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Pokorny Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Willoughby, Ohio · EIN 341922347

Pokorny Family Foundation is a private foundation in Willoughby, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $5,150 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $650 and the largest $2,250. 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 up from $4,900 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$5,1005$91,471
2024$4,9005$94,625
2025$5,1505$108,586

How to apply

Pokorny Family Foundation 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 Pokorny Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio4$4,150
Oklahoma1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Garfield HTS, OH
Charitable support$2,250
Oklahoma State Hall of Fame
Oklahoma City, OK
Educational programming$1,000
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH
Educational support$650
Erie County Community Foundation
Sandusky, OH
Educational support for scholarship fund$650
The Holden Arboretum
Kirtland, OH
Charitable support$600

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pokorny Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Pokorny Family Foundation give?

$5,150 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $650.

Who runs Pokorny Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Donald Pokorny (Trustee, President), Ann Pokorny (Trustee, Vp/Secy/Treas), Jeffrey Pokorny (Trustee) and Timothy Pokorny (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Pokorny Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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