity promotion
• Community sports grants
• Sports event management

Headquarters

HQ city

Puck

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Program Funding: Fundacja Orły Sportu operates as the national operator for the Aktywna Szkoła program funded by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism (Ministerstwo Sportu i Turystyki). The foundation receives government grants to coordinate nationwide sports programs including tournaments, local initiatives, and the European Sport Week.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate partners (Hisense as Main Partner, ORLEN as Strategic Partner, PZU as Main Sponsor) provide sponsorship support for specific tournaments and programs, gaining brand exposure at events, in social media, on participant attire, and at finals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundacja Orły Sportu operates as the national operator for the Polish Ministry of Sport and Tourism's Aktywna Szkoła program, coordinating nationwide youth sports tournaments (Z Orlika na Stadion football, Ręczna na Orliku handball, Lekkoatletyka z Orlika athletics), distributing government grants through Aktywni Lokalnie to local sports organizations, coordinating the European Sports Week in Poland, and organizing the Kongres Sportu Powszechnego. It serves as the principal national-level delivery body for government physical-activity programs across all 16 Polish voivodeships.

Product overview

Fundacja Orły Sportu operates as the national operator of the Aktywna Szkoła program, funded by the Ministry of Sports and Tourism. The organization manages a portfolio of sports programs including Aktywna Szkoła (core program), Z Orlika na Stadion (football), Ręczna na Orliku (handball), Lekkoatletyka z Orlika (athletics), Aktywni Lokalnie (local grants), and Europejski Tydzień Sportu. The programs collectively aim to increase physical activity among children, youth, and adults across Poland using school infrastructure, Orlik fields, and professional coaching.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aktywna Szkoła: The main government program promoting physical activity among children, youth and adults, utilizing school and municipal sports infrastructure.
• Z Orlika na Stadion
• Ręczna na Orliku
• Lekkoatletyka z Orlika
• Aktywni Lokalnie
• Europejski Tydzień Sportu

