With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Society shifted its focus and resources to assist impoverished children living in Russia, having received a $4.5 million bequest from the estate of Virginia P.and John Engalitcheff, Jr. in 1990.
The Society shifted its focus and resources. This was with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. This was to assist impoverished children living in Russia, having received a $4.5 million bequest from the estate of Virginia P.and John Engalitcheff. Virginia P.and John Engalitcheff was Jr. in 1990.