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Polk Education Foundation and

BARTOW, FL EIN: 59-2956529 Website

TO ESTABLISH A PROACTIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO LINK COMMUNITY RESOURCES WITH THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ITS STUDENTS THROUGH READING AND MENTORING PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL GRANTS AND OTHER EDUCATION ENDEAVORS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$11.9M

+7.5% YoY

Revenue

$3.5M

+18.9% YoY

Net Investment Income

$191K

+34.5% YoY

Expenses

$3.6M

+93.3% YoY

About Polk Education Foundation and

Based on IRS filings

Polk Education Foundation and is a nonprofit organization, based in BARTOW, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $11.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $191K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Bartow

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$988K$2M$3M$4M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,860,701$11,030,068$9,513,237
Revenue$3,520,101$2,961,025$2,738,541
Expenses$3,592,709$1,858,738$1,964,802
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$190,794$141,876$169,369
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grants20210 grants20221 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STEVE WARNERPRESIDENT0.5
MATT MUCCIVICE PRESIDE0.5
GILLIAN SMITHSECRETARY/TR0.5
JENNIFER ADAMSDIRECTOR0.25
WILLIAM ALLENDIRECTOR0.25
SAMUEL BERRIENDIRECTOR0.25
ANGELIQUE BROWN-ESCOBARDIRECTOR0.25
NANCY DODDDIRECTOR0.25
JENNA EMERSONDIRECTOR0.25
CLIFTON GARCIADIRECTOR0.25
MICHELL GITHENSDIRECTOR0.25
FREDERICK HEIDDIRECTOR0.25
HOLLIS HOOKSDIRECTOR0.25
KIMBERLY JONESDIRECTOR0.25
TRACY KIMBROUGHDIRECTOR0.25
KATHRYN KOCHDIRECTOR0.25
MARGARITA MERRIWEATHERDIRECTOR0.25
TRACY MOUNCEYDIRECTOR0.25
RONALD ROBERTSDIRECTOR0.25
KIM SHORTDIRECTOR0.25
JOHN STARGELDIRECTOR0.25
RICHARD STEPHENSDIRECTOR0.25
SAGA STEVINDIRECTOR0.25
AMY SUMMERLANDDIRECTOR0.25
JENNIE WALKERDIRECTOR0.25
MARY RUTH WILSONDIRECTOR0.25

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

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