2023-11-15T14:38:12-06:00 2022-12-31 873231666 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE SUITE 301 HARRISON NY 105281633 990PF 2022-01-01 863733796 FREDERICK R KOCH FOUNDATION OF AUSTRIA GEMEINNUTZIGE PRIVATSTIFTUNG FRED 9177154574 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 CRISPIN VAUGHAN PRESIDENT 9177154574 2023-11-15 1 CRISPIN VAUGHAN 999009999 0 JOSEPH L ALI CPA P02093808 9143818900 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X 15089282 X 950843 0 0 13809 4107 13809 964652 4107 13809 0 0 0 0 227927 4107 0 223820 78991 0 0 78991 3907 0 0 3907 18246 0 0 18246 56987 0 0 56987 9568 0 0 9568 700703 0 0 700703 1096329 4107 0 1092222 0 0 1096329 4107 0 1092222 -131677 0 13809 39448 41408 41408 15047874 15047874 15047874 15087322 15089282 15089282 1059478 1205989 1059478 1205989 X 14027844 13883293 14027844 13883293 15087322 15089282 14027844 -131677 0 13896167 12874 13883293 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 N/A JOHN OLSEN 9177154574 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CRISPIN VAUGHAN STATEMENT 9 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS., CHAIRMAN 30.00 0 0 0 JOHN OLSEN STATEMENT 9 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 0 0 0 BETTINA FISCHER EFFECTIVE 82022 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 JAMES SAAKVITNE THROUGH 42022 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 SARAH WARED THROUGH 82022 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 PETER TRINKL 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 PROPERTY MANAGER 40.00 106749 0 0 0 SOANE ARCHITECTS LTD BROOK COTTAGE CAMBRIDGE RD WADESMILL WARE UK SG12 0TH ARCHITECTURAL 197523 KIRK & RANDALL LTD SACOMBE HOUSE SACOMBE PARK WARE, HERTFORDSHI UK SG12 0JB BUILDING DESIGN 58593 0 SEE STATEMENT 10 1074175 0 0 56512 0 56512 0 0 56512 848 55664 2783 X 1092222 0 1092222 2023-11-06 X 2783 0 0 0 2783 2366 0 0 0 2366 1092222 1188286 541646 0 2822154 0 0 0 0 0 1092222 1188286 541646 0 2822154 15089282 15087322 15184405 45361009 15047874 15047874 15047874 45143622 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 01 4107 OTHER INCOME 01 9702 0 13809 0 13809 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1 FRK FOUNDATION 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 950843 X ACCOUNTING AND TAX RETURN PREPARATION-U.S. 14721 0 0 14721 BOOKKEEPING SERVICES-AUSTRIA 3525 0 0 3525 THE FOUNDATION IS SET UP AS A GEMEINNUTZIGE PRIVATSTIFTUNG UNDER AUSTRIAN LAW AND IS BASED IN TENNECK, AUSTRIA. THE FOUNDATION HAS NOT SOLICITED CONTRIBUTIONS OR CONDUCTED ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES IN ANY UNITED STATES JURISDICTION AND DOES NOT PLAN TO AT THIS TIME. INFORMATION ABOUT DIRECTORS COMPENSATION FORM 990-PF, PART VII, LINE 1 ALTHOUGH NO COMPENSATION IS STATED FOR MR. OLSEN AND MR. VAUGHAN, THEY ARE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICES BY THE FRK FOUNDATION (EIN 85-0719012), AN AFFILIATE OF THE FREDERICK R. KOCH FOUNDATION OF AUSTRIA GEMEINNUTZIGE PRIVATSTIFTUNG. THE COMPENSATION AND AGGREGATE HOURS FOR BOTH FOUNDATIONS ARE SEPARATELY REPORTED ON THE FORM 990PF OF THE FRK FOUNDATION. SUMMARY OF DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES FORM 990-PF, PART VIII-A, LINE 1 THE PROMOTION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR TO SUPPORT PRESERVATION AND EDUCATIONAL USES OF AUSTRIA'S HISTORIC BLUHNBACH CASTLE:THE FOUNDATION'S PRINCIPAL ASSET IS BLUHNBACH CASTLE, A BUILDING DATING FROM THE 17TH CENTURY AND LOCATED IN THE PONGAU REGION OF AUSTRIA. IT IS IN A PRISTINE ALPINE SETTING, APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES FROM THE CITY OF SALZBURG. THE CASTLE IS A FORMER DWELLING OF THE ARCHBISHOPS OF SALZBURG AND, MORE RECENTLY, MEMBERS OF THE HABSBURG DYNASTY, MOST NOTABLY THE ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND, WHO DURING THE PERIOD OF HIS OWNERSHIP OF THE CASTLE WAS THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR FRANZ JOSEF. THE CASTLE HOUSES A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF ART AND ANTIQUES ASSEMBLED BY ITS PRIOR OWNER, THE FOUNDATION'S BENEFACTOR, FREDERICK R. KOCH. MR. KOCH DIED IN FEBRUARY 2020 AND BEQUEATHED THE CASTLE AND ITS CONTENTS TO THE FOUNDATION.THE FOUNDATION IS ENGAGED WITH THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL MONUMENTS DEPARTMENT AND THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF WERFEN (AUSTRIA) TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL COURSES IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND RELATED TOPICS THAT WILL MAKE USE OF BLUHNBACH CASTLE AND ITS CONTENTS. THESE COURSES ARE BEING DESIGNED TO SUIT MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL THROUGH THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS.COURSES IN DEVELOPMENT WILL COVER THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND THE ADAPTATION AND REUSE OF SUCH STRUCTURES, FROM COMPLEX STRUCTURAL APPRAISALS THROUGH THE SENSITIVE REPAIR OF TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS. COURSES WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPECIALIST APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT AND REPAIR OF HISTORIC BUILDING FABRIC, INCLUDING BRICKWORK, ANCIENT TIMBER AND LIME PLASTER, AND EXPLORATIONS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTANGIBLE HERITAGE AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS, INCLUDING RESEARCH ON THE HISTORY OF BLUHNBACH CASTLE COVERING THE PERIODS WHEN IT WAS USED BY THE ARCHBISHOPS OF SALZBURG AND, LATER, MEMBERS OF THE HABSBURG FAMILY. THERE WILL ALSO BE SCIENTIFICALLY ORIENTED COURSES ON THE USE OF NEW AND DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO LOWERING ENERGY COSTS.THE GARDENS AT BLUHNBACH CASTLE ARE BEING DEVELOPED AND EXTENDED TO CREATE A FINE "ALPINE GARDEN, AND INTERNS, WORKING UNDER THE HEAD GARDENER, ARE BEING INTRODUCED TO THE DISTINCTIVE HORTICULTURAL AND DESIGN CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GARDEN AT HIGH ALTITUDE.PROTECTION, MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION AND CARE OF BLUHNBACH CASTLE:THERE BEING NO EXHIBITION SPACE WITHIN THE CASTLE TO DISPLAY THE FOUNDATION'S CURATED COLLECTIONS, AN AREA ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE CASTLE, WHICH HAD FORMERLY BEEN A SERIES OF SIX STAFF ROOMS WAS RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM OF A SINGLE LARGE ROOM WITH ITS VAULTED CEILING SUPPORTED BY GRANITE COLUMNS BEING RESTORED. EXHIBITIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN STAGED IN THIS NEW EXHIBITION SPACE INCLUDING A DISPLAY OF THE MANY ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS OF THE FOUNDATION'S FOUNDER, FREDERICK R KOCH.THE KAPEL (CHAPEL) WHICH LIES 100 YDS FROM THE CASTLE HAD BEEN SUFFERING FROM DAMP AND INVESTIGATIONS WERE BEGUN TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES AND TO DEVELOP REMEDIES. A BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THE KAPEL, WHICH DATES FROM THE 15TH CENTURY ALONG WITH MUCH OF ITS CONTENTS OF RELIGIOUS PAINTINGS AND CARVINGS.THE CASTLE HAS NO THERMAL INSULATION, AND PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO INSULATE THE VAST ROOF SPACE AND SOME EXTERNAL WALLS WHEREVER POSSIBLE WHILE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE HISTORIC FABRIC OF THE BUILDING. IN ORDER PROMOTE THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CASTLE AND REDUCE OPERATING COSTS, THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO STUDYING PLANS FOR THE PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF THE ALL-ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEM WITH A SUSTAINABLE HEATING SYSTEM FUELLED BY TIMBER WASTE FROM THE FORESTRY OPERATIONS AROUND THE CASTLE (BIO-FUEL) NOW BEING THE HEAT SOURCE RECOMMENDED BY THE ENERGY CONSULTANTS EMPLOYED BY THE FOUNDATION.PROMOTION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT:THE CITY OF SALZBURG IS HOME OF THE FAMED CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL KNOWN AS THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL. CLASSICAL SINGERS IN DISTRESSED POST-PANDEMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WERE ACCOMMODATED AT THE CASTLE DURING FESTIVAL PERIODS, AND THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO HOST SMALL CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS AT BLUHNBACH CASTLE. IN ADDITION TO THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, THESE CONCERTS PROVIDED CLASSICAL MUSICIANS WITH PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE.DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF BLUHNBACH CASTLE CONTINUES. THE BOOK WILL FEATURE BOTH THE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF BLUHNBACH CASTLE AND THE STORY OF THE HISTORICALLY NOTABLE FIGURES WHO BUILT AND DEVELOPED THE CASTLE, NAMELY, THE ARCHBISHOPS OF SALZBURG AND ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND.A PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE DEVELOPED TO ACCOMMODATE MUSICIANS, ARTISTS AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTISTS WITHIN, THE GROUNDS OF BLUHNBACH CASTLE, AS A RETREAT WHERE MUSICAL AND ARTISTIC PROJECTS AND ASSIGNMENTS MAY BE UNDERTAKEN AND COMPLETED. ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, AND THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO CONDUCT MASTER CLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN THE PONGAU REGION OF AUSTRIA. NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING WITH THE BUNDESFORSTE, THE STATE FORESTRY GROUP TO SECURE A FORMER ESTATE PROPERTY, THE WERKSTETTEN, TO REDEVELOP INTO ACCOMMODATION FOR THE COURSE PARTICIPANTS. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL COUNSEL 3907 0 0 3907 CHARITABLE USE ASSETS - CASTLE SCHLOSS BLUHNBACH 9747872 9747872 9747872 CHARITABLE USE ASSETS - COLLECTION 5300002 5300002 5300002 UNREALIZED FOREIGN CURRENCY LOSS 12874 INSURANCE 36023 0 0 36023 MAINTENANCE 624667 0 0 624667 OFFICE AND OTHER EXPENSES 40013 0 0 40013 PASSIVE PROPERTY INCOME 4107 4107 4107 OTHER INCOME 9702 9702 PAYABLE TO THE FRK FOUNDATION 885959 911792 PAYABLE TO THE ESTATE OF FREDERICK R KOCH 173519 294197