Cultural diplomacy,
in practice.
Heritage Polonia is a registered 501(c)(3), incorporated in Delaware in December 2022. Three cohorts in, the model works.
Why this
exists.
Millions of Americans have Polish roots, and many of them have never stood in Poland.
The connection tends to survive one generation as a language, two as a kitchen, and three as a surname. By the fourth it can be a piece of trivia.
Heritage Polonia is built on a specific bet: that the best way to keep it alive is not a scholarship or a lecture series, but ten days in the country with a cohort of 26 and a room full of people worth knowing. Not as tourists. As a delegation.
The program is selective and fully funded for every admitted student, because cost would filter for family wealth rather than for the people who would do the most with it. U.S. students and recent graduates ages 18 to 26 are welcome to apply, with or without Polish roots.
Where we are.
Three cohorts in, Heritage Polonia is a registered 501(c)(3) with a growing alumni network and one standard every year: 26 students, selected and fully funded.
2022
Incorporated in Delaware as a nonprofit corporation
3
Cohorts sent to Poland, 2024 through 2026
75+
Alumni across the network
26
Students selected for every cohort
Who runs it.
Three founders, an executive team, and an advisory board.
Chris Jamroz
Co-founder
Konrad Salaber
Co-founder
Piotr Trąbiński
Co-founder
Beata Paszyc
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Bly
Chief Marketing Officer
Jim Mazurkiewicz
Advisory Board
Dorota Dabrowski-Wintersheid
Advisory Board
Tomasz Mroczkowski
Advisory Board
The paperwork.
For grant officers, foundation staff, and corporate partners running diligence.
501(c)(3) nonprofit
Tax exempt, EIN 92-1507313. IRS determination letter available on request.
Incorporated in Delaware
Heritage Polonia Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation incorporated December 27, 2022.
Board governed
Overseen by a board of directors, separate from the advisory board. A conflict of interest policy is adopted and on file.
Build the next cohort with us.
Heritage Polonia runs on partners and donors. Every seat they fund is a student on the plane.