Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation
The Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Moline, Illinois. In 2025, it reported 18 grants totaling $400,000 to organizations and public entities, including schools, local government, health, cultural, and community organizations.
Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation gave $400K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Illinois. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $400,000
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -21.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,222
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,099
- Total assets
- $6,036,352
- +3.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (2 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3551 7Th St Quad City Bank Trust, Moline, IL 61265
Phone: (309) 736-3889
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mercer County Better Together ($80K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $362K.
Grant Size Distribution
84 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 84 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois (99%) and Iowa (1%). The listed 2025 grants include recipients in Aledo, Sherrard, Joy, New Boston, Monmouth, and Rock Island, Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 17 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $25K. How we count
Medians: $12K first-time, $14K repeat.
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $315K (2020) to $417K (2022). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $400K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Health Department Aledo, IL | Mental Health Action | $55,000 |
| Sherrard Cusd #200 Sherrard, IL | General Purpose | $51,622 |
| Mercer County Better Together Aledo, IL | 2025 Backbone Support & | $50,000 |
| Aledo Park District Aledo, IL | General Purpose | $50,000 |
| Mercer CSD #404 Joy, IL | Mercer Co Student & Staff | $47,375 |
| Mercer County Better Together Aledo, IL | Admin Grant for Creative | $30,000 |
| City of New Boston New Boston, IL | General Purpose | $19,000 |
| Aledo Opera House Inc Aledo, IL | General Purpose | $18,000 |
| United CUSD 304 Monmouth, IL | General Purpose | $14,697 |
| Mercer County Historical Society Aledo, IL | General Purpose | $13,500 |
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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 | $6,036,352 | $707,129 | $502,509 | $400,000 | 18 | $453,772 | $658,392 | $446,347 |
| 2024 | $5,836,537 | $377,283 | $511,369 | $408,776 | 23 | $464,280 | $329,854 | $433,928 |
| 2023 | $5,970,623 | $206,747 | $493,693 | $388,251 | 18 | $448,759 | $161,813 | $403,801 |
| 2022 | $6,257,569 | $173,400 | $538,923 | $416,696 | 19 | $477,524 | $111,908 | $434,954 |
| 2021 | $6,623,092 | $729,980 | $470,994 | $357,043 | 6 | $415,141 | $673,574 | $469,813 |
| 2020 | $6,364,106 | $318,548 | $417,355 | $315,456 | 5 | — | $274,614 | $423,626 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $446K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for mental health action, schools, parks, local government, cultural organizations, community work, and a college installment.
Mercer County Better Together, which received two grants, describes its mission as aligning resources and priorities to create stronger businesses. Augustana College, which received a grant, describes its mission as offering a challenging education rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and the Lutheran expression of the Christian faith, developing qualities of mind, spirit, and body for leadership and service in a diverse and changing world.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 18 grants totaling $400,000. Grant amounts ranged from $3,000 to $55,000, with a median of $14,098.
Among the largest reported grants were $55,000 to Mercer County Health Department for “Mental Health Action”; $51,622 to Sherrard CUSD #200 for “General Purpose”; $50,000 to Mercer County Better Together for “2025 Backbone Support &”; $50,000 to Aledo Park District for “General Purpose”; and $47,375 to Mercer CSD #404 for “Mercer Co Student & Staff.” Mercer County Better Together also received $30,000 for “Admin Grant for Creative.” Other reported grants included $19,000 to the City of New Boston, $18,000 to Aledo Opera House Inc, $14,697 to United CUSD 304, $13,500 to Mercer County Historical Society, $12,500 to Mercer County Board of Supervisors, and $10,000 to Augustana College.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Tracy Brashears as director, secretary, and treasurer; James Zmuda as director; John A. Slover Jr. as director, president, and assistant secretary; and Trevor Fisk as trustee.
Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation is led by John A. Slover Jr., Director, President & Assistant Secretary since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John A. Slover Jr.
Director, President & Assistant Secretary
Director, President & Assistant Se → Director, President & Assistant Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Brashears
Director, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Zmuda
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Fisk
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Joe Zmuda (2024) — Director
- Former: Frank S. Mitvalsky (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Community Fdn Of The Great River Be (2020–2022) — Consultant
- Former: Quad City Bank Trust Company (2020–2022) — Investment Manager
- Former: Peter Benson (2020) — Director, Secretary & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation
How much does Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation give each year?
Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation gave $400K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $409K across 23 grants.
What is Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $14,099, and its average grant was $22,222, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation that year got $12K on average.
Where does Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation give grants?
Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Aledo, IL (9 grants) and New Boston, IL (2 grants).
Does Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 61% of Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 18) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Mercer County Better Together ($80,000 across 2 grants), Mercer County Health Department ($55,000) and Sherrard Cusd #200 ($51,622), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation?
Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation reported $6.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $454K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $446K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for mental health action, schools, parks, local government, cultural organizations, community work, and a college installment. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8397881. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/looser-flake-charitable-foundation-morg_340a2fe6db724508b74fe44ea5973929
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