The Leon Smith Polk Foundation Inc

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 45-4110224

The Leon Smith Polk Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 12 grants totaling $202K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$202K

-7.8% YoY

Grant Count

12

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

-23.2% YoY

About The Leon Smith Polk Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Leon Smith Polk Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 12 grants totaling $202K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

ALBUQUERQUEANN ARBORBALTIMOREBROOKLYNCORVALLISKATONAHLONGMONTNEW YORKOklahoma CityRORTLANDST PAULSTANTA FETahlequahTucsonWASHINGTONWOODSTOCK

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$55K$110K$164K$219K4 grants20207 grants20219 grants202210 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

INTERNATIONAL STUDIO & C…$41KCAMARGO FOUNDATION$35KThe Regents of the Unive…$25KThe Land with No Name Sa…$20KIndependent Curators Int…$20KARTTABLE$15KLOWER EAST SIDE PRINTSHOP$10KRiver Valley Arts Collec…$10KAAMC Foundation$10KThe Elizabeth Foundation…$8K

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K2$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

Patterson SimsPresident$50K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Charlotta KotikTRUSTEE/Secretary
Carter RatcliffeTrustee
Patterson SimsPresident$50,000
JOHN KOEGELTREASURER/CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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