About Koz Foundation
The Koz Foundation appears to be a locally focused arts patron, directing its philanthropic support toward a major Dallas cultural institution. Its sole recorded grant funded the Nasher Sculpture Center’s operating endowment and a high-profile program (Garden Circle & the Nasher Prize), indicating interest in sustaining museum operations and elevating contemporary sculpture and artist recognition. The foundation gives at a relatively high dollar amount to targeted cultural programming rather than dispersing many small grants.
Focus Areas
Contemporary sculpture and public sculpture programsSupport for major Dallas visual arts institutions/museumsOperating endowment and core program funding for arts organizations
Who They Fund
children and teens (K-12 students)girls and gender-specific youth programsstudents experiencing homelessnessNorth Texas school communities and local youthfamilies and community residents served by parks and community centersarts participants and youth engaged in creative programs
About Koz Foundation
A $75,000 grant to the Nasher Sculpture Center Operating Endowment Fund set the tone for The Koz Foundation’s recent giving: targeted support for Dallas arts institutions alongside mental health and community programs. The foundation’s recorded grants show a small, concentrated portfolio rather than broad distribution, with awards often at the $25,000 to $50,000 level and repeated support for organizations serving North Texas. Its arts funding is not limited to exhibitions; it includes operating support, program funding, and multi-year commitments, such as the Dallas Museum of Art’s Arts & Letters Live grant. Mental health appears as a parallel priority, including support for school-based services, community care, and clinical innovation. In the arts, health, and community categories alike, the pattern favors established nonprofit organizations with specific programs already in motion. Several grants also point to an interest in sustaining core capacity, from operating funds to endowment support and program infrastructure. The result is a funder profile centered on practical support for Dallas-area institutions working in sculpture, dance, museum programming, youth services, and behavioral health.
What Koz Foundation Funds
In arts and culture, the foundation supported Dallas Black Dance Theatre with funding for the Dallas Black Dance Academy’s mental health program and also provided program support to Dallas Children’s Theater for its 2023-24 season. It also backed Friends of the Katy Trail with operating and Katy Trail art funds, linking public space with arts use. On the mental health side, The Koz Foundation gave $50,000 to Metrocare for the 2024 Mental Health & Intellectual Disability Innovation Center and $42,175 to Outloud Dallas for Restored: Mobile Well-Being Studio for Mental Health. School and youth services also appear repeatedly: Communities in Schools of the Dallas Region received support for case management and mental health services for students in North Texas, while Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas received funding for mental health and wellness programming for girls. Medical research and clinical capacity are present as well, including support for the University of Texas Southwestern depression research biorepository through Southwestern Medical Foundation.
How Koz Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$894K
Total Assets
$13.9M
Total Revenue
$2.5M
Total Expenses
$1.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $26K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$26K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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