Private foundation · EIN 45-3249538 · Dallas, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Divide By Zero Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 14 grants paid, $122K total, median $7,500. 57% of grants stayed in Texas.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
14
$122K
Median grant
$7,500
Stays in TX
57%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.3M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 13 of 14 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
KeraDallas, TXSocial assistance$20K
North Texas Food BankPlano, TXSocial assistance$15K
World Cental KitchenWashington, DCSocial assistance$15K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYMedical relief services$15K
Parish Episcopal SchoolDallas, TXEducation assistance$15K
Nanubhai Education FoundationWarner Robins, GAEducation and social assistance$10K
Kansas University EndowmentLawrence, KSEducation assistance$10K
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYSocial and medical assistance$5,000
Great Commission OutreachFrisco, TXSocial assistance$5,000
Terlingua Fire & EmsTerlingua, TXSocial assistance$3,000
Operation KindnessCarrollton, TXSocial assistance$2,500
Big Bend Natural History AssociationBig Bend National Pa, TXEducation & conservation$2,000
Akshaya Patra Foundation USAFremont, CAEducation and social assistance$1,500

By state: Texas 8 · New York 2 · District of Columbia 1 · Georgia 1 · Kansas 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Divide By Zero Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Dallas, Texas, tax-exempt since 2012. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Divide By Zero Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Divide By Zero Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $122K across 14 grants, a median of $7,500.

Where does Divide By Zero Foundation give?

Texas (8 grants), New York (2 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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