Polack Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pewaukee, WI EIN: 20-8948436

Polack Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Pewaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $175K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $11K.

Polack Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Polack Family Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$175,490
-0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Polack Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Oklahoma Performing Arts Inc: $10KOklahoma Performing Arts Inc$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Oklahoma Performing Arts Inc ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

HartlandArlingtonBrocken ArrowBrookfieldDelafieldMilwaukeeNapervilleOconomowocWaukesha

How Polack Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 139% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2019) to $10K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Oklahoma Performing Arts Inc Brocken Arrow, OKTo Support the Charitable Cause of the Organization.$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$175,490$12,597$14,037$10,0001$11,485$10,694$8,247
2024$176,930$9,338$14,850$10,0001$11,414$7,757$10,128
2023$182,442$41,795$14,175$10,0002$11,524$39,144$8,612
2022$154,822$11,169$13,348$10,0002$11,359$9,180$9,132
2021$157,001$14,315$10,000$10,0001$10,000$14,315$10,190
2020$152,686$11,399$11,189$10,0001—$11,399$8,368
2019$152,476$58,629$9,006$9,0002—$58,614$7,630

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Polack Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Polack Family Foundation Inc is led by Craig R. Polack, President, Secretary & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Craig R. Polack

    President, Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Conway

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Bohlmann

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret C. Thompson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan R. Polack

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Polack Family Foundation Inc

How much does Polack Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Polack Family Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Polack Family Foundation Inc?

Polack Family Foundation Inc reported $175K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Polack Family Foundation Inc operate?

Polack Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wisconsin.

What is Polack Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Polack Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8948436. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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