Sokółka Community Foundation
Plac Kościuszki 9
Sokółka, Podlaskie 16-100
Poland
Mission
To develop and promote initiatives, attitudes and actions encouraging community and economic development as well as enhancement of life quality in the Sokólski region
Most Meaningful Change
We have expanded our scale of operations to seven counties. Over the past four years we have granted 760 scholarships with a total value of US$355,300.
2000 Year Founded
5 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$149,493 Endowment Value
$80,129 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Sokółka Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | Plac Kościuszki 9 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Sokółka |
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State / Region | Podlaskie |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 16-100 |
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Country | Poland |
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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 | 85 711 57 00 |
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Email | fundacjasfl@gmail.com |
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Website | www.sfl.org.pl |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Halina Otoka - Lider, Board Member of the Foundation |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Maria Talarczyk |
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Primary Contact’s Position | President of the Board |
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Year Founded | 2000 |
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Mission Statement | To develop and promote initiatives, attitudes and actions encouraging community and economic development as well as enhancement of life quality in the Sokólski region |
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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 | Did not answer |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 5 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 130 |
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Total Board Members | 10 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $172,278 |
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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 | $169,313 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $80,129 |
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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 | $149,493 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | A little improvement |
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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 a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played an important role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an 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 centrally important 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 | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Important but not central |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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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 | Important but not central |
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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 | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Important but not central |
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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 | Lot |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Fair amount |
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International relations | Lot |
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Religion | Fair amount |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Fair amount |
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Information technology | Fair amount |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Little |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Fair amount |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Occasionally |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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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 | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Rarely |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Occasionally |
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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 | No change |
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Crime | Getting better |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting better |
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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 better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting much better |
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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 | Some important achievements |
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Crime | A few small achievements |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Some important achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Some important achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Some important achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | A few small achievements |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Much achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Some important achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Some important achievements |
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Gender equity | Some important achievements |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Much achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | N/A |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Not at all |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | Helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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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 | Yes |
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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 | Yes |
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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 | Very 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 | We have expanded our scale of operations to seven counties. Over the past four years we have granted 760 scholarships with a total value of US$355,300. |
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