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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-6080785

Bench Trail Fund

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $909,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Roger L Pollak
3314 Newark Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 468-5443
Form and materials
Formerly only by letter stating purpose for which funds are sought
Deadlines
N/A - foundation dissolved
Restrictions
Awards were only given to tax-exempt organizations

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $909,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $466,792

  • Tax year 2023

    $211,800

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $528,212

  • Tax year 2022

    $286,950

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $469,260

  • Tax year 2021

    $176,100

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $438,225

  • Tax year 2020

    $163,100

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $387,933

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    UNRESTRICTED - FOR GENERAL TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON ATTACHED [individual]

    $909,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ruth S PollakPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Eve J PollakDIRECTOR Hours 0.02Pay $0
  • Roger L PollakVP/Sec./Treas. Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Linda J PollakDIRECTOR Hours 0.02Pay $0
  • David M PollakDirector Hours 0.02Pay $0

The return

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