Private foundation · EIN 13-3985619 · Bedford, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Yvonne and Leslie Pollack Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 141 grants paid, $702K total, median $2,000. 67% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
141
$702K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in NY
67%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$17M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 141 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
When We All VoteWashington, DCCharitable$50K
Jacob Burns Film CenterPleasantville, NYCharitable$40K
We Need Diverse BooksFrederick, MDCharitable$30K
Harlem Junior Tennis & Ed ProgramNew York, NYCharitable$28K
Neighbors LinkMount Kisco, NYCharitable$26K
Hope & Heroes Children's Cancer FundNew York, NYCharitable$25K
The Jewish MuseumNew York, NYCharitable$25K
Arts of WestchesterWhite Plains, NYCharitable$20K
US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DCCharitable$20K
Caramoor Center for Music & the ArtsKatonah, NYCharitable$20K
Katonah Museum of ArtKatonah, NYCharitable$19K
Cluster Community ServicesYonkers, NYCharitable$18K
National Dance InstructionNew York, NYCharitable$13K
Open Door FoundationOssining, NYCharitable$12K
Legal Services of the Hudson ValleyWhite Plains, NYCharitable$11K
Afya FoundationYonkers, NYCharitable$10K
Fred Dolan Art AcademyWhite Plains, NYCharitable$10K
God's Love-We DeliverNew York, NYCharitable$10K
Holocaust and Human Rights Ed CenterWhite Plains, NYCharitable$10K
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NYCharitable$9,500
Garces FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharitable$9,000
Thirteen WnetNew York, NYCharitable$9,000
American Friends of Rabin Medical CenterNew York, NYCharitable$8,180
Blythedale Children's HospitalValhalla, NYCharitable$8,000
Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NYCharitable$8,000
Planned Parenthood Hudson PeconicElmsford, NYCharitable$8,000
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALCharitable$8,000
The Children's VillageBronx, NYCharitable$8,000
Planned Parenthood Presidents CircleWashington, DCCharitable$8,000
City Meals on WheelsNew York, NYCharitable$7,000
Ossining Children's CenterOssining, NYCharitable$7,000
ACLU FoundationNew York, NYCharitable$6,000
Community Center of Northern WestchesterKatonah, NYCharitable$6,000
The Packer Collegiate InstituteBrooklyn, NYCharitable$6,000
Boys and Girls Club of Northern WestchesMount Kisco, NYCharitable$5,000
Children's Health FundNew York, NYCharitable$5,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHagerstown, MDCharitable$5,000
Mt Kisco Child Care CenterMount Kisco, NYCharitable$5,000
Museum of Jewish HeritageNew York, NYCharitable$5,000
Temple of Universal JudaismNew York, NYCharitable$5,000
King Hoops UnitedNew York, NYCharitable$4,738
Bedford 2030 CoalitionBedford Hills, NYCharitable$4,000
Bedford Fire DepartmentBedford Hills, NYCharitable$4,000
HadassahWashington, DCCharitable$4,000
Neuberger MuseumPurchase, NYCharitable$4,000
New York Historical Society & MuseumNew York, NYCharitable$4,000
Rehabilitation Through the ArtsPurchase, NYCharitable$4,000
Trans Youth Equality FoundationOrono, MECharitable$4,000
Asphalt GreenNew York, NYCharitable$3,500
Hamilton CollegeClinton, NYCharitable$3,500
Reed CollegePortland, ORCharitable$3,500
The Abraham InitiativesNew York, NYCharitable$3,033
American Friends of the Hebrew UniversitNew York, NYCharitable$3,000
Brennen Center for JusticeNew York, NYCharitable$3,000
Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NYCharitable$3,000
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYCharitable$3,000
Leo Baeck Institute - Center for JewishNew York, NYCharitable$3,000
University of Michigan Lsa CollegeAnn Arbor, MICharitable$3,000
KeshetBoston, MACharitable$2,800
Lambda LegalNew York, NYCharitable$2,750

By state: New York 94 · District of Columbia 12 · Maryland 5 · Pennsylvania 2 · Alabama 1 · Massachusetts 5

About this foundation

Yvonne and Leslie Pollack Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Bedford, New York, administered in care of Leslie M Pollack, tax-exempt since 2000. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Yvonne and Leslie Pollack Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Yvonne and Leslie Pollack Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $702K across 141 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Yvonne and Leslie Pollack Foundation Inc give?

New York (94 grants), District of Columbia (12 grants), Maryland (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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