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Lucile and Maurice Pollak Fund

Manahawkin, NJ · EIN 22-6051671. Reported 668 grants totalling $846,000 to 228 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$846,000granted, 2021-2025
228recipients, as named on its returns
81%of grantees funded again the next year
$4,956,212assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lucile and Maurice Pollak Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $10,250. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
314 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
333 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
19 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
2 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ$44,750552025
Monmouth Medical Ctr FoundLong Branch, NJ$26,500552025
Doctors Wo BordersNew York, NY$25,100552025
Centers for Arts Bonita SpringsBonita Springs, FL$23,250552025
Planned Parent Fed of AmericaNew York, NY$22,100552025
Nextmark FoundationScotch Plains, NJ$21,800552025
WNET 13New York, NY$16,000442024
Bridge HouseBoulder, CO$15,000552025
Tisch Ms Research Center of NyNew York, NY$14,500552025
Westr Commty College FoundationValhalla, NY$13,500552025
National Ms SocietyNew York, NY$13,000332023
Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NY$12,000552025
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$11,900552025
Fulfill Formerly Food Bank of Monocean CtyNeptune, NJ$11,419552025
Angela Hospice Home CareLivonia, MI$11,400552025
Intl Planned Parenthood FederationNew York, NY$10,000552025
Nat Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY$10,000552025
The Trustees of Reservations 1Boston, MA$9,750332023
Bloomfield Hills High SchoolBloomfield Hills, MI$9,500552025
Feeding AmericaWashington, DC$9,500552025
Harry Chapin Food BankFt Myers, FL$9,500552025
Hope HospiceFort Myers, FL$9,500552025
Mass General HospitalBoston, MA$9,500222025
Planned Parenthood HudpecncElmsford, NY$9,500552025
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY$9,000332025
Cesar E Chavez SchoolYonkers, NY$9,000552025
Humane Society of NaplesNaples, FL$9,000552025
National Ms SocietyCanton, MA$9,000222025
Friends of Boston's HomelessBoston, MA$8,000552025
New Israel FundWashington, DC$8,000552025
Temple Israel Northern WestrCroton on Hudson, NY$7,100552025
Lunch BreakRed Bank, NJ$7,000552025
Pace University - Dyson College of Arts & SciencesNew York, NY$7,000332023
Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY$6,600552025
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL$6,600552025
Njy CampsFairfield, NJ$6,500332023
Rosie's PlaceBoston, MA$6,500552025
Cpc Behavioral Health CareEatontown, NJ$6,300112021
Shore HouseLong Branch, NJ$6,250552025
AmericaresStamford, CT$6,000552025
Esperanza-Hope for the ChildrenStow, MA$6,000552025
Pace University - Dyson College of Arts & SciencesBoston, MA$6,000222025
Roosevelt High SchoolYonkers, NY$6,000332023
Connecticut Public BroadcastingHartford, CT$5,500552025
The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA$5,500222025
Capital City Rescue MissionAlbany, NY$5,000552025
Seeds of PeaceNew York, NY$5,000552025
Soldier on FoundationLeeds, MA$5,000552025
White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY$5,000112021
World Central KitchenWashington, DC$5,000552025
Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, AR$4,500552025
North Kingston Food PantryNorth Kingston, RI$4,500552025
Planned Parenthood of Central NjMorristown, NJ$4,402332023
Croton Harmon Uf School DistCroton on Hudson, NY$4,350552025
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA$4,250552025
White Memorial Conservation CtrLichtfield, CT$4,250552025
Temple Beth MiriamElberon, NJ$4,053332023
Two River Theater CoRed Bank, NJ$4,014332023
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA$4,000442025
Everytown for Gun SafetyNew York, NY$4,000442025
Morgan's Message IncGainesville, VA$4,000332025
Roosevelt High School PtsaYonkers, NY$4,000222025
Bethany House of No VirginiaAlexandria, VA$3,950552025
Parker Family Health ClinicRed Bank, NJ$3,900552025
Waterwheel FoundationBurlington, VT$3,750442025
Teatown Lake ReservationOssining, NY$3,700552025
Bantam Lake Protective AssocMorris, CT$3,500552025
Edesia IncNo Kingston, RI$3,500552025
First Parish in ConcordConcord, MA$3,500552025
Friends of Monmouth County Park SystemLincroft, NJ$3,500112025
Himalayan Cataract ProjectWaterbury, VT$3,500552025
Open Door Family Medical CenterOssining, NY$3,500552025
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$3,500552025
Steep Rock AssociationWashington Depot, CT$3,500552025
The Bowery MissionNew York, NY$3,500552025
