Funders › DC › Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation › 2018
Grants paid by Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation, tax year 2018
EIN 52-6078041 · Chevy Chase, DC · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2018, Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation (EIN 52-6078041) reported 71 grants paid totaling $2,370,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2018
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Harold Grinspoon Foundation Agawam, MA | B | $300,000 | paid | PJ ALLIANCE | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center Washington, DC | U | $275,000 | paid | WASHINGTON JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL ENDOWMENT / KVELL: FEATURING THE WASHINGTON JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL AND THE WASHINGTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington N Bethesda, MD | B | $210,000 | paid | THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTONS ANNUAL CAMPAIGN / PJ LIBRARY | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC | D | $195,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH IN PRIMARY CARE PROJECT (ECMH-PC) | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Moishe House Encinitas, CA | B | $110,000 | paid | EMPOWERING CHANGE-MAKERS & FACILITATING VIBRANT JEWISH LIFE IN SMALLER JEWISH COMMUNITIES VIA MHWOW / MOISHE HOUSE PHOENIX | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | DC Wheel Productions Incdba Dance Place Washington, DC | U | $100,000 | paid | THE CARLA FUND ENDOWMENT / GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee New York, NY | C | $93,500 | paid | JCDR'S RESPONSE TO SYRIAN REFUGEES / UKRAINE CRISIS RELIEF / THE METSUDA YOUNG LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN UKRAINE / THE FAMILY CAMPS AND MONTHLY ENCOUNTERS PROGRAM, ROMANIA / LEATID | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Building Bridges Across the River Inc Washington, DC | B | $90,000 | paid | ARTS4ALL / ICAN TECHNICAL THEATER INTERNSHIP | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Hillel International Washington, DC | U | $75,000 | paid | HILLEL CENTER FOR CAMPUS CLIMATE | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Flamboyan Foundation Washington, DC | C | $70,000 | paid | FAMILY ENGAGEMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Mary's Center DC, DC | U | $68,000 | paid | PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH (PMH) CAPACITY BUILDING YEAR 2 | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Washington, DC | D | $60,000 | paid | 6TH IN THE CITY | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | From the Top Inc Boston, MA | C | $60,000 | paid | SUSTAINING TAKE IT BEYOND THE CONCERT HALL AND GROWING THE ALUMNI LEADERSHIP GRANT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Valley Beit Midrash Phoenix, AZ | C | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT / VALLEY BEIT MIDRASH - STRENGTHENING AND ADVANCING YOUNG PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | The Jewish Arts Collaborative Newtown, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Jewish Social Service Agency (jssa) Rockville, MD | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Sitar Arts Center Washington, DC | B | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Levine Music Washington, DC | B | $42,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT / SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXPANDING PERFORMANCE AT THEARC | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | The Washington Ballet Washington, DC | B | $40,000 | paid | THE WASHINGTON BALLET AT THE TOWN HALL EDUCATION ARTS RECREATION CAMPUS (TWB@THEARC) | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | National Museum of American Jewish History Philadelphia, PA | D | $32,000 | paid | NEW JEWISH CULTURE NETWORK | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Young Playwrights' Theater Washington, DC | C | $30,000 | paid | CONTINUED EXPANSION ACCORDING TO DREAM IMPACT MAP | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Goucher College Baltimore, MD | U | $30,000 | paid | THE HOWARD AND GERALDINE POLINGER SCHOLARSHIP IN DANCE | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Gatherdc Washington, DC | U | $25,000 | paid | NEWISH AND JEWISH/NEW-TO-DC INITIATIVES/JEWISH DC PIPELINE PROJECT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Fjc New York, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | HIDDEN SPARKS'S POLINGER FELLOW INTERNAL COACH PROGRAM | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $23,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America Washington, DC | U | $19,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Jewish Social Service Agency Rockville, MD | B | $17,000 | paid | ADOLESCENT TREATMENT AND OUTREACH ENDOWMENT FUND | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Bend the Arc a Jewish Partnership for Justice New York, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | FIELD-BUILDING | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Rockville, MD | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARLES AND MOLLIE AMERICAN ENDOWED FUND | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Yeshiva of Greater Washington Silver Spring, MD | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | The Israel Project Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Action for Boston Community Development Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | SUMMERWORKS PROGRAM | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces New York, NY | D | $8,000 | paid | IMPACT! SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Miami City Ballet Miami Beach, FL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Humane Rescue Alliance Washington, DC | U | $5,000 | paid | SOPHIE'S FUND FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE / COMBAT CRUELTY FUND | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Camera Boston, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Jewish Family Service and Childrens Center of Clifton-Passaic Clifton, NJ | C | $5,000 | paid | SOMAICH ACHIM | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | National Capital Lyme Disease Association Mclean, VA | B | $5,000 | paid | DR. NEIL SPECTOR'S RESEARCH ON IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND LYME TREATMENT / DR. SAMUEL SHOR AND HIS RESEARCH WITH CERES NANOSCIENCES ON LYME TESTING | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | National Immigration Law Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Beth Joseph Congregation of Greater Phoenix Phoenix, AZ | U | $5,000 | paid | RENOVATION FUND | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Congregation B'nai Tzedek Potomac, MD | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | The Lab School of Washington Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Yaffed New York, NY | C | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Capital Area Food Bank Washington, DC | B | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Kravis Center for the Performing Arts West Palm Beach, FL | U | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | The Abraham Fund Initiatives Newton, MA | U | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | DC Scores Washington, DC | C | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | The Malala Fund Washington, DC | C | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Tomchei Shabbos of Passaic-Clifton Passaic, NJ | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington DC Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Facing History and Ourselves Brookline, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | POST-ELECTION SUPPORT FOR DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Imagination Stage Bethesda, MD | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Team Rubicon Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington Rockville, MD | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Hasbara Fellowships New York, NY | C | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | East Valley Jewish Community Center Chandler, AZ | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine Portland, ME | B | $2,000 | paid | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN, DESIGNATED FOR JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Weta Arlington, VA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | The Posse Foundation Washington, DC | U | $2,000 | paid | POSSE D.C. | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Maine Public Health Association Augusta, ME | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Smile On Seniors of Arizona Phoenix, AZ | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options Sunrise, FL | B | $2,000 | paid | GROUP HOME PROGRAM | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Congregation Beth Tefillah of Arizona Scottsdale, AZ | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Passaic Clifton Community Kollel Passaic, NJ | C | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Freedom Service Dogs Englewood, CO | B | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | The Wick Theatre & Costume Museum Boca Raton, FL | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Daf Hashovua Passaic, NJ | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
| 2018 | Refugepoint Boston, MA | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941199349100334 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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