The Pro Filii Foundation decided on new grants.

More than ever before, 58 private individuals and NGOs were awarded approximately HUF 250 million in support by the Pro Filii Foundation in the first quarter application cycle. In its statement sent to MTI on Friday, the foundation wrote that 562 applications were received by the Mészáros Group foundation in the first quarter of the year, worth about HUF 3 billion, and the board of trustees decided to support 58 applications.

The Pro Filii Foundation, which coordinates the charitable activities of the Mészáros Group and spends one billion forints a year in support, has become one of the most important organizations supporting civil organizations and private individuals in the country

they wrote.

Out of the 562 applications received in the first quarter of this year, on the recommendation of the evaluation committee made up of the managers of the company group, the board of trustees decided to grant more than HUF 60 million to 21 of the 181 applications received from individuals, and almost HUF 190 million to 37 of the 381 applications received from civil and non-profit organizations. the foundation.

According to the information, priority was given to applications whose target group is children disadvantaged for medical, social or other reasons, and with the help of the support, a wider range of assistance can be implemented.

The Pro Filii Foundation supports the treatment and development of many children living with rare diseases and disabled children, as well as improving their living conditions. Thus, among other things, it contributes to the purchase of aids necessary to improve the quality of life of a brain-damaged child, to the development and surgery of the locomotor system of a child with impaired movement due to a fetal brain hemorrhage, and to the energy modernization of a home that cares for disabled children, they wrote.

The foundation also contributes to the purchase of 30 armchair beds for the accommodation of parents of inpatient children at the Gastroenterology and Nephrology Department of the Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute. In addition to social and health support, the foundation also decided to support cultural, scientific and sports tenders, thanks to which the development of the MM-1 small satellite of the University Radio Club and the workshop organized by the Cinefest Association for underprivileged children will be supported with a maximum of HUF 10 million. .

Krisztina Tóth, communications director of the Mészáros Group, was quoted in the announcement as saying,

"today, the Pro Filii Foundation has become one of the most important charitable organizations in the country, which is not only marked by the one and a quarter billion forints awarded to the needy, but also by the huge number of applications".

"Since we have been operating for more than a year, more and more high-quality applications have been received from cycle to cycle, which poses an increasing challenge to the Jury. To this end, we set a shorter submission deadline for applicants in order to be able to process applications as thoroughly as possible in a longer time frame. In this way, we can really help where it is most needed," added Krisztina Tóth, who is also the general secretary of the Pro Filii Foundation.

"In this cycle as well, it can be said that many more applications worthy of support were received than the available support framework. This also highlights that economic actors have a huge responsibility to support the flourishing civil sphere in our country, in which the Mészáros Group is at the forefront," said the communications director.

The result of the board of trustees' decision on the application materials received in the first quarter of 2023 can be read on the www.profilii.hu website.

(MTI)