Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust
Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust is a private foundation, based in Columbia, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $642K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $42K. Net investment income was $64K.
Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust at a glance
In short: Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust gave $42K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $41,967
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,492
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,420
- Total assets
- $641,922
- +2.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% 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 Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Missouri - Columbia ($19K). Together the top 4 received $42K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (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 Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 149% 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 $26K (2020) to $56K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $42K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO | Scholarships and Higday | $18,627 |
| Kbia - University of Missouri Columbia, MO | Promote Mozart and | $10,840 |
| Landlockd Opera Inc Kansas City, MO | Elixir of Love Grant | $10,000 |
| Odyssey Chamber Music Series Inc Columbia, MO | Baroque Concerto Grant | $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 | $641,922 | $69,689 | $54,798 | $41,967 | 4 | $47,214 | $64,236 | $31,773 |
| 2024 | $627,085 | $126,897 | $54,789 | $43,515 | 4 | $47,286 | $121,656 | $29,892 |
| 2023 | $554,862 | $95,111 | $64,913 | $55,623 | 3 | $59,284 | $90,061 | $28,957 |
| 2022 | $524,954 | $30,960 | $47,236 | $37,927 | 4 | $39,767 | $23,798 | $31,601 |
| 2021 | $541,362 | $32,989 | $42,630 | $32,566 | 4 | $34,489 | $25,357 | $35,666 |
| 2020 | $550,898 | $36,391 | $34,914 | $25,948 | 3 | — | $29,308 | $31,512 |
| 2019 | $549,263 | $24,740 | $40,394 | $31,296 | 3 | — | $17,771 | $30,730 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust reported a distributable amount of $32K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust's only listed officer is The Central Trust Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
The Central Trust Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$8K (2022) → $5K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Central Trust Investment Co (2019–2021) — 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 $5K, to The Central Trust Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust
How much does Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust give each year?
Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust gave $42K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $44K across 4 grants.
What is Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust's typical grant size?
Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,420, and its average grant was $10,492, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust give grants?
Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Columbia, MO (3 grants).
Does Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust?
Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust reported $642K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $47K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust's EIN?
Paul D Higday Mozart Music Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6297220. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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