The Kellner Family Foundation Explained

The Kellner Family Foundation
Founded Date:2009
Founder:Renáta Kellnerová
Petr Kellner
Location:Evropská 2690/17, 160 41 Prague 6, Czech Republic
Key People:Renáta Kellnerová, founder and chairwoman of the board of directors
MSc. Petr Kellner, founder, board of directors
MSc. Petra Dobešová, board of directors
M.A. Karina Divišová, supervisory board
MSc. Richard Sedláčko, supervisory board
BS Tomáš Vališ, supervisory board
Homepage:kellnerfoundation.cz/en/

The Kellner Family Foundation is a family foundation in the Czech Republic established by Petr Kellner and his wife Renáta Kellnerová in 2009. Between 2009 and 2021, the foundation disbursed over CZK 1.6 billion in support of educational activities in the Czech Republic.[1]

History

The Foundation was established in 2009 and provided 9 million CZK to aid several municipalities after the floods of 2010.[2] In 2011, the Foundation reported that it had been merged with the Educa foundation in 2011.[3] According to media reports, the Foundation donated in total CZK 91 million during the year 2013. In 2014, the Foundation exceeded that amount by granting over CZK 97 million.[4] In 2017, the Foundation donated almost CZK 88 million.[5] In 2018, the Foundation donated CZK 88 million.[6] In 2019, the Foundation donated CZK 89.5 million.[7]

Description

The Kellner Family Foundation focuses its donations on measures to improve the quality of education at public primary school in the Czech Republic, namely through its Helping Schools Succeed project.[8] It also supports financially disadvantaged students of the Open Gate grammar school in Babice, near Prague. The Foundation's "Universities" project also provides grants to Czech students to study at universities in the Czech Republic and abroad.[9] The Foundation has also made generous donations to individuals and institutions working on projects focused on health, educational and cultural activities.

The Foundation channels its efforts into four major projects:[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-06-28. Manželovy myšlenky s námi zůstanou. Renáta Kellnerová poprvé veřejně o tragédii. 2021-07-19. Forbes. cs-CZ.
  2. Web site: Petr Kellner gave 9 million CZK to flooded villages in the Liberec area .
  3. Web site: Basic foundation information . 2011-09-20.
  4. Web site: Annual report of the Kellner Family Foundation.
  5. Web site: Kellnerova nadace věnovala na vzdělávací projekty 88 milionů korun. 2018-06-28. TÝDEN.cz. cs. 2019-01-31.
  6. Web site: Charter and Annual Reports . The Kellner Family Foundation. 2019-12-06.
  7. Web site: 2020-07-02. Renáta Kellnerová: Nouzový stav změnil školství, zůstane i mnoho dobrého. 2020-08-13. Forbes. cs-CZ.
  8. Web site: Information about the "We help the schools to reach a success" project . 2011-09-20.
  9. Web site: Information about the Universities project .
  10. Web site: Basic information about the foundation's projects . 2016-05-15.
  11. Web site: Zájem o mezinárodní maturitu roste, stejně jako počet škol, které ji v Česku nabízí. Pomůže hlavně v zahraničí. Hronová. Markéta. 2019-11-08. Hospodářské noviny (IHNED.cz). cs. 2019-12-06.
  12. Web site: Information about the Universities project . 2015-09-20.
  13. Web site: Students of academic year 2013/2014 . 2015-09-20.
  14. Web site: Students of academic year 2014/2015.
  15. Web site: Granty od nadace Kellnerových získalo 61 studentů. 2019-10-25. TÝDEN.cz. cs. 2019-12-06.
  16. Web site: Czech Billionaire Petr Kellner on Philanthropy . 2012-09-19.
  17. Web site: Učení ve dvou a konzultanti zlepšují výuku, ukazuje projekt Pomáháme školám k úspěchu . 2019-11-21. Aktuálně.cz . cs. 2019-12-06.
  18. Web site: Nadace The Kellner Family Foundation. www.kellnerfoundation.cz. 2019-12-06.
  19. Web site: Information about science projects.