Grant funders

Polsky Foundation

Private foundation, Illinois

United States
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Given in 2024 $7.7m
Typical grant $15k Middle half $10k to $50k
New grantees in 2024 47% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

47% 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 72 grants · typical $25k
Florida 4 grants · typical $45k
Minnesota 3 grants · typical $10k
New York 3 grants · typical $15k
Massachusetts 3 grants · typical $200k
Texas 3 grants · typical $5,000
District of Columbia 3 grants · typical $250k
Ohio 2 grants · typical $75k

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

Latest grants made

American Foreign Policy Council Grant to American Foreign Policy Council $10k 31 Dec 2024
University of Chicago 2016 Grant to University of Chicago 2016 $1.7m 31 Dec 2024
The Museum of Contemporary Art Grant to The Museum of Contemporary Art $50k 31 Dec 2024
The Fund for Cooper Roberts Grant to The Fund for Cooper Roberts $12k 31 Dec 2024
Illinois Holocaust Museum Grant to Illinois Holocaust Museum $25k 31 Dec 2024
Northwestern Memorial Foundation Grant to Northwestern Memorial Foundation $2.0m 31 Dec 2024
High Jump Grant to High Jump $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Wolcott School Grant to Wolcott School $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Northwestern University Grant to Northwestern University $10k 31 Dec 2024
Field Museum Grant to Field Museum $10k 31 Dec 2024

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)