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Yvonne & Leslie Pollack Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Bedford, New York · EIN 133985619

Yvonne & Leslie Pollack Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Bedford, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $701,773 in 141 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $731,863 the year before.

48% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$708,045121$15.3 million
2024$731,863127$17.0 million
2025$701,773141$19.8 million

How to apply

Yvonne & Leslie Pollack Family Foundation 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 Yvonne & Leslie Pollack Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 18 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York94$514,377
District of Columbia12$91,800
Maryland5$37,000
Pennsylvania2$9,746
Alabama1$8,000
Massachusetts5$7,300
Oregon2$5,500
Connecticut5$4,800
Maine1$4,000
California2$3,750

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 141 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
When We All Vote
Washington, DC
Charitable$50,000
Jacob Burns Film Center
Pleasantville, NY
Charitable$40,000
We Need Diverse Books
Frederick, MD
Charitable$30,000
Harlem Junior Tennis & Ed Program
New York, NY
Charitable$28,211
Neighbors Link
Mt Kisco, NY
Charitable$26,000
Hope & Heroes Children's Cancer Fund
New York, NY
Charitable$25,000
The Jewish Museum
New York, NY
Charitable$25,000
Arts of Westchester
White Plains, NY
Charitable$20,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
Charitable$20,000
Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts
Katonah, NY
Charitable$19,500
Katonah Museum of Art
Katonah, NY
Charitable$19,000
Cluster Community Services
Yonkers, NY
Charitable$18,000
National Dance Instruction
New York, NY
Charitable$12,500
Open Door Foundation
Ossining, NY
Charitable$12,000
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
White Plains, NY
Charitable$10,500
Afya Foundation
Yonkers, NY
Charitable$10,000
Fred Dolan Art Academy
White Plains, NY
Charitable$10,000
God's Love-We Deliver
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Holocaust and Human Rights Ed Center
White Plains, NY
Charitable$10,000
American Jewish Committee
New York, NY
Charitable$9,500
Garces Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable$9,000
Thirteen Wnet
New York, NY
Charitable$9,000
American Friends of Rabin Medical Center
New York, NY
Charitable$8,180
Blythedale Children's Hospital
Valhalla, NY
Charitable$8,000
Feeding Westchester
Elmsford, NY
Charitable$8,000
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic
Elmsford, NY
Charitable$8,000
Southern Poverty Law Center
Montgomery, AL
Charitable$8,000
The Children's Village
Bronx, NY
Charitable$8,000
Planned Parenthood Presidents Circle
Washington, DC
Charitable$8,000
City Meals on Wheels
New York, NY
Charitable$7,000
Ossining Children's Center
Ossining, NY
Charitable$7,000
ACLU Foundation
New York, NY
Charitable$6,000
Community Center of Northern Westchester
Katonah, NY
Charitable$6,000
The Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$6,000
Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westches
Mount Kisco, NY
Charitable$5,000
Children's Health Fund
New York, NY
Charitable$5,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hagerstown, MD
Charitable$5,000
Mt Kisco Child Care Center
Mt Kisco, NY
Charitable$5,000
Museum of Jewish Heritage
New York, NY
Charitable$5,000
Temple of Universal Judaism
New York, NY
Charitable$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Yvonne & Leslie Pollack Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Yvonne & Leslie Pollack Family Foundation Inc give?

$701,773 in tax year 2025, across 141 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Yvonne & Leslie Pollack Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Yvonne Pollack (President), Jonathan Pollack (Vice President), Frederica Ford (Secretary) and Jennifer Reiner (Vice President).

What does Yvonne & Leslie Pollack Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, youth programs and health.

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