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2018 Annual Report ~ Building Peace and Prosperity Through Shared Democratic Values ~ A Mission Committed to Ukraine’s Democracy 2018 Annual Report The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation 1090 Vermont Avenue NW - Suite 600 • Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: 202-789-4467 • Fax: 202-478-0369 • E-mail: [email protected] Board of Directors Board of Advisors Roman Popadiuk Halyna Breslawec Chairman Rusty Brooks Orest Deychakiwsky Brad Bunt Vice Chairman Michael Buryk Bob Heath Ed Chow George Masiuk Alan Cohen Nadia K. McConnell R. Scott Colson President Tamara Denysenko William Green Miller Paula Dobriansky Jim O’Beirne Bohdan A. Futey Jon Queen Ihor Gawdiak David Rigsby Tom Gittins Michael Snytkin Mark Howansky Temuri Yakobashvili John Jeanetta Boris Lushniak Leonard Mazur Robert A. McConnell Jonathan Peri Marilyn Pifer Ann Olsen Schodde Sean Walsh E. Morgan Williams Tamara Woroby THE MISSION U.S.-Ukraine Foundation … is a publicly supported 501(c)(3), not-for-profit non-governmental organization established in 1991 to support democracy, a free market, and human rights for Ukraine. The Foundation, with offices in Washington and Kyiv, creates and sustains channels of communication between the United States and Ukraine, in order to build peace and prosperity. The Foundation is dedicated to strengthening the mutual objectives of the U.S. and Ukraine, advancing Ukraine as a cornerstone of regional stability and as a full partner in the community of nations. The work of the Foundation, over the course of 27 years, has been significant in the promotion of democratic and economic reforms in Ukraine. Since the beginning, when the Foundation was one of the first Western organizations to establish a physical presence in Kyiv through the founding of the Pylyp Orlyk Institute for Democracy, it has continued to provide Ukrainians with the necessary information and technical assistance to transform their nation into a democratic, rule of law state. November 3, 2017 - Marie L. Yovanovitch, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, visits the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation and meets with members of the Friends of Ukraine Network for a discussion on issues impacting Ukraine. She is flanked by Ambassador William Green Miller and Foundation President Nadia Komarnyckyj McConnell. The Foundation has earned a reputation in Ukraine and in the United States for its professionalism and credibility in fostering non-partisan discussion, providing accurate information and encouraging democratic reforms. To support its mission in FY 2018, the Foundation raised $550,192 and had expenses of $581,719. Volunteers provided additional in-kind services amounting to $210,595 adding to the total impact of Foundation programs. Of all expenditures, program activities accounted for 66%, management and general operations for 32% and fundraising costs for 2%. The Foundation distributed $141,011 in grants, representing 24% of all expenditures and 37% of all program expenses. PROGRAMS Public Policy Friends of Ukraine Network The Friends of Ukraine Network (FOUN) is a non-partisan, informal coalition of former ambassadors, leading foreign policy and international security professionals, and other experts who have dealt with key aspects of Ukraine’s relations with the U.S. and the international community. FOUN’s task force areas of focus are National Security, Economic Security, and Democracy and Civil Society. FOUN evolved out of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation’s 2006 – 2012 State Department funded U.S.-Ukraine Policy Dialogue programs. FOUN’s 2017 Priority Recommendations for U.S. Assistance was produced as a practical and actionable set of policy recommendations to: stand with the People of Ukraine, support civil society’s fight against corruption, allow the People of Ukraine to defend themselves, and help victims of Putin’s war (updated recommendations were released in early 2019). The Pylyp Orlyk Institute for Democracy The Pylyp Orlyk Institute for Democracy (POID) in Kyiv receives support from the Foundation to provide Ukrainian policymakers with information on public policy issues, such as democracy, democratic institutions, the development of civil society and free-market economics, to help educate and impact decision-makers in Ukraine. USUF's financial support for POID totaled $7,277 this year. The Pylyp Orlyk Institute for Democracy, founded by the U.S.- Ukraine Foundation, is an independent, indigenous organization in Ukraine. POID aims to help revive Ukrainian democratic traditions and to assist in the consolidation of a free-market democracy in Ukraine. The Pylyp Orlyk Institute for Democracy serves as a source of information and facilitates the research and development of public policy in six key areas essential to democratic state-building: national government, national security, human rights, environmental protection, local govern- ment, and economic reforms. