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XTB Foundation

Financial education, employee volunteering development, charitable activities – the XTB Foundation for a better tomorrow

Prezes Fundacji XTB, Pani Sylwia Kozoń

The XTB Foundation was established with the aim of supporting educational initiatives that enhance economic and financial awareness and knowledge, as well as build trust in financial institutions.

Our mission is to promote financial education, develop social awareness, and share the knowledge necessary for investing and financial management. Each year, we expand our activities by engaging in new projects that bring tangible benefits to the communities in which we operate. We also encourage our employees to actively participate in employee volunteer programs.

Sylwia Kozoń

President of the XTB Foundation

Mission of the XTB Foundation

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We strive to promote financial education, build social awareness, and support sustainable development initiatives. Through our actions, we aim to level educational opportunities, inspire, and motivate towards development for a better tomorrow.

Statutory goals of XTB Foundation

The documents and objectives that determine the activities of the XTB Foundation

The establishment of the Foundation expresses concern for the development of responsible business engaged in socially important issues, environmental protection and sustainability. The Foundation involves and supports employees in the implementation of initiatives related to social, health, educational and climate activities.


Familiarize yourself with the documents describing operations of our Foundation and the principles of engagement in collective assistance.

Foundation Statutes Procedure for granting support

Board and Council of XTB Foundation

We have been operating since December 2020, when the Foundation was established by XTB S.A. – a global FinTech with Polish background and one of the fastest-growing companies in the financial sector in Europe.

The Foundation's activities are directed and managed by the President, who is appointed for a 3-year term by a resolution of the Foundation Council. As of February 13, 2024, the position of President is held by Sylwia Kozoń.

Prezes Fundacji XTB, Pani Sylwia Kozoń

Sylwia Kozoń

President of the XTB Foundation

Prezes Fundacji XTB, Pani Sylwia Kozoń

Sylwia Kozoń

President of the XTB Foundation

Sylwia Kozoń is a graduate of the Maritime University in Gdynia with a degree in Business Management. She also completed postgraduate studies in Finance and Banking at the École supérieure de Commerce in Rouen, France, and is currently pursuing postgraduate studies at the Warsaw School of Economics in the ESG Business Models: Sustainable Development Reporting program.

She joined the XTB team in June 2023 as an Office Manager. On February 13, 2024, she assumed the role of President of the XTB Foundation, and since September 2024, she has held the position of ESG Coordinator in the ESG Team. She combines her work with the Foundation with supporting XTB's sustainable development strategy.

Activities of the XTB Foundation

The Foundation’s interests and activities primarily focus on three main areas:

Financial education for youth

As a Foundation established by a leading financial institution in Poland, we feel a particular responsibility for the financial education of young people. The ability to manage finances and understand how the financial market operates are crucial issues that directly impact the quality of our lives. Money represents freedom, independence, and the ability to make decisions that align with our needs. We see a gap in the school curriculum and aim to fill it.

In 2022, at the request of the XTB Foundation, a study titled “Dreams and Plans of Young Poles” was conducted, which clearly showed that Generation Z is interested in finances but lacks access to reliable knowledge tailored to their age, capabilities, and life situations. For this reason, in 2024, which was the Year of Economic Education, we launched projects aimed at young people to introduce them to the world of finance and help them develop habits that will positively impact their lives and financial security.

Our projects:

Academy of tomorrow. Finance with class.

The project we are running together with the Children's and Youth Financial Education Foundation "Trampki na Giełdzie." Capital market practitioners discuss the intricacies of financial management with high school students.

The year 2024 marks the beginning of the intensive development of the XTB Foundation, whose primary statutory goal is to support the financial education of high school youth. Intensifying its activities in line with strategic assumptions, the XTB Foundation, in collaboration with the Children's and Youth Financial Education Foundation - "Trampki na Giełdzie" (Sneakers on the Stock Exchange Foundation), has created an original educational program in the field of finance called "Academy of tomorrow. Finance with class."

Economics and financial management are integral parts of our lives. Our mission is to spread knowledge about the economy, as we feel a responsibility for financial education as a leading financial institution in the country. Therefore, the XTB Foundation focuses on educational activities in high schools, where young people develop habits that will impact their entire adult lives.

- Sylwia Kozoń, President of the XTB Foundation

The premise of the Academy is to explain various financial topics to young people in an accessible and engaging manner, such as:

  • Creating and managing a budget
  • The concept of underlying markets
  • The magic of compound interest
  • Differences between various financial instruments
  • Risks associated with investing in the stock market without preparation

In the first stage of the project, mentors from Sneakers on the Stock Exchange conduct classes in schools about the functioning of the capital market. In the second stage, we organize online Q&A sessions during which XTB experts answer students' questions.

Together with the XTB Foundation, we have developed a format that is accessible to young people and, most importantly, repeatable. In this way, leveraging the potential of our partner, we aim to reach as wide an audience of young people as possible. During the first edition, we plan to reach 100 schools, which will allow us to reach approximately 3,000 students. In the following years, we hope to expand this reach even further.

- Izabela Kozakiewicz - Frańczak, Founder and President of the Sneakers on the Stock Exchange Foundation

We launched the first edition of the program in October 2024, and it included over 2,500 students from more than 100 high school classes in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. Subsequent editions will be expanded to include additional voivodeships and are already planned for 2025.

Patronage classes

Since August 2024, in collaboration with the Polish Economic Society (PTE), we have been supporting the economic education of high school students. As part of the "Patron Classes" project, we provide thousands of young people with access to advanced knowledge of economics and help the most talented to develop their passions.

The "Patron Classes" project leverages the nationwide structures and experience of PTE. Together, we organize training sessions and provide substantive support to high school teachers across Poland. Our goal is to enhance pedagogical competencies, including in the teaching of the subject "Business and Management," and to inspire students to delve into topics related to economics, entrepreneurship, and finance.

In the subsequent stages of the project, we plan to organize additional training and mentoring sessions for the best students from selected schools. We aim to create conditions for their further development and the realization of their ambitions.

Since 2024, we have also been supporting young talents in the field of economics. Each year, five laureates of the Economic Knowledge Olympiad represent Poland on the international stage. The XTB Foundation has become the strategic sponsor of this representation, providing young economists with the opportunity to compete with the best in the world.

Contact

Sylwia Kozoń
President of the XTB Foundation

 

Prosta 67 Street
01-838 Warsaw, Poland

phone +48 660 512 614

fundacja@xtb.pl