David & Janet Polak Foundation
Total Given 2020–2023
$10.3M
283 grants · $2.6M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$48K
grant size
67%
deep partner · 70/104 multi-year
repeat
$84.0M
Assets · 2021
104
Distinct recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
8008391754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.8M | $77.9M | $3.2M | 59 |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $84.0M | $3.4M | 72 |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $80.7M | $5.2M | 72 |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $80.9M | $4.9M | 80 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 283 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$36K
75th Pctl
$48K
Maximum
$1.0M
Geographic Distribution
Key Personnel
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Polak | Dir, Pres, Exec Dir | $278K |
| David Polak | Dir | — |
| Jonathan Seltzer | Dir | — |
| Robert Polak | Dir | — |
| Janet Polak | Dir | — |
Grants Awarded (283 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION- ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | the David & Janet Polak Family Distance learning studio fund | 2020 |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $800,000 | Israel's National Artificial Intelligence Resilience Laboratory | 2022 |
| ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE - STANDWITHUS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE - STANDWITHUS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Barak Ballet | Santa Monica, CA | $200,000 | TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE A LIVE DANCE PERFORMANCE ENTITLED MEMORYHOUSE | 2023 |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION-ISRAEL INST OF TECH | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| STANDWITHUS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE - STANDWITHUS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| FRIENDS OF ELNET | SKOKIE, IL | $150,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | Israel's National Artificial Intelligence Resilience Laboratory | 2023 |
| JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $140,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| THE JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMER | WASHINGTON, DC | $134,820 | The Fight Against the Conditioning of Military Aid to israel project | 2020 |
| JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $110,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | W HOLLYWOOD, CA | $100,000 | the Polak Family Fellowship in Precision Healthcare, supporting the Board of Governors Innovation Center | 2021 |
| FRIENDS OF ELNET | SKOKIE, IL | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | W HOLLYWOOD, CA | $100,000 | Board of Governors Innovation Center | 2022 |
| THE JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMER | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | W HOLLYWOOD, CA | $100,000 | In Support of the Board of Governors From Innovation to Impact Campaign | 2023 |
| JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | Community Emergency Security Fund | 2023 |
| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | W HOLLYWOOD, CA | $100,000 | the Polak Family Fellowship fund in Precision Healthcare, board of governors innovation center | 2020 |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | Support of Part Two - Phase Two of the Ben-Gurion Digital Archives Transformation Project | 2021 |
| THE JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMER | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| FRIENDS OF ELNET | SKOKIE, IL | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |