ZIERK FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Plain text ZIERK FAMILY FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2015–2025. https://furp.org/org/zierk-family-foundation-462243181. Retrieved 2026-11-09.

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MLA “ZIERK FAMILY FOUNDATION.” furp.org, tax years 2015–2025, https://furp.org/org/zierk-family-foundation-462243181. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-09; covers tax years 2015–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $3.2M · expenses $3.4M · assets $41.0M

EIN
46-2243181
Address
5373 WENONAH DR, DALLAS, TX 75209-5517
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
science: research education (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
David K Zierk PRESIDENT & TREASURER2015-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Dawn M Zierk VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY2015-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID K ZIERK PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DAWN M ZIERK VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 14 grants to organizations · $3.2M
2024 · 13 grants to organizations · $2.7M
2023 · 13 grants to organizations · $3.0M
2022 · 13 grants to organizations · $4.7M
2021 · 20 grants to organizations · $3.3M
2020 · 24 grants to organizations · $1.6M
2019 · 18 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2018 · 19 grants to organizations · $2.2M
2017 · 14 grants to organizations · $3.9M
2016 · 15 grants to organizations · $2.6M
2015 · 17 grants to organizations · $1.8M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2016 · 1 contributor · $4.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DAVID ZIERK Organization or other KAILUAKONA, HI $4,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $2.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DAVID ZIERK Person KAILUAKONA, HI $2,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,198,701$3,365,150 $40,967,351$40,967,351 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,761,807$2,715,483 $41,133,800$41,133,800 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,187,862$3,015,351 $39,087,476$39,087,476 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$987,742$4,759,101 $38,914,965$38,914,965 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,370,459$3,345,400 $42,686,324$42,686,324 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$323,620$1,832,724 $43,681,265$43,661,265 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,779,464$1,326,687 $45,170,369$45,170,369 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,052,648$2,250,515 $33,717,592$33,717,592 -- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,946,757$4,047,994 $24,915,459$24,915,459 -- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,252,614$2,715,624 $23,016,696$23,016,696 $4,000,000- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,449,934$1,876,872 $15,479,706$15,479,706 $2,000,000- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

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WINN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCTXT22 $3,342,944$2,816,721 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
BRAD BROCK FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,619,053$431,192 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
KING-WHITE FAMILY FOUNDATION INCTXT22 $2,769,516$1,413,877 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MOOZIE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,042,240$722,000 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
JLH FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,977,282$3,395,121 SEC/TREAS/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
EOS FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,910,787$457,988 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
G GOFF FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,001,001$1,834,705 Director, President, Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
TEJEMOS FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,623,073$7,875,522 Director$27,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BERNARD FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,718,842$902,395 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SHERWOOD FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,960,368$672,406 Program Director$65,087 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WILLIAM AND MARSHA RICKETT FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,146,275$363,830 SECRETARY$19,491 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SUMMERLEE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,739,421$3,750,419 President$226,062 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
YARBOROUGH FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,497,770$1,702,574 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$67,500 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MCGLOTHLIN FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,762,493$242,643 PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
POINDEXTER FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,689,021$45,886 CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BARILLA FOUNDATION INCTXT22 $3,502,786$1,633,414 PRESIDENT, CFO, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SHIELD-AYRES FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,204,438$2,698,290 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$171,211 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE MARY KAY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,760,757$2,943,491 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
RUSHING RIVER FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,850,000$3,820,397 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WILLIAM M WOOD FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,675,012$4,425,396 CO-TRUSTEE$490,401 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SMOOTHIE KING FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,643,687$3,149 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
CREWS KOLODZEY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $3,105,840$154,481 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HARTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,840,577$4,423,800 TRS,SEC,DIR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
SEBONACK FOUNDATION $120,0002 1Private foundation2017–2018 PASCUCCI FAMILY FOUNDATION
HMR HEALTH FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST $113,6351 1Private foundation2018–2018 STIFLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
TISBEST PHILANTHROPY $50,0001 1DAF sponsor2021–2021 DALLAS MAVERICKS FOUNDATION
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND $50,0001 1DAF sponsor2024–2024 THE MARY KAY FOUNDATION
PORZINGIS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $31,5001 1Private foundation2021–2021 DALLAS MAVERICKS FOUNDATION
GEORGE KRESS FOUNDATION $30,5006 1Private foundation2019–2024 THE MARY KAY FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC $28,0381 1DAF sponsor2018–2018 THE MARY KAY FOUNDATION
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $22,3674 1Private foundation2020–2023 THE MARY KAY FOUNDATION
CELANESE FOUNDATION $20,0002 1Private foundation2020–2022 DALLAS MAVERICKS FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $19,0002 1DAF sponsor2016–2017 THE MARY KAY FOUNDATION
UNITED WAY MIAMI INC $18,2002 1DAF sponsor2023–2024 THE MARY KAY FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $17,5002 1DAF sponsor2021–2023 THE MARY KAY FOUNDATION
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND $15,6411 1DAF sponsor2024–2024 THE MARY KAY FOUNDATION
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS $14,8364 1DAF sponsor2015–2015 DALLAS MAVERICKS FOUNDATION
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND $11,5962 1DAF sponsor2023–2025 THE MARY KAY FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $3,365,150 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,175,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,175,000 94.3%
Other expenses $175,000 5.2%
Fees: accounting $13,500 0.4%
Taxes $1,650 0.0%
Total$3,365,150100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $2,715,483 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,697,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,697,500 99.3%
Fees: accounting $13,000 0.5%
Taxes $4,983 0.2%
Total$2,715,483100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $3,015,351 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,990,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,990,000 99.2%
Fees: accounting $13,000 0.4%
Other expenses $8,000 0.3%
Taxes $4,351 0.1%
Total$3,015,351100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $4,759,101 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,685,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,685,000 98.4%
Taxes $62,101 1.3%
Fees: accounting $12,000 0.3%
Total$4,759,101100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $3,345,400 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,290,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,290,000 98.3%
Taxes $43,400 1.3%
Fees: accounting $12,000 0.4%
Total$3,345,400100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $1,832,724 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,650,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,650,000 90.0%
Taxes $172,523 9.4%
Fees: accounting $10,000 0.5%
Other expenses $201 0.0%
Total$1,832,724100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $1,326,687 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,052,136 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,052,136 79.3%
Taxes $265,521 20.0%
Fees: accounting $9,000 0.7%
Other expenses $30 0.0%
Total$1,326,687100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $2,250,515 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,243,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,243,000 99.7%
Fees: accounting $7,500 0.3%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$2,250,515100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $4,047,994 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,909,440 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,909,440 96.6%
Taxes $132,554 3.3%
Fees: accounting $6,000 0.1%
Total$4,047,994100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $2,715,624 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,620,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,620,000 96.5%
Taxes $89,624 3.3%
Fees: accounting $6,000 0.2%
Total$2,715,624100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $1,876,872 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,823,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,823,500 97.2%
Taxes $41,568 2.2%
Other expenses $6,304 0.3%
Fees: accounting $5,500 0.3%
Total$1,876,872100%

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State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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