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> During the year, Svitlana Yeremenko was appointed to the position of Director of POID. The previous director, USUF Vice President Markian Bilynskyj, now serves as President of the POID. Economic Development The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation promotes business and economic development between Ukraine and the West through an open exchange of information from corporate, government, educational and non-profit entities. This program supports Ukraine’s economic development by participating in trade shows/conferences specializing in sectors like biotechnology and travel, distributing business information through its website, newsletter, and social media like LinkedIn, and providing advisory assistance to high tech entrepreneurs of small and medium size companies. Biotechnology Initiative This project, aimed to support Ukraine’s biotech sector, began in 2017 with a generous gift from Ms. Irene K. Joseph. The Initiative awarded 18 biotech professionals with travel grants amounting to $33,250 during the year. Irene K. Joseph (second from left) receives an award from USUF for her generous support of the Foundation's Biotechnology Initiative in June 2018. Also pictured, from left, are USUF's Nadia K. McConnell, John A. Kun and Amb. Roman Popadiuk. (Credit: Adrian Karmazyn). USUF's Biotech Initiative booth at the 2018 BIO International Convention in Boston, MA (June 5-7, 2018) showcased Ukraine's emerging biotech leaders, entrepreneurs and start-ups. Great interest was evidenced by the many visitors to the booth over three days. Inquiries regarding current research, partnering opportunities, training needs, and providing assistance were very typical. At the booth, Mark Erjavec, representing BIOsens, Iryna Goi, representing LATRAX, and John A. Kun, USUF's Vice President, fielded the questions and provided the answers! TraveltoUkraine.org The Foundation promotes Ukraine’s travel sector through information on the TraveltoUkraine.org website, Travel to Ukraine Facebook page, and the Foundation’s LinkedIn page. The Foundation sponsored a Ukraine Booth in January 2018 at the New York Times Travel Show, held in the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Denys Semenovych, Consul of the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York, visited USUF’s booth. The New Jersey-based Iskra Ukrainian Dancers treated the audience to a captivating performance of folk dances. Zapvtiv Community Development Fund This fund supports Zapytiv, a community near Lviv, and established by the Boyko Family -- Mychailo and his daughters Olena and Lieda. Petrach Community Development Fund for Starij Dobrotvir The William Petrach Charitable Trust, which had previously awarded the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation with funds in 1999 to construct a community center and a church rectory in Old Dobrotvir (Lviv oblast, Kamyanka-Buzkyj ayon), petitioned the Circuit Court of Arlington in March 2003 to terminate the trust and distribute the remaining assets to the Foundation. The court approved the petition and awarded the Foundation with funds to establish an endowment that supports the year-to-year needs of four community institutions - the community center, elementary school, library, and rectory of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Education This program educates the public regarding Ukraine and the U.S. and provides assistance to institutions and individuals in expanding educational opportunities relating to public policy, economic development, health care, leadership and democratic values. Open World Project Funded by the independent Open World Leadership Center at the Library of Congress, Open World is designed to enhance understanding and capabilities for cooperation between the U.S. and the countries of Eastern Europe, Eurasia and the Baltic States by developing a network of leaders in the region who have gained significant, firsthand exposure to America’s democratic, accountable government and free-market system. This May 2018 Open World delegation, hosted in Santa Barbara, CA focused on the program theme, Child Welfare including Adoption/Foster Care. The program was organized by Gil Garcia (center) and the Cinco de Mayo Festival, with support from Rotary Club of Santa Barbara North and Santa Barbara Sister City Board. The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation has provided effective programming and family hosting for Ukrainian leaders for Open World since 2006. The Foundation’s role in administering “people-to-people” exchanges between the U.S. and Ukraine has been an integral part of its history. The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation was presented with the 2011 National Grantee of Merit Award by the Open World Leadership Center. Through the Foundation’s Open World Project during the year, young Ukrainian leaders attended
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