Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family
Private foundation · Washington, DC · EIN 52-6078041 · reported 2025
78grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$65smallest grant
$4.3Mtotal paid
15states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 78 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.1M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Jewish Federation OF Greater Washington INC | North Bethesda, MD | $325,000 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation PJ LIBRARY ALLIANCE'S WORK IN NORTH AMERICA | Agawam, MA | $300,000 |
| Lehrhaus Center for Jewish Life and Learning INC DC EXPANSION | Somerville, MA | $250,000 |
| Jewish Funders Network CANVAS | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Mem Global MHWOW & YOUNG FAMILIES PODS | Encinitas, CA | $180,000 |
| The Jewish Federation OF Greater Washington INC SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS | North Bethesda, MD | $180,000 |
| The Shabbat Project INC ONETABLE ACROSS AMERICA - SHABBAT DINNER FOR ALL | New York, NY | $180,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League SCALING ADL ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION | New York, NY | $170,000 |
| Childrens Law Center Incorporated EARLY CHILDHOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES | Washington, DC | $150,000 |
| Reboot INC | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| League OF Women Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | $115,000 |
| Building Bridges Across the River ARTS4ALL | Washington, DC | $112,675 |
| Facing History and Ourselves INC CONTEMPORARY ANTISEMITISM INITIATIVE | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Icivics INC ICIVICS VISIONARY CAMPAIGN FOR 2024 AND BEYOND | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 |
| Israel ON Campus Coalition ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT NETWORK: FACULTY AGAINST ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Jews United for Justice INC ANTISEMITISM PLATFORM EXPANSION | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Western States Center INC CONFRONTING WHITE NATIONALISM IN SCHOOLS - TOOLKIT EXPANSION | Portland, OR | $100,000 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee INC LEATID | New York, NY | $90,000 |
| DC Public Education Fund READY FOR PRE-K! | Washington, DC | $80,000 |
| Facing History and Ourselves INC THE NEW COMMUNITIES PROJECT | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Institute for Curriculum Services COMBATTING ANTISEMITISM IN ONLINE AND PRINTED MATERIAL | Berkeley, CA | $75,000 |
| Repair the World SERVING WITH JEWISH PURPOSE | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 |
| Sixth & I Synagogue INC JEWISH LIFE PROGRAMMING | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| The Washington Ballet COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Tides Foundation A MORE PERFECT UNION | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| DC Action for Children HOME VISITING | Washington, DC | $65,000 |
| Mamatoto Village INC DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDWIFERY SCHOOL | Washington, DC | $60,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League WASHINGTON, DC REGIONAL OFFICE | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Way TO Rise | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | $42,500 |
| Dance Place | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| The Mount Vernon Virtuosi INC $20,000 FOR GENERAL OPERATING AND $18,000 FOR NEW PIANO | Baltimore, MD | $38,000 |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts TURNAROUND ARTS | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| Sitar Arts Center | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation INC | Washington, DC | $33,500 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center INC | Montgomery, AL | $29,500 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $27,313 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | $26,000 |
| From the Top INC CITIZEN MUSICIANS | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association OF District OF Columbia | Bethesda, MD | $25,000 |
| Levine Music INC EXPANDING ACCESS TO MUSIC IN SE | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | Washington, DC | $23,938 |
| 350 Org | Boston, MA | $23,188 |
| Bnai Brith Youth Organization INC BBYO ON DEMAND | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council BEYOND OUR WALLS: TRAVELING EXHIBITS (LEGACY) | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| American University WAMU | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Friends OF the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Island Housing Trust Corporation | West Tisbury, MA | $10,000 |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Miami City Ballet INC | Miami Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation OF America | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts INC | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Strathmore Hall Foundation INC | North Bethesda, MD | $10,000 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $10,000 |
| Camera | Boston, MA | $7,000 |
| Trans Continental Pipeline | Denver, CO | $5,103 |
| Bender Jcc OF Greater Washington GERRY AND HOWARD POLINGER CONCERT FUND | Rockville, MD | $5,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Congregation Bnai Tzedek | Potomac, MD | $5,000 |
| Global Lyme Alliance INC | Stamford, CT | $5,000 |
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