The Polsky Foundation

One South Wacker Drive Suite 1810 - Chicago - IL 60606, Illinois
Latest Filing: 2023
Total Assets: $68.74M
Total Giving: $9.06M
Grants: 36
Median Grant: $25,900

The Polsky Foundation, a large 990pf foundation in Illinois, provides grants ranging from $1K to $4M annually.

2023 Summary

$68.74M

Total Assets

$9.06M

Funding Awarded

36

Grants Given

$25,900

Median Grant

$4.00M

Largest Grant

$1,200

Smallest Grant

2023 Recipients

Recipient Award Location Purpose
U Chicago Polsky Center $4.00M Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
Northwestern Memorial Foundation $2.00M Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
Obama Foundation $666,665 Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
United States Holocaust Museum $600,000 Highland Park, ILLINOIS General Fund
World Resources Institute $500,000 Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA General Fund
White Stork $225,544 New York, NEW YORK General Fund
Polish Messenger Of The Sacred Heart $190,100 Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
University Of Pennsylvania $100,000 n/a General Fund
Save The Children Federation $100,000 Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
Yahad In Unum Mid America $100,000 Dallas, TEXAS General Fund
This Child Here $79,182 Daytona Beach, FLORIDA General Fund
Boys And Girls Club Of Chicago $50,000 Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
Planned Parenthood Of Illinois $50,000 Fairfield, CONNECTICUT General Fund
Hope Chicago $50,000 Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
Pine Crest $50,000 Hazel Crest, ILLINOIS General Fund
Auditorium Theatre Of Roosevelt University $40,000 Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
Ping Pong Productions Inc $32,000 Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
Jewish United Fund $26,800 Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
Jdrf International $25,000 Chicago, ILLINOIS General Fund
Ukrainian Resistance Foundation $25,000 Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA General Fund
... and 16 more recipients.
$5,000
$7,937,458
State
Total
  • IL

    Illinois

    $7,937,458
  • DC

    District of Columbia

    $500,000
  • NY

    New York

    $225,544
  • TX

    Texas

    $100,000
  • FL

    Florida

    $80,382
  • CT

    Connecticut

    $50,000
  • PA

    Pennsylvania

    $25,000
  • CA

    California

    $20,000
  • OH

    Ohio

    $10,875
  • NV

    Nevada

    $5,000
  • CO

    Colorado

    $5,000

Contacts

Name Phone Title
MICHAEL POLSKY 3125821402 OFFICER
MICHAEL POLSKY Signing Officer

Historical Financials

Year Total Assets Total Giving Grants Median Grant Max Grant Min Grant
2023 $68,739,918 $9,059,259 36 $25,900 $4,000,000 $1,200
2022 $64,677,458 $5,475,000 9 $250,000 $2,000,000 $25,000
2021 $21,378,246 $5,327,375 8 $266,667 $2,000,000 $10,000
2018 $7,762,506 $1,847,000 10 $20,000 $1,500,000 $5,000

Why Organizations Trust GrantExec

$78.81B
Available Funding
7,151
Active Grants
224
New Grants Analyzed This Week