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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3860198

The Polen Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $21,250 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $21,250

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $287,099

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,750

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $274,983

  • Tax year 2023

    $18,750

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $282,469

  • Tax year 2022

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $250,194

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,750

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $255,928

  • Tax year 2020

    $17,250

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $249,905

  • Tax year 2019

    $15,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $257,219

  • Tax year 2018

    $16,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $256,556

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Charitable

    $2,000
  2. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,500
  3. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  4. Women for Women InternationalWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  5. Equality NowNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  6. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  7. Ccny-Grove School of EngineeringNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  9. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  10. Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  11. The Guttmacher InstituteNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  13. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  14. People for the American WayWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  15. Berkshire South Community CenterGreat Barrington, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  16. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    Charitable

    $750
  18. The Laura Rosenberg FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $500
  19. The Lustgarten FoundationBethpage, NY

    Charitable

    $500
  20. Lungevity FoundationChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $500
  21. Individual

    Charitable

    $500
  22. Individual

    Charitable

    $500
  23. Individual

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Civil rights2 grants $2,00031% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $2,00031% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,00015% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $1,00015% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $6,000
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $3,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Russell PolenTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Signe AdamTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tara E PolenMANAGING DIRECT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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