"In the nineteenth century the Kronenberg Family set highly commendable standards of community
and patriotic conduct. With its outstanding reputation
in the pro bono community, the Foundation has proven
a worthy follower of its patron."

Prof. Antoni Kamiński,
commenting on the Kronenberg Foundation
winning the honorary Pro Publico Bono Prize

Since 1996 the Kronenberg Foundation has supported its founder - Citi Handlowy - in pursuing its community mission.
Inspired by the work of Leopold Kronenberg, an outstanding financier, philanthropist and culture patron, we focus our efforts on economic education and protection of cultural heritage. Embracing new ideas, we initiate and coordinate volunteering projects for the employees of Citi Handlowy and promote Corporate Social Responsibility.
We have developed a number of original programs and supported worthwhile projects delivered by other organizations countrywide, with particular focus on local initiatives. Throughout 15 years of our activity our programs reached over 6 million Poles.

The Foundation achieves its goals through:

• Supporting associations and foundations active in the fields of education and local development and effectively reforming economic and entrepreneurship education in order to adjust it to the needs of market economy,
• Supporting especially valuable educational initiatives in culture, with special emphasis on music and cultural heritage,
• Creating advanced educational programs,
• Promoting the idea of corporate volunteering,
• Granting awards to individuals with outstanding achievements in the fields of economics and the protection of cultural heritage,
• Activity in the third sector community, including organizations such as European Foundation Centre, Donors Forum Poland, Responsible Business Forum.

Economy is a crucial sphere of life since it affects its quality in a most direct manner. We are convinced that by increasing financial awareness an individual can acquire the skills necessary to the effective management of personal finances.

Protection of Polish cultural heritage is also a priority to the Foundation. Each year we award individuals or institutions with outstanding achievements in this field with the prestigious Aleksander Gieysztor Award.

Under Grant Program, our oldest ongoing project, annually we support dozens of pro-bono initiatives countrywide.

Employee Volunteering Program at Citi Handlowy the Foundation has managed for five years, has gained recognition in the volunteering community and a number of prestigious awards. The numbers alone are impressive. The 2005-2010 records hold nearly 9000 volunteering engagements in 721 projects, almost 55,000 hours in total.

Our program framework, financing formula and grant giving procedure developed over many years of operations has brought to the Kronenberg Foundation the reputation of one of the largest and highest-rated non-governmental organizations in Poland and an unquestionable leader among corporate foundations.