2025-11-14T12:07:12-06:00 2024-12-31 251638525 GROSSMAN YANAK & FORD LLP 444 LIBERTY AVENUE SUITE 500 PITTSBURGH PA 15222 990PF 2024-01-01 863733796 FREDERICK R KOCH FOUNDATION OF AUSTRIA GEMEINNUTZIGE PRIVATSTIFTUNG FRED 9177154574 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 CRISPIN VAUGHAN PRESIDENT 9177154574 2025-11-07 1 1 RICHARD E DYNOSKE P00095538 4123389300 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X 15271507 X 366159 1081625 1081625 0 808 808 0 1448592 808 0 0 0 0 0 319841 0 0 319841 88190 0 0 88190 93968 0 0 93968 44000 4400 0 39600 219839 0 0 219839 114888 0 0 114888 99123 0 0 99123 257673 0 0 257673 1237522 4400 0 1233122 4860 4860 1242382 4400 0 1237982 206210 0 0 44999 223633 223633 15047874 15047874 15047874 15092873 15271507 15271507 17468 17468 1455989 544197 1473457 561665 X 13619416 14709842 13619416 14709842 15092873 15271507 13619416 206210 911792 14737418 27576 14709842 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 0 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 SEE STATEMENT 8 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS., CHAIRMAN 30.00 0 0 0 JOHN OLSEN 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 DIRECTOR, RESIGNED OCTOBER 2024 5.00 0 0 0 BETTINA FISCHER BLUHNBACHSTRASSE 53 TENNECK SALZBURG AU 5451 DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 BILJANA DRAGOJEVIC 2 DORNEY COURT COTTAGES VILLAGE ROAD DORNEY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE UK DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 PETER TRINKL BLUHNBACHSTRASSE 53 TENNECK SALZBURG AU 5451 PROPERTY MANAGER 40.00 149558 0 0 0 BILLIE JORDAN 2 DORNEY COURT COTTAGES VILLAGE ROAD DORNEY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE UK GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 88299 0 SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT 1064490 0 0 547475 0 547475 0 0 547475 8212 539263 26963 X 1237982 0 1237982 2023-11-06 X 0 788 2783 0 3571 0 670 2366 0 3035 1237982 1185803 1092222 1188286 4704293 0 0 0 0 0 1237982 1185803 1092222 1188286 4704293 15279958 15092873 15089282 15087322 60549435 15047874 15047874 15047874 15047874 60191496 0 0 0 0 0 X WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR DISASTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2/5 RUE COSTER DINANT NAMUR BE 55000 PC GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE COLLOQUIUM "ENHANCING EUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS, PRE-HOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE," HELD AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN BRUSSELS ON MARCH 25, 2024. THE EVENT CONVENED INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND DISASTER RESPONSE CAPACITY WORLDWIDE. 4320 MARINI SAN PANCRAZIO FOUNDATION PIAZZA DI SAN PANCRAZIO FIRENZE FLORENCE IT 50123 PC CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE TERRA SANTA MUSEUM PROJECT IN FLORENCE, ITALY, FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF HISTORIC RELIGIOUS HERITAGE. 540 4860 0 532000 16 1081625 01 808 0 1082433 0 1082433 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1 FRK FOUNDATION 6 EAST 80TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100750110 350000 X 2 AUSTRIA FEDERAL MONUMENTS OFFICE BDA DEPT FOR BUDGET AFFAIRS HOFBURG SAULENSTIEGE VIENNA AU 1010 16050 X BOOKKEEPING SERVICES - AUSTRIA 44000 4400 0 39600 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: PAGE 7, PART VIII-A, LINE 1 STATEMENT OF KEY ACTIVITIESIN 2024, THE FREDERICK R. KOCH FOUNDATION OF AUSTRIA (FRKF) DEEPENED ITS COMMITMENT TO CULTURAL HERITAGE, EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE, AND ARTISTIC COLLABORATION THROUGH A SERIES OF CAREFULLY CURATED EVENTS AND INITIATIVES CENTRED AT SCHLOSS BLHNBACH. THESE ACTIVITIES BUILT UPON THE FOUNDATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION BY FACILITATING MEANINGFUL ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN DISCIPLINES, ENCOURAGING PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, AND FOSTERING REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN PRESERVATION AND SCHOLARSHIP.KEY CULTURAL EVENTS IN 2024 VINZENZI CELEBRATION - JANUARY 26, 2024BLHNBACH'S ANNUAL VINZENZI FEIER, HELD IN HONOUR OF ST. VINCENT, THE PATRON SAINT OF FOREST WORKERS, WAS ONCE AGAIN A MEANINGFUL MOMENT OF REFLECTION AND CELEBRATION. FOLLOWING