Products and services

• Aktywna Szkoła Government-funded nationwide program promoting physical activity among children, youth, and adults, combining school infrastructure with professional coaching and sports animation. Delivered across all 16 Polish voivodeships with Local Sports Academies and instructor training.
• Z Orlika na Stadion Poland's largest youth football tournament, taking teams from local Orlik fields through regional stages to the national final at PGE Narodowy stadium in Warsaw. Targets U-13, U-14, and U-15 categories with prizes including trophies, medals, gift cards, sports equipment, and a Barcelona training camp for winning teams.
• Ręczna na Orliku National handball tournament for children and youth held on Orlik sports fields across Poland, with the final staged at Ergo Arena in Sopot/Gdańsk. Operated with substantive cooperation from the Polish Handball Association.
• Lekkoatletyka z Orlika Regional athletics tournament for children and youth organized at Orlik sports facilities, promoting track and field sports across Poland under the Aktywna Szkoła program.
• Aktywni Lokalnie Grant program supporting local sports organizations with awards of up to 50,000 PLN per project for non-commercial, publicly accessible physical activity initiatives. The 2026 edition allocated 50 million PLN to 1,622 local initiatives selected from 3,755 applications across all 16 voivodeships.
• Europejski Tydzień Sportu Polish edition of the European Commission's #BeActive campaign, delivering a week-long nationwide mass-participation sports celebration each year. The 2025 edition marked 10 years of operations in Poland.
• Kongres Sportu Powszechnego Annual congress at PGE Narodowy bringing together sports experts, athletes, and policymakers to discuss mass sports development and Olympic plans, hosted as part of the foundation's national activities.
• Local Sports Academies (Lokalne Akademie Sportu) Instructor training and development academies delivered in partnership with 8 Polish Sports Unions across 9 sports disciplines, reaching 1,372 class instructors in 2025 through 48 academies nationwide under the Aktywna Szkoła program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 222,000+ participants engaged in first edition of Aktywni Lokalnie (2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• HisensecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 June 2026Global technology leader and RTV/AGD manufacturer joins as Main Partner (Partner Główny) of the third edition of Z Orlika na Stadion tournament. Provides multimedia equipment for partner zone at events. Gains logo exposure during regional and macro-regional tournaments nationwide, at the Grand Final, on social media, on participant and coach attire, and in outdoor advertising for the final.
• ORLENflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic Partner of the Aktywna Szkoła program. Supported events include Kongres Sportu Powszechnego and Children's Day at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.
• PZUcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMain Sponsor of Z Orlika na Stadion football tournament. Brand featured in tournament communications and at events.
• Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce (Polish Handball Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubstantive cooperation partner for Ręczna na Orliku tournament. Provides expert knowledge and support for organizing the national handball tournament for children and youth.
• Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów (Chancellery of the Prime Minister)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost partner for Dzień Dziecka (Children's Day) event held in the gardens of the Chancellery in Warsaw, featuring sports activities for children and families.
• Ministerstwo Sportu i Turystyki (Ministry of Sport and Tourism)flagshipOthersPrincipal government funder and program commissioner. Provides budget funding for Aktywna Szkoła program and its component projects. The foundation operates as national operator for government sports promotion programs.
• 8 Sports UnionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with 8 Polish sports federations for Local Sports Academies program. Unions provide expert trainers and coaches who conduct workshops and training sessions across Poland, covering 9 sports disciplines.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• True Sport Foundation: Canadian foundation supporting grassroots sport through grants, advocacy, and research. Comparable mission and grant-distribution model, though at smaller scale; useful analog for evaluating foundation-led sport-development economics.
• TAFISA (The Association for International Sport for All): International association promoting Sport for All initiatives globally, including the European Sports Week (#BeActive) campaign that Fundacja Orły Sportu implements in Poland. Operates the same pan-European awareness platform the foundation delivers domestically.
• Laureus Sport for Good Foundation: Global foundation that funds and supports community-based sports programs for youth development. Comparable as a non-profit foundation using sport as a vehicle for social outcomes, partnering with corporate sponsors and operating program portfolios similar in spirit to Aktywna Szkoła and Aktywni Lokalnie.
• Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities: Canadian charity that provides grants to local organizations for youth sports participation, with corporate anchor sponsorship. Closely analogous business model to Aktywni Lokalnie: a national foundation distributing per-project grants to local NGOs and clubs to remove financial barriers to youth sport.
• Right To Play: International NGO using sport to educate and empower children in underserved communities. Comparable as a foundation-led organization running structured sports programs at scale with donor and institutional funding, focused on youth outcomes rather than elite competition.

Broad incumbents

• Sport England: UK national body distributing government and National Lottery funding to grassroots sport and physical activity programs. Directly comparable to Fundacja Orły Sportu in its role as a publicly-mandated intermediary that channels public funds into mass-participation sports initiatives across an entire country.
• Sport Australia: Australian government agency responsible for sport policy and community participation programs. Comparable as a public-mandated body overseeing grassroots sport funding and national initiatives, although structured as an agency rather than a foundation.

Emerging players

• Playground of Hope Foundation: Smaller non-profit foundation running community sports programs for youth. Comparable as a foundation-led operator of grassroots events and tournaments with sponsor partnerships, although operating at a smaller scale than Fundacja Orły Sportu.

Regional players

• Deutsche Sportjugend (German Youth Sports Federation): German youth sports umbrella organization within the DOSB. Comparable as a youth-focused sports body coordinating nationwide community programs, federations partnerships, and government-funded initiatives in a neighboring market.
• Fundacja Rozwoju Sportu i Rekreacji (or comparable Polish sports development NGO): Polish foundation focused on sport and recreation development, sharing the same national policy environment and donor ecosystem as Fundacja Orły Sportu. Useful as a direct same-market peer to assess competitive dynamics in Poland's grant-funded sport promotion space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/OrlySportu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacja-or%C5%82y-sportu
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacja_orly_sportu

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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