Polen Foundation
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 13-3860198 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Polen Foundation
66grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$60Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
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
252 7TH Ave Apt 12p
New York, NY 10001-7346
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Friends of Copake Grange | Copake, NY | $2,000 |
| Friends of Copake Grange | Copake, NY | $1,500 |
| Friends of Copake Grange | Copake, NY | $1,500 |
| Americans United | Washington DC, DC | $1,500 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,500 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlahem, PA | $1,000 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Equality Now | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| International Rescue Comm | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Ccny-Grove School of Engineering | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Americans United | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| The Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Raices | San Antonio, TX | $1,000 |
| Rainn | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| People for the American Way | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| Berkshire South Community Center | Great Barrington, MA | $1,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlahem, PA | $1,000 |
| Equality Now | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| International Rescue Comm | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Ccny-Grove School of Engineering | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Americans United | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| The Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Rainn | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| People for the American Way | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlahem, PA | $1,000 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Equality Now | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| International Rescue Comm | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Ccny-Grove School of Engineering | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| The Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| People for the American Way | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $800 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington DC, DC | $750 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $750 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | $750 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington DC, DC | $750 |
| Raices | San Antonio, TX | $750 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington DC, DC | $750 |
| Ancram Opera House | Ancram, NY | $750 |
| Ancram Opera House | Ancram, NY | $700 |
| The Laura Rosenberg Foundation | New York, NY | $500 |
| The Lustgarten Foundation | Bethpage, NY | $500 |
| Lungevity Foundation | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | $500 |
| Heifer International | Washington DC, DC | $500 |
| End of Life Choices NY | New York, NY | $500 |
| The Laura Rosenberg Foundation | New York, NY | $500 |
| The Lustgarten Foundation | Bethpage, NY | $500 |
| Lungevity Foundation | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | $500 |
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