Grants awarded
Who does The Polsky Foundation fund?
The Polsky Foundation has awarded $32 million across 138 grants to 89 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $5,000 and $100,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $27,801 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$32.0M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
89
Grants
138
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| N Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $8.0M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Uchicago Polsky Center | $6.4M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$4.0M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| B Brca Research and Cure Alliance | $2.3M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| U University of Chicago 2016 | $1.7M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U United States Holocaust Museum | $1.2M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$1.0M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
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$1.0M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $968K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $790K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Illinois Holocaust Museum | $730K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Obama Foundation | $667K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The Barack Obama Foundation
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$333K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| P Polish Messenger of the Sacred Heart INC | $190K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$184K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $175K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Jdrf International | $150K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y Yahad - in Unum Mid-America | $150K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
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$132K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $120K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Chicago | $112K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Nicholas UK Catholic School | $100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Pennsylvania | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Save the Children Federation INC
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CT | |
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$100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
This Child Here INC
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$79K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | FL | |
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$60K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| C Chicago Association of Veterans of Wwii | $56K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Museum of Contemporary Art | $55K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$52K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| A American Committee for Weizmann Institute | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | |
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| H Harvey Global Health | $50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| V Vetvoice Foundation | $45K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $39K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Young Center for Immigrant Children | $35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$33K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| U Union of Jewish Religious Communities | $32K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Ping Pong Productions INC | $32K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | FL | |
| M Museum of Contemporary Art | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Honeycomb Project | $23K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Mayo Clinic | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Field Museum | $20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pack the Plane Ukraine Nfp INC | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
High Jump
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T The Fund for Cooper Roberts | $12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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American Heart Association INC
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$10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Chicago Sinai Congregation | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Save Ukraine INC | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
American Foreign Policy Council
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Northwestern University
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| U Ukrainian Genocide Famine Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Saved Dreams Foundation | $9K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Help Heroes of Ukraine INC | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Chicago Council of Global Affairs | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
College Possible
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$8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Ukrainian National Museum
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| L Lurie Children's Hospital | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City Year Chicago | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Navy Pier INC
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| C Clayco Foundation the | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Wolcott School
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Abundance International INC
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NV | |
Envision Unlimited
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| A American Friends of Chabad Cabo | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chicago Architecture Foundation
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Revived Soldiers Ukraine
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$4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | FL | |
The Buddy Program INC
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$4K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
National Pku Alliance INC
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| A Alliance Fancaise De Chicago | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Embarc INC
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| G Great Lakes Academy Charter School | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cal's All-Star Angel Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| M Magnitsky Justice Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC |
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