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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8397881

Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Moline, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $400,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,036,352

  • Tax year 2024

    $408,776

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $5,836,537

  • Tax year 2023

    $388,251

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $5,970,623

  • Tax year 2022

    $416,696

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,257,569

  • Tax year 2021

    $357,043

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,623,092

  • Tax year 2020

    $315,456

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,364,106

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mercer County Health DepartmentAledo, IL

    Mental health action

    $55,000
  2. Sherrard Cusd #200Sherrard, IL

    General purpose

    $51,622
  3. Mercer County Better TogetherAledo, IL

    2025 backbone support &

    $50,000
  4. Aledo Park DistrictAledo, IL

    General purpose

    $50,000
  5. Mercer CSD #404Joy, IL

    Mercer co student & staff

    $47,375
  6. Mercer County Better TogetherAledo, IL

    Admin grant for creative

    $30,000
  7. City of New BostonNew Boston, IL

    General purpose

    $19,000
  8. Aledo Opera House IncAledo, IL

    General purpose

    $18,000
  9. United CUSD 304Monmouth, IL

    General purpose

    $14,697
  10. Mercer County Historical SocietyAledo, IL

    General purpose

    $13,500
  11. Mercer County Board of SupervisorsAledo, IL

    General purpose

    $12,500
  12. Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL

    2025 installment-looser

    $10,000
  13. Eliza TownshipNew Boston, IL

    General purpose

    $7,106
  14. City of AledoAledo, IL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  15. Moline Regional Community FoundationMoline, IL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  16. Village of ViolaViola, IL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  17. Aledo Main Street IncAledo, IL

    Creative arts grant

    $3,200
  18. Quad City Symphony OrchestraDavenport, IA

    Bringing students to qcso

    $3,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Jobs and employment2 grants $80,00064% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $31,50025% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $3,2003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois17 grants $397,000
  2. Iowa1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Tracy BrashearsDIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • James ZmudaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John A Slover JrDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/ASST SEC Hours 1Pay $0
  • Quad Cities Community FoundationCONSULTANT Hours 20Pay $53,772
  • Quad City Bank & Trust CoINVESTMENT MANAGER Hours 20Pay $42,596
  • Trevor FiskTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0

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