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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1532753

The Mark E Pollack Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $190,000 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

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,332,249

  • Tax year 2024

    $102,900

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,346,903

  • Tax year 2023

    $161,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,265,805

  • Tax year 2022

    $201,390

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,282,230

  • Tax year 2021

    $150,727

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,360,941

  • Tax year 2020

    $113,551

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,479,716

  • Tax year 2019

    $203,570

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,610,084

  • Tax year 2018

    $340,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $4,703,082

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Village School IncSanta Monica, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $70,000
  2. Public CounselLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  3. Giving Back Fund IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  4. The Windward SchoolWhite Plains, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  5. Change the Ref IncCoral Springs, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. Fractured Atlas IncHartsdale, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Independent School Alliance for Minority AffairsCulver City, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  8. Ballet Hispanico of New YorkNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Center for Childrens Advocacy IncHartford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. Congregation or AmiCalabasas, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. Jacob Jonas the Company IncSanta Monica, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  12. SharewellLos Angeles, CA

    cayton's children museum General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. Library Foundation of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  14. Insideout Writers IncLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  15. Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan LLos Angeles, CA

    Ketchum-Downtown YMCA

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $28,00027% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid2 grants $26,00025% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00019% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $15,00014% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $10,00010% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $125,000
  2. New York3 grants $30,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  4. Florida1 grant $10,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Mark E PollackPres, Dir, Sec Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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