Mission Statement

At The KOZ Foundation, we believe in the combined power of medical science, arts, and community to promote mental health. Our mission is to pioneer innovative pathways that integrate the promise of medical science, the healing essence of the arts, and the strength of supportive environments. Innovation often lights the path toward mental wellness. We support projects that empower individuals to learn, heal and strengthen mental resilience.

About

Julie Hersh Kosnik is a philanthropist who has reinvented her approach to giving. Her past work teaches her the key to individual and community health starts at the seedling level. When problems are small and manageable, creative action heals. That action can be the right science applied at the right time, the balm of laughter or access to nature or the arts. Often the human bond of community promotes individual resilience. Julie and her children, Daniel and Rachel Hersh, are committed to supporting causes that lead to community well-being and long term health.

We fund

  • Nationally in United States of America

  • 501(c)(3) organizations with proof of tax-exempt status

  • Specific programs or projects, capital projects, or general operations that support mental health

  • Show sound organizational and financial management

  • Are collaborative in nature so that resources are shared and the impact of the grant is multiplied in the community

The following organizations are ineligible for funding:

  • Other private foundations

  • Individuals or families

  • Faith based organizations or initiatives where the primary purpose is to promote religious doctrine or tenets

  • Political organizations, political candidates, lobbyists or related organizations

  • Fraternal or social groups, athletic teams, bands or similar organizations

How to apply

Grant applications to The Koz Foundation are by invitation. 

For new organizations wishing to receive funding, please complete online Letter of Inquiry and include a copy of your 501(c)(3) IRS Determination Letter:

Link to Letter of Inquiry

For further information, you may reach Cynthia Yung Leano, President at

Email
cyung@koz.org

Phone
(214) 432-9995