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Norman & Elaine Polsky Family Charitable Foundation: 37 grants to organizations, $170,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Norman & Elaine Polsky Family Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Overland Park, KS, paid 37 grants to organizations totaling $170,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 8, 2026. The largest was $47,000 to Charities Aid Foundation of America in Alexandria, VA for provide grants to charitable organizations.
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- EIN
- 481232337
- Based in
- Overland Park, KS
- Assets
- $4,453,346
- Grants paid
- $170,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 8, 2026, IRS object ID 202620989349101017. It reported $170,000 in grants paid; 37 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charities Aid Foundation of America | Alexandria, VA | Provide grants to charitable organizations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $47,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | Religious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organizationreligious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Community Foundation | Overland Park, KS | To promote the practice of tzedakah (charity) and the pursuit of tikkum olam (repairing the world) by serving as the advocate for planned giving and the central resource for personalized charitable fu | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | Overland Park, KS | Religious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy | Overland Park, KS | To support the emotional, spiritual, academic and physical growth of students. to strive to cultivate a generation of jewish independent and ethical thinkers, determined to reach their greatest potent | Education | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | Jewish chaplaincy program and food pantry | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Burns Recovered Support Group | St Louis, MO | Missouri children's burn camp | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Judaism Alivejewish Rock Radio | Ballwin, MO | Public jewish radioreligious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jordan Thomas Foundation | Brentwood, TN | To provide children affected by limb loss with the prostheses they need throughout childhood and adolescence and serving as a caring resource, advocate and support system for these children and their | Health care | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| KC Shepherd's Center | Kansas City, MO | To advocate for public policy and funding to support the growing population of older adults in kansas city. to celebrate their contributions and provide support and companionship to increase social ac | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oasis Legal Services | Berkeley, CA | Provide quality legal immigration services to under-represented low-income groups with a focus on lgbtqia+ communities | Crime and legal-related | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stage of Life (sol) Theatre Company | Carbondale, CA | To help children and young adults expand their self concept, inspire them to lead by example and educate them to build the social and emotional tools in order to live meaningful lives | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Community Center | Overland Park, KS | To build a strong, vibrant, and inclusive community that enhances wellness, meaning and joy, based on jewish values, heritage and culture. | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Groupmuse Foundation | New York, NY | Provide musicians with technology, tools and training to cultivate and connect to online audiences, support educational and outreach projects that welcomes people of all backgrounds | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humane Colorado | Denver, CO | To provide shelter adoption fees, food, medical care | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy | San Pablo, CA | Provide a hub for latino artists while working to amplify their mexican roots | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Center for LGBTQ Youth | San Francisco, CA | To build community and inspire positive social change through eduation enhancement, career trainings, health promotion, and leadership development with lgbtqq youth, their families, and allies of all | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Menbe's Way Foundation | Richmond, CA | To support those most vulnerable in our community including victims of domestic violence, children and individuals who are homeless. | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Our Family Coalition | San Francisco, CA | To advance equity for the full and expanding spectrum of lgbtq families and children through support, education and advocacy. | Community improvement and capacity building | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ridhwan Foundationn | Berkeley, CA | Provide teacher training support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Sha'ar Zahav-The Rainbow Fund | San Francisco, CA | Religious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horizons Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Help improve lives of lgbt communityreligious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family & Children's Services of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Lifeline for children, adults, and families facing personal crises or challenges | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hadassah of Greater Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | Regilious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Midwest Center for Holocaust Education | Overland Park, KS | Religious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rose Brooks Center | Kansas City, MO | Break the cycle of domestic violence so that individuals and families can live free of abuse | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Safehome | Overland Park, KS | To provide shelter, individual and group counseling, court and legal support and community programs and engagement dedicated to ending intimate partner abuse. | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | Help seek justice for most vulnerable members of society | Crime and legal-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Kansas Hillel | Lawrence, KS | Connect jewish students to each other and to their judaism, to inspire and equip the next generation of jewish leaders and to build a thriving jewish community on campus | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maddie's Mission | Prairie Village, KS | To raise awareness and provide funding to support treatment and a cure for angelman syndrome and other rare diseases. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Producers Association Inc (woodminster Summer Muscials) | Oakland, CA | To provide affordable family entertainment, to produce shows that challenge the status quo, | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Community Relations Bureau | Overland Park, KS | To serve as a premier and influential advocate for combating antisemitism and pursuing justice. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Prairie Village, KS | Social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sheps Place Senior Dog Sanctuary | Independence, MO | To operate a sanctuary for homeless senior dogs in the kansas city area. provide them with support, attention and new families | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stridelabs | Richmond, CA | To close the digital divide by providing top quality affordable services to help nonprofits and socially-responsible businessess leverage technology effectively, while providing job opportunities for | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Shul - Chabad of Leawood | Overland Park, KS | To reach out to others with acts of goodness and kindness. to help the needy regardless of background or belief. