Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund
Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund is a private foundation, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $112K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $9K.
Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund at a glance
In short: Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund gave $5K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,060
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,530
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,530
- Total assets
- $112,102
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Reading Musical Foundation ($3K).
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($2,530), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund gives
- Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% 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 $5K (2023) to $7K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $2,530 |
| Reading Musical Foundation Reading, PA | General Support | $2,530 |
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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 | $112,102 | $13,242 | $10,716 | $5,060 | 2 | $6,560 | $9,288 | $6,258 |
| 2024 | $109,575 | $9,172 | $10,462 | $5,000 | 2 | $6,500 | $5,222 | $6,167 |
| 2023 | $110,988 | $5,001 | $10,144 | $4,690 | 2 | $6,190 | $945 | $5,867 |
| 2022 | $116,165 | $5,685 | $12,604 | $6,886 | 2 | $8,386 | $1,697 | $6,285 |
| 2021 | $123,088 | $13,883 | $12,040 | $7,498 | 2 | $7,498 | $9,332 | $7,401 |
| 2020 | $121,269 | $4,916 | $10,936 | $6,993 | 2 | — | $962 | $6,786 |
| 2019 | $127,262 | $5,619 | $10,546 | $6,600 | 2 | — | $1,649 | $6,863 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund's only listed officer is M T Trust Company, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
M T Trust Company
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$4K (2025)
Former officers (3)
- Former: M AND T Bank (2019–2024) — Corporate Trustee
- Former: M&t (2022) — Corporate Trustee
- Former: M&T Trust CO (2020–2021) — Corporate 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to M T Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund
How much does Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund give each year?
Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund gave $5K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 2 grants.
How large is Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund?
Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund reported $112K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund operate?
Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia.
What is Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund's EIN?
Kathryn Schiffner Music Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6641692. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
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