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Private foundation (trust)EIN 386080075Est. 1964-04

RALPH L & WINIFRED E POLK FOUNDATION

BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009

Total Assets

$17.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$759K

FY 2024

Grants Made

37

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$21K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.3M

Total Expenses

$924K

Qualifying Distributions

$778K

Distributable Amount

$752K

Min. Investment Return

$796K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $16K to maximum $100K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $831K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

186 grants

GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY
$275K
4 grants
DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$230K
4 grants
FORGOTTEN HARVEST
$160K
4 grants
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$140K
4 grants
MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY
$125K
4 grants
TRINITY HEALTH ST JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND
$100K
3 grants
RACQUET UP DETROIT
$80K
4 grants
MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER
$75K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

186 grants

<$10K
99
grants
$10–50K
83
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Michigan
$3.0M
99% of total
New York
$20K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$15K
0% of total

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