Love Foundation for American Music
Love Foundation for American Music is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Reno, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $65K. Net investment income was $18.
Love Foundation for American Music at a glance
In short: Love Foundation for American Music gave $65K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $65,000
- -48.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,500
- +4.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $32,500
- Total assets
- $1,237
- -4.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (77% 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 Love Foundation for American Music funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Selfless Love Foundation ($50K). Together the top 2 received $65K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 19 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Love Foundation for American Music gives
- Giving fell 75% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 $65K (2025) to $265K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $65K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Selfless Love Foundation Jupiter, FL | To help children in foster care transition to a permanent home/living situation | $50,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse International Relief Boone, NC | Specialize in international disaster relief and meeting needs of individuals in conflict, disaster, famine, and epidemic areas. | $15,000 |
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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 | $1,237 | $65,018 | $65,075 | $65,000 | 2 | $65,000 | $18 | $985 |
| 2024 | $1,294 | $123,016 | $125,075 | $125,000 | 4 | $125,000 | $16 | $323 |
| 2023 | $3,353 | $102,562 | $132,600 | $132,500 | 5 | $132,500 | $62 | $533 |
| 2022 | $33,391 | $295,018 | $265,025 | $265,000 | 5 | $265,000 | $18 | $1,049 |
| 2021 | $3,398 | $78,000 | $75,090 | $75,000 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $488 | $147,503 | $146,535 | $146,500 | 5 | — | $3 | — |
| 2019 | — | $80,020 | $85,060 | $85,000 | 4 | — | $20 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Love Foundation for American Music reported a distributable amount of $985 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Love Foundation for American Music is led by Michael E. Love, Director on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael E. Love
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Love Foundation for American Music
How much does Love Foundation for American Music give each year?
Love Foundation for American Music gave $65K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $125K across 4 grants.
How large is Love Foundation for American Music?
Love Foundation for American Music reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $65K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $985 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Love Foundation for American Music?
Love Foundation for American Music is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Reno, NV. It holds $1K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Love Foundation for American Music operate?
Love Foundation for American Music has awarded grants in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, Tennessee.
What is Love Foundation for American Music's EIN?
Love Foundation for American Music's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3923731. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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