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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 90-0036829

Dirk Nowitzki Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $145,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Dirk Nowitzki Foundation Attn Lisa
5949 Sherry Lane Ste 920
Dallas, TX 75225
(214) 658-7186
Form and materials
Grant application found on the foundation website your name: email: organization name: address: city: state: zip code: phone number: organization's board chairman: organization's president: organization's executive director: organization's mission: programming emphasis: project: project description: why is your project important? Total amount requested for the project?
Deadlines
Submissions must be postmarked by september 30 of each year.
Restrictions
The dirk nowitzki foundation does not fund the same organization twice in the same calendar year and does not give multi-year grant. Nor does it allocate grant funds for salaries or travel costs or to: - state, provincial or federal agencies - religious programs or programs based within a religious institution - schools, colleges or university programs or administrations - individuals (including scholarships), whether or not requested by a qualified organization - political campaigns

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $852,094

  • Tax year 2023

    $283,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $618,995

  • Tax year 2022

    $181,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,019,065

  • Tax year 2021

    $168,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $431,917

  • Tax year 2020

    $309,728

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $533,203

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dallas Tennis AssociationDallas, TX

    General fund: support team nowitzki

    $100,000
  2. The Family PlaceDallas, TX

    General fund

    $25,000
  3. Celebrity Games for CharityFrisco, TX

    General fund

    $15,000
  4. Booker T Washington High School- Performing ArtsDallas, TX

    General fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $100,00071% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $25,00018% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $145,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Helga NowitzkiVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Holger GeschwindnerSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lisa TynerTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kim BohunyDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jessica NowitzkiPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Silke NowitzkiDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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