About our Founders

Meet Julie Hersh Kosnik and Ken Hersh

Over the last 30+ years, Julie and Ken have helped make a positive impact in the community through their leadership on various boards, their philanthropy through the Hersh Foundation and their volunteer service. Julie Hersh Kosnik and Ken Hersh began the Hersh Foundation in 1997 as a way to secure long-term financial commitments to non-profits in their community and are dedicated to making a lasting impact on non-profits within the Foundation’s focus areas. 

Success Stories

Dallas Black Dance Theater

The Hersh Foundation has partnered with Dallas Black Dance Theatre for many years on its Summer Youth Enrichment program. This health-focused program encourages youth and teens to be active through dance to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Curriculum emphasizes the importance of movement, leadership, nutrition, and mental health, with morning talks from industry professionals like doctors, counselors, nutritionists, and police officers, among others.

Facebook Updates

• Tue, Jun 15

  So happy for Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care at UTSW for this well-deserved recognition!  https://www.dallasnews.com/news/commentary/2021/06/15/lyda-hills-10-million-lone-star-prize-goes-to-dallas-teams-texas-sized-strategy-to-beat-depression/
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• Fri, Jul 10

  The Hersh Foundation is a proud sponsor of the following event. Dear Friends & Colleagues Please find attached and below an invitation to join us for WELL BEINGS Launch & Virtual National Town Hall at NAMICon 2020 Free, one-hour livestreamed event takes place on Tuesday, July 14 at 11am Eastern Time No registration is required — join the livestream at WellBeings.org (Please arrive early for pre-show messages) with messages from KID CUDI, DEMI MOORE, FINN WOLFHARD, ARIEL WINTER, WAYNE BRADY, BILLY PORTER, JEWEL, BILL PULLMAN, LEVAR BURTON, GABRIELLA PIZZOLO, SEAN ASTIN, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, DREW CAREY, IAN ALEXANDER, JUDITH IVEY, JOEL DE LA...
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• Wed, Jun 10

  Lyda Hill Philanthropies has launched the Lone Star Prize, a Texas-based competition for a $10 million grant to improve the lives of Texans. In these new, unprecedented times, finding long-term solutions to improve the lives of Texans is more critical than ever. Lone Star Prize is looking for proven solutions that strengthen health outcomes, protects the environment and/or boosts the workforce to improve the quality of life for Texans. Learn more and register before the deadline on June 23 at 5:00 PM Central at http://www.lonestarprize.org. #lonestarprize
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