2025-05-15T12:59:15-05:00 2024-06-30 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC ONE CORPORATE DRIVE SUITE 725 SHELTON CT 064846241 990 2023-07-01 061466812 POLISH-AMERICAN FOUNDATION OF CONNECTICUT INC POLI 8608286991 P O BOX 1525 NEW BRITAIN CT 06050 ADAM FORMUS CPA TREASURER 2039293535 2025-05-15 1 0 ADAM M FORMUS P01232286 2039293535 2025-05-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ADAM FORMUS CPA 1 CORPORATE DRIVE SUITE 725 SHELTON CT 06484 779921 0 X WWW.PAF-CT.ORG X 1996 CT THE POLISH-AMERICAN FOUNDATION OF CT, INC. SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY BY SPONSORING CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, IMPROVING ACCESS TO AND PROVIDING SOCIAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE, PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES, PRESERVING AND PROMOTING CULTURAL AND IMMIGRANT HERITAGE, FOSTERING INTER-ETHNIC UNDERSTANDING AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE. X 19 19 0 25 0 0 209494 197655 232611 262001 0 -435625 15260 0 457365 24031 149872 141381 0 0 0 0 0 0 14340 271897 318187 421769 459568 35596 -435537 961472 287865 326675 88604 634797 199261 X THE POLISH-AMERICAN FOUNDATION OF CT, INC. SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY BY SPONSORING CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, IMPROVING ACCESS TO AND PROVIDING SOCIAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE, PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES, PRESERVING AND PROMOTING CULTURAL AND IMMIGRANT HERITAGE, FOSTERING INTER-ETHNIC UNDERSTANDING AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE. 0 0 76837 7550 THE CONNECTICUT-BASED SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE "POLANIE" WAS FORMED IN 2006, JOINED POLISH-AMERICAN FOUNDATION SOON THEREAFTER, AND NOW CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 70 INDIVIDUALS. THE GROUP HAS FOUR DANCE GROUPS, A BAND, AND A CIRCLE OF SINGERS. BEGINNING IN 2013, POLANIE BEGAN HOSTING ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVALS IN LOCAL TOWNS. THE EVENTS ARE ATTENDED BY OVER 700 PEOPLE AND FEATURE DANCE AND MUSIC PERFORMANCES FROM GROUPS REPRESENTING THE UKRAINE, PERU, GERMANY, PORTUGAL AND POLAND, IN ADDITION TO THE UNITED STATES. POLANIE IS ALSO PROUD TO PARTNER WITH AND HOST ARTISTS FROM VARIOUS FAMOUS POLISH ENSEMBLES. FAMOUS ARTISTS FROM "MAZOWSZE AND "ZIEMIA BYDGOSKA" PERFORMED WITH POLANIE. THE GROUP IS PASSIONATE ABOUT POLISH MUSIC AND DANCE. DUE TO ITS VARIED REPERTOIRE POLANIE HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PERFORMING AT CONSULATE OFFICES, WEDDINGS, PARADES, NATIONAL FESTIVALS, AND SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES AND POLAND.THE MISSION OF "POLANIE" SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE IS TO ENGAGE IN ENTHUSIASTIC PERFORMANCES THAT PROVIDE JOY TO OUR AUDIENCE. THE GROUP IS ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS WITH THE HARD WORK AND HELP OF THE COMMITTEE, MEMBERS, AND THE FAMILIES OF THE DANCERS. 64731 70589 POLONIA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION - INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING RING THAT LINKS BUSINESS INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, SERVES POLONIA COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZES THE ANNUAL "LITTLE POLAND" FESTIVAL. SINCE ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS JUST OVER A DECADE AGO, THE LITTLE POLAND FESTIVAL HAS GROWN TO BECOME ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING AND MOST POPULAR CULTURAL FESTIVALS IN ALL OF NEW ENGLAND. THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE IN NEW BRITAIN'S LITTLE POLAND NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH TO THIS DAY IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST VIBRANT POLISH COMMUNITIES IN ALL THE US.EACH YEAR, THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS OVER 30,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS ALL OF NEW ENGLAND AND THE EAST COAST WHO COME OUT TO ENJOY OUR EXCITING ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP ON TWO STAGES, TRADITIONAL FOLKS DANCING PERFORMANCES, DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS SERVING DELICIOUS POLISH FOOD, BEER GARDENS, OVER 100 VENDOR BOOTHS, AN ANTIQUE CAR SHOW AND PLENTY OF ATTRACTIONS FOR OUR YOUNGEST FESTIVAL GOERS. 