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POLSKY FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

59recipients FY2016–24
$27Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 80% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 80% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 12 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CO, CT, DC, FL, IL, MA, MN, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
LOEWENBERG CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder6
NCRC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder6
SELFRELIANCE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
BLUHM FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF FIRST SECURITY FEDERAL SAV BANK INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
JOHN AND JACOLYN BUCKSBAUM FAMILYFOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
THE ELIZABETH MORSE CHARITABLE TRUST 2620341200CHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
BAILA FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
BARBARA BLUHM-KAUL FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
BELLICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
JR AND KATIE BERGER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
KOVLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
SIDLEY AUSTIN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
SIRIUS FUNDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
THE GROSSINGER FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
THE ROBERT THOMAS BOBINS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
VIVO FOUNDATIONLIBERTYVILLE, ILprogram funder4
ARKES FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
BAYER FAMILY FOUNDATIONBRIDGEVIEW, ILprogram funder3

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
BRCA RESEARCH & CURE ALLIANCEIL12024$2,293,698
VOICE HEALTH INSTITUTEMA42024$1,000,000
OUR HOME UKRAINE FOUNDATIONIL12024$968,283
WHITE STORK INTERNATIONAL LTDIL32024$789,704
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCIL42024$730,000
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGOIL42024$184,041
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL32024$131,800
LAS OLAS CHABAD JEWISH CENTER INCFL32024$120,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO INCIL32024$111,568
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTIL32024$80,000
CHICAGO ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS OF WORLD WAR IIIL22024$55,501
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL12024$50,000
WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION INCNY32024$38,875
CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECTIL22024$33,452
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYIL22024$20,000
HIGH JUMPIL32024$15,000
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY COUNCILDC12024$10,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL12024$10,000
CHICAGO CARES INCIL12024$10,000
CHICAGO SINAI CONGREGATIONIL12024$10,000
UKRAINIAN GENOCIDE FAMINE FOUNDATION USA INCIL22024$9,500
CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRSIL12024$8,000
CLAYCO FOUNDATION THEIL12024$5,000
WOLCOTT SCHOOLIL12024$5,000
REVIVED SOLDIERS UKRAINEFL12024$4,000
EMBARC INCIL12024$2,500
NATIONAL PKU ALLIANCE INCVA12024$2,500
THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCH HOUSE OF CHICAGOIL12024$2,500
MAGNITSKY JUSTICE FOUNDATIONDC12024$1,000
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTEDC32023$1,000,000
YAHAD - IN UNUM MID-AMERICAOH22023$150,000
HOPE CHICAGO INCIL22023$100,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ILLINOISIL22023$60,000
UKRAINIAN RESISTANCE FOUNDATIONIL22023$52,500
THE HONEYCOMB PROJECT INC NFPIL12023$23,000
CONGREGATION FRIENDS OF REFUGEES OF EASTERN EUROPENY12023$15,000
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGOIL12023$10,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INCTX22023$10,000
SAVING DREAMS FOUNDATION INCTX12023$9,000
HELP HEROES OF UKRAINE INC NFPIL12023$8,300
COLLEGE POSSIBLEMN12023$7,500
UKRAINIAN NATIONAL MUSEUMIL12023$5,000
NAVY PIER INCIL12023$5,000
INGENUITY INCORPORATED CHICAGOIL12023$5,000
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATIONIL12023$5,000
CITY YEAR INCMA12023$5,000
CALS ALL STAR ANGEL FOUNDATION INCIL12023$2,000
POLISH MESSENGER OF THE SACRED HEART INCIL12022$190,100
SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INCCT12022$100,000
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPA12022$100,000