The Muriel Pollia Foundation
EIN 954111302 Private FoundationTotal Given 2021–2025
$2.8M
170 grants · $565K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$19K
grant size
49%
supporter · 47/96 multi-year
repeat
$31.3M
Assets (2025)
96
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(323) 656-7006
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | N/A | $9.3M | $578K | N/A |
| 2021 | $400K | $16.7M | $943K | 28 |
| 2022 | $627K | $17.1M | $1.6M | 36 |
| 2024 | $844K | $27.4M | $1.6M | 52 |
| 2025 | $954K | $31.3M | $1.8M | 54 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 170 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$17K
75th Pctl
$19K
Maximum
$175K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
8.8% of US grants
· Rank #3 of 20 states
$271K across
15 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Waller
- 3 Dallas
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (170 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People for the American Way | Washington, DC | $175,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2025 |
| People for the American Way | Washington, DC | $100,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2022 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS | 2022 |
| Library Foundation | LOS Angeles, CA | $100,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS | 2025 |
| The Dolores Huerta Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $85,000 | FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS | 2024 |
| New York Live Arts | New York, NY | $85,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2024 |
| Library Foundation | LOS Angeles, CA | $85,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2025 |
| People for the American Way | Washington, DC | $75,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2021 |
| New York Live Arts | New York, NY | $60,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2025 |
| Humanitas | Santa Monica, CA | $55,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2025 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $53,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2025 |
| Humanitas | Santa Monica, CA | $52,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2024 |
| Pen America | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2021 |
| The Rothko Chapel | Houston, TX | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND GRAND | 2021 |
| Art Council Inc | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2021 |
| Library Foundation | LOS Angeles, CA | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2022 |
| For Freedoms | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2022 |
| People for the American Way | Washington, DC | $50,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2024 |
| New York Live Arts | New York, NY | $47,500 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2022 |
| Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2025 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $40,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2024 |
| Hollywood High School | LOS Angeles, CA | $35,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| The Laundromat Project | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | GENERAL FUND GRANT | 2022 |
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