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Community Foundation of Elbe Euroregion strives to accomplish its mission by:
• supporting a variety of communities, developing cross-sector partnerships and assessing needs and issues of Ústí nad Labem community;
• helping to set up platforms where locals, businesses, NGOs, local government and state administration representatives can meet to search for and to initiate shared visions and solutions to local issues;
• assisting in resolving today’s as well as future issues by raising funds and redistributing them through grant-making towards culture, environment, education, social and health services and local development.
Community Foundation of Elbe Euroregion is a civil society organization working
towards an open community and better life in the Elbe Euroregion.
Mission of The Community Foundation
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DIALOG Program
We believe that quality of life in our community depends on quality of
relationships, on our ability to communicate, to identify and to share values,
to respect our differences and to accept our share of responsibility. Whenever
people are capable of coming together to address a specific issue, to invest their
energy, to be committed, much more comes out than the tangible outcome.
Partnership and trust based community is created, a space where people can
meet and be creative.
Ústí nad Labem Investment Center
As of June 2004, our foundation has become an official member of the Ústí nad Labem Investment Center – an association without a legal status - joining the Ústí nad Labem Municipality, Elbe Euroregion Regional Development Agency, Regional Chamber of Commerce in Ústí nad Labem and the Ústí nad Labem Labor Office.
The principle objective of the Investment Center is to set up attractive opportunities for investors in the Ústí region, to increase investors’ awareness as to local investment opportunities, to promote Ústí nad Labem region as an area ready for investors’ influx as well as for active communication with potential investors. Our foundation in the Investment Center focuses primarily on providing current investors with corporate social responsibility services.
Elbe Euroregion Regional Development Agency
In 1998, our foundation initiated and co-founded the Elbe Euroregion Regional Development Agency, o.p.s.
This agency strives to support the overall development of Ústí nad Labem region, in particular by providing information regarding funding and projects designed for this region, by administering and coordinating national and international development programs concerning the region and by implementing regional development projects. Our foundation is currently represented in the supervisory board of the Agency.
Donors Forum Czech Republic
Donors Forum was set up in 1995 as a non-profit initiative of donors operating in the Czech Republic. Currently, Donors Forum unites Czech foundation, endowment funds and corporate donors in three associations. The mission of the Donors Forum is to support philanthropic activities, to improve attitudes towards philanthropy in the Czech Republic and to advocate interests of donors. Our foundation is one of the 32 associated foundations under the auspices of the Donors Forum Czech Republic.
TCFN–Transatlantic Community Foundation Network
During 2004 the second three-year phase of the TCFN program took place. This program focuses on experience sharing and capacity building of community foundations on both Atlantic shores. This program is organized by German Bertelsmann Stiftung in cooperation with The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation of the US. Our foundation is one of the 34 organizations participating in the program, engaging primarily in the “Community Leadership – Other than Grant-making Roles of a Community Foundation” working group.
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Civic Sector Assistance
We realize that supporting local civic sector through grant-making only cannot
suffice from the point of view of a community foundation. We are convinced that
civic sector long-term sustainability is linked to regular training opportunities,
to project design capacity as well as to the capacity to raise funds in order
to implement them and, last but not least, to sharing experiences, plans and
objectives.
Information Support:
In the course of the year we designed and distributed an up-to-date summary of funding opportunities and information sources to local civil society organizations. This material contained a list of funding sources designed to support the NGO sector, including information regarding programs, deadlines and application details as presented by the individual funders. Information regarding grant-making program deadlines was distributed upon request also outside this target group.
We continued in setting up and updating a contact information database concerning entities that are publicly active within the Elbe Euroregion and that we have come in contact with. Currently, this database contains over 1,450 entries and is used by NGOs particularly for purposes of addressing specific target groups.
In cooperation with the Civil Society Development Foundation, we designed an information workshop for NGOs from Ústí nad Labem and Karlovy Vary regions regarding their opportunities to participate in the 6th annual “Help the Children” program.
Community Needs and Assets Assessment:
In the course of the year, we organized a series of meetings focused on identifying specific issues and needs of NGOs in individual districts of the Elbe Euroregion. Local NGO sector SWOT analyses for districts Děčín, Litoměřice and Teplice come forth from these meetings, providing an important feedback both for the foundation management as well as for the local NGO development.
Technical Assistance and Training:
Within the seventh and eighth call for proposal we assisted starting NGOs through consulting to design their project proposals to thereafter apply for a grant made by our foundation. We provided individual advice and assistance to dozens of NGOs in selecting suitable partners or funding sources to implement their projects.
In cooperation with the Center for Community Work service organization we designed the Small Community Grass-roots Development Program. Co-funded by the US government, this program provides training and assistance designed to support NGO development in rural and peripheral areas of the Elbe Euroregion with the aim of providing starting organizations with the fundamental operational capacities.
Civic Sector Promotion:
For the first time this year, we organized an exhibit in Ústí nad Labem displaying successful projects implemented in 2004 in our region with the aid of promoting NGO activities and raising public awareness.
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In order to make our region a better place to live and improve its environment it
is crucial to actively involve the public in community affairs. Developing lasting
relations to the place people live and work is particularly important with respect
to our history and geographic location. We have chosen to appeal primarily to
young people through the Youth Advisory Committee Project.
Youth Advisory Committee (YAC):
The Youth Advisory Committee is an open group of young people 15 to 25 years of age whom our foundation provi-ded with a space to take forward various community deve-lopment activities.
The YAC has set forth the following goals:
• Allowing young people to implement their own projects that respond to needs identified by the YAC;
• To enable young people to develop an active and respon-sible relationship to the place they live;
• To inform young people of the civic sector, in particular with activities carried our by a foundation, offering them an access to an interesting activity area that could beco-me the focal point of their future professional or other interest.
In the course of 2004, the YAC had seven members, Ústí nad Labem University students mastering in social work and social policy studies, who worked to achieve the YAC goals engaging in activities described bellow.
Sample Activities:
In the course of 2004, the YAC organized two calls for pro-posal TEENTOWN whereby young people 15 to 25 years of age were enabled to apply for support of their projects to be implemented in the Ústí nad Labem district. (For further information regarding the outcomes of the TEENTOWN calls for proposal see page 13).
In this respect, it is important to stress that a vast majority of funds redistributed was raised by YAC members from local corporations and individuals.
