Curran Music Scholarship Fund
Curran Music Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Norwich, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $133K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $10K.
Curran Music Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Curran Music Scholarship Fund gave $12K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,580
- +10.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,930
- -7.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,930
- Total assets
- $132,686
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (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 Curran Music Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
33 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 33 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Curran Music Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 116% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $16K (2021). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $11,580 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $132,686 | $11,611 | $16,497 | $11,580 | 6 | $14,245 | $9,526 | $12,313 |
| 2024 | $137,573 | $7,466 | $12,264 | $10,465 | 5 | $11,995 | $7,247 | $11,552 |
| 2023 | $142,385 | $7,211 | $15,522 | $10,860 | 5 | $15,324 | $6,935 | $10,465 |
| 2022 | $151,016 | $7,107 | $13,195 | $11,997 | 9 | $12,827 | $6,760 | $10,860 |
| 2021 | $157,381 | $10,479 | $16,969 | $16,000 | 8 | $16,780 | $10,092 | $12,427 |
| 2020 | $164,081 | $4,683 | $1,015 | — | — | — | $4,345 | $10,331 |
| 2019 | $160,383 | $8,495 | $11,846 | $10,112 | 16 | — | $8,206 | $10,125 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Curran Music Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Curran Music Scholarship Fund's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jay G. Williams III Esq.
Co Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$1K (2023) → $0 (2025)
NBT Bank NA
Co Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$2K (2025)
Patricia Borrow Esq.
Co Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$1K (2023) → $0 (2025)
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to NBT Bank NA (Co Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Curran Music Scholarship Fund
How much does Curran Music Scholarship Fund give each year?
Curran Music Scholarship Fund gave $12K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 5 grants.
What is Curran Music Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Curran Music Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,930, and its average grant was $1,930, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Curran Music Scholarship Fund give grants?
Curran Music Scholarship Fund gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Curran Music Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Curran Music Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship Award" (6 grants).
How large is Curran Music Scholarship Fund?
Curran Music Scholarship Fund reported $133K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Curran Music Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Curran Music Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 15-6015514. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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