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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-0973578

The Koz Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 42 grants and $894,321 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $894,321

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $13,861,023
  • Tax year 2023

    $601,813

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $12,802,292
  • Tax year 2022

    $15,047

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $12,230,319
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nasher Sculpture Center Operating Endowment FundDallas, TX

    Garden circle program & nasher prize

    $75,000
  2. Dallas Black Dance TheatreDallas, TX

    Dallas black dance academy general operating

    $50,000
  3. Hugs Caf IncMcKinney, TX

    Hugs cafe at meadows

    $50,000
  4. MetrocareDallas, TX

    2024 mental health & intellectual disability innovation center

    $50,000
  5. Outloud DallasDallas, TX

    Restored: mobile well-being studio for mental health

    $42,175
  6. Harvard TH Chan School of Public HealthBoston, MA

    Emotional well-being and physical health summer short course

    $40,000
  7. Big ThoughtDallas, TX

    Big thought's creative solutions program

    $30,000
  8. Dallas Theater CenterDallas, TX

    Public works pageant program

    $30,000
  9. Communities in Schools of the Dallas RegionDallas, TX

    Case management and mental health services for students offered to students in north texas

    $25,000
  10. Community Does ItDallas, TX

    General operating support for community does it

    $25,000
  11. Dallas Children's TheaterDallas, TX

    Program support for dallas children's theater's 2024-25 season

    $25,000
  12. Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TX

    Arts & letters live: 3-year multi-year grant

    $25,000
  13. Friends of the Katy TrailDallas, TX

    Operating and katy trail art funds

    $25,000
  14. Girl Scouts of Northeast TexasDallas, TX

    Mental health and wellness programming for girls

    $25,000
  15. YOUTH180Dallas, TX

    General operating funds for mental health services

    $25,000
  16. Campaign for Kindness (tacky Box)Dallas, TX

    Tacky box 2.0 elementary students mental health program

    $25,000
  17. Dallas Symphony Association IncDallas, TX

    Dso cares program

    $25,000
  18. Jewish Family Services of Dallas IncDallas, TX

    Services for children and teens: safety planning for at risk behaviors

    $25,000
  19. Forward fka North Dallas Shared MinistriesDallas, TX

    Advancing NDSM'S mental health program

    $25,000
  20. PoeticDallas, TX

    Poetic trauma therapy and poetic creative arts therapy

    $25,000
  21. On Eagle's Wings LLC DBA Woven Health ClinicFarmers Branch, TX

    Mind matters wellness program

    $25,000
  22. Dallas Black Dance TheatreDallas, TX

    Facility costs support

    $20,000
  23. Dallas Hope CharitiesDallas, TX

    Hope street program - mental health services

    $20,000
  24. Junior Players GuildDallas, TX

    General operating support

    $20,000
  25. Heart HouseDallas, TX

    Head, heart, and hands (h3) program

    $15,000
  26. KidlinksDallas, TX

    Expansion of kidlinks' music therapy program

    $15,000
  27. Rainbow Days IncDallas, TX

    Social-emotional support for children experiencing homelessness

    $15,000
  28. Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TX

    North texas giving day 2024 - kosmos art & tech

    $10,400
  29. Bishop Arts Theater CenterDallas, TX

    Summer theatre steam camp

    $10,000
  30. Forest ForwardDallas, TX

    Forest theater art education program

    $10,000
  31. Skills USA TexasDallas, TX

    General operating support

    $10,000
  32. St Philip's School and Community CenterDallas, TX

    ST. Philip's school and community center - "the arts at 1600" summer program

    $10,000
  33. The Hockaday SchoolDallas, TX

    General operating support

    $10,000
  34. Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TX

    North texas giving day

    $5,200
  35. St Mark's School of TexasDallas, TX

    General operating support

    $5,000
  36. St Rita Catholic ParishDallas, TX

    Mental health first aid

    $5,000
  37. St Rita Catholic SchoolDallas, TX

    Hope squad program

    $5,000
  38. Dallas Street ChoirDallas, TX

    Shelter me program

    $5,000
  39. Texas Shakespeare FestivalKilgore, TX

    Festival of trees program

    $5,000
  40. The Artfullness Project DBA the Art RoomDenton, TX

    Community art program

    $4,000
  41. Transition Resource Action CenterDallas, TX

    Mental health hero support

    $2,500
  42. Charitable Contributions From PassthroughsDallas, TX

    Various

    $46

Approved for future payment

3 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. MetrocareDallas, TX

    Mental health & intellectual disability innovation center

    $50,000
  2. Friends of the Katy TrailDallas, TX

    2025 & 2026 operating and katy trail arts funds

    $50,000
  3. Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TX

    2025 arts & letters live program

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture10 grants $234,00050% of the total
  2. Human services5 grants $87,50019% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $42,1759% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $40,0009% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $15,6003% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $25,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas41 grants $854,321
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Cynthia Yung LeanoPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $173,028
  • Rachel HershTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Daniel HershTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Julie H KosnikTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $0

The return

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