In February, the YAC Coordinator participated in a week of training in Belfast UK focused on working with young peop-le involved with the YAC project. This event was organized by the European Foundation Centre (EFC) in cooperation with the Community foundation of North Ireland.
Toward the end of May 2004 the YAC asked high school stu-dents to write a dwarf story. All twelve literary pieces were read at the Ústí nad Labem City Museum ceremony closing the Year of the Dwarf.
During the same period of the year, a survey “Wherein Ústí 2004” took place, involving 65 elementary and high school students. The objective of the survey was to identify locati-ons that young people from Ústí nad Labem liked the best and the least. Outcomes of the survey were used as basis for implementing further activities.
In the course of the year, YAC members participated in or-ganizing the Children’s Day in the Ústí nad Labem ZOO or the beneficial concert in the CIRCUS Club.
Towards the end of the year, they updated their website
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The Open
Grant-making Fund
Open Grant-making Fund is the basic fund of our community foundation and
it is open to all donors and funders. The objective of this fund is to accumulate
funding for purposes of supporting open calls for proposal and operating
programs of the community foundation.
Social Services:
Naděje, o.s. Litoměřice branch ... CZK 13,000
Sewing workshop equipment
Opening a sewing workshop work therapy for residents of an asylum house.
Naděje, o.s. Litoměřice branch ... CZK 10,000
Leisure time club equipment
Purchasing equipment to open a club for children from socially disadvantaged families.
Deštník, o.s. ... CZK 5,500
Training assistance staff
Training staff providing care to clients with the Alzheimer’s in Teplice area.
Deštník,o.s. ... CZK 20,000
Ergo therapy for clients with the Alzheimer’s
Purchasing a special ergo therapy table allowing clients to maintain maximum self sufficiency in home environment. Culture and Arts:
OBERIG ... CZK 20,000
Multi-cultural meeting point
Setting up a club for meeting of children and youth of different nationalities in Ústí nad Labem.
Zubr, o.s. ... CZK 16,750
Závislý Zubr festival
Organizing a cultural festival of amateur theater and music group in Zubrnice.
Les divokých sviní, o.s. ... CZK 20,000
VITEZIKO PARAMISI-Roma Fairytale
Staging a Roma fairytale for the repertoire of the Dramatic Studio, involving also Roma children from Ústí nad Labem.
Training and Human Resources:
Šťovík Teplice, o.s. ... CZK 20,000
Environmental education teachers’ clubs
Setting forth a teachers’ club with the aim of improving access of teachers to training activities in the field of environmental education.
Šťovík Teplice, o.s. ... CZK 7,000
Public awareness building of o.s. Šťovík
Organizing a series of exhibits and presentations dealing with the environment.
Sdružení přátel SOŠ v Ústí n/L. ... CZK 20,000
Now I know how
Training for volunteers of the student volunteer center of the SOŠ high school in Ústí nad Labem.
Mateřská škola Dubí ... CZK 20,000
Garden, a place where children’s dreams come true
Expanding the use of a school yard during the morning hours by children from Dubí.
Environment:
ZO ČSOP Tilia ... CZK 14,000
Eko-club Ledumka
Developing circumstances for active nature protection in the new club in Krásná Lípa.
Spolek pro trvale udržitelný
rozvoj Šluknovska ... CZK 7,000
Children cooperation – meeting of children from Vilémova and from Neukirch
Developing cooperation and meeting of children of similar age groups from Czech-German border area.
Summary
Fifty nine (59) NGO projects applied within the seventh call for proposal for a total of CZK 1,138,550. Thirteen (13) projects were selected and allocated a total of CZK 193,250. Grants were covered from the Foundation Investment Fund (NIF) 2003 proceeds and from local corporate and individual gifts.
SEVENTH CALL FOR PROPOSAL
The seventh call for proposal that focused on supporting public benefit projects of small and starting NGOs was opened for grant applications of organizations working in the field of social services, environment, culture and arts, training and human resources or in an unspecified thematic field. The fundamental eligibility condition was that the project be implemented in the Elbe Euroregion, i.e. within the former Děčín, Litoměřice, Teplice and Ústí nad Labem districts.
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Social Services:
Speciální mateřská škola, Demosthenes ... CZK 50,000
Canis therapy – dog helps
Opening the so called canis therapy – helping with dogs in caring for disabled children in Ústí nad Labem region.
Senior, o.s. ... CZK 50,000
Activating program of the daycare center for the elderly in Děčín Operating a program for the elderly focusing on improving both their physical and psychical health.
Romské sdružení Indigo Děčín ... CZK 35,000
Open community center in Děčín
Establishing and equipping a center for children and youth in the Boletice nad Labem housing development.
Reg. organizace Roska Ústí n/L. ... CZK 37,000
Together we can do it
Supporting rehabilitation services for Ústí nad Labem residents suffering from degenerative sclerosis.
Slunečnice, o.s. ... CZK 25,000
Daycare center - CDS Slunečnice
Establishing a daycare center for clients with mental and physical disability.
Training and Human Resources:
Tyflocentrum Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 30,000
Providing professional training workshops for job market and social inclusion of the blind and people with severely impaired sight Providing training for people with impaired sight from Ústí nad Labem region.
Šťovík Teplice, o.s. ... CZK 40,000
Teplice NGOs – an emerging community
Training and promotion activities strengthening development and cooperation of the civic sector in Teplice area.
Unspecified Themes:
Salesiánské středisko mládeže
– DDM Rumburk – Jiříkov ... CZK 40,000
Jiříkov is alive
Supporting operation of a youth center in the Šluknov area organizing self-help club activities for leisure time of local children.
Rami, o.s. ... * CZK 17,200
Sewing and ceramics club
Providing staff for a sewing and ceramics club for children and youth from the Nový Svět locality of Krásné Březno.
Environment:
YMCA Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 30,000
Monastery garden – an oasis of peace in the city center
Finalizing renovation of the monastery garden in city center of Ústí nad Labem and opening it to the public.
Summary
Ninety seven (97) NGO projects applied within the eighth call for proposal for a total of CZK 3,785,839. Ten (10) projects were selected and allocated a total of CZK 354,200. Grants were covered from the Foundation Investment Fund (NIF) 2003 proceeds and from local corporate and individual gifts.
*) This project was funded in January 2005 from NIF 2004 proceeds.
M.E.C.C.A. o.s. ... CZK 16,000
Promotion of the dance theater project „Gabriel Lion 2004“.
M.E.C.C.A. o.s. ... CZK 50,000
Promotion and implementation of the dance theater project „Gabriel Lion 2004“.
