Public Charity

FLAX

FLAX is a Public Charity headquartered in LOS ANGELES, CA. Financial data from the 2020 filing: $42K revenue, $64K expenses. IRS filings disclose 4 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $52K.

EIN: 205261978 LOS ANGELES, CA General Support NTEE: DEFAULT Latest filing: 2020
Total Revenue$42K
Total Expenses$64K
Grants Given4
Grant Total$52K
Filing Years2017–2020

Mission

TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP FRANCO-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIPS AND UNDERSTANDING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND POSSIBLY THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST BY SPONSORING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS IN THE AREAS OF CULTURE, SCIENCE AND LINGUISTIC STUDIES AND BY PROMOTING CULTURAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN AMERICA AND FRANCE.

Sample Grants Given

LOS ANGELES OPERA
LOS ANGELES, CA · 2020
"LOS ANGELES OPERA" - GRANT TO THE LOS ANGELES OPERA WAS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE FOUNDATIONS REMAINING CORPUS UPON LIQUIDATION.
$22,761
GRAND PERFORMANCES
LOS ANGELES, CA · 2019
"GRAND PERFORMANCES" - GRANT TO GRAND PERFORMANCES TO UNDERWRITE "AUDACITY OF SOUND", A FREE, IMMERSIVE AND INTERACTIVE ALL DAY STREET FESTIVAL OF MUSIC. THE GRANT WAS DIRECTED TO UNDERWRITE THE PERFORMANCE OF DJUEHDJOAH & LIEUTENANT NICHOLSON, FRENCH PERFORMERS WITH AFRICAN ROOTS WHO PERFORM A MIX OF CATCHY, POPPY, TRIPPY, CHEEKY FRENCH SOUNDS FUSED WITH JAZZ, AFROBEAT, ELECTRONIC AND SOUL MUSIC. GRAND PERFORMANCES IS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER PRESENTER OF FREE PERFORMING ARTS.
$10,000
GRAND PERFORMANCES
LOS ANGELES, CA · 2018
GRANT TO GRAND PERFORMANCES TO UNDERWRITE THE WEST COAST DEBUT OF CHRISTOPHE CHASSOL'S 2013 WORK "INDIAMORE". CHASSOL IS A FRENCH PIANIST, COMPOSER, ARRANGER AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR. GRAND PERFORMANCES IS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER PRESENTER OF FREE PERFORMING ARTS.
$10,000
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
LOS ANGELES, CA · 2017
GRANT TO THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER TO HELP FUND A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY THE CARIBBEAN BLUES TRIO "DELGRES" WHO SING MOST OF THEIR SONGS IN FRENCH OR IN CREOLE. THE GRANT SUPPORTED THE "DELGRES" PERFORMANCE AS A PART OF THE 2017 SUNSET CONCERTS AT THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER. THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN LITERARY, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
$9,000

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Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Elisabeth Forney
SECRETARY Gerald Du Manoir
PRESIDENT Lionel Sauvage
TREASURER Mark S Tinglof

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Top Grant Purposes

"LOS ANGELES OPERA" - GRANT TO THE LOS ANGELES OPERA WAS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE FOUNDATIONS REMAINING CORPUS UPON LIQUIDATION.
$22,761 1 grant
"GRAND PERFORMANCES" - GRANT TO GRAND PERFORMANCES TO UNDERWRITE "AUDACITY OF SOUND", A FREE, IMMERSIVE AND INTERACTIVE ALL DAY STREET FESTIVAL OF MUSIC. THE GRANT WAS DIRECTED TO UNDERWRITE THE PERFORMANCE OF DJUEHDJOAH & LIEUTENANT NICHOLSON, FRENCH PERFORMERS WITH AFRICAN ROOTS WHO PERFORM A MIX OF CATCHY, POPPY, TRIPPY, CHEEKY FRENCH SOUNDS FUSED WITH JAZZ, AFROBEAT, ELECTRONIC AND SOUL MUSIC. GRAND PERFORMANCES IS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER PRESENTER OF FREE PERFORMING ARTS.
$10,000 1 grant
GRANT TO GRAND PERFORMANCES TO UNDERWRITE THE WEST COAST DEBUT OF CHRISTOPHE CHASSOL'S 2013 WORK "INDIAMORE". CHASSOL IS A FRENCH PIANIST, COMPOSER, ARRANGER AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR. GRAND PERFORMANCES IS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER PRESENTER OF FREE PERFORMING ARTS.
$10,000 1 grant
GRANT TO THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER TO HELP FUND A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY THE CARIBBEAN BLUES TRIO "DELGRES" WHO SING MOST OF THEIR SONGS IN FRENCH OR IN CREOLE. THE GRANT SUPPORTED THE "DELGRES" PERFORMANCE AS A PART OF THE 2017 SUNSET CONCERTS AT THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER. THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN LITERARY, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
$9,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2020 $42K $64K
2019 $186K $166K $22K
2018 $161K $213K $2K
2017 $217K $244K $55K

Between 2017 and 2020, reported annual revenue declined from $217K to $42K (-81%).

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA.

CA

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