Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz announced yesterday that he had decided to appoint, among others, Prof. Jan Żaryn as director of the Institute for the Heritage of National Thought. “It was a real money pump for PiS supporters,” Sienkiewicz said of the Institute’s activities. And what did the financing of organizations/initiatives from the IDMN Patriotic Fund actually look like? The wPolityce.pl portal has collected data on this topic.
I do not agree with public money financing ultra-nationalist, ultra-Catholic, extreme organizations such as the Independence March Association, the National Guard, Młodzież Wszechpolska or the Witaszek Family Foundation – millionaires and sponsors of the ultra-Catholic university Ordo Iuris. During the three years of IDMN’s existence, more than PLN 70 million was spent on nationalist, ultra-right and ultra-Catholic organizations. Including PLN 40 million for the purchase of real estate. It was a real money pump for PiS supporters
– he thundered Bartłomiej Sienkiewiczin an attempt to force the dismissal of Prof. Jan Żaryn as director Institute for the Heritage of National Thought.
Patriotic Fund Grants
Below we present 21 examples of grants from the Patriotic Fund for infrastructure. Everyone can answer the question for themselves whether these are bad organizations, causes and a so-called ‘money pump for PiS supporters’, or whether these are justified funds.
1. Sokół Gniazdo Gymnastic Society – PLN 1.993 million
2. ZHP Kielce – Scout House PLN 1.57 million plus PLN 185,000 second subsidy
3. Catholic Information Service (equipment) – 190 thousand
4. Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Heritage Foundation – PLN 219,000. zloty
5. The Polish Community Association – modernization of Polonia’s houses – PLN 648,000. zloty
6. Archdiocese of Lublin – Training Center of Fr. Blachnicki – PLN 2.3 million
7. The Order of Paul the Hermit – Center on Skałka in Kraków – PLN 1.094 million
8. Diocese of Warsaw-Praga – modernization of rooms – PLN 424,000 zloty
9. Cultural center in Ogrodzieniec – equipment – PLN 481,000. zloty
10. Diakonia Light Life Movement Center of the Human Liberation Crusade – PLN 1.796 million
11. Chamber of the Catholic Scouting Association Zawisza – PLN 3.985 million
12. Golgota of the East Foundation – property – PLN 915,000 zloty
13. Pokolenie Association – Polish-Ukrainian House – PLN 450,000. zloty
14. Community of Generations Foundation – Veterans Support Home – PLN 486,000.
15. Association for Historical and Natural Protection of Fort Wawrzyszew – PLN 406,000.
16. Marchołt Club – conservation work on the historic Kramst villa in Katowice – PLN 1.305 million
17. History Association – technical documentation of the Eagle and Cross spectacle – PLN 1.08 million
18. Chance for the Blind Foundation – Institute for Rehabilitation of the Blind. Mother Róża Czacka – PLN 1.971 million
19. Pallottine Order Retreat House – PLN 1.679 million
20. Czerwińsk nad Wisłą – PLN 1 million
21. Helping Poles in the East Foundation – means of transport PLN 281,000. zloty
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Source: wPolityce
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