Michigan · Private foundation
Polasky Family Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $69k
- Granted FY2019
- 39
- Grants FY2019
- 37
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 76%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $363
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $13,710
- Organizations funded a year
- 25 to 37
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 9
- Total assets, FY2019
- $39k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 76% of the organizations Polasky Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 63% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 37 | $68k | 76% |
| FY2018 | 25 | $47k | 36% |
| FY2017 | 28 | $38k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshivas Lubavitch of Baltimore Inc | $13,710 | 1 | n/a |
| Jewish Learning Institute Inc | $13,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Colel Chabad | $5,671 | 3 | n/a |
| Chayenu Inc | $4,084 | 3 | 0% |
| Accidental Talmudist | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Congregation Bnai Teshuva | $2,070 | 1 | n/a |
| Ten Yad Kallah Gemach Inc | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | $1,186 | 3 | 0% |
| Underground Railroad Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Congregation Beth Israel | $812 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 26 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshivas Lubavitch of Baltimore Inc | $13,710 | 1 | n/a |
| Jewish Learning Institute Inc | $13,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Colel Chabad | $5,671 | 3 | n/a |
| Chayenu Inc | $4,084 | 3 | 0% |
| Accidental Talmudist | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Congregation Bnai Teshuva | $2,070 | 1 | n/a |
| Ten Yad Kallah Gemach Inc | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | $1,186 | 3 | 0% |
| Underground Railroad Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Congregation Beth Israel | $812 | 2 | n/a |
| Chabad of Seattle | $700 | 1 | n/a |
| Chai Lifeline Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Aleph Institute Inc | $360 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Mayanot Institute Inc | $360 | 1 | 0% |
| East Side Soup Kitchen | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Machpelah Cemetery Association | $180 | 1 | n/a |
| American Friends of Kupat Ha'Ir | $180 | 1 | 0% |
| Beis Midrash of Queens | $180 | 1 | 0% |
| Tomchei Israel | $180 | 1 | 0% |
| Yad Ezra | $180 | 1 | 0% |
| Judicial Watch Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Field Neurosciences Institute | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Kids Kicking Cancer Inc | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Emunah of America Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Covenant Healthcare Foundation | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Legal Services of Eastern Michigan | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 39 recipients with no EIN on record ($104k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Polasky Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Harvey Memorial Foundation · Bierlein Companies Foundation · Wallace & Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation · Saginaw Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Polasky Family Foundation
- How much does Polasky Family Foundation give?
- Polasky Family Foundation reported 39 grants totaling $68,605 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 37 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Polasky Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Religion (52%), Philanthropy (15%), Education (12%).
- Who are Polasky Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Yeshivas Lubavitch of Baltimore Inc ($14k), Jewish Learning Institute Inc ($14k), Colel Chabad ($6k).
- Does Polasky Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 76% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Polasky Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Polasky Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Harvey Memorial Foundation, Bierlein Companies Foundation, Wallace & Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation.
- Where is Polasky Family Foundation based?
- Polasky Family Foundation is based in MI.
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