John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sarasota, FL EIN: 65-0314860

John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Sarasota, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $321K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $87K. Net investment income was $127K.

John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $87K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$87,102
+20.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$87,102
+20.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$87,102
Total assets
$320,591
+13.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% 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 John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Lawrence University: $87KLawrence University$87K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lawrence University ($87K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Appleton

How John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 228% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2023) to $87K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $87K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lawrence University Appleton, WIScholarships$87,102
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$320,591$133,287$96,224$87,1021$88,952$127,409$39,067
2024$283,528$59,843$79,662$72,3381$74,093$54,274$37,707
2023$303,347$38,866$37,049$29,6741$31,299$34,302$31,167
2022$301,529$45,458$87,121$80,6281$82,153$40,888$30,408
2021$343,192$33,781$79,994$72,9941$74,519$28,646$35,787
2020$389,405$28,680$76,351$70,2201—$24,437$31,370

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Caldwell Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Caldwell Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $4K (2020) → $6K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Caldwell Trust Company — Trustee: $6KCaldwell Trust CompanyTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to Caldwell Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust

How much does John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust give each year?

John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $72K across 1 grant.

How large is John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust?

John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust reported $321K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $89K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust?

John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Sarasota, FL. It holds $321K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust operate?

John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust's EIN?

John O & Helen Younger Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0314860. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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