M.E.C.C.A. o.s. ... CZK 100,000
Promotion and implementation of the dance theater project „Gabriel Lion 2004“.
EIGHTH CALL FOR PROPOSAL
The eighth call for proposal was opened for grant applications of organizations working in the field of social services, environment, culture and arts, training and human resources or in an unspecified thematic field. The fundamental eligibility condition was that the project be implemented in the Elbe Euroregion, i.e. within the former Děčín, Litoměřice, Teplice and Ústí nad Labem districts.
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Grants from Field of Interest Funds
Field of interest funds are open funds accumulating funding from more donors
in support of an agreed purpose. Each field of interest fund has a clearly
defined purpose, strict rules for accepting gifts into the fund as well as rules for
providing grants from this fund. Such rules are stipulated in the fund status and
are usually defined upon the agreement of the founding donors of the fund.
Each field of interest fund also includes a permanent segment to ensure its
sustainable operation in the future also from investment proceeds thereof.
Elbe Rocks FundPurpose of the fund:
Supporting the overall development of the Elbe Rocks area.
Sdružení pro vzdělávání komunit ... CZK 54,000
Designing external funding project proposals for the Elbe Rocks area.
Elbe Euroregion Development Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting Elbe Euroregion development programs and projects.
Sdružení pro vzdělávání komunit ... CZK 31,500
Introductory section of the feasibility study for the pro-investment policy project for the Elbe Euroregion.
Sdružení pro vzdělávání komunit ... CZK 81,000
Designing presentation materials for the project “České Švýcarsko development area”.
SEA, o.s. ... CZK 81,000
Promoting PR of the “Science Part Žďárek” project. VILLA Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting sheltered housing project for people suffering from long-term mental illness in Ústí nad Labem region; this fund was supported from a public collection.
Sdružení pro péči o duševně nemocné Fokus Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 100,000
Renovating a half-way house for sheltered living.
Martin Buber Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting education development in Elbe Euroregion.
SEA, o.s. ... CZK 130,000
Setting up an independent Martin Buber Endowment Fund, including a draft of the fund development plan.
New Ústí nad Labem Insights Funds
Purpose of the fund
Supporting publication of the “New Ústí nad Labem Insights” and related activities.
Ústecká kulturní platforma, o.s. ... CZK 20,250
Purchasing a printing press.
Ústí nad Labem Cultural Tradition Revitalization Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting projects that have to do with revitalizing Ústí nad Labem cultural traditions, develop a sense of belonging and improve community relationships; this fund was supported from a public collection.
Muzeum města Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 9,733.50
Organizing public events with the aim of revitalizing Ústí nad Labem cultural traditions.
Ústí nad Labem Space Jam Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting young basketball in Ústí nad Labem.
Asociace školních sportovních klubů ČR – Školní sportovní klub při 14. ZŠ ... CZK 22,461
Purchasing sporting equipment for Ústí nad Labem girl basketball team.
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Second TEENTOWN Call for Proposal
G. Jedličková/ Poradenské centrum služeb pro školu děti a mládež Ústeckého kraje ... CZK 3,000
Photo exhibit
J.Štreit’s photograph portraying lives of drug addicts.
V. Tymová, I. Moralesová/ Gymnázium
Jateční ...* CZK 2,100
Children and the environment
(Project was not implemented, the grant was returned) Educating children on the current environmental issues.
B. Nechybová/ Gymnázium Jateční ... CZK 2,000
Magic garden 2004
Interconnecting worlds of people with mental disability and “nor-mal” people through a game.
I. Moralesová, M. Hovorka, V. Tymová/ Gymnázium Jateční ...* CZK 3,000
Spooky night (CZK 2 were returned)
Implementing Comenius’ “School as a game” in practice.
M. Hovorka/ Gymnázium Jateční ... CZK 1,500
Sports League
Offering an alternative to a common afternoon program of high school students.
P. Popovský ... CZK 2,500
Dance workshops
Enhancing activities for young people from Ústí nad Labem by organizing three dance workshops.
M. Hovorka/ Gymnázium Jateční ... CZK 3,000
Sporting weekend
Making children of different social background acquainted with a range of various sports.
J. Mydlilová/ YMCA Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 3,000
Publication and editing the Wýkřik magazine
Publishing a teenage magazine where they get to read about dif-ferent interesting activities.
V. Tymová, I. Moralesová/ Gymnázium
Jateční ... * CZK 3,000
Movie as a treat (CZK 19 were returned) Strengthening educational motivation of socially disadvantaged children.*) Returned funds will be used during the next TEENTOWN call for proposal.
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P. Obrdlík/ FŽP UJEP ...CZK 3,000
Series of public presentations
Delivering regular environmental presentations.
E. Fialová/ FŽP UJEP ...CZK 3,000
World through the eyes of Environmental Faculty students Addressing environmental and multi-cultural issues through a photo exhibit.
J. Mydlilová/ YMCA Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 2,000
Futher publication of the Wýkřik magazine
Publishing the Wýkřik magazine, informing young people in Ústí nad Labem about what goes on in the city and about local YMCA projects.
Z. Vobrátilová/ YMCA Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 2,000
Fashion on the past
Fashion show of historic dresses and competition.
M. Hovorka/ Gymnázium Jateční ... CZK 1,000
Sports League
Improving students’ leisure time by offering a variety of sporting activities.
S. Fraňková/ Gymnázium Jateční ... CZK 3,000
Fairytale night
Organizing an evening full of fairytales for kindergarten children.
M. Hovorka/ Gymnázium Jateční ... CZK 1,000
Publication of school magazine
Publishing a magazine to inform students of both school scene and city events.
K. Chládková/ Gymnázium Jateční ... CZK 2,000
Youth to the elderly
Bringing a stereotypical day of the elderly to life with a classical music and folk song concert.
K. Chládková/ Gymnázium Jateční ... CZK 3,000
Wild afternoon
Making the day for children from a special kindergarten by games and contests.
S. Fraňková/ Gymnázium Jateční ... CZK 2,500
Playing with computers
Providing children from socially disadvantaged families with access to computers.
V. Tymová, I. Moralesová/ Gymnázium
Jateční ... CZK 3,000
Children go to movies for the third time
Supporting socially disadvantaged children to improve their school outcomes and behavior.
