The VIA Foundation

02/16/2010 - Concert for Haiti, Sunday, February 21 at Lucerna Music Bar

February 21 at 8pm: The Via Foundation presents Czech music group Monkey Business performing a benefit concert at the Lucerna Music Bar to raise money for the reconstruction of schools in Haiti.

Special guests will include Dan Bárta, BIGG BOSS JAM (PSH, ORIKOULE, 518 + TOXXX), and Eddie Stoilow. (...more)

01/13/2010 - Czech Heritage - Call for Proposals

We are pleased to announce a call for proposals for Via’s Czech Heritage program. The Czech Heritage Program focuses on rescuing, restoring, and preserving small historical landmarks throughout the Czech Republic. It is supported primarily through generous donations of members of the Czech Heritage Society. (...more)

12/09/2009 - New on Our Website

We’ve been working hard to improve how we provide you with information about our work.

You can now follow us on Twitter, check out our YouTube channel, and find a list of other interesting links about Via by visiting our new Via in the Media page.

If you have any suggestions on things you would like to see, please let us know brad.hoar@nadacevia.cz!

10/02/2009 - Visits to 4 Supported Projects

In the third week of August, we decided to make use of the warm summer weather to visit four projects we supported through the ČSOB and the Poštovní spořitelny Grant Funds. These site visits were such a success, we would like to share with you our experiences. (...more)

07/15/2009 - 2009 Czech Heritage Society Grantee Profile: The Františkov chapel

Distinguished by its beautiful stone portal, the chapel in Františkov (in German, "Franzberg”) dates back to 1891. The chapel was constructed by German settlers who established the town in 1798 in the present-day Jeseník district of northern Moravia. Following the post-World War Two expulsion of the community’s German residents, the chapel was eventually abandoned. This led to the collapse of its roof, and the growth of a tree in the middle of the chapel which, by 2007, exceeded the height of the chapel tower itself! (...more)

04/03/2009 - Friends of Via Announces New Board Members

Nadace Via’s partner organization in the United States, Friends of Via, recently welcomed two additions to their team. (...more)

11/01/2006 - Madeleine Albright to speak at the Via Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Event in Pittsburgh!

Via is pleased to announce that Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, a native of Prague, Czech Republic, is scheduled to be guest speaker at the Via Foundation’s 10-year anniversary celebration in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (...more)

08/18/2006 - The First Round of 2006 Cultural Heritage Grants Have Been Announced!

The Via Foundation’s Cultural Heritage Selection committee selected 9 projects from a large pool of grant applications to restore and preserve monuments throughout the Czech Republic. The 2006 recipients are listed below. Please check back on our website to see periodic updates of these projects! (...more)