Mark Cuban Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is AI education or support for under-represented learners, such as students of colour, girls, low-income young people or first-generation college students, it matches what the foundation says it funds on its website, though its filings describe all grants only as general purpose.
- Its typical grant range is $10,000 to $275,000, with half of its grants at $100,000 or less, so a request in that region is realistic, and its largest grant of $860,000 is not a ceiling.
- Because 67% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, an established connection may help, so write first to 1229 Slocum Street, Dallas, TX 75207 to request the application forms.
- The filing gives no deadlines, so ask the foundation when it considers requests before you send yours.
- No geographic focus is stated, so the places where it has mostly given are a pattern rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Mark Cuban Foundation is a US private foundation based in Dallas, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Mark Cuban Foundation says it empowers diverse learners with ethical AI skills and agency to thrive in their communities. Its public-facing programme is the AI Bootcamp: it equips high-school students to use AI across subjects and industries, develop as innovators and ethical leaders, and learn through real-world experiences and mentorship. The site also describes programming for students and teachers, and says it actively supports students of colour, girls, low-income youth and first-generation college students, whom it identifies as historically under-represented in technology and leadership. Its filings show grants to a varied group of charities and other organisations, but describe all grant purposes only as general purpose, so they do not establish narrower grantmaking priorities.
Themes
- AI education
- Underrepresented learners
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas, Colorado, Virginia, New York and California.
How to apply
Request the grant application forms by writing to the Mark Cuban Foundation at 1229 Slocum Street, Dallas, TX 75207.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 67% 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 48 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 18%
- The largest single recipient received 27% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 67% of grant dollars went to organisations Mark Cuban Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $80,833 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Celebrity Games for Charity · General purpose$860,0002024 tax year
- B'nai B'rith Youth Organization · General purpose$250,0002024 tax year
- USA Rugby · General purpose$250,0002024 tax year
- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · General purpose$250,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh · General purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- CoachArt · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Don't Ever Give Up · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Community Center of Dallas · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert Hart — Director, SR Evp, Secretary, Counsel
- Renee Day — CFO
- Jeffrey Cuban — Director
- Brian Cuban — Director
- Tiffany Cuban — Director
- Dawn Knox — Vice President
- Mark Cuban — Director, President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,588,884 | $2,434,717 | $3,383,146 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,505,763 | $2,381,270 | $6,623,821 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,432,821 | $2,526,666 | $13,818,138 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Mark Cuban Foundation?
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Contact
- (469) 802-8010
- Dallas, TX
- markcubanai.org
Applying to Mark Cuban Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (469) 802-8010
- Dallas, TX
- markcubanai.org