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Polk Foundation

  • Columbus, OH
  • Tax-exempt since Oct. 2014
  • EIN: 46-3823990

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$14.3k (2023)

Expenses
$84.7k (2023)

Total Assets
$29.8k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.27k (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$14,289
Expenses
$84,747
Net Income
-$70,458
Net Assets
$28,513
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,289
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $29,783
Total Liabilities $1,270
Net Assets $28,513
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Stephen M Polk (President) $0 $5,588
Marjorie L Polk (Vice President) $0 $1,265

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Feb. 14, 2024

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$109,449
Expenses
$82,785
Net Income
$26,664
Net Assets
$84,630
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $109,449
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $103,941
Total Liabilities $19,311
Net Assets $84,630
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Stephen M Polk (President) $0 $2,000
Marjorie L Polk (Vice President) $0 $2,119

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 23, 2023

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$58,609
Expenses
$46,643
Net Income
$11,966
Net Assets
$24,634
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $58,609
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,723
Total Liabilities $1,089
Net Assets $24,634

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$98,333
Expenses
$94,355
Net Income
$3,978
Net Assets
$16,358
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $98,333
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $23,430
Total Liabilities $7,072
Net Assets $16,358

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$40,725
Expenses
$62,772
Net Income
-$22,047
Net Assets
-$10,594
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $40,725
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,300
Total Liabilities $18,894
Net Assets -$10,594

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$44,435
Expenses
$44,247
Net Income
$188
Net Assets
$2,352
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $44,435
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,352
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $2,352

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$34,831
Expenses
$37,785
Net Income
-$2,954
Net Assets
$2,864
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $34,831
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,864
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $2,864

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$64,540
Expenses
$62,998
Net Income
$1,542
Net Assets
$6,518
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $64,540
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,518
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $6,518

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$2,500
Expenses
$1,064
Net Income
$1,436
Net Assets
$1,476
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,500
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,476
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $1,476

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

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  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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