1.2% Personal Income Tax Support: The Public Allocated Over €50,000 to the VU Foundation

As November progresses and the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) publishes the final results of the allocation of 1.2% of personal income tax (PIT) for donations, it has become clear that the Vilnius University (VU) Foundation received strong public support this year – a total of €50,847 was donated.

Most of the funds went to named endowment subfunds, which collected €22.4 thousand. They are followed by the unrestricted endowment fund, which attracted €9.7 thousand, while third place in terms of support went to the VU Culture Centre ensembles, which this year received over €7.4 thousand.

Detailed report of the received support by purpose:

VU Foundation Named Sub-funds: €22,419

• R. Grušnienė Sub-fund for the support of VU Department of Ancient and Medieval History: €20,102
• Jonas Kazlauskas (1930–1970) Sub-fund for the support of philological research: €1,294
• Šiauliai Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Sub-fund for supporting VU Šiauliai Academy: €836
• Algis Petras Piskarskas (1942–2022) Sub-fund for supporting laser physics research: €187

VU Unrestricted Endowment Fund: €9,699

VU Culture Centre: €7,446

• Song and Dance Ensemble: €3,589
• Choir Gaudeamus: €1,005
• Chamber Orchestra: €905
• Choir Virgo: €628
• Drama Theatre: €581
• Folklore Ensemble Ratilio: €384
• Wind Orchestra Oktava: €226
• Lindy Hop Dance Group: €128

VU Faculty of Medicine: €2,201

• Faculty Endowment Sub-fund: €2,201

VU Faculty of Physics: €1,991

• Young Physicists’ School Fotonas: €1,809
• TETI Ferroelectric Laboratory: €182

VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences: €1,968

• Faculty Endowment Sub-fund: €1,002
• Centre for Nanotechnology and Materials Science: €966

VU Life Sciences Center: €1,926

• Center Endowment Sub-fund: €882
• Zoological Museum: €547
• Zoological Museum Endowment Sub-fund: €497

VU Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics: €1,820

• Faculty Endowment Sub-fund: €1,136
• Academic Vytautas Statulevičius Scholarship (DMSTI): €684

VU Health and Sports Centre: €1,013

• Women’s Basketball Team: €940
• Men’s Football Team: €74

VU Faculty of Economics and Business Administration: €205

• Faculty Endowment Sub-fund: €205

VU Faculty of Law: €88

• Faculty Endowment Sub-fund: €88

VU Institute of International Relations and Political Science: €28

• Institute Endowment Sub-fund: €28

Other: €43

The VU Foundation sincerely thanks the donor community for its growing trust. We invite you to continue this tradition next year – your support directly contributes to the University’s long-term scientific, cultural, and community initiatives. Detailed instructions on how to allocate support to the VU endowment fund, academic or non-academic units, named subfunds, or other purposes can be found here.

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We would like to remind you that, following amendments to the Charity and Support Law, residents can no longer allocate 1.2% of PIT to budgetary institutions or recipients without a non-governmental organization (NGO) status – including Vilnius University (company code 211950810). We invite you to direct your 1.2% PIT contribution to the Vilnius University Foundation (company code 304222713) or to other VU community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements for support.