NAMI Westchester IncElmsford, NY$3,400442025
180 Turning Lives AroundHazlet, NJ$3,250442025
Devereux Advanced Behavioral HealthUnion, NJ$3,250442025
Autism Mvp FoundationLittle Silver, NJ$3,000442024
Habitat for Humanity Monmouth CtyFreehold, NJ$3,000442025
HiasNew York, NY$3,000332023
International Rescue CommNew York, NY$3,000332023
Jbj Soul KitchenRed Bank, NJ$3,000552025
Mercy CorpsPortland, OR$3,000332023
Nys Education FoundationNew York, NY$3,000332023
Rising Treetops at OakhurstNew York, NY$3,000332023
The American Jewish CommitteePhiladelphia, PA$3,000332025
The Smile TrainNew York, NY$3,000442025
Uja Federation of New YorkNew York, NY$3,000332025
EarthjusticeWashington, DC$2,900222025
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN$2,900552025
Yale Alumni FundNew Haven, CT$2,800552025
Peninsula Open Space TrustPalo Alto, CA$2,600552025
Capital Reg Youth Tennis FoundAlbany, NY$2,500442024
Clean Ocean ActionLong Branch, NJ$2,500442024
Congregation Kol AmiWhite Plains, NY$2,500552025
Doe FundNew York, NY$2,500222025
Montefiore Mt Vernon HospitalMt Vernon, NY$2,500552025
Mount Holyoke CollegeSo Hadley, MA$2,500332023
National Network of Abortion FundsBeaverton, OR$2,500442025
Northwest Ct Community FoundationTorrington, CT$2,500332025
Westchester PhilharmonicWhite Plains, NY$2,500552025
Jewish FederationSouth River, NJ$2,400332023
Hands Up for HaitiMt Kisco, NY$2,300222022
American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY$2,250222025
Monmouth Conservation FoundationMiddletown, NJ$2,250332023
Northwest Connecticut YMCATorrington, CT$2,250332025
Seabrook Village IncTinton Falls, NJ$2,250332023
Monmouth County SPCAEatontown, NJ$2,100552025
Coastside Land TrustHalf Moon Bay, CA$2,000442025
Divided Sky FoundationLudlow, VT$2,000222025
HiasWashington, DC$2,000222025
International Rescue CommAlbert Lea, MN$2,000222025
League of Women Voters of NyAlbany, NY$2,000222025
Mercy CorpsBoone, IA$2,000222025
Pace University-Lienhard School of NursingNew York, NY$2,000222022
Sandy Paws Rescue IncOak Bluffs, MA$2,000442025
SPCA of No VaArlington, VA$2,000332023
The Asher HouseSalem, OR$2,000332025
Second Harvest Food BankSan Jose, CA$1,900222025
Alice's KidsMt Vernon, VA$1,700222025
Axelrod Performing Arts CenterDeal Park, NJ$1,600332023
Collier Youth Services FoundationWickatunk, NJ$1,600442024
Lucky Dog Animal RescueArlington, VA$1,600222025
American Folk Art MuseumNew York, NY$1,500332023
Boomer Esiason FoundationNew York, NY$1,500332025
Brilliant DetroitDetroit, MI$1,500112025
Cabrillo Education FoundatinHalf Moon Bay, CA$1,500332023
ChangebccBrooklyn, NY$1,500332023
Clean Air Task ForceBoston, MA$1,500332023
HabcoreRed Bank, NJ$1,500332023
The Seeing Eye IncMorristown, NJ$1,500222024
Univ of Mi Rogel Cancer CtrAnn Arbor, MI$1,500112024
Vna of Central JerseyHolmdel, NJ$1,500332023
Western Mass Rabbit Rescue IncNorthampton, MA$1,500332025
Cabrillo Education FoundationHalf Moon Bay, CA$1,400222025
Croton Harmon Booster ClubCroton on Hudson, NY$1,400332025
Jewish Community CenterDeal Park, NJ$1,400332023
Cathedral KitchenCamden, NJ$1,250112022
Habitat for Humanity InternatlAmericus, GA$1,250332023
Monmouth Day Care CenterRed Bank, NJ$1,250332023
Jefferson HealthPhiladelphia, PA$1,100222024
Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationNew York, NY$1,100112022
5PLANNED Parenthood of No Cen & So NjMorristown, NJ$1,000112025
American Red CrossWashington, DC$1,000112021
Bloomfield Hills Schools FoundBloomfield Hills, MI$1,000222022
Camp SunshineCasco, ME$1,000222025
Center for Humane TechnologySan Francisco, CA$1,000112022
Center for Wildlife IncCape Neddick, ME$1,000222025
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$1,000222025
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJ$1,000112022
Community TableDillsboro, NC$1,000222023
Confikids IncFoxboro, MA$1,000222025
Connecticut Food BankWallingford, CT$1,000222025
Croton CaringCroton on Hudson, NY$1,000222025
Epilepsy Foundation NeLowell, MA$1,000222022
Food Bank of the RockiesDenver, CO$1,000222025
Friends of the Johnson Nature CenterBloomfield Hills, MI$1,000222024
GlobalgivingWashington, DC$1,000112021
Habitat for Humanity InternationalAmericus, GA$1,000222025
Horizons for Homeless ChildrenRoxbury, MA$1,000222025
Mental Health Assoc of Monmouth CtyShrewsbury, NJ$1,000442025
New York Public RadioNew York, NY$1,000222024
Ocean Spartans Football Booster ClubOcean, NJ$1,000112024
One Tree PlantedShelburne, VT$1,000222022
Planned Parenthood of No Cen & So NjMorristown, NJ$1,000112024
Regents of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI$1,000112025
Second Harvest Food BankNazareth, PA$1,000222023
