Discover Polk Community Benefit District
Discover Polk Community Benefit Districts primary exempt purpose is to advance the common good, general welfare, and quality of life of all San Franciscans and visitors to San Francisco by enhancing environmental quality and beauty in the District, and...(continue on Schedule O)
Discover Polk Community Benefit District at a glance
- Total assets
- $600,998
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $762,847
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,320
- +13.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $859,941
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Discover Polk Community Benefit District funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $750 (2021) to $169K (2020). In 2022 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $600,998 | $762,847 | $859,941 | — | — | $2,320 |
| 2024 | $718,123 | $722,374 | $795,990 | — | — | $2,049 |
| 2023 | $820,464 | $692,776 | $751,855 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $803,005 | $705,338 | $749,020 | $1,700 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $844,108 | $655,067 | $502,488 | $750 | Total only | — |
| 2020 | $663,989 | $653,545 | $423,952 | $169,085 | 1 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Discover Polk Community Benefit District
Based on IRS filings
Discover Polk Community Benefit District is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $601K in total assets. Net investment income was $2K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Discover Polk Community Benefit District is led by Chris Gembinski, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chris Gembinski
President
Board Member → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith Roddy
Board Member
Secretary → Director, 2024
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luc Torres
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Anthony
Board Member
Board Member → Director, 2024
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ray Bair
Board Member
Board Member → Director, 2024
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andre Torrey
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Johanna Spilman
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ethel Reddy
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josie Li
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melody Hsu
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paige Zielinski
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Wright
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anita Ettinger
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Guillot
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Poppen
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Annie Yang Jamil (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Gilbert Hoh (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Petricca (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Stephen Cornell (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Aaron Stone (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Bill Poppen (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jake Levinson (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Melody Terrell (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Christopher Bluse (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Suzanne Markel-Fox (2020) — President
- Former: Tiffany Yang (2020) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Discover Polk Community Benefit District
How large is Discover Polk Community Benefit District?
Discover Polk Community Benefit District reported $601K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $763K.
What is Discover Polk Community Benefit District?
Discover Polk Community Benefit District is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $601K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Discover Polk Community Benefit District operate?
Discover Polk Community Benefit District has awarded grants in California.
What is Discover Polk Community Benefit District's EIN?
Discover Polk Community Benefit District's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1600797. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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