Kurz Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Kurz Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application; a warm introduction from someone who already knows the foundation is the realistic route.
- The filing describes its grants as charitable contributions without naming a field, and its grants go to public charities such as a public library, a food bank and a land-conservation organisation, while no geographic focus is stated.
- Most grants fall between $3,750 and $3,350,000, but the median is $75,000 and half of its 13 grants to organisations were $75,000 or less, so a modest request is the sensible starting point.
- In its most recent filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so new applicants should expect a relationship-led path, and the filing gives no timing that a grant writer can plan around.
Overview
Kurz Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing describes all recorded organisation grants as charitable contributions, without naming a specific field. Its disclosed giving includes a large recurring contribution to a philanthropic trust, alongside grants to public charities including a public library, a food bank, a land-conservation organisation and community-service organisations. The record also includes contributions to other foundations. The foundation’s grants therefore reach a mix of charitable bodies rather than a stated thematic programme; the evidence gives no detailed account of the work these organisations are expected to undertake. The available record does not set out detailed eligibility criteria or describe a public application route.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants spread across the United States.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 13 grants to organisations were $75,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 88% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Kurz Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 98% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $35,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- National Philanthropic Trust · Charitable contribution$3,300,0002024 tax year
- Leslie St Fang Foundation · Charitable contribution$100,0002024 tax year
- New York Public Library · Charitable contribution$92,5002024 tax year
- Food Bank of Western Massachusetts · Charitable contribution$60,0002024 tax year
- Trustees of Reservations · Charitable contribution$10,0002024 tax year
- Lovin' Spoonfuls · Charitable contribution$10,0002024 tax year
- Martha's Vineyard Community Services · Charitable contribution$6,6822024 tax year
- On the Rise · Charitable contribution$2802024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sophie Kurz — Director
- Ellen Kurz — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,899,918 | $4,350,000 | $72,567,414 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,944,227 | $3,503,750 | $78,583,585 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,894,612 | $3,579,462 | $83,861,639 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- New York, NY