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The Geri & Lester Pollack Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 133384943

The Geri & Lester Pollack Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $71,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $163,000 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$85,5757$231,803
2023$163,0007$281,964
2024$71,0003$350,254

How to apply

ContactBruce Pollack Secretary the Geri Le
C/O Centre Partners 780 Third, Avenue 41st Floor, New York, NY 10017
Phone or email(212) 332-5851
What to submitLetter form; description of organization and its activities
RestrictionsTo organizations organized & operated exclusively for charitable purposes pursuant to sec 501(c)(3)

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Geri & Lester Pollack Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$71,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Jewish Appeal Federation
New York, NY
Unrestricted$50,000
The Jewish Museum
New York, NY
Unrestricted$20,000
Breakthrough Tid
New York, NY
Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Geri & Lester Pollack Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Geri & Lester Pollack Family Foundation Inc give?

$71,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs The Geri & Lester Pollack Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Geri Pollack (President/V.p./Dir) and Bruce Pollack (Sec-Treas/Dir).

What does The Geri & Lester Pollack Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and arts and culture.

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