56800 39350 60899 POLISH-AMERICAN COUNCIL OF GREATER NEW BRITAIN ("PACGNB") IS THE PROGRAM OF POLISH-AMERICAN FOUNDATION THAT ORGANIZES THE "DOZYNKI" FESTIVAL WHICH HONORS POLISH HARVEST TRADITIONS AND SUPPORTS LOCAL CHARITIES. CELEBRATED ON A SUNDAY AFTER THE HARVEST SEASON, DOZYNKI GIVES THANKS FOR THE CROPS GATHERED. CENTRAL TO THE FESTIVAL IS THE WREATH, SYMBOLIZING ABUNDANCE AND NEW LIFE. THE CELEBRATION INCLUDES A CATHOLIC MASS WITH A BLESSING OF THE WREATH AND BREAD, FOLLOWED BY FOLK DANCES, LIVE MUSIC, AND DELICIOUS FOOD. PACGNB ALSO ORGANIZES ANNUAL GALA "NOC WITOJASKA" (ST JOHN'S NIGHT), A SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION, AND FUNDRAISER FOR "NASZ DOM" HOUSE FOR DISABLED CHILDREN IN POLAND. 212643 102031 122963 212643 102031 122963 411011 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X ADAM M FORMUS CPA CFE 2039293535 1 CORPORATE DRIVE STE 725 SHELTON CT 06484 X ANDRE BLASZCZYNSKI PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHA LASSEN FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KAZIMIERA KOZLOWSKI SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNA GORSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEMETRIOS GIANNAROS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIAN BARON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM M FORMUS TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNA SIELAWKO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM GORSKI 2ND VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KAZIMIERZ GARBOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA BRODACKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOGUMILA GLADYSZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GWARA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KASIA NOWAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA KOBYLARZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROMAN NOWAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCIAN PAWLAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET MALINOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DORENA WASIK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8040 840 188775 197655 PBA / LITTLE POLAND FESTIVAL 70589 70589 DOZYNKI FESTIVAL 60899 60899 WELCOME HOME PROGRAM 52141 52141 OTHER PROGRAMS 42085 42085 COMMUNITY HELP PROGRAM 18255 18255 18032 18032 262001 265 265 320000 755890 -435890 -435890 -435890 24031 -173624 0 0 X 8125 8125 133256 133256 7500 300 7200 91713 91713 22757 20783 1974 2790 1597 1193 6767 6767 96225 95435 790 21516 1988 19528 2904 1861 1043 RECEPTIONS AND PROGRAM 59258 44618 300 14340 POLANIE DANCE REGIONAL 1805 1805 AWARDS AND PRIZES 1786 0 1786 BANK CHARGES 1389 986 403 1777 1777 459568 411011 34217 14340 211815 266112 26175 13860 12471 4578 723482 7893 961472 287865 9188 7241 15000 16381 90900 4591 159271 59271 52316 1120 326675 88604 X 634797 199261 634797 199261 961472 287865 -435537 0 X 0 0 0 X 166443 158628 425069 466695 459921 1676756 166443 158628 425069 466695 459921 1676756 376446 1300310 1676756 0.77550 0.77260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 12471 4578 7893 7893 CREDIT CARD LIABILITIES 1120 1120 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UKRAINE UKRAINE RELIEF EFFORTS 52865 WIRE TRANSFER 0 POLAND ART EXHIBITS AT POLISH OPERA HOUSE 20000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 POLAND SUPPORT OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITY FOR CHRONICALLY ILL AND DISABLES CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN POLAND. 39350 WIRE TRANSFER 0 POLAND SUPPORT FOR THE ART EXHIBIT. 