Funding search · EIN 526078041 · Washington, DC

Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family

Name: Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

346
grants reported: $20.2M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $26,210
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

8 grants matching “polinger” · $360,000

$5,000
Bender Jcc of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2024
Gerry and howard polinger concert fund
$71,079
Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
Polinger endowment
$5,000
Bender Jcc of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2023
Gerry and howard polinger concert fund
$95,000
Jewish Social Service Agency · Rockville, MD · 2022
Geri and howard polinger adolescent outreach fund
$78,921
Edlavitch Dc Jewish Community Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Howard and geraldine polinger family foundation endowment
$5,000
Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2022
Gerry and howard polinger concert fund
$95,000
Jewish Social Service Agency · Rockville, MD · 2021
Geri and howard polinger adolescent outreach fund
$5,000
Bender Jcc of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2021
Gerry and howard polinger concert fund

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington7 grants · $1.9M
Harold Grinspoon Foundation4 grants · $1.0M
Childrens Hospital Foundation2 grants · $960,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee8 grants · $946,167
Anti-Defamation League13 grants · $788,653
Jewish Funders Network4 grants · $700,000
League of Women Voters Education Fund6 grants · $578,040
Facing History and Ourselves8 grants · $475,000
Dc Public Education Fund4 grants · $430,000
Moishe House3 grants · $420,000

Giving over time

$5.3M

2021

$5.0M

2022

$5.7M

2023

$4.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 346 grants.

