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Joseph Castrale & Johanna Pollack Foundation

Accepts applications Herrin, Illinois · EIN 474196047

Joseph Castrale & Johanna Pollack Foundation is a private foundation in Herrin, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $159,023 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $41,774 and the largest $69,476. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $145,627 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$151,1734$3.3 million
2024$145,6274$3.8 million
2025$159,0234$3.9 million

How to apply

ContactJoseph Castrale Johanna Pollack Fdn
101 S Park Avenue, Herrin, IL 62948
Phone or email(618) 942-6666
What to submitInformal written or verbal request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joseph Castrale & Johanna Pollack Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois4$159,023

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
Herrin, IL
Technology and Supplies$69,476
St Pauls Catholic Church
Johnston City, IL
Building repairs$54,609
Washington Middle School
Johnston City, IL
Teacher Stipends$28,938
Zeigler Royalton School
Mulkeytown, IL
Educational$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph Castrale & Johanna Pollack Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Joseph Castrale & Johanna Pollack Foundation give?

$159,023 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $41,774.

Who runs Joseph Castrale & Johanna Pollack Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists The Bank of Herrin (Trustee), James Bleyer (Advisor), Joe Marlo (Advisor) and Pastor Our Lady Mt Carmel Church (Advisor) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Joseph Castrale & Johanna Pollack Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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