2025-07-21T13:05:24-05:00 2023-12-31 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE SUITE 301 HARRISON NY 105281633 990PF 2023-01-01 863733796 FREDERICK R KOCH FOUNDATION OF AUSTRIA GEMEINNUTZIGE PRIVATSTIFTUNG FRED 9177154574 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 CRISPIN VAUGHAN PRESIDENT 9177154574 2025-07-21 1 0 MICHAEL R KOENECKE CPA P02100881 9143818900 2025-07-21 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X 15092873 X 931137 0 0 788 788 788 931925 788 788 0 0 0 0 194398 788 0 193610 146182 0 0 146182 21407 0 0 21407 50569 0 0 50569 151473 0 0 151473 45510 0 0 45510 577052 0 0 577052 1186591 788 0 1185803 0 0 1186591 788 0 1185803 -254666 0 788 41408 44999 44999 15047874 15047874 15047874 15089282 15092873 15092873 17468 1205989 1455989 1205989 1473457 X 13883293 13619416 13883293 13619416 15089282 15092873 13883293 -254666 0 13628627 9211 13619416 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 CRISPIN VAUGHAN 9177154574 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CRISPIN VAUGHAN STATEMENT 8 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS., CHAIRMAN 30.00 0 0 0 JOHN OLSEN STATEMENT 8 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 0 0 0 BETTINA FISCHER BLUHNBACHSTRASSE 53 TENNECK SALZBURG AU 5451 DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 PETER TRINKL BLUHNBACHSTRASSE 53 TENNECK SALZBURG AU 5451 PROPERTY MANAGER 40.00 74464 0 0 0 KIRK & RANDALL LTD SACOMBE HOUSE SACOMBE PARK WARE, HERTFORDSHI UK SG12 0JB ACCOUNTING, ADMIN., & RECRUITMENT 81607 BILLIE JORDAN 2 DORNEY COURT COTTAGES VILLAGE ROAD DORNEY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE UK SL4 6QL GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE 79015 0 SEE STATEMENT 9 1114615 0 0 146732 0 146732 0 0 146732 2201 144531 7227 X 1185803 0 1185803 2023-11-06 X 788 2783 0 0 3571 670 2366 0 0 3035 1185803 1092222 1188286 541646 4007957 0 0 0 0 0 1185803 1092222 1188286 541646 4007957 15092873 15089282 15087322 15184405 60453882 15047874 15047874 15047874 15047874 60191496 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 01 788 0 788 0 788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1 FRK FOUNDATION 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 900000 X 2 AUSTRIA FEDERAL MONUMENTS OFFICE BDA DEPT FOR BUDGET AFFAIRS HOFBURG PAL SAULENSTIEGE VIENNA AU 1010 31137 X ACCOUNTING AND TAX RETURN PREPARATION-U.S. 795 0 0 795 BOOKKEEPING SERVICES-AUSTRIA 49774 0 0 49774 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. FORM 990-PF, PART VII, LINE 1 - INFORMATION ABOUT DIRECTORS COMPENSATION 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. FORM 990-PF, PART VIII-A, LINE 1 - SUMMARY OF DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN 2023, THE FREDERICK R. KOCH FOUNDATION OF AUSTRIA (FRKF) CONTINUED TO FULFIL ITS CHARITABLE MISSION BY PROMOTING HISTORIC PRESERVATION, EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL AWARENESS THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES CENTRED AROUND BLUHNBACH CASTLE. ALIGNED WITH OUR FOUNDATION'S OBJECTIVES, WE ENDEAVOURED TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF AUSTRIAN HERITAGE, CULTIVATE APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS, AND FOSTER SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AT BLUHNBACH CASTLE. THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHT OUR COMMITMENT TO THESE GOALS THROUGH CHARITABLE EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT REINFORCE THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR WORK.SUMMARY OF KEY ACTIVITIESPROSPECTIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIN 2023, THE FOUNDATION EXPLORED THE POTENTIAL TO ESTABLISH SPECIALISED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION. BUILDING ON PRIOR RESEARCH, WE INVESTIGATED DEVELOPING COURSES ON THE CONSERVATION AND ADAPTIVE REUSE OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES. THESE PROGRAMS WOULD AIM TO COVER KEY TOPICS SUCH AS STRUCTURAL APPRAISALS, SENSITIVE REPAIR TECHNIQUES FOR TRADITIONAL BUILDING MATERIALS LIKE ANCIENT TIMBER AND LIME PLASTER, AND THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN TANGIBLE HERITAGE AND THE CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HISTORIC SITES, PARTICULARLY BLUHNBACH CASTLE. PRELIMINARY PLANS ALSO ENVISION INTEGRATING NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDING RESTORATION, ALIGNING WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS CONSERVATION. WHILE THESE PROGRAMS ARE STILL IN THE CONCEPTUAL PHASE, WE SEE GREAT POTENTIAL IN CULTIVATING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF PRESERVATION PRACTICES THAT RESPECT AND SUSTAIN HERITAGE BUILDINGS.PROSPECTIVE ACQUISITION & INTEGRATION OF WERKSTATTENIN LINE WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE FUNCTIONALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SCHLOSS BLUHNBACH, WE ARE EXPLORING THE ACQUISITION OF WERKSTATTEN, A NEARBY BUILDING. THIS PROPERTY WOULD PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR UP TO 21 GUESTS, SUPPORTING THE MAIN ESTATE, WHICH PRESERVES VALUABLE INTERIORS AND ARTWORK UNSUITABLE FOR GUEST LODGING. BEYOND ITS IMMEDIATE PURPOSE, WERKSTATTEN PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENT. SHOULD PLANS FOR UNDERGROUND PARKING AROUND SCHLOSS BLHNBACH PROCEED, EXCAVATED SPOIL COULD BE REPURPOSED TO STABILISE AND RESHAPE THE STEEP TERRAIN SURROUNDING WERKSTATTEN, CREATING A MORE INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINABLE SETTING FOR THE EXTENDED ESTATE.ALPINE GARDEN EXPANSION AND HOTICULTURAL TRAININGTHE EXPANSION OF BLUHNBACH CASTLE'S ALPINE GARDEN PROGRESSED THIS YEAR AS WE CONTINUED DEVELOPING THE HIGH-ALTITUDE HORTICULTURAL LANDSCAPE. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF OUR HEAD GARDENER, INTERNS WILL GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF GARDEN DESIGN IN MOUNTAINOUS CONDITIONS, FURTHERING OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE, CLIMATE-RESILIENT LANDSCAPING PRACTICES.HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYTHERMAL INSULATION PROJECT: IN MAY, WE COMPLETED THE THERMAL INSULATION OF BLUHNBACH CASTLE'S ATTIC, ENHANCING ENERGY CONSERVATION AND REDUCING OVERALL HEATING EXPENSES. THIS SIGNIFICANT PROJECT ALIGNS WITH OUR DEDICATION TO SUSTAINABLE PRESERVATION, MAINTAINING THE CASTLE'S HISTORIC FABRIC WHILE ENSURING IT REMAINS VIABLE AND EFFICIENT.GARDEN DEVELOPMENT AND ECOLOGICAL INITIATIVES: OUR GARDEN PROJECTS AIMED TO REIMAGINE THE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE. WE ESTABLISHED A ROCK GARDEN AND A VEGETABLE AND CUT FLOWER GARDEN, PRIORITIZING ORGANIC AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, WE INTRODUCED A NATURAL PEST CONTROL INITIATIVE WITH THE "DUCK PROJECT," WHEREIN THREE DUCKS HELP CONTROL SLOUGH POPULATIONS WITHOUT CHEMICAL INTERVENTIONS, FURTHERING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.KAPELLE ROOF RESTORATION: ESSENTIAL REPAIRS WERE CONDUCTED ON THE CHAPEL'S ROOF, ENSURING THE PROTECTION AND LONGEVITY OF THIS CHERISHED STRUCTURE. THIS RESTORATION CONTRIBUTES TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE FOUNDATION'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE.CHARITABLE AND CULTURAL EVENTSVINZENZI EVENT (JANUARY): WE REINSTATED THE TRADITIONAL ST. VINCENT'S DAY CELEBRATION TO HONOUR BLUHNBACH'S HERITAGE. THIS EVENT WELCOMED FOREST WORKERS, NEIGHBOURS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PRESERVING LOCAL TRADITIONS. A HOLY MASS, FOLLOWED BY COMMUNAL GATHERINGS, SERVED AS AN HOMAGE TO THE PATRON SAINT OF FOREST WORKERS, MARKING AN ACCIDENT-FREE YEAR AND STRENGTHENING OUR TIES WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.CHARITY AUCTIONS AND CULTURAL SPONSORSHIPS: IN COLLABORATION WITH PROMINENT ART ORGANISATIONS, THE FOUNDATION SPONSORED CHARITY AUCTIONS, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR THE METROPOLITAN OPERA (JULY), YOUNG CONCERT ARTISTS (AUGUST), AND THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY (SEPTEMBER). THESE EFFORTS WERE INTEGRAL TO PROMOTING THE ARTS AND BROADENING CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT.OCTOBERFEST CELEBRATION: AS PART OF OUR LOCAL OUTREACH, WE HOSTED AN OCTOBERFEST CHARITY EVENT. THIS GATHERING CELEBRATED OUR COMMUNITY'S SUPPORT AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CONTRACTORS, NEIGHBOURS, AND CULTURAL ADVOCATES. THIS OCCASION FURTHERED OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING CAMARADERIE AND PRESERVING REGIONAL TRADITIONS.EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONSGOTHIC ART AND MINING MUSEUM COLLABORATION: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEOGANG MUSEUM OF GOTHIC ART & MINING, WE LENT A GOTHIC PAINTING FROM BLUHNBACH'S CHAPEL COLLECTION. THIS COLLABORATION SUPPORTS THE MUSEUM'S MISSION TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE EUROPEAN GOTHIC ART AND MINING HISTORY, SHARING OUR CULTURAL ASSETS WITH A WIDER AUDIENCE AND ENRICHING THE MUSEUM'S OFFERINGS.CLASSICAL MUSIC RETREATS AND RESIDENCIES: CONTINUING OUR TRADITION OF ARTS SUPPORT, BLUHNBACH CASTLE SERVED AS A RETREAT FOR MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS. BY OFFERING RESIDENCY SPACES, WE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, WITH RESIDENTS SHARING THEIR SKILLS IN MASTERCLASSES FOR LOCAL STUDENTS.ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF BLUHNBACH CASTLE HISTORY BOOKWORK CONTINUES ON A COMPREHENSIVE BOOK DOCUMENTING THE RICH HISTORY OF BLUHNBACH CASTLE. THIS PROJECT WILL HIGHLIGHT BOTH THE ARCHITECTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE CASTLE, AND THE LIVES OF PROMINENT FIGURES ASSOCIATED WITH IT, SUCH AS THE ARCHBISHOPS OF SALZBURG AND ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND. WHILE STILL IN PROGRESS, THE BOOK AIMS TO PROVIDE AN IN-DEPTH PERSPECTIVE ON THE CASTLE'S HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES EXEMPLIFY THE FREDERICK R. KOCH FOUNDATION OF AUSTRIA'S DEDICATION TO PRESERVING BLUHNBACH CASTLE'S LEGACY, ENHANCING CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION FLOURISH. WE ARE COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THESE VALUES, ENSURING THAT BLUHNBACH CASTLE REMAINS A BEACON OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL COUNSEL 21407 0 0 21407 CHARITABLE USE ASSETS - CASTLE SCHLOSS BLUHNBACH 9747872 9747872 9747872 CHARITABLE USE ASSETS - COLLECTION 5300002 5300002 5300002 UNREALIZED FOREIGN CURRENCY LOSS 9211 INSURANCE 35264 0 0 35264 MAINTENANCE 388293 0 0 388293 OFFICE AND OTHER EXPENSES 153495 0 0 153495 PASSIVE PROPERTY INCOME 788 788 788 PAYABLE TO THE FRK FOUNDATION 911792 911792 PAYABLE TO THE ESTATE OF FREDERICK R KOCH 294197 544197