Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc
Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $60K. Net investment income was $48K.
Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc gave $60K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $60,000
- -5.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,000
- -29.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $1,169,373
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was La Arts Community Wildfire Relief Fund ($15K). Together the top 4 received $60K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 114% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2021) to $66K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $60K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| La Arts Community Wildfire Relief Fund Los Angeles, CA | Grant to Fund Artists | $15,000 |
| Performance Art Museum Los Angeles, CA | Grant to Fund Artists | $15,000 |
| Aunty's House Bronx, NY | Grant to Fund Childcare for Artists | $15,000 |
| New Sun Rising Pittsburgh, PA | Grant for Artists Excursion Unlimited | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,169,373 | $64,673 | $88,984 | $60,000 | 4 | $70,949 | $47,540 | $62,359 |
| 2024 | $1,197,338 | $129,917 | $84,362 | $63,500 | 3 | $69,088 | $114,898 | $66,968 |
| 2023 | $1,346,202 | $192,279 | $68,891 | $66,000 | 3 | $68,891 | $16,186 | — |
| 2022 | $1,222,814 | $69 | $3,387 | $52,000 | 2 | $3,062 | — | $240 |
| 2021 | $1,471,691 | $35,406 | $32,990 | $21,000 | 1 | $11,840 | — | $580 |
| 2020 | $1,198,056 | $64,152 | $11,634 | — | — | — | — | $627 |
| 2019 | $1,145,538 | $35,013 | $36,130 | — | — | — | — | $635 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $62K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc is led by Joyce Kozloff, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joyce Kozloff
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Irmas
Officer
Vice President → Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morgan Rachel Levy
Officer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicolas Kozloff
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip Earenfight
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Kiacz
Secretary
Officer → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Katz
Officer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fran Ledonio Flaherty
Officer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Barbara Hoffman (2019–2024) — Officer
- Former: Max Kozloff (2019–2024) — President · Filing note: Deceased
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc
How much does Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc give each year?
Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc gave $60K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $64K across 3 grants.
What is Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $15,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc give grants?
Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc gives mostly in California: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (25%) and Pennsylvania (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc?
Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $71K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $62K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc?
Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc's EIN?
Crossed Purposes Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0853496. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
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