A TRADITIONAL TORCHLIT PROCESSION TO THE SCHLOSSKIRCHE, GUESTS GATHERED FOR A HOLY MASS LED BY PFARRER BERNHARD POLLHAMMER, ACCOMPANIED BY THE CLARINET ENSEMBLE OF WERKSMUSIK TENNECK. THE EVENT CONCLUDED WITH HOT GLHWEIN AND WRSTL SHARED OUTDOORS AMONG GUESTS. THIS LONG-STANDING TRADITION OFFERS MORE THAN CEREMONIAL OBSERVANCE; IT IS A VITAL OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, HONOUR NEIGHBOURING FAMILIES AND FORESTRY STAFF, AND EXPRESS COLLECTIVE GRATITUDE FOR ANOTHER ACCIDENT-FREE YEAR IN THE FOREST. THE FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO UPHOLD AND HOST THIS CELEBRATION AS A GESTURE OF CONTINUITY, RESPECT, AND LOCAL CONNECTION, REINFORCING BLHNBACH'S ENDURING ROLE IN REGIONAL HERITAGE. ARTISTS GATHERING & SALZBURG RECEPTION - MAY 17-19, 2024IN CELEBRATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SALZBURG ART FOUNDATION, FRKF JOINED A SELECT GROUP OF ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND PATRONS FOR A DINNER AT THE VILLA OF THADDEUS ROPAC IN ANIF. THE FOLLOWING DAY, GUESTS WERE WELCOMED AT BLHNBACH FOR A PRIVATE TOUR AND LUNCH, PART OF A BROADER INITIATIVE TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT WITH AUSTRIA'S CONTEMPORARY ART COMMUNITY. OPENING OF "RED GOLD" AT THE MINING & GOTHIC MUSEUM LEOGANG - MAY 22, 2024 FRKF SUPPORTED THE MUSEUM'S LANDMARK EXHIBITION RED GOLD THROUGH THE LOAN OF TWO HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PIECES FROM ITS COLLECTION, INCLUDING A 1505 PAINTING SAINT DANIEL INSTRUCTS MINERS, AND A CARVED IBEX HORN TROPHY, THE LATTER REFERENCING THE FIRST REINTRODUCED MALE IBEX IN BLHNBACH VALLEY IN 1920. CHAIRMAN CRISPIN VAUGHAN AND FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED THE OPENING AS GUESTS OF HONOUR OF SALZBURG GOVERNOR DR. WILFRIED HASLAUER. AN AFTERNOON OF ART AND EXCHANGE AT BLHNBACH - MAY 23, 2024 THE DAY FOLLOWING THE EXHIBITION OPENING, THE FOUNDATION HOSTED AN INTIMATE TOUR OF BLHNBACH AND ITS COLLECTIONS FOR AN ESTEEMED GROUP OF MUSEUM DIRECTORS, CURATORS, AND SCHOLARS, INCLUDING DR. MARIUS WINZELER (STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN DRESDEN), HR DR. VERA M.F. HAMMER (STATE GEM INSTITUTE), AND PROF. MAYERHOFER (GOTHIC MUSEUM LEOGANG). THE VISIT FACILITATED CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE. VISIT OF AMBASSADOR DAVID J. LANE - JULY 22, 2024 BLHNBACH WELCOMED AMBASSADOR LANE, PRESIDENT OF THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION TRUST AT SUNNYLANDS AND FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN AGENCIES IN ROME. HIS VISIT UNDERSCORED SHARED PRIORITIES IN CULTURAL DIPLOMACY, PRESERVATION, AND THE ROLE OF HISTORIC ESTATES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. MUNICH CONCERT SOCIETY EXCURSION & MASTERCLASS - SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 IN COLLABORATION WITH KONZERTGESELLSCHAFT MNCHEN E.V., THE FOUNDATION HOSTED A CONCERT AND MASTERCLASS FOR SELECTED STUDENTS FROM THE HOCHSCHULE FR MUSIK. THIS EVENT ALSO SERVED AS A CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN MUNICH AND SALZBURG, WITH NOTABLE GUESTS INCLUDING DESIREE VON BOHLEN UND HALBACH, NIECE OF THE SWEDISH KING, WHOSE FAMILY HAS DEEP HISTORICAL TIES TO BLHNBACH. ECONOMIC SOCIETY OF BADEN-BADEN - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 SCHLOSS BLHNBACH WELCOMED MEMBERS OF THE WIRTSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT BADEN-BADEN, A DISTINGUISHED GROUP OF SENIOR BUSINESS LEADERS FROM ACROSS GERMANY, FOR A PRIVATE GATHERING FOCUSED ON PHILANTHROPY, CULTURAL INVESTMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE CASTLE'S STORIED HISTORY, PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN DIALOGUE ABOUT THE EVOLVING ROLE OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IN SUPPORTING THE ARTS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND THE PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE SITES. THIS EVENT REFLECTS THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS THAT TRANSCEND SECTORS AND ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE CULTURAL PATRONAGE. BY CONVENING CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN BUSINESS LEADERS AND THE HERITAGE SECTOR, THE FOUNDATION HELPS PROMOTE LONG-TERM THINKING AROUND PRESERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE