Flach Music Fund
Flach Music Fund is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $260K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $7K.
Flach Music Fund at a glance
In short: Flach Music Fund gave $13K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,250
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,750
- Total assets
- $260,232
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (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.
How to apply to Flach Music Fund
Open Grants
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Who Flach Music Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Allentown Symphony Association Inc ($5K). Together the top 4 received $13K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Flach Music Fund gives
- Giving fell 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 86% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2024) to $17K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Allentown Symphony Association Inc Allentown, PA | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Lehigh Valley Italian American Band Allentown, PA | General Operating | $3,000 |
| Community Music School Allentown, PA | General Operating | $2,500 |
| Satori Ltd Allentown, PA | General Operating | $2,500 |
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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 | $260,232 | $10,940 | $18,895 | $13,000 | 4 | $14,654 | $6,810 | $17,084 |
| 2024 | $268,142 | $9,764 | $18,194 | $13,000 | 4 | $14,506 | $5,976 | $15,594 |
| 2023 | $276,613 | $4,967 | $21,357 | $16,000 | 5 | $17,481 | $4,024 | $15,253 |
| 2022 | $293,104 | $19,594 | $23,172 | $17,000 | 4 | $18,788 | $15,275 | $18,219 |
| 2021 | $296,717 | $15,893 | $20,945 | $15,000 | 5 | — | $11,867 | $17,342 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Flach Music Fund reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Flach Music Fund's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$5K (2021) → $5K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $5K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Flach Music Fund
How much does Flach Music Fund give each year?
Flach Music Fund gave $13K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 4 grants.
What is Flach Music Fund's typical grant size?
Flach Music Fund's median grant in 2025 was $2,750, and its average grant was $3,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Flach Music Fund give grants?
Flach Music Fund gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Allentown, PA (4 grants).
Does Flach Music Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Flach Music Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Flach Music Fund?
Flach Music Fund reported $260K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (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 Flach Music Fund's EIN?
Flach Music Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7711957. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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