Funding search · EIN 276988236 · Fairfield, IL
Bernard & Naomi L Podolsky
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 21
- grants reported
- $478,500
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $17,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Grant history
All 21 reported grants, largest first.
- $75,000
Fairfield Community High School Foundation · Fairfield, IL · 2024
Trip to washington dc
- $75,000
Fairfield Community High School Foundation · Fairfield, IL · 2023
Trip to washington dc
- $72,000
Fairfield Community High School Foundation · Fairfield, IL · 2022
Trip to washington dc
- $25,000
Wsiu-Fm National Public Radio · Carbondale, IL · 2024
National public radio
- $20,000
Planned Parenthood of the St Louis Region · St Louis, MO · 2024
Operations
- $20,000
John R & Eleanor R Mitchell Foundation · Mt Vernon, IL · 2022
Chamber music endowment
- $20,000
Planned Parenthood of the St Louis Region · St Louis, MO · 2022
Operations
- $20,000
Wsiu-Fm National Public Radio · Carbondale, IL · 2022
National public radio
- $19,000
Poshard Foundation for Abused Children · Carterville, IL · 2022
Women and children assistance program
- $17,500
Poshard Foundation for Abused Children · Carterville, IL · 2024
Women and children assistance program
- $17,500
Poshard Foundation for Abused Children · Carterville, IL · 2023
Women and children assistance program
- $17,500
Wsiu-Fm National Public Radio · Carbondale, IL · 2023
National public radio
- $15,000
John R & Eleanor R Mitchell Foundation · Mt Vernon, IL · 2023
Chamber music endowment
- $15,000
Planned Parenthood of the St Louis Region · St Louis, MO · 2023
Operations
- $10,000
John R & Eleanor R Mitchell Foundation · Mt Vernon, IL · 2024
Chamber music endowment
- $7,500
Jesus Name Pentecostal Church · Fairfield, IL · 2024
Meals for the hungry
- $7,500
Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois · Belleville, IL · 2024
Camp ben frankel operations
- $7,500
Jesus Name Pentecostal Church · Fairfield, IL · 2023
Meals for the hungry
- $7,500
Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois · Belleville, IL · 2023
Camp ben frankel operations
- $5,000
Jesus Name Pentecostal Church · Fairfield, IL · 2022
Meals for the hungry
- $5,000
Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois · Belleville, IL · 2022
Camp ben frankel operations
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