Kurt Schork Memorial Fund
Programs to recognize the work of journalists in developing countries, including scholarships awards.
Kurt Schork Memorial Fund at a glance
In short: Kurt Schork Memorial Fund gave $16K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,000
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- Average grant
- $4,000
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $759,873
- +7.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kurt Schork Memorial Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
How Kurt Schork Memorial Fund gives
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2022) to $21K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $16K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $16,000 |
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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 | $759,873 | $116,005 | $40,360 | $16,000 | 4 | $40,360 | $115,775 | $43,700 |
| 2024 | $704,600 | $75,535 | $48,771 | $16,800 | Total only | — | $74,535 | — |
| 2023 | $640,028 | $42,489 | $36,700 | $20,766 | Total only | — | $41,489 | — |
| 2022 | $634,670 | $71,415 | $26,000 | $11,236 | Total only | — | $45,415 | — |
| 2021 | $355,533 | $1,000 | $26,634 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $381,167 | — | $29,175 | — | — | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kurt Schork Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
About Kurt Schork Memorial Fund
Based on IRS filings
Kurt Schork Memorial Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $760K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $116K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kurt Schork Memorial Fund is led by Sabina Cosic, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sabina Cosic
President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Loydv
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Chris Schork
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
John Schork
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Stephen Jukes
Vice President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Kurt Schork Memorial Fund
How much does Kurt Schork Memorial Fund give each year?
Kurt Schork Memorial Fund gave $16K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it reported $17K in grants paid.
What is Kurt Schork Memorial Fund's typical grant size?
Kurt Schork Memorial Fund's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $4,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Does Kurt Schork Memorial Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Kurt Schork Memorial Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Prize Award" (4 grants).
How large is Kurt Schork Memorial Fund?
Kurt Schork Memorial Fund reported $760K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Kurt Schork Memorial Fund?
Kurt Schork Memorial Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Washington, DC. It holds $760K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Kurt Schork Memorial Fund's EIN?
Kurt Schork Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1759459. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
Live grants for the work Kurt Schork Memorial Fund funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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