TEENTOWN Fund
The purpose of the TEENTOWN fund is to support small projects up to CZK 3,000 implemented within the former district of Ústí nad Labem by people younger than 25 years of age. Grants are distributed on the basis of a TEENTOWN call for proposal.
Summary
Thanks to local donors, two TEENTOWN calls for proposal were organized in 2004, supporting 20 projects by a total of CZK 48,600.
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Named funds are usually closed funds set up by corporate or individual donors
as a tool for achieving their philanthropic goals. Such funds are usually named
after the donor, their grant-making goals and rules expressing the donor’s
philanthropic strategies and intents.
Metal Fund Ústí nad Labem
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting activities of public benefit in Ústí nad Labem area that are in compliance with donor strategy of Metal Ústí nad Labem a.s.
Zvláštní a praktická škola Trmice ... CZK 8,000
Providing material needed to organize leisure time activities of children and their parents.
Střední prům. škola strojní a elektro.
Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 5,000
Contributing towards textbook printing.
Ústav sociální péče Hliňany I. ... CZK 5,000
Supporting the 2004 operation of a residential establishment of social care.
Taneční klub Styl-Dance ... CZK 4,000
Purchasing sports equipment of a dance club.
Taneční klub Styl-Dance ... CZK 4,000
Covering expenses of the Teplice 2004 Grand Prix Award.
Elba Club Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 5,000
Supporting a humanitarian sports event for children with disabilities “Sporting towards Hope”.
Společnost Duha, Nadace pro děti postižené mozkovou obrnou ... CZK 5,000
Purchasing compensation aids.
Ústav soc. péče pro mládež Trmice ... CZK 10,000
Partially covering operational costs.
Svaz neslyšících a nedoslýchavých ČR, ZO
nedoslýchavých Ústí n/L. ... CZK 5,000
Supporting summer rehabilitation stay.
Sdružení V.T.O.M. ... CZK 5,000
Contributing towards material equipment of a children’s troop.
Kick Boxing Club Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 5,500
Covering representation expenses of the Ústí nad Labem Kick Boxing Club.
Spirála, o.s. ... CZK 5,000
Supporting operation of a Crisis Intervention Center.
Poradna pro mezilidské vztahy ... CZK 3,500
Purchasing material equipment.
Měď Povrly Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting activities of public benefit in the Ústí nad Labem area that are in compliance with the donor strategy of Měď Povrly, a.s. corporation.
Sdružení pro péči o duševně nemocné Fokus Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 2,000
Contributing towards a rehabilitation stay of clients of the orga-nization.
Sjednocená organizace nevidomých
a slabozrakých ČR ... CZK 2,000
Supporting educational bus trips.
Svaz tělesně postižených v ČR ... CZK 2,500
Supporting activities of the association in 2004.
Tělovýchovná jednota Povrly ... CZK 20,000
Supporting youth activities in 2004.
Klub důchodců Povrly ... CZK 7,500
Supporting activities of the club in 2004.
DRINKS UNION Civic Choice Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Accumulating funding raised from employees of DRINKS UNION a.s. and from the DRINKS UNION a.s. corporation for purposes of redistributing them in support of public be-nefit projects.
Masarykova nemocnice v Ústí n/L. ... CZK 12,378
Providing in-kind gifts – 2 DVD players and 2 TV sets for children clinic intermediary care patients.
Masarykova nemocnice v Ústí n/L. ... CZK 34,466
Providing in-kind gifts – special bed for children clinic intermediary care.
Nadace pro transplantaci kostní dřeně ... CZK 30,000
Expanding the registry of marrow donors.
Foundation Grants
Grants to service and auxiliary activities of the foundation.
Sdružení pro vzdělávání komunit ... CZK 230,000
Providing a service grant to cover selected activities of the “Youth Advisory Committee”, “Dialogue” and “Civic Sector Assistance” programs.
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Why Use Services of the Community Foundation
in your Philanthropy?
Whether you are a local corporation, an individual or another legal entity, our
community foundation can assist you in achieving your philanthropic goals
concerning our community.
Professional and individual approach:
Our foundation offers full service from consulting donors in formulating their philanthropic intents, through dealing with all administrative requirements, providing PR and publicity to the act of giving as well as to the activities supported, to monitoring project implementation and informing the donor regularly and supervising appropriate accounting and evaluation of supported projects.
Local knowledge:
Our foundation is familiar with the local NGO sector, identifying over two hundred public benefit project each year, ready to provide information regarding priorities and needs of the individual areas of public life and advice as where to allocate the designated funding.
Transparency:
Our foundation is a transparent philanthropy tool, organizing open calls for proposal, regularly publishing its annual report, employing double-entry accounting, undergoing an independent annual audit and other inspections. Our foundation took part in designing and executed the Ethical Code of Foundations in the Czech Republic, it is a founding member of the Donors Forum – the Association of Czech Foundations and an active member of the Transatlantic Community Foundation Nettwork.
Synergic effect and continuity:
Our foundation is capable of ensuring synergic effects of giving by multiplying the strength of more donors in supporting selected public benefit projects. An interesting philanthropic opportunity is to grant a permanent gift or a segment thereof that will never be spent, the foundation using annual proceeds only in support of donor designated purposes. The continuity of gift is thereby maintained, preserving a lasting memory of donor’s philanthropic activities, even in the eventuality that the donor ceases to contribute through our foundation.
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Community Foundation Fund System
Fund system represents a transparent and easy way of giving custom tailored to
specific requirements of all donors. It can be briefly characterized as follows:
• Each gift to our community foundation is deposited in one of the funds.
• Each grant by our community foundation is made from one of the funds.
• Open grant-making fund is the principal fund of our community foundation.
• Other funds are divided into field of interest funds and named funds.
• Field of interest funds are open to all donors who may be attracted by the fund’s purpose.
• Named funds are closed, contributions thereto being made by a single donor who set them up.
• From the point of view of fund property administration, most funds have the so called permanent and temporary segments.
• Permanent segment of any fund may not be spent, producing regular proceeds, thereby contributing to its temporary segment.
• Temporary segment of a fund is used in achieving the fund’s purpose.
• Grant-making from each fund is subjected to making policy of the fond as well as to the fund’s grant-making committee rules. Some funds organize open calls for proposal, other funds make grants without an open tender.
• Each fund has its own status that stipulates details regarding administrative and economic rules of the fund, its grant-making policy and other organizational and legal requirements.
