Funding search · EIN 363332896 · Highland Park, IL
Polk Family Charitable Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 277
- grants reported
- $981,559
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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1 grant matching “uncashed” · $12,100
- $12,100
Cashed Checks Thought Uncashable · Palatine, IL · 2021
Correcting adjustment
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Wellesley College4 grants · $72,500
- Cradles To Crayons2 grants · $55,959
- Wild Bear Nature Center3 grants · $48,000
- Ravinia Festival Association4 grants · $40,000
- North Lawndale Employment Network1 grant · $40,000
- Royal Ontario Museum Foundation4 grants · $39,500
- Friends of Israel Defense Forces2 grants · $37,500
- Ort America4 grants · $35,200
- American College of Surgeons Foundation2 grants · $32,500
- Community First Foundation3 grants · $31,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 277 grants.
- $50,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $40,000
Wild Bear Nature Center · Nederland, CO · 2023
Grant award
- $40,000
North Lawndale Employment Network · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grant award
- $30,000
Revolution Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2021
Award grant
- $20,000
American College of Surgeons Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $20,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forces · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $20,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Grant award
- $17,500
Friends of Israel Defense Forces · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $17,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Grant award
- $17,500
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2022
Grant award
- $17,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Grant award
- $17,500
Jewish Council On Urban Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2021
Grant award
- $17,500
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2021
Grant award
- $17,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2021
Grant award
- $14,000
Colorado Gives Foundation · Arvada, CO · 2024
Grant award
- $14,000
Royal Ontario Museum Foundation · 2024
Grant award
- $12,500
American College of Surgeons Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $12,100
Cashed Checks Thought Uncashable · Palatine, IL · 2021
Correcting adjustment
- $11,500
Community First Foundation · Arvada, CO · 2023
Grant award
- $10,125
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $10,125
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Grant award
- $10,000
Community First Foundation · Arvada, CO · 2022
Grant award
- $10,000
American College of Surgeons · Chicago, IL · 2021
Grant award
- $10,000
Community First Foundation · Arvada, CO · 2021
Grant award
- $10,000
Suffolk University · Boston, MA · 2021
Grant award
- $9,000
Ort America · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $9,000
Ort America · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Grant award
- $8,700
Ort America · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $8,500
Royal Ontario Museum Foundation · 2023
Grant award
- $8,500
Royal Ontario Museum Foundation · 2022
Grant award
- $8,500
Ort America · Northbrook, IL · 2021
Grant award
- $8,500
Royal Ontario Museum Foundation · 2021
Grant award
- $8,000
Suffolk University · Boston, MA · 2024
Grant award
- $7,500
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $7,500
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $7,500
American College of Surgeons · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grant award
- $7,500
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Grant award
- $7,500
Eastern Association of Surgery of · Chicago, IL · 2021
Grant award
- $7,200
Suffolk University · Boston, MA · 2022
Grant award
- $7,000
School Alternatives · Portland, OR · 2024
Grant award
- $6,700
Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $6,650
Boulder Shelter for the Homeless · Colorado, CO · 2024
Grant award
- $6,500
McSo Memorial Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Grant award
- $6,500
Maricopa County Sheriff'S Office · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Grant award
- $6,200
Suffolk University · Boston, MA · 2023
Grant award
- $6,000
Church of Christ Co Landon Weeks · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Grant award
- $5,959
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $5,900
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hos · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grant award
- $5,900
Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Grant award
- $5,800
Intercambio Uniting Communities · Boulder, CO · 2023
Grant award
- $5,800
Intercambio Uniting Communities · Boulder, CO · 2022
Grant award
- $5,800
Intercambio Uniting Communities · Boulder, CO · 2021
Grant award
- $5,000
American Assoc for Surgery of Trauma · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $5,000
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $5,000
The Manny&Pat Sanchez Foundation · Lisle, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $5,000
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $5,000
Church of Christ Co Landon Weeks · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Grant award
- $5,000
School Alternatives · Portland, OR · 2023
Grant award
- $5,000
American Association for Surger · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grant award
- $5,000
Canadian Opera Co · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Grant award
- $5,000
Eastern Association of Surgery of · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grant award
- $5,000
Canadian Opera Co · Buffalo, NY · 2021
Grant award
- $5,000
Maricopa County Sheriff'S Office · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Grant award
- $4,000
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Grant award
- $4,000
Wild Bear Nature Center · Nederland, CO · 2024
Grant award
- $4,000
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grant award
- $4,000
School Alternatives · Portland, OR · 2022
Grant award
- $4,000
Az Fraternal Order of Police · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Grant award
- $4,000
Wild Bear Nature Center · Nederland, CO · 2021
Award grant
- $3,800
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2021
Award grant
- $3,500
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $3,500
Downtown Booulder Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022
Grant award
- $3,000
McSo Memorial Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Grant award
- $3,000
Shaw Festival Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Grant award
- $3,000
Stratford Festival · 2024
Grant award
- $3,000
Taking Ctl Your Diabetes · Solana Beach, CA · 2024
Grant award
- $3,000
Canadian Opera Co · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Grant award
- $3,000
Elawa Farm Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $3,000
Shaw Festival Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Grant award
- $3,000
Stratford Festival · 2023
Grant award
- $3,000
School Alternatives · Portland, OR · 2021
Grant award
- $2,900
Noah'S Ark Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Grant award
- $2,900
The Gardeneers · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grant award
- $2,800
Chicago Dance Health Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $2,500
American Assoc for Surgery of Trauma · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $2,500
Eastern Association of Surgery of Trauma · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $2,500
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Grant award
- $2,500
Conway Farms Golf Club · Lake Forest, IL · 2021
Award grant
- $2,400
A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $2,400
Shalva · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $2,300
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $2,000
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $2,000
Foundation of Retired Police Office · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Grant award
- $2,000
Msco Advisry Council · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Grant award
- $2,000
Scottsdale Police Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Grant award
- $2,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grant award
- $2,000
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant award
- $2,000
Grand Canyon State Lodge · North Rim, AZ · 2023
Grant award
- $2,000
Imagine Foundation · Lafayette, CO · 2023
Grant award
- $2,000
Leukemia Research Foundation · Northfield, IL · 2023
Grant award
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