SOCIETAL VALUE OF HISTORIC ESTATES LIKE BLHNBACH. IT ALSO FURTHERS OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY DEMONSTRATING HOW CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS CAN ACT AS PLATFORMS FOR EXCHANGE AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, NOT ONLY THROUGH PROGRAMMING BUT BY EXEMPLIFYING BEST PRACTICES IN STEWARDSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT. LOCAL MUSIC BRUNCH - OCTOBER 12, 2024 HELD IN THE EARLY DAYS OF AUTUMN, THE LOCAL MUSIC BRUNCH BROUGHT TOGETHER REGIONAL FOLK ENSEMBLES, NEIGHBOURS, AND FAMILIES FROM SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES FOR A CONVIVIAL CELEBRATION OF ALPINE MUSICAL TRADITIONS. FEATURING LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM LOCAL BANDS AND A SHARED MEAL DRAWN FROM SEASONAL REGIONAL FARE, THE EVENT HIGHLIGHTED THE VIBRANCY OF GRASSROOTS CULTURE IN THE SALZBURG REGION. MORE THAN A FESTIVE OCCASION, THE BRUNCH SERVED AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE - THE ORAL, MUSICAL, AND COMMUNAL TRADITIONS THAT FORM THE LIVING FABRIC OF LOCAL IDENTITY. BY OPENING THE GATES OF SCHLOSS BLHNBACH TO HOST THIS GATHERING, THE FOUNDATION AFFIRMS ITS ROLE NOT ONLY AS A STEWARD OF PHYSICAL HERITAGE BUT ALSO AS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN SUSTAINING AND CELEBRATING REGIONAL CULTURE. SUCH COMMUNITY-FOCUSED EVENTS EMBODY THE FOUNDATION'S BROADER MISSION TO CULTIVATE CONNECTION, FOSTER CULTURAL CONTINUITY, AND CREATE SHARED SPACES WHERE HISTORY, ART, AND DAILY LIFE MEANINGFULLY INTERSECT.COLLABORATIONS AND COLLECTION STEWARDSHIPTHE FREDERICK R. KOCH FOUNDATION OF AUSTRIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO ITS COLLECTIONS AND FOSTERING MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS THAT ALIGN WITH ITS MISSION OF PRESERVATION, EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE. IN 2024, SEVERAL KEY COLLABORATIONS AND INITIATIVES CONTINUED TO EVOLVE, WITH PLANS FOR FURTHER ENGAGEMENT UNDERWAY.MUSEUM PARTNERSHIPS THE FOUNDATION DEEPENED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOTHIC AND MINING MUSEUM LEOGANG THROUGH THE LOAN OF SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION ITEMS, SUCH AS THE 1505 PAINTING SAINT DANIEL INSTRUCTS MINERS AND A HISTORIC CARVED IBEX HORN TROPHY, SUPPORTING THE MUSEUM'S RED GOLD EXHIBITION. LOOKING AHEAD, THE FOUNDATION IS EXPLORING ADDITIONAL WAYS TO COLLABORATE ON INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING AND PUBLIC ACCESS, WITH A SHARED INTEREST IN CELEBRATING THE ARTISANAL AND MINING HERITAGE OF THE SALZBURG REGION. PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT BUILDING ON PRIOR EFFORTS TO INTERPRET THE HISTORICAL INTERIORS OF BLHNBACH, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO ASSESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE EXHIBITIONS AND SCHOLARLY ACCESS. CONSERVATION PLANNING REMAINS AN ACTIVE PRIORITY, WITH WORK FOCUSED ON SAFEGUARDING KEY HOLDINGS, INCLUDING ROOTWOOD FURNITURE, ECCLESIASTICAL ARTWORKS, AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS FOR FUTURE EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL USE. SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS BLHNBACH CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A SITE OF INSPIRATION AND QUIET STUDY FOR ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, AND RESEARCHERS. THE FOUNDATION REMAINS COMMITTED TO CULTIVATING THESE RELATIONSHIPS AND IS ACTIVELY EXPLORING MORE STRUCTURED WAYS TO HOST INFORMAL RESIDENCIES, MASTERCLASSES, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY EXCHANGES THAT REFLECT ITS BROADER CULTURAL MISSION. THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES AT SCHLOSS BLHNBACH REAFFIRM THE FOUNDATION'S ROLE AS A CUSTODIAN OF CULTURAL LEGACY, WHILE OPENING NEW AVENUES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE, SCHOLARLY INQUIRY, AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION. WE REMAIN DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF THIS UNIQUE SITE AND SHARING ITS RICH HISTORY WITH BROADER AUDIENCES, IN AUSTRIA AND BEYOND. FORM 990-PF: PAGE 6, PART VII, LINE 1 ALTHOUGH NO COMPENSATION IS STATED FOR MR. VAUGHAN, HE IS COMPENSATED FOR HIS 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. 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