Summary of Funds and their Permanent Assets (in CZK)
Title of the Fund
Permanent Segment as
of January 1, 2004
Temporary Segment as
of December 31, 2004
Open Grant-making Fund 10,000,000 10,000,031
Field of Interest Funds
Elbe Rocks Fund 6,000 6,000
Fund for Better Ústí nal Labem 9,500 9,500
Elbe Euroregion Development Fund 3,500 21,500
VILLA Fund without permanent segment without permanent segment
Space Jam Ústí nad Labem Fund 2,500 2,500
Martin Buber Fund* 130,000
-New Ústí nad Labem Insights Fund 2,500 2,700
TEENTOWN Fund without permanent segment without permanent segment
Ústí nad Labem Cultural Traditions Revitalization Fund ** - without permanent segment
Named Funds
Foundation Investment Fund (NIF) 27,122,150 35,021,150
Metal Fund 14,500 14,500
Globus ČR Fund** - 1,500
Drinks Union Civic Choice Fund** - 4,541
Měď Povrly Fund** -
*) This fond was disestablished for an independent Martin Buber Endowment Fund was set up. **) This fund was set up in the course of 2004.
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELBE EUROREGION
Fund Donations
Open Grant-making Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting open calls for proposal and operating programs of the community foundation in compliance with its mission statement.
Severočeská plynárenská, a.s. ... CZK 100,000 CDL SYSTEM a.s. ... CZK 50,000 ENVIROCONT ... CZK 10,000 Gandalovič Petr ... CZK 10,000 MONTIZOLA, s.r.o. ... CZK 10,000 PRVNÍ IZOLAČNÍ PLUS, s.r.o. ... CZK 10,000 Vonka Radek ... CZK 6,000 Krejčí Tomáš ... CZK 5,555 Beránek Ivan ... CZK 5,000 Exner Jiří ... CZK 5,000 Kotrs Vítězslav ... CZK 5,000 Kubata Jan ... CZK 5,000 Roubíček Petr ... CZK 5,000 SPOBYT, a.s. ... CZK 5,000 Štolba Josef ... CZK 5,000 Adam Pavel ... CZK 4,000 Integral Consulting and Engineering, s.r.o. ... CZK 4,000 Zemaník Milan ... CZK 3,000 Kvapil Petr ... CZK 2,000 Lobkowicz William ... CZK 2,000 Mrzena Pavel ... CZK 2,000 TBG Ústí nad Labem s.r.o. ... CZK 2,000 Hadraba Jan ... CZK 1,500 Brejcha Miloslav ... CZK 1,011 Bukáček Jaroslav ... CZK 1,000 Fišer Marek ... CZK 1,000 Pospíšil Jaromír ... CZK 1,000 Řeháková Eva ... CZK 1,000 Šimáček Miroslav ... CZK 1,000 Veselý Petr ... CZK 1,000
Fundraising event “Gabriel Lion 2004 Dance and Theater Performance“ within the open grant-making fund
Severočeská plynárenská, a.s. ... CZK 100,000 ČETRANS a.s. ... CZK 50,000 Integral Consulting and Engineering, s.r.o. ... CZK 16,000
VILLA Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting sheltered living for people suffering from long-term mental illness in Ústí nad Labem region.
CINERGETIKA Ú/L, a.s. ...CZK 50,000 Dorant Jan ... CZK 10,000 SOŠ Ústí nad Labem ... CZK 9,901.50 ELI LILLY ČR, s.r.o. ... CZK 5,000 Chabařovické strojírny, a.s. ... CZK 5,000 CHEMOPHARMA, a.s. ... CZK 5,000 Jirsáková Hana ... CZK 4,000 Teldatcom s.r.o. ... CZK 3,000 Hadáček Tomáš ... CZK 2,000 Holinger Jan ... CZK 2,000 Krejčí Tomáš ... CZK 2,000 KOPÍK s.r.o. ... CZK 1,500 Zavřel Milan ... CZK 200 Kozelková Božena ... CZK 100 Drobné dary ... CZK 15,685 TEENTOWN Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting small projects implemented by people younger than 25 years of age in Ústí nad Labem area.
Metrostav a.s. ... CZK 30,000 Kvasnička Jan ... CZK 3,741 Gadasová Lenka ... CZK 3,000 Hofmannová Zuzana ... CZK 1,500 Niklová Kateřina ... CZK 1,500 Strych Marcel APPOLO SPORT ... CZK 1,000 Zímová Simona ... CZK 500
Our thanks and gratitude go to all our donors.
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Our thanks and gratitude go to all our donors.
DRINKS UNION Civic Choice Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Accumulating funding raised from employees of DRINKS UNION a.s. and from the DRINKS UNION a.s. corporation for purposes of redistributing them in support of public benefit projects.
DRINKS UNION a.s. ... CZK 100,000 Employees of the corporation ... CZK 45,410
Elbe Euroregion Development Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting development programs and projects in the Elbe Euroregion.
GEN MAN VENTURES, A.G. ... CZK 100,000 Czech Property Investments, a.s. ... CZK 100,000
New Ústí nad Labem Insights Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting publication of the “New Ústí nad Labem Insights” and related activities.
Pavlína a Pavel Huškovi ... CZK 2,000 Bzura Radim ... CZK 400
Fond Měď Povrly
Purpose of the fund:
Podpora veřejně prospěšných aktivit na Ústecku, které jsou v souladu s dárcovskou strategií firmy Měď Povrly a.s.
Měď Povrly a.s. ... CZK 34,000
Ústí nad Labem Cultural Tradition Revitalization Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting projects that have to do with revitalizing Ústí nad Labem cultural traditions, develop a sense of belonging and improve community relationships.
Small gifts ... CZK 9,733.50
Globus Ústí nad Labem Fund
Purpose of the fund:
Supporting public benefit activities in the Ústí nad Labem region in compliance with donor strategy of Globus ČR branch in Ústí nad Labem.
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELBE EUROREGION
2004
2004
2004
2004
200
004
2004
2004
Summary of Grants and Contributions Received
Contributions from Other Foundations
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ... CZK 706,524
Third payment of a three year contribution from the Civil Society program to our „Route to sustainability“ project.
The objective of this project is to improve standard activities of our foundation, to invest into internal capacity building and to use new foundation development resources with a particular stress on working with individual prospects.
VIA Foundation ...* CZK 744,933
Contribution from the CEE Trust for Civil Society: Strengthening Regional Foundations that Received Support from the NIF.
