Healthy City Community Foundation
Komenského 21
Banská Bystrica, 97401
Slovakia
Mission
To strengthen social capital, improve the quality of life in the Banska Bystrica, Zvolen, Sliac region, and support local giving and philanthropy
1994 Year Founded
2 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
Organization | Healthy City Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | Komenského 21 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Banská Bystrica |
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State / Region | Did not answer |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 97401 |
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Country | Slovakia |
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Continent | Europe |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 42184156059 |
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Email | adolfova@knzm.sk |
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Website | www.knzm.sk |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Beata Hirt, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Ida Adolfova |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Financial and Program Manager |
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Year Founded | 1994 |
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Mission Statement | To strengthen social capital, improve the quality of life in the Banska Bystrica, Zvolen, Sliac region, and support local giving and philanthropy |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 200,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 2 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 12 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Stayed about the same |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a centrally important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a centrally important role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a centrally important role |
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Government initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | Very little time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Important but not central |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Slightly important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Little |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Little |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Occasionally |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Occasionally |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Rarely |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting worse |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting much worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | Getting worse |
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Quality of the environment | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | No change |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Do not work in this sphere |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Lot |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Helpful |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | Did not answer |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Very important |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Very important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Did not answer |
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