Pollyanna Foundation
Private foundation · Wilmington, DE · EIN 51-0343343 · reported 2023–2025
32grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$630Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 32 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $490K 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
1634 Charis Cir
Wilmington, DE 19807-1651
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Federation Israel Emergency Fund THE NEEDS OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION. | Elkins Park, PA | $195,000 |
| Jewish Community Center - Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $65,000 |
| Jewish Family Services Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $62,000 |
| Jewish Community Center - Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $60,000 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 |
| Hillel of University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $30,000 |
| Jewish Family Services Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $26,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Lane County | Eugene, OR | $22,500 |
| West End Neighborhood House TRACK PROGRAM | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 |
| Hillel of University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $15,000 |
| West End Neighborhood House TRACK PROGRAM | Wilmington, DE | $12,000 |
| YWCA of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $7,000 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 |
| Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 |
| Jewish Historical Society | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 |
| Reading Assist | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 |
| Synagogue of the Summit | Frisco, CO | $5,000 |
| The Lawfare Project | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Kutz Home Auxiliary MATCHING CAMPAIGN | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 |
| The Lawfare Project | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 |
| Synagogue of the Summit | Frisco, CO | $5,000 |
| Kutz Home Auxiliary MATCHING CAMPAIGN | Wilmington, DE | $3,000 |
| ACLU of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $2,500 |
| Food Bank of Delaware | Newark, DE | $2,500 |
| Hillel of University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | $2,500 |
| Hillel of University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | $2,500 |
| Jewish Historical Society | Wilmington, DE | $2,500 |
| Israel Program Center for Mind Body Medicine | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Lane County | Eugene, OR | $2,500 |
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