In 2003 our foundation became one of the five Czech regional foundation selected for the extensive module of a two year program focused on developing tools of institutional and financial sustainability and on setting up a local individual giving discussion and experience sharing platform. In 2004, our foundation received the second payment and a matching grant for fundraising successes in the course of 2003.
*) The total amount comprises 2004 accrued income from the 1st grant payment of CZK 363,843.80, the 2nd payment of CZK 66,137.20 and the matching grant of CZK 314,952.
Civil Society Development
Foundation ...** CZK 503,340.95
EU PHARE 2002 Contribution – Civil Society Development program for the “Route to Sustainability” project (No. 230 089).
The objective of this two-year program is to strengthen economic independence of our foundation as much as possible, particularly through targeting new donor groups, applying new fundraising techniques and by developing donor tools and services.
**) The total amount comprises accrued income from the 1st grant payment of CZK 147,190.31 in 2004 and the 2nd grant payment of CZK 356, 150.64.
King Baudoin Foundation ... CZK 30,028.38
Contribution to cover expenditure related to working with a foreign staff exchange guest within the Transatlantic Community Foundation Fellowship program.
Contribution from the Foundation Investment Fund (NIF)
In December 2004, having executed the Supplement to the Agreement Regarding Transfer of Residual Resources from NIF Designated to Support Foundations during the Second Phase, the Community Foundation of Elbe Euroregion received a contribution of CZK 7,899,000. This contribution was invested into our foundation’s endowment and the proceeds thereof will be redistributed – starting as of 2005 – in support of public benefit activities in the field of social services, the environment, culture and arts, education and human resources and of other unspecified themes within the Elbe Euroretion, i.e. within former Děčín, Litoměřice, Teplice and Ústí nad Labem districts.
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Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2004
ASSETS
in CZK
A. Fixed Assets
Building 1,500.00
Individual movables and movable property sets 561,680.00
BFN investment certificates (NIF) 25,645,150.00
BFN investment certificates (other) 40,350.27
FKD investment certificates (NIF) 7,899,000.00
FKD investment certificates (other) 30.68
FKD investment certificates (purchase expenditure) 23,769.32
Other long-term financial assets 1,000.00
Depreciation of individual movables and movable property sets -527,946.00
B. Current Assets
Cash balance 74,018.76
Bank accounts 556,008.44
Time deposits NIF 1,477,000.00
Remaining receivables 40,000.00
VAT 35,845.75
Other receivables 240,000.00
Deferred expenditure 19,339.50
Contingent receivable assets (BFN and FKD 2004 proceeds) 842,291.00
TOTAL ASSETS 36,929,037.72
LIABILITIES
in CZK
A. Own sources to cover fixed and current assets
Net assets – NIF contribution 35,021,150.00
Net assets – other 745,698.68
2004 permanent fund segments 44,741.00
Undistributed proceeds from previous years 589,055.50
Economic outcome account 209,944.78
B. Other sources
Suppliers -15,539.00
Other staff liabilities 51,424.00
Social security clearing 32,073.00
Other direct taxation 8,701.00
Deferred expenditure 5,877.96
Deferred income 233,910.80
Contingent liabilities accounts 2,000.00
TOTAL LIABILITIES 36,929,037.72
Balance Sheet Commentary
Buildings CZK 1 500Real estate in Chřibská (tourist facility) was purchased at a symbolic price of CZK 1,500. This real estate was deposited as part of our foundation’s endowment at a total value of CZK 9,868,374 in accordance with an expert appraisal. For this reason the balance sheet states this real estate at an accounting value of CZK 1,500 while the Registry Court Registry at its appraisal value of CZK 9,868,374.
Deferred expenditure CZK 233,910.80
Accrued contribution from the VIA Foundation ... CZK 218,910.80 Accrued donation from the Globus ČR, k.s. donation ... CZK 15,000.00
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INCOME
in CZK
Corporate giving 890,401.50
Individual giving 183,094.50
Grants received 2,009,826.33
NIF contributions proceeds 853,755.55
Other income and interests 332,834.69
TOTAL INCOME 4,269,912.57
EXPENSES
in CZK
Administrative and fundraising expenditure a fundraising Program expenditure Material 78,517.13 212,287.07 Energy 20,694.52 26,338.48Maintenance and repairs 31,299.00 31,299.00
Travel 0.00 20,057.30 Promotion 52,450.00 23,765.80 Insurance 9,688.50 9,688.50 Rent 51,040.00 64,960.00 Other services 223,860.40 335,790.60 Salaries 352,800.00 467,791.00
Social and health insurance 123,480.00 154,326.00
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 47,140.00 47,140.00
Exchange rate loss 63,065.83 0.00
Other expenses 29,853.16 0.00
Total administration and program expenses 1,083,888.54 1,393,443.75
TOTAL OPERATION COST* 2,477,332.29
TOTAL GRANT-MAKING 1,582,635.50
TOTAL EXPENSES 4,059,967.79
ECONOMY BALANCE OUTCOME 209,944.78
*) Total operation cost include administrative expenditure of the foundation as well as its own program expenditure.
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELBE EUROREGION
Foundation’s Endowment as of December 31, 2004
As of December 31, 2004, endowment of the Community Foundation of the Elbe Euroregion amounted to CZK 45,021,180.68
The endowment consisted of the following deposits:
• 24,881,663 pieces of investment certificates of the Balanced Foundation Fund
of a total purchase price of ... CZK 25,645,150.00 • Real estate property in Chřibská, comprising building No. 22 located on lot No. 40, building No. 18
located on lot No. 33 and 26 tourist huts, including landscaping and utility distribution networks on lots No. 33 and 40, in cadastre Krásné Pole u Chřibské, Chřibská, Děčín district, of a total value of ... CZK 9,868,374.00 • 6,147,584 pieces of investment certificates of the Corporate Bonds Fund
administered by ČP Invest – Investment Group a.s. of a total purchase price of ... CZK 7,899,030.68 • Monetary time deposit to account No. 1037003939/5500 of ... CZK 1,477,000.00 • Monetary deposit to a savings account No. 124736271/0300 of ... CZK 131,626.00
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As of December 31, 2004, the Community Foundation of Elbe Euroregion has received from the 1st and 2nd phases of NIF redistribution to the foundation’s endowment a total contribution of CZK 35,021,150.
