Kozera Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sunny Isles Beach, FL EIN: 81-2463469

KOZERA FAMILY FOUNDATION is a private foundation based in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports 19 grants totaling $40,100, including support for health, food access, and other charitable organizations.

Key facts about Kozera Family Foundation

In short: Kozera Family Foundation gave $40K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
81-2463469
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$40,100
Grants made (2025)
19
Average grant
$2,111
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$673,806
Primary geography
New York (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$674K

-1.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$40K

+8.0% YoY

Grant Count

19

-20.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+36.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kozera Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $35K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Kozera Family Foundation gives

  • 68% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 122% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in several areas. Sun River Health Foundation describes its work as supporting Sun River Health’s activities to improve the health and lives of elderly and lower-income people. Feeding Westchester says it leads hunger-action programs in Westchester County, while Feeding America describes its mission as advancing equitable access to nutritious food. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital describes its mission as advancing cures and prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.

Other 2025 recipients include White Plains Hospital Medical Center, which describes its mission as providing acute and preventive health care in Westchester County and surrounding areas, and Feel the Beat, which provides recreational dance classes for people of different ages and abilities.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave 19 grants totaling $40,100. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $23,500, with a median grant of $1,000.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 grant dollars went primarily to recipients in New York (79%), followed by Florida (9%), Colorado (4%), Washington, DC (2%), and Illinois (2%).

Grant Distribution by State

13states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkElmsfordDallasMemphisPurchaseWest HarrisonBronxTampaWashingtonAlexandriaFairfieldSunny Isles BeachBriarcliff ManorChicagoEnglewoodNew RochelleNorth MiamiPeekskillDoralKansas City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K32 grants2019 2 grants2020 22 grants2021 22 grants2022 18 grants2023 24 grants2024 19 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2022) to $55K (2020). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $40K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Sun River Health Foundation: $24KSun River Health Foundation$24KConcourse House HDFC: $3KConcourse House HDFC$3KI Have a Dream Foundation - Miami: $3KI Have a Dream Foundation -Miami$3KAutism Speaks Inc: $1KAutism Speaks Inc$1KEndometriosis Foundation of America (So FL): $1KEndometriosis Foundation ofAmerica (So FL)$1KFeeding America: $1KFeeding America$1KFeeding Westchester: $1KFeeding Westchester$1KFeel the Beat: $1KFeel the Beat$1KMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: $1KMemorial Sloan KetteringCancer Center$1KNeighbors 4 Neighbors: $1KNeighbors 4 Neighbors$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sun River Health Foundation ($24K). Together the top 10 received $36K.

Grant Size Distribution

105 grants across all recorded years

105<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 105 grants of 105 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sun River Health Foundation Bronx, NYGeneral Support$23,500
Concourse House HDFC Bronx, NYGeneral Support$2,500
I Have a Dream Foundation - Miami Sunny Isles Beach, FLGeneral Support$2,500
Autism Speaks Inc Washington, DCGeneral Support$1,000
Endometriosis Foundation of America (So FL) New York, NYGeneral Support$1,000
Feeding America Chicago, ILGeneral Support$1,000
Feeding Westchester Elmsford, NYGeneral Support$1,000
Feel the Beat Englewood, COGeneral Support$1,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center West Harrison, NYGeneral Support$1,000
Neighbors 4 Neighbors Doral, FLGeneral Support$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grant total Grant count
2025 $673,806 $30,791 $43,021 $40,100 19
2024 $685,036 $33,589 $40,370 $37,140 24
2023 $691,317 $32,291 $46,500 $44,250 18
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$673,806$685,036$691,317
Revenue$30,791$33,589$32,291
Expenses$43,021$40,370$46,500
Qualifying Distributions$42,305$39,213$46,218
Net Investment Income$30,546$33,358$32,073
Distributable Amount$34,786$34,553$34,658

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 28, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Thomas Kozera is listed as Director/President on the 2025 filing.

Kozera Family Foundation is led by Thomas Kozera, Director & President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas Kozera

    Director & President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 17885 Collins Avenue 3403, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
Phone: (914) 391-4481

Frequently asked questions about Kozera Family Foundation

How much does Kozera Family Foundation give each year?

Kozera Family Foundation gave $40K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $37K across 24 grants.

What is Kozera Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Kozera Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,111, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kozera Family Foundation give grants?

Kozera Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants) and Bronx, NY (2 grants).

Does Kozera Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Kozera Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (19 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Kozera Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Kozera Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Sun River Health Foundation ($23,500), Concourse House HDFC ($2,500) and I Have a Dream Foundation - Miami ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Kozera Family Foundation?

Kozera Family Foundation reported $674K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $42K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $35K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Kozera Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in several areas. Sun River Health Foundation describes its work as supporting Sun River Health’s activities to improve the health and lives of elderly and lower-income people. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Kozera Family Foundation?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Kozera Family Foundation's EIN?

Kozera Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2463469. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Kozera Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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