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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 38-6107372

Polasky Family Foundation

A private foundation in Saginaw, MI. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 39 grants and $68,605 paid in grants.

Tax year 2018 (period ending Jun 30, 2019), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $68,605

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $38,650

Grants paid in 2018

39 grants, largest first

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

  1. Yeshivas Lubavitch of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    501c3 Charity

    $13,710
  2. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $13,600
  3. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $12,800
  4. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $5,235
  5. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $2,600
  6. Accidental TalmudistLos Angeles, CA

    501c3 Charity

    $2,500
  7. Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NY

    501c3 Charity

    $2,160
  8. Chabad University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    501c3 Charity

    $2,160
  9. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $1,567
  10. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $1,500
  11. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $1,360
  12. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $974
  13. Karen Hashana FundBrooklyn, NY

    501c3 Charity

    $770
  14. Chabad of SeattleSeattle, WA

    501c3 Charity

    $700
  15. Baitcham OrganizationJerusalem, Israel

    Welfare to Israeli soldiers with no family support

    $558
  16. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $536
  17. Ten Yad Kallah GemachBrooklyn, NY

    501c3 Charity

    $500
  18. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $490
  19. Flint Jewish FederationFlint, MI

    501c3 Charity

    $380
  20. Bet El Yeshiva CenterForest Hills, NY

    501c3 Charity

    $363
  21. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $360
  22. Network for GoodWashington, DC

    501c3 Charity

    $360
  23. Aleph InstituteSurfside, FL

    501c3 Charity

    $360
  24. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $353
  25. ChayenuBrooklyn, NY

    501c3 Charity

    $332
  26. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $239
  27. East Side Soup KitchenSaginaw, MI

    501c3 Charity

    $200
  28. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $180
  29. Beis Midrash of QueensNew York, NY

    501c3 Charity

    $180
  30. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $180
  31. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $180
  32. Chabad University of TexasAustin, TX

    501c3 Charity

    $180
  33. Charity for Israel - Tomchei IsraelBrooklyn, NY

    501c3 Charity

    $180
  34. American Friends of Kupat HairBrooklyn, NY

    501c3 Charity

    $180
  35. Machpelah Cemetary AssociationFerndale, MI

    501c3 Charity

    $180
  36. Yad EzraBerkley, MI

    501c3 Charity

    $180
  37. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $118
  38. Individual

    501c3 Charity

    $100
  39. Legal Services of Eastern MichiganSaginaw, MI

    501c3 Charity

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion5 grants $5,87279% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5007% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3805% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $3605% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $3605% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $13,710
  2. New York8 grants $4,665
  3. Washington2 grants $2,860
  4. California1 grant $2,500
  5. Michigan5 grants $1,040
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $360
  7. Florida1 grant $360
  8. Texas1 grant $180

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Frumeth B Hirsh PolaskyPresidentSecretaryTreasurer Hours 3Pay $0
  • Diane PolaskyDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan M SiegelDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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