Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund
Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Pasadena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $82K in total assets. In 2024, it made $550 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $2K.
Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund at a glance
- Total assets
- $81,876
- +2.9% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $3,741
- -296.0% vs 2023
- Qualifying distributions (2024)
- $550
- -94.8% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $1,415
- -87.6% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving grew 33% from 2020 to 2023. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 12% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $15K (2021). In 2023 it made 4 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $81,876 | $3,741 | $1,415 | — | — | $550 | $2,378 | $4,759 |
| 2023 | $79,550 | $-1,909 | $11,454 | $10,000 | 4 | $10,550 | $1,061 | $4,478 |
| 2022 | $92,913 | $10,390 | $9,157 | $7,500 | 3 | $8,050 | $4,383 | $5,079 |
| 2021 | $91,680 | $9,824 | $16,550 | $15,000 | 6 | — | $7,206 | $5,301 |
| 2020 | $98,406 | $3,415 | $9,105 | $7,500 | 3 | — | $1,567 | $4,907 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund is led by Shawn Thrasher, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Shawn Thrasher
President
Secretary → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandy Buenafe
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Chow
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Crystal Duran
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kris Amaral
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miguel Acosta
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Schram
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darla Wegener
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Tyler
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hillary Theyer
Secretary
Past President → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Genesis Hansen
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Shaffer
Past President
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nichole Brown
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ziba Perez
Ala Chap Counc
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annie Jaffe
Student Representative
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Dolly Goyal (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jene Brown (2020–2023) — Past President
- Former: Yolande Wilburn (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Deidre Kolman (2023) — Student Representative
- Former: Stephanie Gyles (2023) — Director
- Former: Jayanti Addleman (2020–2022) — Past-President
- Former: Jeanette Contreras (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan Broman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Beatriz Preciado (2021–2022) — Director & Ala Chap C
- Former: Derek Wolfgram (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Heidi Miller (2022) — Student Representative
- Former: Emily Weak (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Fink (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Mayra Fuentes (2020–2021) — Student Representative
- Former: Stephanie Beverage (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Chris Brown (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund
How large is Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund?
Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund reported $82K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $550 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund operate?
Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in California.
What is Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Edna Yelland Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6167063. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 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 February 15, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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