Kobes Arts
Kobes Arts is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $5K.
Kobes Arts at a glance
In short: Kobes Arts gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,100
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,275
- -47.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% 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 Kobes Arts funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Kobes Arts gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). 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 $1K (2021) to $6K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $5,100 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $-3,061 | $7,634 | $5,100 | 4 | $5,100 | — |
| 2024 | $10,695 | $-9,850 | $13,698 | $4,850 | 2 | $4,850 | — |
| 2023 | $34,243 | — | $12,877 | $1,708 | 5 | $1,708 | — |
| 2022 | $47,120 | — | $30,379 | $5,700 | 3 | $5,700 | — |
| 2021 | $77,499 | $5,306 | $19,068 | $1,000 | 1 | — | $5,306 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kobes Arts is led by Rodger D Kobes, Chairman on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rodger D Kobes
Chairman
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Salvatore J Olimpio
Secretary
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Kobes Arts
How much does Kobes Arts give each year?
Kobes Arts gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 2 grants.
What is Kobes Arts's typical grant size?
Kobes Arts's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,275, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kobes Arts give grants?
Kobes Arts gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Kobes Arts give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Kobes Arts's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Kobes Arts?
Kobes Arts is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX.
What is Kobes Arts's EIN?
Kobes Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2893012. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 30, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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