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Fyno Foundation Inc

Brooklyn, NY · EIN 881506532 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE T30 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Micro (<$100K) · fynofoundation.org
revenue
$66K
expenses
$43K
net assets
$41K
employees
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

Fyno Foundation was created in response to Russian attempt to invade Ukraine causing a humanitarian crisis. We help both civilians and defenders by either directly supplying goods or working through our trusted network of volunteers and nonprofits on the ground to reduce the suffering of Ukrainian nation.

profile · synthesized from sources

Fyno Foundation Inc is a New York-based nonprofit founded in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The organization supports Ukrainian civilians and defenders through direct aid and partnerships with on-the-ground organizations. Its primary activities include providing winter supplies, mental health support, education initiatives, and infrastructure restoration.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $191K
    Program 2: Helping Ukrainians survive the attacks on infrastructure and prepare for winter of 23 24. We helped prepare Ukrainian defenders for the winter season with necessities like sleeping bags winter tires heaters. In 2023 we parntered with BDR Agendum and Forpost UA non-profit organizations from Latvia to help executing this project. 100% of the grant funds went directly to the goods less shipping expenses.
  2. #2 $43K
    Program 3: Education program. In 2023 we raised money to partially fund the Osprey Relief Foundation's effort to train 100 trainers who trained thousands of emergency services workers in Ukraine in November of 2023. We also helped funding translation of Math classes from Khan Academy by Univirtual Schools Without Borders.
named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Education Program
Funds training for emergency services workers and supports translation of Khan Academy math and science content into Ukrainian
Mental Health Support
Supports programs addressing psychological trauma among children, women, and war veterans in Ukraine
Renovation and Restoration
Provides financial support for temporary housing and plans to support sustainable, eco-friendly permanent housing and restoration of educational institutions
Winter Support for Defenders
Provides Ukrainian defenders with winter necessities including sleeping bags, heaters, and winter tires; partnered with BDR Agendum and Forpost UA
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Ukraine War Humanitarian Relief 5 activities
    • Financial support for education and cultural preservation in Ukraine
      Plans to provide financial support for students to continue their education and to sponsor events promoting Ukrainian history, language, culture, and awareness of war consequences.
    • Planned financial support for temporary housing in Ukraine
      Plans to provide financial support for temporary housing for Ukrainians who lost their homes due to the war.
    • Provision of humanitarian aid and defensive support to Ukrainian defenders
      Provides transport, defensive gear, medicine, and other humanitarian aid to Ukrainian defenders as part of broader efforts to support Ukraine’s resistance to Russian aggression.
    • Provision of winter necessities to Ukrainian defenders
      Provided sleeping bags, winter tires, and heaters to Ukrainian defenders in preparation for the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 winter seasons through partnerships with BDR Agendum and Forpost UA.
    • Support for post-war rebuilding in Ukraine
      Plans to support sustainable and eco-friendly permanent housing and the restoration of educational institutions in Ukraine following the war.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding emergency services training in Ukraine
      Funds the training of emergency responders in Ukraine, including support for 100 trainers who trained thousands of emergency services workers in November 2023 through a grant to Osprey Relief Foundation.
  • Direct Mental Health Counseling and Support Services 1 activity
    • Support for mental health programs in Ukraine
      Supports mental health programs focused on healing war-related psychological trauma among children, women, and war veterans in Ukraine.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Translation of Khan Academy educational materials into Ukrainian
      Facilitates the translation of Khan Academy science and math materials into Ukrainian using AI-powered speech translation technology, with funding provided to Univirtual Schools Without Borders to support this effort.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$66K
Contributions & grants$66K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$43K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$43K
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$41K
Cash$18K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$41K
Liquid reserves5.1 mo
3 years on record · 2022–2024 · YoY revenue -83.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 2
  • Iurii Tanskyi — Director
  • Stanislav Levental — Director
relationships · 10

Who they work with

  • Autobots Partner — Partner organization linked from Fyno Foundation's website for supporting Ukraine.
  • BDR Agendum Partner — Latvian nonprofit partner that collaborated with Fyno Foundation Inc to deliver winter supplies to Ukrainian defenders in 2022 and 2023.
  • Forpost UA Partner — Latvian nonprofit partner that collaborated with Fyno Foundation Inc to deliver winter supplies to Ukrainian defenders in 2023.
  • Freespeech Partner — Technology partner providing AI-powered speech translation for educational content.
  • Heal Our Heroes Partner — Partner organization linked from Fyno Foundation's website for supporting Ukrainian war veterans and defenders.
  • Khan Academy Partner — Partner organization whose science and math materials are being translated into Ukrainian.
  • Kids WorldWide Partner — Youth-focused partner organization involved in supporting access to education.
  • Osprey Relief Foundation Partner — Organization funded by Fyno Foundation Inc to train emergency services workers in Ukraine in November 2023.
  • Save Life Partner — Partner organization linked from Fyno Foundation's website for supporting Ukraine.
  • Univirtual Schools Without Borders Partner — Organization funded by Fyno Foundation Inc to translate Khan Academy Math classes for educational use in Ukraine.
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Direct and Partnered Aid Distribution
    methodology: direct_and_partnered_aid_distribution
    By delivering aid directly or through trusted local volunteers and nonprofit partners, we ensure effective and accountable relief, because combining direct action with local networks maximizes reach while minimizing risk and corruption.
  • Phased Housing Recovery
    methodology: phased-housing-recovery
    By providing immediate temporary housing followed by sustainable, eco-friendly permanent solutions, we ensure both urgent shelter needs and long-term community resilience are met, because addressing displacement in stages reduces systemic strain and supports durable rebuilding.
  • Support-Defenders-First
    methodology: support-defenders-first
    By prioritizing direct support to Ukrainian defenders, we increase the likelihood of national survival and eventual victory, because frontline resilience is foundational to civilian safety and successful recovery.
  • Universal Mental Health Support
    methodology: universal-mental-health-support
    By offering universal, long-term mental health services, we support national recovery, because widespread war trauma requires population-level psychological care to restore individual functioning and collective stability.