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The Jean & Henry Pollak Fund Inc

Preselected recipients only Manahawkin, New Jersey · EIN 237042008

The Jean & Henry Pollak Fund Inc is a private foundation in Manahawkin, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $28,286 in 56 grants; the typical grant was $250 and the largest $5,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $30,486 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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
2022$29,93661$492,880
2023$30,48660$550,950
2024$28,28656$549,440

How to apply

The Jean & Henry Pollak Fund Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Jean & Henry Pollak Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York41$22,600
New Hampshire8$2,600
Massachusetts2$1,500
Connecticut1$1,000
District of Columbia1$250
Vermont1$250
Maine1$50
Minnesota1$36

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 56 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
White Plains Hospital Center
White Plains, NY
For operations$5,000
Thirteenwnet
New York, NY
For operations$4,000
American Red Cross
Greenwich, CT
For operations$1,000
El Centro Hispano
White Plains, NY
For operations$1,000
Housing Action Council
Tarrytown, NY
For operations$1,000
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
For operations$1,000
Lake Wentworth Foundation
Wolfeboro, NH
For operations$1,000
The Bridge Fund of Westchester
White Plains, NY
For operations$1,000
Wellsley College
Wellsley, MA
For operations$1,000
Blythedale Children's Hospital
Valhalla, NY
For operations$500
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
White Plains, NY
For operations$500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Brookline, MA
For operations$500
Food Bank for Westchester
Elmsford, NY
For operations$500
Friends of White Plains Public Schools
White Plains, NY
For operations$500
Huggins Hospital
Wolfeboro, NH
For operations$500
Lakes Region Humane Society
Ossipee, NH
For operations$500
Music Conservatory of Westchester
White Plains, NY
For operations$500
Nat'l Ms Society - Nyc-Sny Chapter
New York, NY
For operations$500
Student Advocacy Inc
Elmsford, NY
For operations$500
United Way of Westchester
White Plains, NY
For operations$500
Visiting Nurse Services Westchester
White Plains, NY
For operations$500
Westchester Jewish Community Svc
White Plains, NY
For operations$500
YWCA Women's Residence
White Plains, NY
For operations$500
Grand Street Settlement
New York, NY
For operations$400
Corporate Angel Network
White Plains, NY
For operations$250
LWV of Westchester - Edu Foundation
Tarrytown, NY
For operations$250
Meals on Wheels of White Plains
White Plains, NY
For operations$250
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
For operations$250
My Sister's Place
White Plains, NY
For operations$250
SPCA of Westchester
Briarcliff Manor, NY
For operations$250
United Negro College Fund
Washington, DC
For operations$250
Westchester Residential Opportunities
White Plains, NY
For operations$250
White Plains Library Foundation
New York, NY
For operations$250
Wliw Channel 21
New York, NY
For operations$250
World Learning Inc
Brattleboro, VT
For operations$250
Wnyc Radio
New York, NY
For operations$200
Great Waters Music Festival
Wolfeboro, NH
For operations$150
Lakes Region Conservation Trust
Center Harbor, NH
For operations$150
Arc of Westchester
Hawthorne, NY
For operations$100
Congregation Kol Ami
White Plains, NY
For operations$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Jean & Henry Pollak Fund Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Jean & Henry Pollak Fund Inc give?

$28,286 in tax year 2024, across 56 grants, with a typical grant of $250.

Who runs The Jean & Henry Pollak Fund Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Jean Debeer Pollak (President), Thomas F Pollak (Treasurer) and Steven R Pollak (Secretary).

What does The Jean & Henry Pollak Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and human services.

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