The Kuzak Family Foundation concentrates its giving on scholarships and education-focused support, with a clear emphasis on Catholic and parochial schools in the Detroit area as well as higher-education scholarships. Grants are directed toward a small set of repeat grantees and faith-based institutions, though the foundation also makes occasional awards to prominent nonlocal institutions tied to scholarship purposes.
Concentrated and targeted: a small number of moderately large grants, several repeat multi-year or multi-grant relationships with the same organizations, primarily focused on scholarship/program support rather than broad, diversified giving.
The Kuzak Family Foundation’s giving is shaped by scholarship support, especially through repeated awards to the University of Detroit Mercy and Detroit Cristo Rey High School. In the recent grant record, those two institutions account for the largest named gifts, with the university receiving multiple scholarship grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the high school receiving consistent support for parish and school needs. That pattern points to a foundation that uses restricted education funding to back Catholic and parochial institutions rather than a wide array of causes. The foundation also extends scholarship dollars beyond Detroit, including awards to Damascus Catholic Mission Campus in Centerburg, Ohio, and to other scholarship-oriented recipients such as John Hopkins Medical Institute, The Reagan Foundation, and Dollars for Scholars Fdtn Inc. Those grants show that while the core emphasis remains education and faith-based schooling, the giving includes both local and nonlocal organizations when they connect to scholarship purposes. Its recent record is dominated by grants in the $20,000 to $45,000 range, with one much larger scholarship award standing out at the top of the file.
Scholarships are the central theme in the recent grants. The Kuzak Family Foundation gave $112,500 to University of Detroit - Mercy in 2025 for the Kuzak Family Foundation Scholarship, after earlier scholarship awards of $97,500 in 2023 and $92,500 in 2024 to the same university. That repeated pattern shows sustained support for higher education rather than one-time project funding. The foundation also backs Catholic school operations. It granted $45,000 in 2024 to Detroit Cristo Rey High School for Various Funds for Parish & Schools, following $40,000 in 2023 and another $45,000 in 2025 for the same purpose line. Beyond Detroit, it gave $30,000 in 2025 and $20,000 in 2024 to Damascus Catholic Mission Campus for scholarship support. Additional scholarship-related awards went to John Hopkins Medical Institute, The Reagan Foundation, and Dollars for Scholars Fdtn Inc.
Typical grant sizes cluster tightly around the middle of the foundation’s range: p25 is $20,000, the median is $35,000, and p75 is $45,000. The recent record also includes a larger outlier at $112,500, but most awards sit in a relatively narrow band. The grants appear to be recurring rather than isolated, with multiple recipients appearing across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a family foundation, and it funds individuals as well as institutions. The file does not show an application process or unsolicited-grant channel.
$402K
$452K
$265K
$409K
Most grants fall between $20K and $45K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$45K
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Notable grantees: University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit Cristo Rey High School, Damascus Catholic Mission Campus, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, The Reagan Foundation
Giving is regional, but it is heavily centered in Michigan. Recipients in the foundation’s HQ state account for 54% of grants, and Detroit appears repeatedly in the recent record through University of Detroit - Mercy and Detroit Cristo Rey High School. Outside Michigan, Ohio is the top state by grant count, driven by Damascus Catholic Mission Campus in Centerburg. Other named recipient locations in the file include Baltimore, Maryland; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Tallahassee, Alabama. All recent grants in the sample went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation’s recent record centers on scholarships and education-focused support, especially for Catholic and parochial schools in the Detroit area and for higher-education scholarships. University of Detroit - Mercy, Detroit Cristo Rey High School, and Damascus Catholic Mission Campus all appear with scholarship or school-support purposes.
Yes. University of Detroit - Mercy received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Detroit Cristo Rey High School received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Dollars for Scholars Fdtn Inc also appeared in both 2023 and 2024.
The grant-size distribution is fairly compact: p25 is $20,000, median grant size is $35,000, and p75 is $45,000. The recent file also includes a larger scholarship grant of $112,500.
Michigan receives the largest share of grants in the file, with 54% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Outside Michigan, Ohio is the top state by grant count, led by a recipient in Centerburg.
Yes. The foundation is identified as funding individuals, alongside institutional support for schools, mission campuses, and scholarship-related organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAMASCUS CATHOLIC MISSION CAMPUS | CENTERBURG, OH | $330,000 | 2026 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| DETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL | DETROIT, MI | $55,000 | 2026 | VARIOUS FUNDS FOR PARISH & SCHOOLS |
| UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY | DETROIT, MI | $17,000 | 2026 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY | DETROIT, MI | $112,500 | 2025 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| DETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL | DETROIT, MI | $45,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS FUNDS FOR PARISH & SCHOOLS |
| DAMASCUS CATHOLIC MISSION CAMPUS | CENTERBURG, OH | $30,000 | 2025 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY | DETROIT, MI | $92,500 | 2024 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| DETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL | DETROIT, MI | $45,000 | 2024 | VARIOUS FUNDS FOR PARISH & SCHOOLS |
| DAMASCUS CATHOLIC MISSION CAMPUS | CENTERBURG, OH | $20,000 | 2024 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS FDTN INC | TALLASSEE, AL | $15,000 | 2024 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY | DETROIT, MI | $6,275 | 2024 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY | DETROIT, MI | $97,500 | 2023 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| DETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL | DETROIT, MI | $40,000 | 2023 | VARIOUS FUNDS FOR PARISH & SCHOOLS |
| JOHN HOPKINS MEDICAL INSTITUTE | BALTIMORE, MD | $35,000 | 2023 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| THE REAGAN FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $25,000 | 2023 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS FDTN INC | TALLASSEE, AL | $15,000 | 2023 | KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
DETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL
$55,000VARIOUS FUNDS FOR PARISH & SCHOOLS
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY
$17,000KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY
$112,500KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
DETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL
$45,000VARIOUS FUNDS FOR PARISH & SCHOOLS
DAMASCUS CATHOLIC MISSION CAMPUS
$30,000KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
DETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL
$45,000VARIOUS FUNDS FOR PARISH & SCHOOLS
DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS FDTN INC
$15,000KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
DETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL
$40,000VARIOUS FUNDS FOR PARISH & SCHOOLS
JOHN HOPKINS MEDICAL INSTITUTE
$35,000KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
THE REAGAN FOUNDATION
$25,000KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS FDTN INC
$15,000KUZAK FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP