Private Foundation

RALPH L & WINIFRED E POLK FOUNDATION

RALPH L & WINIFRED E POLK FOUNDATION, of BIRMINGHAM, MI, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.3M in revenue, $924K in expenses, $16.3M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 186 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $3.1M.

EIN: 386080075 BIRMINGHAM, MI Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$3.3M

Total Expenses$924K

Total Assets$16.3M

Grants Given186

Grant Total$3.1M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

ROYAL OAK, MI · 2024

ZOOLOGICAL SERVICES

$100,000

TRINITY HEALTH ST JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND

PONTIAC, MI · 2024

GENERAL FUND

$50,000

GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY

TRAVERSE CITY, MI · 2024

NATURE CONSERVATION AND PROMOTION

$50,000

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

LANSING, MI · 2024

NATURE CONSERVATION AND PROMOTION

$50,000

COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES

DETROIT, MI · 2024

HIGHER EDUCATION

$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 186 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/TREASURER/TRUSTE Katherine Polk Osborne

TRUSTEE Roberta N Polk

TRUSTEE Ryan L Polk

TRUSTEE Stephen R Polk

TRUSTEE Susan P Scyphers

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Top Grant Purposes

NATURE CONSERVATION AND PROMOTION

$595,000 26 grants

SERVICES FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED

$355,500 20 grants

COMMUNITY SERVICES

$285,000 22 grants

YOUTH SERVICES

$240,000 16 grants

ZOOLOGICAL SERVICES

$230,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$3.3M	$924K	$16.3M
2023	$671K	$1.1M	$13.9M
2022	$1.1M	$1.1M	$13.3M
2020	$580K	$1.1M	$14.2M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $580K to $3.3M (+475%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MA, MI, NY.

MAMINY

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