Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
| Founded | 2009, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Type | Foundation |
| Focus | Support and protection of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Site |
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Area served
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Poland and abroad |
| Method | Fundraising and managing funds for conservation |
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Key people
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Piotr Cywiński, president of the Foundation Władysław Bartoszewski, chairman of the Council and founder of Foundation |
| Website | Official website of the Foundation |
Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, created in 2009 by Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, aims in gathering and manage the iron fund from which income shall finance long-term, global preservation program of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Site.
The main objective of the Foundation is to look after the Memorial Site – the grounds and remnants of the former concentration camp KL Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II Birkenau concentration camp supervised by the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim (...), as well as to support the Museum's mission.
The aim is to be accomplished primarily through the collection of funds for conservation and financing the conservation works. The funds are collected for the Foundation's Perpetual Fund. According to the objectives of the Foundation, the annual interest (approximately 4-5 million) from the Fund of 120 million EUR, would allow for planned and systematic conservation work.
The Foundation was registered in Warsaw, Poland in April 2009, but already 2 months earlier, the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sent letters to dozens countries requesting assistance in the construction of a proposed iron fund of 120 million euro.
December 16, 2009, Germany has taken a joint decision, federal-lands, to donate to the fund 60 million EUR in five equal installments from 2011 to 2015. However, in June 2010, Germany decided to send additional 120,000 euros to cover the costs of running the office of the Foundation.
In February 2010, Austria announced a payment of 6,000,000 euros. In July 2010, United States pledged $15,000,000 (approximately 12, 2 million euros).
In July 2010, United States of America declared donation of 15 million USD (about 12,2 million EUR).
In May 2011 Great Britain declared support of the fund in the amount of 2,15 million GBP (about 2,41 million EUR).
On October 5, 2011 President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski, signed special act (supported earlier by all parliamentary clubs of the lower and higher chambers of Polish Parliament) according to which Poland supported the fund in the amount of 10 millions EUR (which is about 8% of whole fund amount).
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