$500,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2023
Israel crisis relief fund
$480,000
Childrens Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Early childhood mental health in primary care
$480,000
Childrens Hospital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
Early childhood mental health in primary care
$333,334
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Second century campaign
$333,333
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Second century campaign
$333,333
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2021
Second century campaign
$325,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2024
General operating support
$325,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2023
General operating support
$300,000
Harold Grinspoon Foundation · Agawam, MA · 2024
Pj library alliance's work in north america
$300,000
Harold Grinspoon Foundation · Agawam, MA · 2023
Pj library alliance's work in north america
$300,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · Bethesda, MD · 2022
General operating support
$300,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · N Bethesda, MD · 2021
General operating
$250,000
Lehrhaus Center for Jewish Life and Learning · Somerville, MA · 2024
Dc expansion
$250,000
Shabbat Project Inc Dba Onetable · New York, NY · 2022
Onetable across america - shabbat dinner for all
$225,000
Medstar - Georgetown Medical Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Promise: teacher training
$200,000
Jewish Funders Network · New York, NY · 2024
Canvas
$200,000
Jewish Funders Network · New York, NY · 2023
Canvas
$200,000
Children'S Law Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Advocating for high-quality, timely, and accessible early childhood behavioral health services
$200,000
Harold Grinspoon Foundation · Agawam, MA · 2022
Pj library alliance
$200,000
Hillel International · Washington, DC · 2022
Campus climate initiative
$200,000
Dc Public Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Ready for pre-k!
$200,000
Harold Grinspoon Foundation · Agawam, MA · 2021
Pj library alliance
$180,000
Mem Global · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Mhwow & young families pods
$180,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2024
Security enhancements
$180,000
The Shabbat Project · New York, NY · 2024
Onetable across america - shabbat dinner for all
$175,000
Shabbat Project · New York, NY · 2023
Onetable across america - shabbat dinner for all
$175,000
Dc Action for Children Today Dc Act · Washington, DC · 2021
Home visiting
$170,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Scaling adl anti-bias education
$150,000
Childrens Law Center Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2024
Early childhood behavioral health services
$150,000
Reboot · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$150,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Washington, DC · 2023
Campus security & strong communities
$150,000
Moishe House · Encinitas, CA · 2023
Investing in jewish life and developing jewish leaders in smaller communities via mhwow
$150,000
Reboot · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$150,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2023
Security enhancements
$150,000
Way To Rise · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$150,000
Jewish Funders Network · New York, NY · 2022
Canvas
$150,000
Repair the World · New York, NY · 2022
Serve the moment
$150,000
Chinese Progressive Association · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Black futures lab
$150,000
Jewish Funders Network · New York, NY · 2021
Canvas: a funder collaborative for jewish arts
$150,000
Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum · Washington, DC · 2021
Founders society
$140,000
Moishe House · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Investing in jewish life and developing jewish leaders in smaller communities via mhwow
$137,500
League of Women Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 election
$130,000
Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Promise: teacher training
$130,000
Jewish Community Relations Council · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Institute for curriculum services - combatting antisemitism in online material
$130,000
Moishe House · Encinitas, CA · 2021
Investing in jewish life and developing jewish leaders in smaller communities via mhwow
$126,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Movement voter fund operating support
$125,000
Color of Change Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
Economic justice
$125,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2021
Emergency campaign for ukraine
$125,000
League of Women Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
General operating
$125,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · N Bethesda, MD · 2021
Ukraine crisis fund at jfna
$115,000
League of Women Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$112,675
Building Bridges Across the River · Washington, DC · 2024
Arts4all
$110,000
From the Top · Boston, MA · 2023
Citizen musicians
$105,000
Building Bridges Across the River · Washington, DC · 2021
Arts programming at thearc & general operating support
$100,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2024
Contemporary antisemitism initiative
$100,000
Icivics · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Icivics visionary campaign for 2024 and beyond
$100,000
Israel On Campus Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024
Academic engagement network: faculty against antisemitism movement
$100,000
Jews United for Justice · Washington, DC · 2024
Antisemitism platform expansion
$100,000
Western States Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Confronting white nationalism in schools - toolkit expansion
$100,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Reaching rural schools with effective antibias education
$100,000
Childrens Law Center Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2023
Early childhood behavioral health services
$100,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Washington, DC · 2023
Campus climate initiative
$100,000
Icivics · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Icivics visionary campaign for 2024 and beyond
$100,000
Jews United for Justice · Washington, DC · 2023
Antisemitism platform expansion
$100,000
League of Women Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$100,000
Western States Center · Portland, OR · 2023
Confronting white nationalism in schools - toolkit expansion
$100,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Anti-bias education: reaching rural schools
$100,000
Dc Public Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Ready for pre-k!
$100,000
Icivics · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Educating for american democracy
$100,000
Jews United for Justice · Washington, DC · 2022
Collaborative for jewish organizing: antisemitism platform expansion
$100,000
League of Women Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$100,000
Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Founders society
$100,000
Mamatoto Village · Washington, DC · 2022
Workforce development program
$100,000
Reboot · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$100,000
The Washington Ballet · Washington, DC · 2022
Washington ballet scholarship and community engagement
$100,000
Western States Center · Portland, OR · 2022
Confronting white nationalism in schools
$100,000
Childrens Law Center Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2021
Advocating for high-quality, timely, and accessible early childhood behavioral health services
$100,000
Icivics · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Educating for american democracy: family & community engagement
$100,000
Jews United for Justice · Washington, DC · 2021
Collaborative for jewish organizing: reframing and defusing antisemitism
$100,000
Mamatoto Village · Washington, DC · 2021
Workforce development program
$100,000
Reboot · New York, NY · 2021
General operating
$100,000
Western States Center · Portland, OR · 2021
Confronting white nationalism in schools
$95,000
Jewish Social Service Agency · Rockville, MD · 2022
Geri and howard polinger adolescent outreach fund
$95,000
Jewish Social Service Agency · Rockville, MD · 2021
Geri and howard polinger adolescent outreach fund
$90,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Leatid
$90,000
Building Bridges Across the River · Washington, DC · 2022
Thearc theater
$90,000
From the Top · Boston, MA · 2022
Citizen musicians
$85,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Washington, dc regional office
$80,000
Dc Public Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Ready for pre-k!
$80,000
Mamatoto Village · Washington, DC · 2023
Development of the midwifery school
$78,921
Edlavitch Dc Jewish Community Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Howard and geraldine polinger family foundation endowment
$75,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2024
The new communities project
$75,000
Institute for Curriculum Services · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Combatting antisemitism in online and printed material
$75,000
Repair the World · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Serving with jewish purpose
$75,000
Sixth & I Synagogue · Washington, DC · 2024
Jewish life programming
$75,000
The Washington Ballet · Washington, DC · 2024
Community engagement
$75,000
Tides Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
A more perfect union
$75,000
Dc Action for Children · Washington, DC · 2023
Home visiting
$75,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco Marin & Peninsula · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Institute for curriculum services
$75,000
Sixth & I Synagogue · Washington, DC · 2023
Jewish life programming

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