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Fondacija tuzlanske zajednice

Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Community developmentDemocracy & Civil societyChildren & YouthEducation
Grant-making foundationFounded 2003Regional reach
Profile last updated: August 11, 2026

About

Founded in 2003, Fondacija tuzlanske zajednice is a grant-making foundation based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina working on community development, democracy & civil society, children & youth +2 more.

Fondacija tuzlanske zajednice (Tuzla Community Foundation) is a non-profit, independent, non-governmental community foundation registered on 2 July 2003 with the Federal Ministry of Justice in Sarajevo. It operates in the Tuzla region of Bosnia and Herzegovina and describes itself as the first and still only community development foundation in the country. It pools donations from individuals, families, businesses and institutions and directs them to funds supporting local development. Its work includes grant calls for citizens' initiatives, support for the civil sector, youth empowerment, leadership and capacity building for formal and informal groups, educational programmes on democratic community development, and promotion of philanthropy and volunteering. It also commissions research on quality of life in the Tuzla region, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and runs donor-advised and endowment funds. The foundation states it operates without political affiliation and publishes annual reports and audit reports.

Location

Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Founded

2003

Organisation type

Grant-making foundation

Focus areas

community foundationphilanthropyvolunteeringcivil societyyouthlocal development

Languages

BS

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentDemocracy & Civil societyChildren & YouthEducationEnvironment & Climate

Works for

YouthChildrenStudentsCommunities

How they work

Grant-makingCapacity buildingCommunity programmesAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Fond za mlade

Fund supporting young people in the Tuzla region.

Fond aktivne zajednice

Fund supporting active community initiatives.

Fond za poduzetništvo

Fund supporting entrepreneurship.

Fond Kiseljak

Local community fund.

Countries of operation

Bosnia and Herzegovina

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 4 Quality educationSDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

DonateCorporate partnershipFundraiseVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Freudenberg Stiftung, YEPP

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