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KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION an American Center for Polish Culture THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION An American Center for Polish Culture The Past and the Future 2007 ANNUAL REPORT The sesquicentennial anniversary [of Kosciuszko’s arrival in America] was to come the next year, in 1926. The question of another monument... came up. But there were already a few Kosciuszko monuments in America....Now I do not re- call whose brainchild it was, but the idea came up like a bolt of lightning: Why not a Living Memorial to Kosciuszko, for the purpose of promoting cultural relations between the two countries he so nobly served...THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUN- DATION! And I felt I just had to do something about it. That night there was no sleep for me.” — Taken from “The Story of the Kosciuszko Foundation,” by Professor Stephen P. Mizwa Photo: Profeesor Stephen P. Mizwa circa 1942 in his office at the Kosciuszko Foundation headquarters at 149 E. 67th Street in New York City, reviewing some of the medical textbooks which the Foundation donated to the Polish medical faculty at the University of Endinburgh for use by exiled wartime students Contents A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT 2 The Mission of the Kosciuszko Foundation 4 U.S. AND POLISH ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE 5 EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR POLISH CITIZENS 6 SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES 7 SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE ARTS 8 POLISH STUDIES 9 SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE SCIENCES 10 SCHOLARSHIPS IN LAW AND BUSINESS 13 THE DOMESTIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS 14 Domestic Tuition Scholarships 14 DOMESTIC TUITION SCHOLARS 15 GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN POLAND PROGRAM 2006/2007 23 THE YEAR ABROAD PROGRAM IN POLAND — POLISH LANGUAGE, HISTORY AND CULTURAL STUDIES 23 SUMMER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 2007 24 SPECIAL AND TRAVEL GRANTS 26 SPECIAL AND TRAVEL GRANTS 2006/2007 27 CULTURAL AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS 29 ANNUAL DINNER AND BALL 32 ART COLLECTION AND ARCHIVES 35 TEACHING ENGLISH IN POLAND 36 THE TEACHING ENGLISH IN POLAND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS - 2007 38 AFFILIATE GROUPS 39 DONATIONS TO THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION 41 MEMBERS OF THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION 46 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 62 Staff of the Kosciuszko Foundation 74 Presidents of theKosciuszko Foundation Chapters 74 Trustees and Officers of the Kosciuszko Foundation 75 The Kosciuszko Foundation 2007 Annual Report i A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT AN EXCELLENT YEAR... Membership, one important source of unrestricted funds, needs to expand dramatically especially within the ranks We are pleased to report that financially, fiscal year 2007 of the young. More sponsors and donors need to be was an excellent one for the Kosciuszko Foundation, in many ways. Our endowment grew by 11.3% percent this year over the prior year, to $26.9 million in invested funds, bringing us ever closer to the $30 million mark. Our total net assets grew by nearly $4 million, or 13.5% over the prior year, for a total $32.8 million. Our manage- ment performance once again manages to exceed per- formance standards for the not-for-profit sector. A full 81 cents out of every dollar of donations and contributions is spent on our domestic scholarship, exchange between the U.S. and Poland, and cultural programs, a tribute to our management team as well as our hardworking and dedicated staff. Results like these are the envy of every not-for-profit organization. They helped generate the $1.1 million used to finance domestic scholarships for 114 Polish Americans and Americans involved in Polish studies, and funded the U.S. - Poland exchange program, research grants and fellowships for 30 Polish scholars this year. Witold Sulimirski, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and We thank all those who helped make this fiscal year a Joseph E. Gore Esq., Presient and Executive Director year of growth for the Kosciuszko Foundation. found for cultural events and restoration projects, spon- sors who understand and are inspired by the urgency ...AND CHALLENGES TO COME and importance of our mission. Despite this fine financial outcome, it is only one year In order to reach these groups and infuse them with our of many more to come, and many challenges await the mission, we need to increase the frequency with which Foundation in those years. As you all know, an impor- we communicate to the public, and more importantly, tant part of our mission is promoting Polish history and we need to work on the form of the message. Although culture. Yet, there is a need for unrestricted funds (funds we are not a commercial organization, we need to use from membership contributions, or donations made the best principles of marketing and