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Private foundation (trust)EIN 203970463Est. 2007-05

POLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035

Total Assets

$1.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$126K

FY 2023

Grants Made

35

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$330K

Total Expenses

$136K

Qualifying Distributions

$126K

Distributable Amount

$48K

Min. Investment Return

$49K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

35 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $2K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $126K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

105 grants

SHIRLY RYAN ABILITYLAB
$25K
1 grant
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
$20K
2 grants
UNITED WAY
$18K
3 grants
SALVATION ARMY
$15K
3 grants
JIMMY FUND
$15K
3 grants
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
$14K
3 grants
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
$13K
3 grants
FOR AUTISTIC KIDS
$11K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

105 grants

<$10K
104
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Illinois
$198K
65% of total
Massachusetts
$35K
11% of total
Arkansas
$14K
5% of total
Colorado
$13K
4% of total
Virginia
$13K
4% of total
New York
$11K
3% of total
California
$9K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$7K
2% of total
Nevada
$5K
2% of total
Minnesota
$1K
0% of total

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