Managing 2004 Proceeds
Total NIF contribution 2004 proceeds amounted to ...(* CZK 853,755.55) CZK 858,731.45
Of which:
BFN proceeds ... CZK 838,512.00 Time deposit interest ... CZK 17,760.45 FKD proceeds ... CZK 2,459.00 Difference between contingent and real BFN 2003 proceeds ... (CZK -4,975.90)
*) The number in brackets corresponds with the 2004 proceeds accounting value, the number next thereto refers to the contingent income from 2004 dividends and interests paid.
NIF contribution 2004 proceeds were not used in 2004. Part of the proceeds of CZK 17,700 was used in January 2005 to cover one grant awarded within the eighth call for proposal, the remaining part will be redistributed in the course of 2005 within the ninth and tenth calls for proposal in grants supporting public benefit activities in the field of social services, the environment, culture and arts, education and human resources and of unspecified themes in Děčín, Litoměřice, Teplice and Ústí nad Labem areas (detailed grant-making rules will be published in the course of 2005).
Managing 2003 Proceeds
Total NIF contribution 2003 proceeds amounted to ...(* CZK 448,060.77) CZK 441,376.34
*) The number in brackets corresponds with the 2003 proceeds accounting value, the number next thereto refers to the received income from 2003 dividends and interests.
2003 proceeds were used in the course of 2004 as follows:
a) Awarding 13 grants of the seventh call for proposal (CZK 158,250) and 9 grants of the eighth call for proposal (CZK 200 000). Total grants made amounted to CZK 358,250, i.e. to 81.17 % of total 2003 proceeds. b) CZK 83 126.34, i.e. 18.83 % of the total 2003 proceeds were used in administering our foundation. The sum allocate
to the foundation’s administration partially covered salaries and operational costs of our 2004 grant-making program.
Grant-making rules and recipients of grants made from 2003 NIF proceeds are listed in the section above describing the seventh and eighth calls for proposal.
In accordance with Act No. 227/1997 of Col. each foundation status or founding charter is obliged to regulate administrative costs. Our foundation set forth the rule to limit administrative costs in accordance with § 22 c) of the quoted Act as follows:
„Total annual administrative costs of the Community Foundation of the Elbe Euroregion may not exceed 30 % of its total endowment as of December 31 of that year.”
2004 Outcomes
Community foundation of Elbe Euroregion 2004 administrative costs amounted to CZK 2,477,332.29, thereby representing 5.50 % of the total endowment of the foundation as of December 31, 2004.
NIF Contribution Proceeds Management
Complying with
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELBE EUROREGION
Auditor’s Statement Regarding
NIF Proceeds Management
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AUDITOR’S STATEMENT
We carried out an audit of administering the contribution in accordance with § 18, Section 2a)6) of Act No. 171/91 of Col. and audit of administering proceeds. The statutory body of the concerned accounting unit shall be responsible for book keeping as well as for compiling the balance sheets. It is our believe that the administration and use of proceeds ensuing from the concerned contribution are – in all significant characteristics – well captured in the accounting balance, the annual report and the 2004 proceeds summary.
Audit of the accounting balance, the annual report and the proceeds summary of the Community Foundation of the Elbe Euroregion as of December 31, 2004 shall be, in accordance with Act No. 254/2000 of Col. on Auditing as well as with the auditing guidelines issued by the Czech Chamber of Auditors, in particular with guideline No. 14, contained in a special Auditor’s Concluding Statement. Keeping books, their completeness, validity and accuracy as well as compiling the accounting balance shall be the responsibility of the statutory body of the accounting unit. The auditor shall be obliged – on the basis of the audit carried out – to issue a report and a statement concerned with administration and use of proceeds ensuing from the contribution in question.
The auditor planned and carried out the audit with the aim of procuring all information that – to the best of our knowledge – are necessary to verify and to provide appropriate guarantee as to the administration and use of proceeds not being marked by any significant shortcomings. Verification was carried out selectively with respect to the significance of the concerned data. We are convinced that the audit carried out provides a sufficient basis for the statement issued. At the same time, we verified that the use of proceeds has not exceeded the limit set forth in §22 c) of Act No. 227/1997 on Foundations.
Thus, on the basis of the carried out audit of administration and use of proceeds ensuing from the designated resources of the Community Foundation of the Elbe Euroregion as of December 31, 2004, auditor of the PRIMASKA AUDIT, a.s. company hereby issues
STATEMET WITHOUT RESERVATION
In Ústí nad Labem as of June 8, 2005 Ref No.: Pa/148/He/2005
Účetní jednotka: Komunitní nadace Euroregionu Labe – audit hospodaření s výnosy
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Auditor’s Statement Regarding
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2004
AUDITOR’S CONCLUDING STATEMENT
We verified information regarding the audited accounting unit stated in the 2004 annual report with the authorized accounting balance. In our opinion, all important aspects stated therein are in compliance with the accounting balance as of December 31, 2004.
As of March 29, 2005, we issued the following report and statement regarding the accounting balance.
We audited the accounting balance of Community Foundation of Elbe Euroregion as of December 31, 2004 shall be, in accordance with Act No. 254/2000 on Auditing as well as with the auditing guidelines issued by the Czech Chamber of Auditors. Keeping books, their completeness, validity and accuracy shall be the responsibility of the statutory body of the accounting unit. The auditor shall be obliged – on the basis of the audit carried out – to issue a report and a statement concerned with accounting balance in question.
The auditor planned and carried out the audit with the aim of procuring all information that – to the best of our knowledge – are necessary to verify the accounting balance and to provide appropriate guarantee as to the accounting balance not containing any significant shortcomings. The audit included verification of completeness and validity of data included in the accounting balance, assessment of correctness and appropriateness of accounting procedures and important estimates made by the accounting unit as well as evaluation of the overall presentation of the accounting balance. Verification was carried out selectively with respect to the significance of the concerned data. We are convinced that the audit carried out provides a sufficient basis for the statement issued.
We conclude that the accounting balance provides – in all significant aspects – a true and accurate picture of activities, liabilities, capital and financial situation of the Community Foundation of the Elbe Euroregion as of December 31, 2004 and of economic outcomes during the 2004 accounting year in accordance with the Act on Accounting and with other relevant legislation of the Czech Republic.
Thus, on the basis of the carried out audit of the accounting balance of the Community Foundation of the Elbe Euroregion as of December 31, 2004, auditor of the PRIMASKA AUDIT, a.s. company hereby issues
STATEMET WITHOUT RESERVATION
In Ústí nad Labem as of June 8, 2005 Ref No.: Pa/149/He/2005
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELBE EUROREGION
When We Say a Community Foundation...
