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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1120769

Fossil Foundation

A private foundation in Richardson, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $350,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $338,412

  • Tax year 2024

    $540,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $619,599

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,255,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,126,235

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,145,313

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,359,954

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,545,472

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,140,114

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,465,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,468,423

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Quest AllianceBangalore, India

    Support the building of digital public goods to enable the goal of school to work transitions for underserved youth

    $75,000
  2. Medha Learning FoundationLucknow, India

    Support the organizations mission to prepare youth in underserved regions of India for lives after school by scaling Medhas holistic model toward impacting 1 Millon plus youth by 2026

    $50,000
  3. Medha FoundationLucknow, India

    Support the organizations mission to prepare youth in underserved regions of India for lives after school by scaling Medhas holistic model toward impacting 1 Million plus youth by 2026

    $50,000
  4. African Visionary FundWinchester, MA

    Support AVF in its work to drive equitable funding to proximate African visionaries deepen it focus on youth enpowermentand build a sustainable pipeline of partners and ecosystems aligned with Fossil Foundations mission anad vision

    $50,000
  5. African Visionary FundWinchester, MA

    Support AVF in its work to drive equitable funding to proximate African visionaries deepen it focus on youth enpowermentand build a sustainable pipeline of partners and ecosystems aligned with Fossil Foundations mission anad vision

    $50,000
  6. Array EducationNew York, NY

    Support nXus purpose and SEL development methodology curriculum and program model to be deployed in-person online and on a blended basis

    $30,000
  7. Greencheck IncPembroke Pnes, FL

    Support GreenChecks youth-led platform serving climate action organizations across Southeast Asia Latin America and the Caribbean

    $25,000
  8. Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA

    Support wildfire relief efforts in California

    $10,000
  9. Community Foundation of TXKerrville, TX

    Support disaster relief efforts in Kerr County Texas

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid2 grants $100,00061% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $30,00018% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $25,00015% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $10,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $100,000
  2. New York1 grant $30,000
  3. Florida1 grant $25,000
  4. California1 grant $10,000
  5. Texas1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Kara DevitaPresident and Director Hours 8Pay $0
  • Anna StudzinskaVic Pres and Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • Heather FosterSecretary and Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa LowenkronDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patrick TurnerTreasurer and Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alvaro Blanco-HortigueraDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lydia LimAdvisory Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alessandra AntenucciDirector Hours 1Pay $0

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