SCA Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 90-0484624

SCA Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $6.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $69K. Net investment income was $426K.

SCA Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: SCA Charitable Foundation gave $69K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $17K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$68,500
+95.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
+33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$17,125
+46.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$8,000
Total assets
$6,394,393
+4.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who SCA Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Educate Girls: $50KEducate Girls$50KColumbia Grammar & Preparatory School: $11KColumbia Grammar & PreparatorySchool$11KResonantmind Collective: $5KResonantmind Collective$5KEasterseals: $3KEasterseals$3K

The largest 2024 recipient was Educate Girls ($50K). Together the top 4 received $69K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K2$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 30 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkHoustonForest HillsWashingtonSanta CruzBeverly HillsBronxDiamond BarKansas CityRockvilleSanta BarbaraSugar Land

How SCA Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 73% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 64% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$100K$200K$300K9 grants2020 6 grants2021 8 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2023) to $275K (2020). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $69K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Educate Girls Forest Hills, NYEducation & Women's Rights$50,000
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School New York, NYEducation$11,000
Resonantmind Collective New York, NYEducation$5,000
Easterseals New York, NYEducation, skills training, community services, & family caregiver support$2,500
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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
2024$6,394,393$431,717$156,672$68,5004$193,500$426,217$303,310
2023$6,097,928$393,353$104,837$35,0003$535,000$387,377$288,773
2022$5,809,412$517,335$282,083$260,1608$260,160$512,390$270,858
2021$5,574,160$460,025$262,930$252,0006$252,000$506,920$253,427
2020$5,377,065$381,722$284,120$275,0009—$379,406$253,308

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, SCA Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $303K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

SCA Charitable Foundation is led by Michael Pollack, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Michael Pollack

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anjali Pollack

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene Gurkoff

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Karp

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nadine Mirchandani

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 SCA Charitable Foundation

How much does SCA Charitable Foundation give each year?

SCA Charitable Foundation gave $69K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $35K across 3 grants.

What is SCA Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

SCA Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $8,000, and its average grant was $17,125, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does SCA Charitable Foundation give grants?

SCA Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).

Does SCA Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on SCA Charitable Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is SCA Charitable Foundation?

SCA Charitable Foundation reported $6.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $194K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $303K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is SCA Charitable Foundation's EIN?

SCA Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 90-0484624. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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