We have community centers set up in city problem neighborhoods, we have
community planning of social services, even community schools and libraries.
When we use community as an adjective, for most people this is what first
comes to mind.
Consulting a dictionary, we encounter different definitions of varied semantic
connotations. If we read more carefully, however, we may discover that one
theme is repeated over and over: stress on appertaining amongst people in
a given area that forms a whole from a geographic, cultural or historical point
of view. This is why foundations that respect and honor this thought are called
community foundations.
• Community foundations strive to make life better in a clearly designated geographic location.
• Community foundations are independent, they are not subdued to influence of other NGOs, donors, local or national governments.
• Community foundations are represented and managed by local community leaders.
• Community foundations make grants to NGOs, optionally to individuals, in support of a wide range of emerging and changing community needs.
• Community foundations look into the future – they strive to accumulate and to valorize their endowments raised
from a wide array of donors – individuals, corporations and other entities, primarily from the location they serve. • Community foundations raise funds primarily from local
donors, both individual and corporate.
• Community foundations help their donors in achieving their philanthropic goals and visions, primarily by providing services custom tailored to their interests and capacity.
• Community foundations are impartial and open to all active community members, striving to be a helpful partner to other entities in addressing local issues.
All community foundations, whether they are in the US, Slovakia or South Africa, share certain common characteristics that differentiate them from other types of foundations.
This integral concept was developed in 1914, when Frederick Goff, an attorney and a banker, founded the first community foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was he who formulated an idea that 82 years later appealed to us, and before that to over 1,100 community foundations around the globe; an idea that has helped to accumulate property exceeding USD 30 billion, thanks to which community foundations support NGOs worldwide with nearly 2 billion US dollars.
Following the example of the US and other countries where community foundations began to grow, we strive to accumulate funding from local individual and corporate donors, from all those who live, work or otherwise care for the locality we serve – the Elbe Euroregion, i.e. Děčín, Litoměřice, Teplice and Ústí nad Labem areas.
Characteristic features of community foundations include in particular the following:
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Word in Conclusion
Dear reader,
By publishing this 2004 Annual Report we wanted to share with you our successes and key activities of the past year. Please allow me to sum up once more the most important information regarding the 2004 journey of our foundation towards developing an open society and making the Elbe Euroregion a better place to live.
In May 2004, we officially changed our name to Community Foundation of the Elbe Euroregion. We thereby formalized a four year process of assuming our share of responsibility not only for Ústí nad Labem, but also for Děčín, Litoměřice and Teplice areas.
In the course of last year, we invested much effort and energy in innovating local giving. We set up three new named funds and one field of interest fund, we focused on promoting and carrying through the idea of permanent fund segments that – as we believe – represent a great potential for the future of local philanthropy. We thoroughly advanced our offer of donor services with the aim of meeting all the multiform philanthropic ideas and objectives of our current donors as well as our prospects.
We hope that NGOs welcomed the news of our organizing two annual open calls for proposal. Thanks to them and thanks to grants made from field of interest and named funds we supported 76 projects with a total of CZK 1,5 million in 2004. From the economic independence and sustainability point of view, it was undoubtedly important that our foundations received another contribution from the Foundation Investment Fund, thereby scaling our endowment up to the current CZK 45 million.
Last but not least, I would like to stress our active involvement in projects and events focused on philanthropy and community building at local, national and international levels. Among all, let me spell out our involvement in the Donors Forum, in the Transatlantic Community Foundation Network or in the CEE Trust program regional foundations group.
In conclusion, on behalf of our foundation, I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to everyone who contributed in any way: local corporate and individual donors and national and international donors for their funding support; local institutions and partners for extensive cooperation; project implementing partners for their contribution to bringing our community to life and for making it a better place; and to our foreign partners for sharing invaluable know-how and experience.
RNDr. Ing. Miloslav Handl
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELBE EUROREGION
Organizational Structure
Board of Trustees
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
RNDr. Ing. Miloslav Handl
Deputy Chariman of the Board of Trustees
Ing. Miloslav Brejcha Lubomír Krbec
(Board membership terminated as of March 25.3.2004)*
Ing. Luděk Masopust
Trustees
Ing. Ivan Beránek Ing. Roman Budínský Ing. Vítězslav Kotrs Ing. Ivan Lysenko Ing. Karel Švarc
*) As of March 26, 2004 Lubomír Krbec was appointed an Honorable Member of the Board of Trustees.
Supervisory Board
Chairman of the Spervisory Board
RNDr. Jiří Exner
Supervisory Board Members
Ing. Nicolea Dedulea
(Board membership terminated as of March 25, 2004)
Ing. Aleš Fousek Ing. Ladislav Hruška Ing. Petr Kvapil Ing. Josef Vejlupek
Staff
Executive Director
Tomáš Krejčí
Program Manager
Pavel Hušek jr. (employment terminated as of January 31, 2004)
Bc. Petr Veselý (employment commenced as of March 29, 2004
Donor Relations Manager
Mgr. Kateřina Niklová Assistant Marcela Ježková 2004 Volunteers Jan Hadraba Stanislava Holíková Filip Hroch Jan Kotěra Jana Kubínková Jakub Michal Jaroslava Mužíková Michal Polesný Lenka Procházková Miloš Röhlich Renata Rokůsková Jiří Zach
Youth Advisory Committee Members
Olina Dvořáčková Věra Frimlová Slávek Hýsek Lucie Novotná Petra Pašková Martin Pošvář Kateřina Šperlová
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Contact Information
Adress:
Community Foundation of Elbe Euroregion / Komunitní nadace Euroregionu Labe Koněvova 1697/18
400 01 Ústí nad Labem The Czech Republic
Contacts
tel.: +420 475 201 023 fax: +420 475 201 023
email: [email protected] www.komunitninadace.cz
Tax identification No.: 44 55 22 54
Community foundation of the Elbe Euroregion is registered by the Regional Court of Ústí nad Labem, Foundation Registry, Section N, Entry 7.
For general promotion and information purposes, this Annual Report is distributed without the complete annual financial balance which – according to § 25 f) of Act No. 227/1997 of Col.
– must form an annual report appendix in the case of any foundation.
Full version of this 2004 Annual Report including the appendix stated above was deposited at the Regional Count of Ústí nad Labem with the Foundation Registry and at the seat of the Community Foundation of Elbe Euroregion
at Koněvova 1697/18, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem, The Czech Republic
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