Polaris Project

Washington, DC ·EIN 03-0391561 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$13.0M received 96 funders 200 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Polaris Project?

Polaris Project is funded by 96 grantmakers, led by Wal-mart Foundation ($2.6M), Novo Foundation ($1.8M), Greater Houston Community Foundation ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.0M in grants to Polaris Project between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Wal-mart Foundation$2,590,88022023–2025
Novo Foundation$1,800,00032020–2022
Greater Houston Community Foundation$1,160,00032021–2023
Imago Dei Fund$950,00042021–2024
WK Kellogg Foundation$800,00032021–2024
The Freedom Fund$675,00032020–2022
National Philanthropic Trust$552,00052020–2024
Inmaat Foundation$350,00042021–2024
The Terrence and Ruth Elkes Foundation$325,00052020–2024
The Hickey Family Foundation$300,00032020–2022
Skoll Fund$300,00022020–2021
The Ford Foundation$250,00022022–2023
The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc$250,00012021
The Pershing Square Foundation$250,00012020
The Hearthland Foundation$200,00022020–2021
Humanity United$195,00042020–2023
Camalotte Foundation$186,00042021–2024
Humanity United Action$180,00032021–2024
Impactassetsinc$176,00022021–2022
Long Family Foundation$150,00032022–2023
The Skoll Foundation$125,00022020–2021
The Lucretia Philanthropic Foundation$110,00042021–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$93,65042021–2024
International Academy of Trial Lawyers$70,00032021–2024
Marin Community Foundation$64,50022022–2024

Showing top 25 of 96 funders by total given.

What grants has Polaris Project received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Wal-mart FoundationPEOPLE IN SUPPLY CHAINS$790,000
2024Imago Dei FundGENERAL USE$400,000
2024WK Kellogg FoundationJobs and Family Economic Security$200,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$100,500
2024Inmaat FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024Humanity United ActionHuman Rights$80,000
2024Slave 2 Nothing FoundationHUMAN TRAFFICKING$50,000
2024The Terrence and Ruth Elkes FoundationCharitable$50,000
2024Camalotte FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2024The Lucretia Philanthropic FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$35,000
2024Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY$25,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$24,200
2024Kaab Memorial Foundation IncSUPPORT$24,000
2024Francis T & Louis T NicholsDONATION$20,000
2024International Academy of Trial LawyersCHARITABLE PROJECT$15,000
2024The Ayco Charitable FoundationCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$13,000
2024Rowan T O'riley Family FoundationSUPPORT$10,000
2024Moss Adams FoundationGIVEBACK GRANT$10,000
2024Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$7,750
2024Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$7,500
2024Ploughshares FoundationGENERAL$5,000
2024The Charles L Weyerhaeuser FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2024Charles and Linda Corbalis FamilyTO SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN THE MOVEMENT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING.$5,000
2024The Pfizer Foundation IncMATCHING GIFTS$3,000
2024The Kean Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED$3,000
2024Kesselman Family FoundationCHARITABLE$2,500
2024Ruth Winkelman Wender FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,500
2024Havercroft Family FoundationPROTECTION AGAINST AND PREVENTION OF NEGLECT, ABUSE, EXPLOITATION$1,000
2024Havercroft Family FoundationPROTECTION AGAINST AND PREVENTION OF NEGLECT, ABUSE, EXPLOITATION$1,000
2024Familia Robinson FoundationFight Human Trafficking$1,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Polaris Project?

Polaris Project is funded by 96 grantmakers, led by Wal-mart Foundation ($2.6M), Novo Foundation ($1.8M), Greater Houston Community Foundation ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.0M in grants to Polaris Project between 2020–2025.

Who is Polaris Project's largest funder?

Wal-mart Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Polaris Project, with $2.6M across 2 grants (2023–2025).

How much grant funding has Polaris Project received?

IRS 990 filings record $13.0M in grants to Polaris Project across 200 grants from 96 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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