Entrepreneur Gives to Goodwill
To date, Michael Pollack has donated more than $1 million to the organization putting Arizonans back to work.
When Pollack says he wants to put Arizonans back to work, he is putting his money where his mouth is. Recently, he donated $100,000 to Goodwill of Central Arizona, putting his lifetime giving to Goodwill at more than $1 million.
“Simply put, I believe in what Goodwill stands for, and that is putting people back to work, especially during times like these,” says Pollack, owner of Michael A. Pollack Real Estate Investments. “When you see the stories firsthand like I have, people who are getting a chance to go back to work and feed their families and be productive members of society, it is very easy to continue giving to an organization that is truly making a major difference in our community.”
A spokesperson for Goodwill of Central Arizona says Pollack’s recent $100,000 contribution is its biggest cash contribution from an individual made to the organization so far in 2013. Over the years Pollack has donated more than $1 million dollars between his cash donations, discounted/free rent and other in-kind contributions.
The biggest cash contribution came in 2010 when during the struggling economy Pollack wrote the organization a $250,000 check, Goodwill’s largest cash donation to date.
In addition to in-kind donations, Pollack Investments also uses Goodwill’s commercial services, like parking-lot sweeping for about 60 shopping centers.
A year and a half ago, Goodwill honored Pollack with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and in October 2012 he was recognized as the Business Partner of the Year at Goodwill of Central Arizona’s 12th Annual Evening of Goodwill.