17000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS OUTSIDE THE US FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES INVOLVES SEVERAL KEY PROCEDURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE, EFFECTIVENESS, AND TRANSPARENCY, (1) ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS THOROUGH RESEARCH ON POTENTIAL GRANTEES, INCLUDING THEIR LEGAL STATUS, FINANCIAL HEALTH AND PAST PERFORMANCE (INCLUDING REVIEW OF PROOF OF 501(C)(3) EXEMPTION), (2) ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE NARRATIVES OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CONDUCTS SITE VISITS, IF POSSIBLE, AND (3) EVALUATES THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE GRANT BY REVIEWING VARIOUS PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND EVENTS THAT ARE FUNDED BY THE GRANT. 1 NATIONAL IMMIGRANT HERITAGE CENTER P O BOX 327 FARIMNGTON CT 06034 852900313 501 (C) (3) 3000 0 SPONSOR IMMIGRANT HERITAGE HALL OF GAME FUNDRAISER GALA POLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL P O BOX 2221 NEW BRITAIN CT 06050 237315040 501 (C) (3) 2325 0 GRANT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE POLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL VARIOUS US CHARITIES EACH 500 501 (C) (3) 2800 0 VARIOUS CHARITABLE CAUSES PART I, LINE 2: MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS IN THE US FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES INVOLVES SEVERAL KEY PROCEDURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE, EFFECTIVENESS, AND TRANSPARENCY, (1) ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS THOROUGH RESEARCH ON POTENTIAL GRANTEES, INCLUDING THEIR LEGAL STATUS, FINANCIAL HEALTH AND PAST PERFORMANCE (INCLUDING REVIEW OF PROOF OF 501(C)(3) EXEMPTION), (2) ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE NARRATIVES OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERFORMS REGULAR FINANCIAL REVIEW TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE BEING USED AS INTENDED., AND (3) EVALUATES THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE GRANT BY REVIEWING VARIOUS PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND EVENTS THAT ARE FUNDED BY THE GRANT AS WELL AS REVIEW OTHE GRANTEES FILINGS OF THE ANNUAL INFORMATION RETURN AS FILED WITH ITS (990 FORMS). ANDRE BLASZCZYNSKI PRESIDENT FUND PROGRAM OPERATIONS X 68900 4591 0 1 0 ADAM M FORMUS TREASURER FUND PROGRAM OPERATIONS X 22000 0 0 1 0 4591 SLOPER-WESOLY PROPERTY, INCLUDING ALL FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT 2023-08-02 320000 MARKET VALUE THROUGH BIDDING PROCESS JONATHAN GUO-ZUN YANG 1739 ST PETERS AVENUE BRONX NY 10461 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ADAM GORSKI, 2ND V-PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS A FATHER OF JOANNA GORSKI, BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ORGANIZATION HAD APPROXIMATELY 160 MEMBERS AS OF JUNE 30, 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE A POWER TO APPOINT UP TO 9 MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DRAFT OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO EMPLOYEES AT THE PRESENT TIME. HOWEVER, PROPER PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE ANY COMPENSATION, WHICH INCLUDES REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INDEPENDENT OF THE POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL OR ACCESS TO DROPBOX OR TEAMS SHARE SOFTWARE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL OR ACCESS TO DROPBOX OR TEAMS SHARE SOFTWARE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CHOPIN SOCIETY PIANIST FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,800. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,800. POLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES TEACHERS FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,110. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,110. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,100. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,100. EVENT AND PROJECT COORDINATORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 17,405. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,405. OTHER HONORARIUMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,698. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,698. LP PERFORMANCE ARTS AND MUSICAL DISCOVERIES HONORARIUMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,600. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,600.