Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 22-6380936

Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $423. Net investment income was $242.

Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw at a glance

In short: Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw gave $423 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $423), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$423
+5.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$423
+5.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$423
Total assets
$7,588
-3.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Fairlawn Board of Education: $423Fairlawn Board of Education$423

The largest 2025 recipient was Fairlawn Board of Education ($423).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Fair Lawn

How Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% 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-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200$400$6001 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $262 (2019) to $472 (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $423.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fairlawn Board of Education Fair Lawn, NJEducational$423
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$7,588$341$579$4231$483$242$487
2024$7,828$477$561$4001$456$387$458
2023$7,912$299$416$3031$347$224$413
2022$8,035$188$598$4721$516$119$425
2021$8,453$695$502$3831$426$627$480
2020$8,257$662$576$4671—$601$397
2019$8,168$294$364$2621—$236$396

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw reported a distributable amount of $487 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $107 (2021) → $150 (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Bank Of America N A (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bank of America — Trustee: $150Bank of AmericaTrustee$150

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $150, to Bank of America (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw

How much does Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw give each year?

Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw gave $423 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $400 across 1 grant.

How large is Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw?

Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw reported $8K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $483 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $487 (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 Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw?

Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $8K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw operate?

Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw's EIN?

Carl W Zaisser Music Award Uw's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6380936. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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