Grant funders

Polk Bros. Foundation

Private foundation, Illinois

United States
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Given in 2024 $24.3m
Typical grant $40k Middle half $25k to $60k
New grantees in 2024 11% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

11% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Illinois 1,475 grants · typical $40k
New York 32 grants · typical $25k
District of Columbia 14 grants · typical $23k
California 13 grants · typical $5,000
Massachusetts 7 grants · typical $30k
Wisconsin 6 grants · typical $25k
Pennsylvania 6 grants · typical $6,500
Arizona 5 grants · typical $7,800

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc Grant to Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc $30k 31 Aug 2024
Forefront Grant to Forefront $28k 31 Aug 2024
Harris Theater for Music and Dance Grant to Harris Theater for Music and Dance $35k 31 Aug 2024
Kan-win Grant to Kan-Win $35k 31 Aug 2024
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic Grant to Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic $80k 31 Aug 2024
TimeLine Theatre Company Grant to TimeLine Theatre Company $30k 31 Aug 2024
National Museum of Mexican Art Grant to National Museum of Mexican Art $65k 31 Aug 2024
Impact for Equity Grant to Impact for Equity $100k 31 Aug 2024
Black Ensemble Theater Grant to Black Ensemble Theater $40k 31 Aug 2024
Women's Justice Institute Grant to Women's Justice Institute $20k 31 Aug 2024

How to apply

How to apply
Application form available from foundation office and website
Deadlines
Continuous
Restrictions
Must be organization exempt under sec 501(C)(3)
Contact
Anna Lee
Address
Polk Bros Foundation 20 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60654
Phone
3125274684

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)