Private foundation · EIN 65-1164639 · Chicago, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Polsky Foundation's grants went
It reported $4.36M in grants paid across 46 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 33.0% of those dollars to 30 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $1.44M 30 lines
- No confident match $2.89M 14
- Outside the US $29.8K 2
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 41 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| UChicago Polsky Center Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $2,429,467 | GENERAL FUND | Unmatched Help match |
| White Stork International Winnetka, IL · EIN 93-4027980 | $414,160 | GENERAL FUND | Same address 0.92 |
| World Resources Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-1257057 | $250,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same address 1.00 |
| Voice Health Institute Boston, MA · EIN 13-4269601 | $200,000 | General Fund | Same street 1.00 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167034 | $100,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same address 0.67 |
| Las Olas Chabad Jewish Center Ft Lauderdale, FL · EIN 27-3608221 | $100,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same address 0.80 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum Skokie, IL · no confident EIN match | $55,000 | General Fund | Unmatched Help match |
| Hope Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 86-2828908 | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same address 1.00 |
| Yahad- in Unum Mid-America Cincinnati, OH · EIN 84-2593527 | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same city 1.00 |
| St Nicholas UK Catholic School Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | General Fund | Unmatched Help match |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Children Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $35,000 | General Fund | Unmatched Help match |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2166997 | $30,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same ZIP 0.94 |
| Chicago Association of Veterans of WWII Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $27,700 | General Fund | Unmatched Help match |
| Ukrainian Resistance Foundation Franklin Park, IL · EIN 88-0920687 | $27,500 | GENERAL FUND | Exact name 1.00 |
| Breakthrough T1D New York, NY · EIN 23-1907729 | $25,000 | GENERAL FUND | Known alias 1.00 |
| Vet Voice Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 26-4627222 | $25,000 | General Fund | Exact name 1.00 |
| Harvey Global Health Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | GENERAL FUND | Unmatched Help match |
| Heritage Congregation Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | General Fund | Unmatched Help match |
| World Jewish Congress (American Section) New York, NY · EIN 13-1790756 | $24,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same address 0.75 |
| The Honeycomb Project Inc Chicago, IL · EIN 45-2508463 | $23,000 | General Fund | Same city 1.00 |
| Union of Jewish Religious Communities Kyiv, UP · outside the US | $22,500 | GENERAL FUND | Foreign |
| The Latin School of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2258525 | $15,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same address 1.00 |
| Congregation Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe Brooklyn, NY · EIN 11-2457451 | $15,000 | General Fund | Same address 0.91 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2170901 | $10,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same address 1.00 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN · EIN 41-6011702 | $10,000 | General Fund | Same city 1.00 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6008929 | $10,000 | General Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Saved Dreams Foundation Arlington, TX · no confident EIN match | $9,000 | General Fund | Unmatched Help match |
| Help Heroes of Ukraine Inc Burr Ridge, IL · EIN 88-0982147 | $8,300 | General Fund | Exact name 1.00 |
| College Possible Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1968798 | $7,500 | General Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| High Jump Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4470186 | $5,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same address 1.00 |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX · EIN 13-5613797 | $5,000 | GENERAL FUND | Known alias 1.00 |
| City Year Boston, MA · EIN 22-2882549 | $5,000 | General Fund | Same address 0.81 |
| Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 61-1652413 | $5,000 | General Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Navy Pier Chicago, IL · EIN 27-4813461 | $5,000 | General Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Ukrainian Genocide Famine Foundation USA Chicago, IL · EIN 26-0063513 | $5,000 | General Fund | Same address 0.93 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6144362 | $5,000 | General Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6154098 | $5,000 | General Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Ukrainian National Museum Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2483259 | $5,000 | General Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| United States Holocaust Museum Highland Park, IL · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | GENERAL FUND | Unmatched Help match |
| The Buddy Program Arlington Heights, IL · no confident EIN match | $2,500 | General Fund | Unmatched Help match |
| Cal's All-Star Angel Foundation St Charles, IL · EIN 20-8811843 | $2,000 | General Fund | Same address 1.00 |
5 more lines ($236K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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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.