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Village Shalom | Overland Park, KS | To nurture the physical, emotional, social and spiritual well-being of every individual whom we are privileged to serve, inspired by our heritage as a jewish sponsored senior living community. | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202531329349100633. It reported $222,000 in grants paid; 41 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charities Aid Foundation of America | Alexandria, VA | Provide grants to charitable organizations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $58,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | Overland Park, KS | Religious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | Jewish chaplaincy program and food pantry | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | Religious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organizationreligious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brothers for Life | Seattle, WA | To empower injured combat soldiers to help recently injured combat soldiers reclaim their lives, fulfull their dreams and continue to serve and inspire the jewish nation | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Community Foundation | Overland Park, KS | To promote the practice of tzedakah (charity) and the pursuit of tikkum olam (repairing the world) by serving as the advocate for planned giving and the central resource for personalized charitable fu | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Burns Recovered Support Group | St Louis, MO | Missouri children's burn camp | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Dumb Friends League Colorado | Denver, CO | To provide life changing services for homeless pets and horses | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy | Overland Park, KS | To support the emotional, spiritual, academic and physical growth of students. to strive to cultivate a generation of jewish independent and ethical thinkers, determined to reach their greatest potent | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jordan Thomas Foundation | Brentwood, TN | To provide children affected by limb loss with the prostheses they need throughout childhood and adolescence and serving as a caring resource, advocate and support system for these children and their | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Judaism Alivejewish Rock Radio | Chesterfield, MO | Public jewish radioreligious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rose Brooks Center | Kansas City, MO | Break the cycle of domestic violence so that individuals and families can live free of abuse | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sheps Place Senior Dog Sanctuary | Independence, MO | To operate a sanctuary for homeless senior dogs in the kansas city area. provide them with support, attention and new families | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stageworx | Olathe, KS | To provide a summer camp for children which spends the time it takes to not only teach and train campers in the rigors of theater performance, but to impact their hearts and minds through building the | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Kansas Hillel | Lawrence, KS | Connect jewish students to each other and to their judaism, to inspire and equip the next generation of jewish leaders and to build a thriving jewish community on campus | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wonderscope | Kansas City, MO | Museum featuring hands on exhibits about art, science, math and reading designed for children under 8 | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Groupmuse Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | Provide musicians with technology, tools and training to cultivate and connect to online audiences, support educational and outreach projects that welcomes people of all backgrounds | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Center for LGBTQ Youth | San Francisco, CA | To build community and inspire positive social change through eduation enhancement, career trainings, health promotion, and leadership development with lgbtqq youth, their families, and allies of all | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oasis Legal Services | Berkeley, CA | Provide quality legal immigration services to under-represented low-income groups with a focus on lgbtqia+ communities | Crime and legal-related | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Our Family Coalition | San Francisco, CA | To advance equity for the full and expanding spectrum of lgbtq families and children through support, education and advocacy. | Community improvement and capacity building | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ridhwan Foundationn | Berkeley, CA | Provide teacher training support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Sha'ar Zahav-The Rainbow Fund | San Francisco, CA | Religious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horizons Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Help improve lives of lgbt communityreligious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | Community improvement and capacity building | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family & Children's Services of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Lifeline for children, adults, and families facing personal crises or challenges | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy | San Pablo, CA | Provide a hub for latino artists while working to amplify their mexican roots | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Richmond Community Foundation | Richmond, CA | Mobilize the power of connection to build healthy thriving communities -- restore neighborhoods, health community growth, quality education and public safety | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | Help seek justice for most vulnerable members of society | Crime and legal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Sabra | St Louis, MO | A community that fosters life-long friendships, jewish identity, and encourages social and physical growth | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hadassah of Greater Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | Regilious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Midwest Center for Holocaust Education | Overland Park, KS | Religious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt organization | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Producers Association Inc (woodminster Summer Muscials) | Oakland, CA | To provide affordable family entertainment, to produce shows that challenge the status quo, | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sol Theatre Company | Carbondale, CA | To help children and young adults expand their self concept, inspire them to lead by example and educate them to build the social and emotional tools in order to live meaningful lives | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coterie Theatre | Kansas City, MO | To provide professional classic and contemporary theatre which challenges audience and artist and provide educational, dramatic outreach programs in the community. to open lines of communication betwe | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maddie's Mission | Prairie Village, KS | To raise awareness and provide funding to support treatment and a cure for angelman syndrome and other rare diseases. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Happy Bottoms | Kansas City, MO | To assist families in need of diapers | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Community Relations Bureau | Overland Park, KS | To serve as a premier and influential advocate for combating antisemitism and pursuing justice. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Prairie Village, KS | Social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pawsperity | Kansas City, MO | Education and training of domestic violence victims | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reach Out and Read Kansas City | Kansas City, KS | To build a stronger and more equitable community by being the example our children need in the world | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reaching Out From Within | Prairie Village, KS | Prison rehabilitation programs for inmates who want to make lasting changes in their behavior | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Shul - Chabad of Leawood | Overland Park, KS | To reach out to others with acts of goodness and kindness. to help the needy regardless of background or belief. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $129,000 |
| Education | $18,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $13,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $12,500 |
| Health care | $9,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 |
| Human services | $7,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $6,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Kansas | $132,500 |
| Virginia | $105,000 |
| California | $68,000 |
| Missouri | $47,500 |
| Washington | $10,000 |
| Tennessee | $9,000 |
| Colorado | $8,000 |
| New York | $7,000 |
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Updated April 8, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.