Foundation



The purpose of the Foundation Polonia Restituta is
  •   searching and cultivating the history of Polish independence wars and analyzing present and future independence, consideration and sovereignty of the Nation and Polish State.
  •   Activating people of science, culture and art and the whole nation, also Polish society from abroad in order to commemorate the times of the renaissance of Polish State.
  •   Organizing a social movement connected with the Foundation
  •   popularizing involvement of famous people and institutions that help to achieve the purposes of the Foundation and their results.


Main tasks of the Foundation:
  •   publishing the quarterly "Nasza Rota" for Polish societies from abroad
  •   supporting The Museum of Independence during the competition "Independence"
  •   organizing science conferences and edition of the magazine "Niepodległość i Pamięć" (Independence and Memory)


The idea of establishing the Independence Foundation came in May 1987 from an inhabitant of the place Sulejówek, attorney dr. Tomasz Opalski. He presented the concept concerning the Foundation's goals and ways of functioning together with the declaration concerning the intention of setting the Foundation named POLONIA RESTITUTA and a project of the statute. The presentation was held in public in Sulejówek in November 1988 during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of regaining the independence by Poland. As a result of the Initiator's appeal two other inhabitants from Sulejówek joined to the concept of establishing that Foundation. It was Andrzej Staszewski (MA) and Bogusław Bobrowiecki (MA). Sulejówek was set as the Foundation's seat as it is a place with independence tradition. Many famous politicians were related to Sulejówek e.g. Józef Piłsudski, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Maciej Rataj, Jędrzej Moraczewski and also - later on Stanisław Grabski.
The Foundation POLONIA RESTITUTA was found on 14 January 1989, before adopting the Act of 15 February 1989 about setting the National Independence Day (Act 6 (34)). The Foundation and its Status were accepted in accordance with previous requirements by the then Minister of Culture and Arts and by the Minister of Finance on 28 April 1989. The Foundation was signed in to the Foundation Register on 20 September 1989 under the number RF 211. On 27 May 1999 the Foundation changed its seat and moved to Warsaw to the building were the Independence Museum is located. We kindly everyone who would like to cooperate or support the Foundation's actions. The address of the Foundation is the same as the one of the Museum. The Chairman of the Foundation is Mr. Arkadiusz Kołodziejczyk but the President of the Board id professor Wiesław j. Wysocki.




FUNDACJA POLONIA RESTITUTA accepts payments for the development of statutory actions.
Bank account: PKO BP SA VIII o/Warszawa nr 45 1020 1013 0000 0802 0137 4933

Chairman
Professor Arkadiusz Kołodziejczyk
Polonia Restituta Foundation
Al. Solidarności 62
00-240 Warsaw