Podolsky Family Foundation
Private foundation · Riverwoods, IL · EIN 36-3648282 · reported 2023–2025
279grants reported
$1,000median award
$360lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$581Ktotal paid
23states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 20 of its 279 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $176K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
2610 Lake Cook RD Ste 250
Riverwoods, IL 60015-5714
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Congregation Beth Shalom | Northbrook, IL | $29,530 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | Northbrook, IL | $27,603 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | Northbrook, IL | $22,500 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $16,688 |
| Roycemore School | Evanston, IL | $15,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Naples | Naples, FL | $11,000 |
| Friends of the Israel Defenses Forces | Chicago, IL | $10,988 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Naples | Naples, FL | $10,250 |
| Jcys | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 |
| Roycemore School | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Telluride Arts | Telluride, CO | $10,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 |
| Telluride Arts | Telluride, CO | $10,000 |
| National Coast Guard Museum Association | New London, CT | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Ieaf | West Hempstead, NY | $8,000 |
| Telluride Adaptive Sports | Telluride, CO | $5,500 |
| Friends of Chicago Harbor Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | $5,500 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $5,500 |
| Lake Forest Open Lands | Lake Forest, IL | $5,250 |
| Jcys | Chicago, IL | $5,250 |
| Chicago Public Media (webez) | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Rebuilding Together | Aurora, IL | $5,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $5,000 |
| Lake Country Forest Preserve Preservation Fnd | Libertyville, IL | $5,000 |
| Balaker Media Foundation | Bonsall, CA | $5,000 |
| Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation | Tuckahoe, NY | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Israel Defenses Forces | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation | Tuckahoe, NY | $5,000 |
| Ravinia | Highland Park, IL | $5,000 |
| Amy Gustafson Seeley Memorial Scholarship | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| The Institute on Religion & Public Life | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Tikvah Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Israel Defenses Forces | Chicago, IL | $4,740 |
| Ravinia | Highland Park, IL | $4,542 |
| Jcys | Chicago, IL | $4,500 |
| Ravinia | Highland Park, IL | $4,000 |
| Telluride Food Pantry | Telluride, CO | $3,500 |
| The Pfap Foundation | Astoria, NY | $3,466 |
| Waukegan Water Safety Association | Riverwoods, IL | $3,399 |
| Roycemore School | Evanston, IL | $3,250 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | Jerusalem | $2,720 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $2,700 |
| Jcfs | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Educare Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Glencoe Junior Kindergarten | Glencoe, IL | $2,500 |
| Jcfs | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Rebuilding Together | Aurora, IL | $2,500 |
| Artis-Naples | Naples, FL | $2,500 |
| Jcfs | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Rebuilding Together | Aurora, IL | $2,500 |
| Temple Beth El | Northbrook, IL | $2,500 |
| Actblue Charities | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | Northbrook, IL | $2,250 |
| Coast Guard Foundation | Stonington, CT | $2,000 |
| Coast Guard Mutual Assistance | Arlington, VA | $2,000 |
| Norwood Food Pantry | Norwood, MA | $2,000 |
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