Pollyanna Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 51-0343343
Foundation Overview
Based in Wilmington, DE, Pollyanna Foundation has awarded 129 grants totaling $1,456,320 to organizations in Delaware, New York and 7 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $2,000 to $195,000, with a median award of $5,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 15 recipients (27%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
72% of all grants are concentrated in Delaware, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Delaware, funding concentrates in Wilmington (91%), Newark (8%), Hockessin (1%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 56% growth in annual giving over 6 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (85%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Pollyanna Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congregation Beth Shalom | $35,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Hillel Of University Of Oregon | $2,500 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Hillel Of University Of Delaware | $30,000 | Newark, DE, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center - Delaware | $65,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services Delaware | $26,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Jewish Historical Society | $2,500 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Kutz Home Auxiliary | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Matching Campaign | 2024 |
| The Lawfare Project | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| West End Neighborhood House | $12,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Track Program | 2024 |
| Ywca Of Delaware | $7,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Synagogue Of The Summit | $5,000 | Frisco, CO, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Israel Program Center For Mind Body Medicine | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation Of Lane County | $2,500 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Federation Israel Emergency Fund | $195,000 | Elkins Park, PA, US | The Needs Of The Recipient Organization. | 2023 |
| B (b Positive) | $4,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Central Synagogue | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Delaware Art Museum | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Delaware Coalition For Domestic Violence | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Eugene Hillel | $2,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hillel Of University Of Delaware | $21,000 | Newark, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hillel University Of Denver | $2,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Incu Christiana Care Health System | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Center - Delaware | $59,240 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Services Delaware | $36,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Jewish Historical Society | $3,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Kutz Home | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Matching Campaign | 2022 |
| Kutz Home Auxiliary | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Lawfare Project | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Summit County Back Country Bayit-national Ramah Commission | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | National Ramah Commission | 2022 |
| Temple Beth Israel | $2,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| West End Neighborhood House | $13,200 | Wilmington, DE, US | Track Program | 2022 |
| B (B Positive) | $4,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Central Synagogue | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Delaware Art Museum | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Delaware Coalition For Domestic Violence | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Eugene Hillel | $2,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hillel Of University Of Delaware | $21,000 | Newark, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hillel University Of Denver | $2,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Incu Christiana Care Health System | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Center - Delaware | $59,240 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Services Delaware | $36,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Jewish Historical Society | $3,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Kutz Home | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Matching Campaign | 2022 |
| Kutz Home Auxiliary | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Lawfare Project | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Summit County Back Country Bayit-national Ramah Commission | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | National Ramah Commission | 2022 |
| Temple Beth Israel | $2,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| West End Neighborhood House | $13,200 | Wilmington, DE, US | Track Program | 2022 |
| B (B Positive) | $4,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Central Synagogue | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Delaware Art Museum | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Delaware Coalition For Domestic Violence | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Eugene Hillel | $2,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hillel Of University Of Delaware | $21,000 | Newark, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hillel University Of Denver | $2,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Incu Christiana Care Health System | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Center - Delaware | $59,240 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Services Delaware | $36,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Jewish Historical Society | $3,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Kutz Home | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Matching Campaign | 2022 |
| Kutz Home Auxiliary | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Lawfare Project | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Summit County Back Country Bayit-national Ramah Commission | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | National Ramah Commission | 2022 |
| Temple Beth Israel | $2,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| West End Neighborhood House | $13,200 | Wilmington, DE, US | Track Program | 2022 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | $9,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Designated To Sisterhood | 2021 |
| Delaware Art Museum | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Designated To Kids Corner | 2021 |
| Hillel Of University Of Delaware | $15,000 | Newark, DE, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Center - Delaware | $40,500 | Wilmington, DE, US | Artspace - $5,000activist Theater - $5,000program Fund - $2,500director's Discretion - $28,000 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Services Delaware | $45,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Rise Program - $10,000youth Anxiety Program - $20,000mental Health Services - $15,000 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation Of Delaware | $25,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | De Critical Needs Endowment Fund | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation Of Lane County | $2,500 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Jewish Historical Society | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Rohr Chabad House At Vanderbilt University | $2,500 | Nashville, TN, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Faithful Friends Animal Society | $2,500 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Healthy Food For Healthy Kids | $2,500 | Hockessin, DE, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Temple Beth Israel | $2,500 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| The Warehouse | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| West End Neighborhood House | $9,500 | Wilmington, DE, US | Designated To Bright Spot Farm & The Track Team | 2021 |
| Lawfare Project | $7,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | $8,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Delaware Art Museum | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Hillel Of University Of Delaware | $15,000 | Newark, DE, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Jewish Community Center - Delaware | $27,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Director's Discretion Fund | 2020 |
| Jewish Family Services Delaware | $65,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Learning Pod: Behavioral Health Support - $63,000refugee Program - $2,000 | 2020 |
| Jewish Historical Society | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood Delaware | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Rohr Chabad House At Vanderbilt University | $3,000 | Nashville, TN, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Chabad Of Delaware | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Newark Project | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation Of Lane County | $2,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Hillel - Tulane | $3,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Kutz Home Auxiliary | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| The Warehouse | $15,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Ag Pod Program | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation Of Delaware | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | Birthrite Program | 2020 |
| Andrew Mcdonough Foundation | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Beth Shalom Elaine Schmerling | $11,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Delaware Art Museum Mike Miller | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Hillel At High Point University | $2,000 | High Point, NC, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Hillel Via University Of Delaware Hillel-kristol Center | $10,000 | Newark, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Jewish Community Center Ivy Harley | $20,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Jewish Family Services Dory Zatuchni | $26,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Jewish Federaion Seth Katzen | $3,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Kingswood Community Center | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| West End Neighborhood House Paul Calistro | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Aclu | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Emmanuel Dining Room - Co Ministry Of Caring | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Jewish Federation Of Lane County | $2,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Hillel At Vanderbilt Universtiy | $2,000 | Nashville, TN, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Jewish Historical Society | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Literacy Delware | $2,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Mike Clark Legacy Foundation - Co De Community Foundation | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Preston Holocaust Center - Co Jfd | $10,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | $5,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| Synagogue Of The Summit | $2,000 | Frisco, CO, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
| University Of Delware Climte Reality | $4,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Purposes | 2018 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 51-0343343 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 1634 CHARIS CIR Wilmington, DE 19807-1651 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Pollyanna Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Director | Norman Aerenson |
|---|---|
| Director | Phyllis Aerenson |
Forms 990-PF
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