Zegarac-Pollock Family Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Zegarac-Pollock Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education and youth. It also earmarks funds for other causes.

IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. This funder is not very approachable and does not provide a clear way to get in touch, leaving grantseekers with the need to network here.

PROFILE: The Zegarac-Pollock Family Foundation was established in 2010. It was founded by hedge funder Jonathan Pollock and his wife Tea Nadezda Zegarac-Pollock. Jonathan joined Elliott Management in the late 1980s and is currently Co-CEO, alongside Peter Singer. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. The Zegarac-Pollock Family Foundation primarily funds  education and youth.  It also earmarks funds for other causes.

Grants for K-12 Education

The Pollocks have directed seven-figure sums to St. Hilda's & St. Hughs School, an Episcopalian School in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. It appears that Tea has sat on the board of the institution, though she keeps a low profile. Much of the family's other large sums of late have gone to other schools associated with the couple and their children, so the same may hold true for St. Hilda's & St. Hughs.

Past grantees include Blair Academy in New Jersey (the couple are parents), Americans for Oxford, Manhattan Institute (Paul Singer chairs the board), MoMA, and Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation. It has also supported animal welfare organizations, including A New Chance Animal Rescue and 13 HANDS EQUINE RESCUE.

Important Grant Details

Grants range from $25,000 to $250,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $1.1 million. The Zegarac-Pollock Family Foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

The Zegarac-Pollock Family Foundation
2211 Broadway, #9AB
New York, NY 10024