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Katz Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Mill Valley, California · EIN 042947276

Katz Family Foundation is a private foundation in Mill Valley, California. In tax year 2023 it gave $47,800 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $7,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was down from $368,363 the year before.

91% of its 2023 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$368,36320$1.9 million
2023$47,80021$1.9 million

How to apply

Katz Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Katz Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California14$37,900
Georgia1$4,000
Alabama1$3,000
New York2$1,300
Maryland1$600
Tennessee1$500
Texas1$500

Grants paid in 2023

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Resurge
Sunnyvale, CA
General Purpose$7,500
142 Throckmorton Theater
Mill Valley, CA
General Purpose$7,000
Rainforest Action
Mill Valley, CA
General Purpose$4,000
SCAD giving
Savannah, GA
General Purpose$4,000
CA Film Institue
San Rafael, CA
General Purpose$3,000
Ejiorg
Montgomery, AL
General Purpose$3,000
Mill Valley Library Fd
Mill Valley, CA
General Purpose$3,000
Mountain Play Association
San Rafael, CA
General Purpose$3,000
Marin Health Foundation
Greenbrae, CA
General Purpose$2,000
San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco, CA
General Purpose$2,000
San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco, CA
General Purpose$2,000
First Missionary Baptist Church
Sausalito, CA
General Purpose$1,600
Performing Stars of Marin
Marin City, CA
General Purpose$1,000
Parkinson's Foundation
New York, NY
General Purpose$800
Seva Foundation
Berkeley, CA
General Purpose$800
Kqed
Hagerstown, MD
General Purpose$600
CA Parks Institute
City of Industry, CA
General Purpose$500
CA States Parks Fd
San Francisco, CA
General Purpose$500
Democracy Now
New York, NY
General Purpose$500
Mother Jones
Big Sandy, TX
General Purpose$500
St Judes children's research hospital
Memphis, TN
General Purpose$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Katz Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Katz Family Foundation give?

$47,800 in tax year 2023, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Katz Family Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Julie Katz (Trustee), Roger Katz (Trustee) and Dagmar Katz (Trustee).

What does Katz Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, health and environment and conservation.

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