Kellner Family Foundation gives CZK 170 million to support Ukrainian civilians

The Kellner Family Foundation will donate CZK 170 million (€6.8 m) to support Ukrainian civilians affected by Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, the Czech News Agency reported on Wednesday. The funds will go to the foundation of the Ukrainian president’s wife, which aids children and families impacted by the war.

Renáta Kellnerová, co-founder and chair of the foundation, said the donation was inspired by the Czech public fundraiser Dárek pro Putina, which raised over CZK 175 million (€7 m) in less than two weeks.

The Kellner Family Foundation has also donated CZK 2.39 billion (€95.6 m) to Czech education since 2002. Renáta Kellnerová and her family own the investment group PPF and were recently ranked the wealthiest in the Czech Republic. This year, Michal Strnad, owner of the arms company Czechoslovak Group (CSG), likely overtook them.