THE ST. STANISLAUS
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
was initially called the Sw. Stanisław Biskupa Patrona Polski (St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Patron of
Poland). The Society was founded
January 26, 1889 in San Francisco (meeting at St. Boniface Church) and
incorporated in 2002. The
Society is open to anyone who is Catholic and of Polish descent or who
supports the mission of the Catholic Church and the St. Stanislaus
Society. The mission of the St.
Stanislaus Benevolent Society, a nonprofit charitable organization, is to
give support to Polish religious, educational and cultural endeavors. The Society’s main source of revenue is
membership dues, as well as bequests and donations. In
1926, The St. Stanislaus Benevolent Society became one of three founding
members of the Polish Club, a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation that
operates the Polish Club. The Society
contributed money towards purchase of the building at 3040 22nd Street in San
Francisco’s Mission District, now known as Dom Polski or The Polish
Club. The Club serves as a meeting
place and social hall for Polish community activities. As a founding member of the Polish Club,
the St. Stanislaus Benevolent Society elects representatives to the Polish
Club Board of Directors. The
St. Stanislaus Benevolent Society is a 501(c)3
nonprofit organization (Tax ID#: 33-1028608) See Entries from Early San Francisco City Directories | San Francisco Call 1893 | Historic Newspaper Articles |
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