The American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY$1,000112024
The Dyslexia FoundationNew Bedford, MA$1,000222022
The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial FundMatawan, NJ$1,000112021
The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial Fund Co Michael's FeatMatawan, NJ$1,000112021
Toms River Field of DreamsToms River, NJ$1,000222024
Transgender Law CenterOakland, CA$1,000222024
Ukraine Children's Action ProjectLos Angeles, CA$1,000112023
Upper Hudson Planned ParenthoodAlbany, NY$1,000222025
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA$1,000112021
WestcopElmsford, NY$1,000222022
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY$1,000222024
Wounded Warriors ProjectJacksonville, FL$1,000112024
Alzheimer's Association IncChicago, IL$900222024
Jewish Family & Children's ServiceAsbury Park, NJ$750332023
League of Women VotersAlbany, NY$750332023
Monmouth Arts CouncilRed Bank, NJ$750332023
Monmouth Park Charity FundOceanport, NJ$750332023
National Park FoundationWashington, DC$750332023
Southern Jersey Dream CenterWest Deptford, NJ$750112021
Museum at Eldridge StreetNew York, NY$600332023
Nj Repertory CompanyLong Branch, NJ$600332023
US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC$600332023
American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD$500112025
Bridge of Books FoundationRumson, NJ$500112021
Brookdale Community College Center for Holocaust Hr & GeLincroft, NJ$500112024
Colorado Sierra ClubDenver, CO$500112021
Croton Cortlandt Food PantryCrotononhudson, NY$500112025
Croton Harmon Education FoundCroton on Hudson, NY$500112021
Cunha Middle School PTOHalf Moon Bay, CA$500112021
Eric Carle MuseumAmherst, MA$500112024
Global Camps AfricaLynchburg, VA$500112023
Hatch Elementary School PTOHalf Moon Bay, CA$500112021
Hearing Loss Assoc of AmericaRockville, MD$500112023
Holy Name of MaryCrotononhudson, NY$500112025
Mental Health AmericaAlexandria, VA$500112022
National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA$500112025
New York Road Runners IncNew York, NY$500112022
New York UniversityNew York, NY$500112021
Northwest Ct YMCAWinsted, CT$500112021
Peace Love and HorsesAtlantic Highlands, NJ$500112021
Perfect 33 FoundationTampa, FL$500112021
Township of Ocean Police DepartmentOakhurst, NJ$500112022
Transgender Law Centertransgender Law CenterOakland, CA$500112022
Wanamassa Fire CoOcean, NJ$500112024
Wanamassa Fire CompanyOcean Township, NJ$500112022
Wnyc RadioNew York, NY$500112025
YWCA Northern NjHackensack, NJ$500112021
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNew York, NY$400112022
Yellow for YiannisChappaqua, NY$400112022
Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY$390332023
Family & Children's ServicesLong Branch, NJ$300332023
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY$300112021
Jewish War Veterans of the USAWashington, DC$300332023
The Mercy CenterAsbury Park, NJ$300332023
Vascular Birthmark FoundationLatham, NY$300112021
Breakthrough T1D (formerly Jdrf)Hagerstown, MD$250112024
Interfaith NeighborsAsbury Park, NJ$250112023
Museum of Jewish HeritageNew York, NY$250112024
Tribbles CorpLindenwold, NJ$250112021
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY$222222022

173 of 228 (76%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 81%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 305 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

International Affairs
50 grants
Human Services
35 grants
Environment
34 grants
Arts & Culture
29 grants
Animal Welfare
24 grants
Education
20 grants
Food & Nutrition
20 grants
Health Care
15 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021146$188,000$901
2022142$168,000$675
2023133$150,000$600
2024128$174,000$1,000
2025119$166,000$1,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

36% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

New York
$302K
New Jersey
$205K
Massachusetts
$86K
Florida
$53K
Connecticut
$32K
District of Columbia
$31K
Michigan
$27K
California
$22K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund80 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc72 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc67 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program59 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust57 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc48 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Lucile and Maurice Pollak Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 357, Manahawkin, NJ, 08050. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 22-6051671 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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