· Private foundation
Jennifer Gordon Polan Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS | $6,000 |
| CITY YEAR DETROIT | $6,000 |
| FOCUS HOPE | $4,000 |
| WYLIE GROVES HIGH SCHOOL | $3,490 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL | $2,000 |
| CENTER FOR AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | $2,000 |
| SAY DETROIT | $2,000 |
| YAD EZRA | $1,000 |
| BIRMINGHAM BLOOMFIELD ART CENTER | $1,000 |
| ST LEO'S SOUP KITCHEN | $1,000 |
| CARE INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK | $1,000 |
| STUDENTS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS | $500 |
| THE GREENINGS OF DETROIT | $500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 21%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The organization was founded by a group of concerned citizens, working in cooperation with the detroit city council, to shape food policy and to work for a more localized, more just, and environmentally friendly food system. the…
Promotion of activities to spur economic growth and revitalization in the city of detroit
To inspire a community of active engagement, personal responsibility and hope by connecting people to opportunities and resources to transform the quality of life for all Detroiters.
Helping families and neighborhoods succeed by providing a place and support to assure kids ages 0-5 are school ready and families are healthy and stable.
To enable african americans and people in need to reach their full human potential
The organization is known as the leader in the movement and is seen as the "go to" experts on environmental justice and sustainable redevelopment because of its knowledge and its network.
The Detroit Justice Center works alongside communities to create economic opportunities, transform the justice system, and promote equitable and just cities.
Keep growing detroit exists to promote a food sovereign city where the majority of fruits and vegetables detroiters consume are grown by residents within the city's limits.
To build the political and economic power of low and moderate-income detroiters of color through neighborhood-driven community organizing and civic engagement in order to change public policy and communities for the better.
Partner to alleviate hunger one meal at a time, to create a future where everyone has access to nourishing food.
Our mission is to assist our affiliates to increase capacity to build simple decent homes in partnership with people in need in the State of Michigan.
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 13 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: United Way for Southeastern Michigan · Community Foundation for Southeast · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Jennifer Gordon Polan Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jennifer Gordon Polan Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
How this is measured
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