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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 38-3540779

Jennifer Gordon Polan Foundation

A private foundation in Franklin, MI. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 13 grants and $30,490 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
May 1 for scholarship program and no deadline for other types requests
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,490

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $20,015

Grants paid in 2021

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alternatives for GirlsDetroit, MI

    Help homeless and high-risk girls and young women avoid violence ,

    $6,000
  2. City Year DetroitDetroit, MI

    Add support and help create learning environments

    $6,000
  3. Focus HopeDetroit, MI

    Build community and overcome racism, poverty and injustice

    $4,000
  4. Wylie Groves High SchoolBeverly Hills, MI

    Educational

    $3,490
  5. Center for American Indian Health Johns Hopkins School of Public HealthBaltimore, MD

    Native americans with diabetes

    $2,000
  6. Habitat for Humanity InternationalAtlanta, GA

    Educational

    $2,000
  7. Say DetroitSouthfield, MI

    Ensure that young people receive basic needs services

    $2,000
  8. Birmingham Bloomfield Art CenterBirmingham, MI

    Free exhibits'to connect people all ages and abilities with visual arts education

    $1,000
  9. Care International New YorkNew York, NY

    Supports care's poverty-fighting wor karound the globe

    $1,000
  10. St Leo's Soup KitchenDetroit, MI

    Provide sustenance to detroit community residents in need, at no cost to them

    $1,000
  11. Yad EzraBerkley, MI

    Provides food, hygiene products and household cleaning supplies to over 1200 families each month

    $1,000
  12. The Greenings of DetroitDetroit, MI

    Focused on enhancing the quality of life for detroit by planting trees

    $500
  13. Students Against Destructive DecisionsGlendale, AZ

    Educational

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter2 grants $8,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $4,00025% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $2,00012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan9 grants $24,990
  2. Georgia1 grant $2,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $2,000
  4. New York1 grant $1,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jesse N PolanTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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