The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc
NORTH BETHESDA, MD
$500KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Israel crisis relief fund
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Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 52-6078041 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: HOWARD AND GERALDINE POLINGER FAMILY FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78 | $4.3M |
| 2023 | 82 | $5.7M |
Where Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
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Grant purpose
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Grant purpose
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc
NORTH BETHESDA, MD
$325KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General operating support
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc
NORTH BETHESDA, MD
$325KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
General operating support
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Figures are aggregated from Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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