Annual Report – 2024 and Holiday Season 2025

Dear friends! We present to you the 2024 report of the nonprofit organization Hromada, including the humanitarian aid and donations sent to Ukraine during the Christmas and New Year period of 2025.

Thanks to your generosity, we were able to support 369 children across Ukraine, delivering joy, essential items, and critical support — totaling $44,075.33. In times of ongoing war and terror, your contribution is incredibly important and deeply appreciated.

📦 Humanitarian Aid Breakdown

Total Amount: $44,075.33

🌟 Thank You to Our Donors!

$10,000+: Nataliya Anon

$5,000+: Alex Burnos

$1,000+: Olena Polovynkina, Olena Burnos, Las Gallinas Lions (San Rafael, CA), Paula & Robert Reynolds, Kevin & Dorwin, Jennifer Douglas, G Paul, William J. Tiedje, Andrii Donchenko

$500+: Andrii Fil, Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema

We apologize we cannot name every contributor — your support, big and small, has made a huge impact. Even donations of $5, $20, or $50 are vital. 💛

🙏 Special Thanks

We thank all our volunteers and partners in Ukraine and abroad:

• Fr. Petro Dyachok and Fr. Roman Bobesiuk, Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, San Francisco
• Volunteers: Taras Turiv, Andrii Fil, Arkadii Kaminskyi
• Photography: Yurii Bondarchuk
• Special Guests: Hanna Kohanchik & Orest Galitsky (Los Angeles)
• Sound support: Andrii Shehera / PodiyaSound
• Transport: Volodymyr Parubets
• Event support: Ivan Haida & Veronika Shoba
• Theater troupe “Mandrivni Zirky” led by Olena Bilyak
• Charity performance team: Marina Anisovych, Olena Sikorska, Oleksandr Lytovchenko, Pavlo Viner

🎭 Funds from these events helped purchase an evacuation vehicle worth $6,991.73 (£5,500), acquired thanks to Oleksandr Nalivaiko, with support from Ihor Kuzyshyn.

We also thank MP Rostyslav Tistyk and volunteer Mariya Medyukh for providing exclusive auction items.

Our heartfelt thanks to the Sacramento volunteer team: Nataliia Kokhaniy, Olena Soliar, Natali Polk, Yurii Kokhanyi for cooking and providing food for events.

📰 Acknowledgment to Hromada Newspaper Supporters

Your sponsorship ensures the monthly print and online publication of “Hromada” newspaper, covering printing, contributor honorariums, and promotion of Ukrainian voices across the diaspora and among English-speaking communities. Thank you!

Let’s Continue Helping Ukraine in 2025 – Together We Are Strong!

Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!

Heartfelt Thanks from the Angelyk Foundation

Dear friends! We express our sincere gratitude to all of you who joined the annual Hromada Fundraiser for gifts and support for the children of our fallen Heroes. 💙💛

Together, we were able to provide assistance to 1,260 children with a total contribution of $52,000. In times of war, this support is invaluable.

📦 Our Impact in Numbers

• 457 orphans received direct financial assistance
• 650 children received Christmas gifts
• 153 children were provided with school and woodworking equipment
• 13 children received a full therapeutic rehabilitation course

📍 Fund Distribution Breakdown

🙏 Special Thanks

We sincerely thank our dedicated volunteers in Ukraine: Maria Medyukh, Lyudmyla Kravtsova, Ruslan Telypskyi, and Ihor Kuzyshyn, for their selfless work and commitment.

We are especially grateful to our generous donors, whose names are published below. Your support made countless children’s dreams and surprises possible. 💖

Even the smallest donations — $5, $20, $50, or $100 — matter immensely, and the hundreds of unnamed contributors remind us that collective kindness has the power to change lives.

💫 Let’s Keep Doing Good Together in 2024!

Period: February 24, 2022 – February 24, 2023

Total amount sent to Ukraine: $446,177.54

The nonprofit organization Hromada expresses deep gratitude to all donors and volunteers whose contributions made a difference during the most challenging year for Ukraine. Below is the full breakdown of aid distributed across various cities, regions, and charitable organizations.

📋 Full Transaction List

Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!

Angelyk Foundation

The Angelyk Foundation, operating under the umbrella of the nonprofit organization Hromada, was established to support children who lost a parent while defending Ukraine’s sovereignty from Russian aggression.

Our mission is to send $50 during the Christmas season to each of these children — so that in Ukraine, they know the diaspora has not forgotten their sacrifice. It is a powerful act of moral and financial support. Our organization continues to receive countless messages of gratitude addressed to all of you who stood by and joined our charitable efforts.

From Ukraine, and from our team of volunteers — we send our deepest thanks and appreciation to every one of you!

📈 Results from 2021

In 2021, thanks to your support, we were able to send a total of $38,000 to children who lost their parents in the war in eastern Ukraine. These funds were distributed at a rate of $50 per child, as follows:

Total: 695 children supported with $38,000

Ukrainian Hryvnia equivalent: ₴1,064,000.00

📊 Summary Over 4 Years

• 2021 — $38,000
• 2020 — $39,385
• 2019 — $15,300
• 2018 — $6,600

Total amount distributed: $99,285

Hryvnia equivalent: ₴2,780,000

Angelyk Foundation

The Angelyk Foundation, established under the umbrella of the nonprofit organization Hromada, was created to support children who have lost a parent while defending Ukraine’s sovereignty from Russian aggression.

Our mission is to send $50 during the Christmas season to each of these children — a gesture that shows the Ukrainian diaspora has not forgotten their sacrifice. This is both moral and financial support, and we receive numerous heartfelt messages of gratitude addressed to all of you who have taken part in these charitable efforts.

From Ukraine and from our team of volunteers — thank you for your compassion and support!

📈 Results from 2020

Thanks to your generosity, in 2020 we raised $39,385 to support 787 children — more than double the amount raised in 2019 ($15,337).

All funds were transferred to Ukraine at a rate of $50 per child whose parent died defending Ukraine.

📍 Distribution by Region

Anhelyk Foundation (Hromada)

The Anhelyk Foundation, established under the umbrella of the nonprofit organization Hromada, supports children who lost a parent defending Ukraine’s sovereignty. Our mission is to send $50 for holidays to each child — to remind them that their sacrifice is not forgotten by the diaspora.

In 2019, thanks to your support, we raised a total of $15,337 and provided aid to 306 children across Ukraine.

📌 Fundraising Summary

📦 Distribution Summary

The total of $15,300 was distributed, fully covering children in Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, and Ternopil regions and partially supporting children across 10 additional regions of Ukraine.

🙏 Thank You to Our Volunteers

Special thanks to all who organized, contacted families, transferred funds, and made this mission possible. Volunteers included: Tetyana Freishyn, Mariya Medyukh, Andriy Lyakhovych, Nataliya Horaiska, Svitlana Bakhvalova, Volodymyr Dudko, and many more.

Glory to Ukraine!