Private foundation · EIN 56-6784266 · Capitol Heights, MD · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The John J Pohanka Family Foundation's grants went

It reported $1.29M in grants paid across 61 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 55.7% of those dollars to 38 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 59 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Ut Md Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX · no confident EIN match
$125,000GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA · EIN 23-1352641
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Vienna, VA · EIN 23-7011544
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 0.75
Stand Together Trust - Seize the Moment
Baltimore, MD · no confident EIN match
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Miami Music Festival
Miami Beach, FL · EIN 47-1624928
$75,000GENERAL PURPOSEExact name 1.00
Catholic Charities
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$74,333GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Kennedy Center
Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
The Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY · no confident EIN match
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Army War College Foundation
Carlisle, PA · EIN 23-2034407
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSESame ZIP 1.00
The Denyce Graves Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 86-2276658
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSESame city 1.00
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington
Washington, DC · EIN 54-0788947
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
The National Sporting Library and Museum
Middleburg, VA · EIN 54-6053662
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Next Gen Personal Finance
Burlingame, CA · EIN 82-3648278
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSEExact name 1.00
American Cancer Society - Hope Lodge Baltimore
Salisbury, MD · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Children's National Hospital Foundation
Silver Spring, MD · no confident EIN match
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · EIN 24-0795445
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Levine Music
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1063325
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 0.88
Miriam's Kitchen
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1331552
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSESame ZIP 1.00
Pawfectly Delicious Dog Treats
Alexandria, VA · EIN 82-3201805
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Rappahannock Area YMCA
Fredericksbrg, VA · EIN 54-0965826
$19,200GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Prince George's County Public Schools
Upper Marlboro, MD · no confident EIN match
$19,087GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Washington National Opera
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0237707
$17,500GENERAL PURPOSEExact name 1.00
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
New York, NY · EIN 13-5661935
$15,700GENERAL PURPOSEKnown alias 1.00
Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation
Marblehead, MA · EIN 46-1149168
$15,000GENERAL PURPOSESame ZIP 1.00
New York Sign Museum Corp
Brooklyn, NY · EIN 85-4146883
$15,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Sea Turtle Adventures
Boynton Beach, FL · EIN 81-3999409
$15,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
The Wagner Society of Washington DC
Washington, DC · EIN 52-2117542
$15,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
The Hill School
Middleburg, VA · no confident EIN match
$15,000GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Freeman Arts Pavilion
Selbyville, DE · EIN 81-0917191
$12,500GENERAL PURPOSESame address 0.90
Prmc Foundation
Salisbury, MD · no confident EIN match
$12,500GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD · no confident EIN match
$12,500GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
The Academy of Vocal Arts
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352001
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSEExact name 1.00
Big Dog Ranch Rescue
Lxhtchee Grvs, FL · EIN 26-3184971
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSESame street 1.00
Glimmerglass Opera Theatre
Cooperstown, NY · EIN 16-1053970
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 0.58
Morattico Waterfront Museum
Morattico, VA · EIN 80-0064672
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSESame ZIP 1.00
Nada Foundation
Tysons, VA · EIN 54-1008060
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Long Beach Island Foundation
Love Ladies, NJ · no confident EIN match
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Prince George's County Public Schools - Teacher of the Year
Upper Marlboro, MD · no confident EIN match
$8,518GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
Love on a Leash
Oceanside, CA · EIN 33-0642682
$8,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Tomball Emergency Assistance Ministries
Tomball, TX · EIN 76-0195526
$7,500GENERAL PURPOSESame city 1.00
Memorial Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital
New York, NY · no confident EIN match
$7,500GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
The American Pops Orchestra
Washington, DC · EIN 81-2627557
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA · EIN 23-1352620
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Boca Helping Hands
Boca Raton, FL · EIN 31-1713631
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Boston Partners in Education
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2501341
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY · EIN 15-0532078
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 1.00
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · EIN 24-0795445
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 0.68
Washington Performing Arts Society
Washington, DC · EIN 52-6062439
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSESame address 0.91
Jacob's Ladder Youth Foundation
Ft Washington, MD · no confident EIN match
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match
The Treatment Learning Center
Rockville, MD · no confident EIN match
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSEUnmatched Help match

2 more lines ($16.9K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    28 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    12 recipients in common
  3. Verizon Foundation Basking Ridge, NJ
    7 recipients in common
  4. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    7 recipients in common
  5. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    6 recipients in common
  6. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
    5 recipients in common
  7. American Express Foundation New York, NY
    5 recipients in common
  8. Dimick Foundation Washington, DC
    5 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.