advertising from without any restrictions on how the funds may be used) the commercial sector in order to generate in potential in order to sponsor more cultural programs; keep our members the sense of urgency, interest and excitement multi-million dollar art collection properly displayed and that all of us feel being part of the Kosciuszko in good condition; and maintain our Foundation House to Foundation and its mission. deservedly high standards. Only 12.4% of our net assets are unrestricted; the remainder is restricted for scholar- A VISION FOR THE 21st CENTURY ship purposes. These younger generations are also looking for different Unrestricted funds are also used to help retain and moti- things from the social and cultural organizations which vate our dedicated and hardworking staff that makes the they will choose to support. The question then becomes scholarship programs as well as the cultural programs what is the Foundation’s vision on how to encourage the successes that they are. these new generations to join us in these changing times? To begin to address these challenges, we must first focus on bringing new generations of Americans, be they of The management professor Jim Collins, author of the Polish descent or simply individuals who are interested best-selling books Built to Last and Good to Great, notes in Polish culture, into the Kosciuszko Foundation family. The Kosciuszko Foundation 2007 Annual Report 2 that long lasting successful organizations understand sciuszko Foundation. That portion of the Report proved how to preserve their core values while at the same time so popular, that we have decided to make it a standard stimulating progress with new ideas. This is exactly what element of our Annual Reports in the future. we need to do at the Kosciuszko Foundation, with the emphasis on new ideas. Accordingly, you will find profiles of seven of our Kosciuszko Foundation scholars for fiscal year 2007. Without abandoning our post as the guardians of the Read them, and learn how your contributions are helping works of past Polish masters in the humanities, we need young students and scholars solve some of the world’s to expand our efforts to incorporate contemporary Polish more pressing problems. arts and music into our cultural repertoire. We must also look to new ways in which to convey these new mes- As we read these profiles, we continue to be amazed sages to attract these new generations. at their dedication and passion to the subjects of their study. We are so proud that both Poles and Polish Ameri- Without abandoning the core tools of our cans contribute on so many periodic newsletters, website, and annual levels to the world’s collective reports, we will begin to use the new tools Despite this treasure trove of knowledge and of digital technology to communicate all innovation. Our Polish scholars these new and exciting developments in year’s fine out- still find the United States a rich new and exciting ways. During this fis- come, many resource for their research and cal year, a new CD-ROM version of the study. Our American students updated Kosciuszko Foundation dictionary, challenges await and scholars pursue disciplines an icon amongst bilingual Poles and Polish that enrich our society. Even with Americans was in production, with publica- the Kosciuszko all the changes and advances in tion scheduled for sometime in early 2008. Foundation in the Polish society, the United States This CD-ROM version will feature voice re- still remains a powerful asset cordings of both Polish and English entries, future into which the Polish scholar can permitting the user to hear the correct Pol- tap, and it will be for some time ish or American English pronunciation with to come. the click of a button. An Internet platform version of the Dictionary is also planned to be Reading these profiles empha- in operation in the first quarter of 2008. sizes one fact: We need to continue to apply the institu- tional knowledge and experience gained from over 80 As reported in our newsletter speeches, and other publi- years of dedication from our Trustees, our officers, our cations, the cost of producing audio and video programs membership, our benefactors, and last but not least, our has fallen dramatically in recent years, as has the distri- energetic staff who work with dedication and enthusiasm bution of these media, thanks to the Internet. The coming to not only continue but expand our activities, in line with years will see new use of these technologies in fulfillment our humble mission. Please help us expand our activi- of the Foundation’s mission. ties by making your donation, or by inviting a friend to become a member today. In the midst of all this excitement about the possibilities created by new technologies, let us not forget that all of We thank all of you for your support, and look forward to these new technologies begin and end with an individual seeing you at the Kosciuszko Foundation in the future. who is at the heart of our mission: The scholar. Most if not all of these technologies are created by an individual who has a passion for scholarship and learning.
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