Private Foundation

The Polsky Foundation

The Polsky Foundation is a Private Foundation headquartered in Chicago, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.3M revenue, $8.2M expenses, $63.5M total assets. IRS filings disclose 139 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $28.4M.

EIN: 651164639 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$3.3M

Total Expenses$8.2M

Total Assets$63.5M

Grants Given139

Grant Total$28.4M

Filing Years2017–2024

Sample Grants Given

BRCA Research and Cure Alliance

Chicago, IL · 2024

Charity

$2,293,698

Northwestern Memorial Foundation

Chicago, IL · 2024

Charity

$2,006,992

University of Chicago 2016

Chicago, IL · 2024

Charity

$1,704,101

Our Home Ukraine

Chicago, IL · 2024

Charity

$968,283

Voice Health Institute

Boston, MA · 2024

General Fund

$200,000

Showing up to 5 of 139 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR David Canmann

TREASURER AND DIRECTOR Jonathan Taiber

PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Michael P Polsky

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL FUND

$20,101,829 80 grants

Charity

$7,151,026 23 grants

General Fund

$1,115,115 36 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$3.3M	$8.2M	$63.5M
2023	$3.4M	$4.7M	$62.8M
2022	$13.4M	$9.2M	$68.7M
2020	$16.6M	$5.4M	$21.4M
2017	$86K	$1.9M	$7.8M

Between 2017 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $86K to $3.3M (+3749%), with total assets most recently reported at $63.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, and 4 other states.

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