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Private foundation (trust)EIN 133860198Est. 1996-03

THE POLEN FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10001

Total Assets

$374K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$19K

FY 2023

Grants Made

22

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$852

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$2K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$54K

Total Expenses

$21K

Qualifying Distributions

$20K

Distributable Amount

$17K

Min. Investment Return

$17K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

22 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $1K to maximum $2K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $21K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

112 grants

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
$5K
5 grants
EQUALITY NOW
$5K
5 grants
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMM
$5K
5 grants
CCNY-GROVE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
$5K
5 grants
AMERICANS UNITED
$5K
5 grants
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
$5K
5 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$5K
5 grants
WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
$5K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

112 grants

<$10K
112
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

New York
$54K
58% of total
District of Columbia
$19K
21% of total
Pennsylvania
$5K
5% of total
Alabama
$5K
5% of total
Texas
$3K
4% of total
Illinois
$3K
3% of total
Georgia
$2K
2% of total
Michigan
$1K
1% of total
Connecticut
$750
1% of total

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