California · Private foundation
The Tom Pollock 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.
- $608k
- Granted FY2021
- 6
- Grants FY2021
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
98% of The Tom Pollock Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to National Philanthropic Trust, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $6,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $397,818
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2019 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 50% of the organizations The Tom Pollock Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 4 | $12k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $33k | 75% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $25k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The American Film Institute | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Learning Rights Law Center | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Brentwood School | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Reed Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Village Arts Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Immaculate Heart High School | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
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About The Tom Pollock Foundation
- How much does The Tom Pollock Foundation give?
- The Tom Pollock Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $608,227 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2021.
- What does The Tom Pollock Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (60%), International (30%), Arts & Culture (8%).
- Who are The Tom Pollock Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2021: The American Film Institute ($50k), Learning Rights Law Center ($12k), Brentwood School ($4k).
- Does The Tom Pollock Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Tom Pollock 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.
- Where is The Tom Pollock Foundation based?
- The Tom Pollock Foundation is based in CA.
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