Martin Pollak Project Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Community, family, child and transitional age youth centered treatment and development programs to ameliorate effects of trauma and support wellbeing, resiliency and psychosocial success of those served in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Participation with residents and professionals in building collaborative community capacity to respond with prevention and intervention services is our goal. Foster parents, unpaid tutors' mentors, full time agency staff, multi-disciplinary interns participate in our agency efforts to provide services and support to youth and families.
- Income
- $2.4 million
- Spending
- $2.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 100%
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $119,341, secretary/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 38 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $1.2 million spent. Treatment Foster Care The Martin Pollak Project (MPP) (TFC) serves foster children and youth who have experienced complex developmental trauma via significant Child Maltreatment and are adjudicated to foster care for protection and healing. Extensive and acute psychiatric symptoms as well as social / emotional / behavioral disturbances characterize their service needs. MPP Social Workers lead and coordinate treatment teams including MPP resource parents all pursuing permanency for children. Emblematic of MPP success is the MPP resource family that adopted 4 children over a 4-year period. Exceptional professional in-service training, skill and commitment allowed the staff to exceed the previous year in total children achieving permanency in all categories. MPP TFC has also maintained excellent staff retention, and zero resignations for 4 years running due to the intentional Learning Organization professional culture. During this reporting period MPP TFC had 4 reunifications with a biological parent,3 adoptions, and assumptions of custody & guardianship. TFC maintained a Clinical Quality Assurance Performance process which eliminated change of placements within our program.
- $690,801 spent. Independent Living The Martin Pollak Project, Inc. (MPP} Independent Living Program (ILP) serves youth in foster care from 17 to 21 years of age. The average census was 22 and all received individualized life skills training, hands on support in community supporting youth's educational, vocational, and social objectives. Providing each youth an single apartment enables the program emphasis of living on your own. Each youth is given a strength based psychiatric evaluation and medication management at admission. Each participant is offered and referred for mental health services as needed. Individualized health promotion and self-care psycho-educational processes, embedded psychotherapeutic mental health services, formal policy driven support for LGBTQIA+ young adults, academic advocacy/ repair and facilitation of community based vocational rehabilitation services are among program services. ILP provided 3 community-based events, i.e. bowling party, picnic, and a sports event outing. All events included invitations to the participants' families. A evidence based S.E.L.F. Group Curriculum is employed with the ILP Young Adults. This psychoeducational group continues to get very positive responses from program participants. The addresses Safety, Emotions, Loss, and Future, these topics mirror and resonate with the trauma impacted developmental, social and emotional needs of the youth. MPP ILP Young Adults had the following success numbers 100% life skills training, 50% of youth gained and maintained employment for a year. 3 matriculated to college and 3 aged out with employment and stable housing. MPP ILP female youth continue to participate with Women in Transition Program working toward entry level tech jobs with a major company upon successful completion. in MPP TFC & ILP has (0) maltreatment incidents. MPP TFC social work staff exemplifying employment of Trauma-Informed Responsive service have by provision of TF-CBT, and Safety, Emotion Loss and Future (SELF) Therapeutic arts program, as well as annual seasonal outing and events for children, youths and resource and biological families as possible. MPP ILP female youth continue to participate with Women in Transition Program working toward entry level tech jobs with a major company upon successful completion.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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