Howard A Kurz Family Foundation
Howard A Kurz Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024.
Howard A Kurz Family Foundation at a glance
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Howard A Kurz Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Howard A Kurz Family Foundation gives
- In 2022 it paid out well above 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 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $35K (2019). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation New York, NY | General Fund | $2,500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | $2,500 | $2,500 | $2,500 | 1 | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2022 | — | $10,915 | $10,950 | $10,000 | Total only | $10,475 | — | $1 |
| 2021 | $35 | $30,050 | $30,015 | $28,900 | Total only | $29,457 | — | $6 |
| 2020 | — | $32,275 | $32,275 | $30,500 | Total only | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | $26,039 | $34,575 | $34,500 | 6 | — | $15 | $123 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Howard A Kurz Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Howard A Kurz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Lewson Kurz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard I Sarnoff
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Howard A Kurz Family Foundation
Where does Howard A Kurz Family Foundation operate?
Howard A Kurz Family Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Florida, New York.
What is Howard A Kurz Family Foundation's EIN?
Howard A Kurz Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1602984. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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