The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker St Joseph, MI EIN: 26-1141395

The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in St Joseph, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41K in total assets. Net investment income was $423.

The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$40,660
+0.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$423
-58.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$423
-58.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$49
-75.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Saint JosephBenton HarborBonita Springs

How The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−14%). Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 352% 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$10K$20K$30K5 grants2019 3 grants2020 1 grant2021 4 grants2022 6 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $22K (2022). In 2023 it made 6 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Joseph Public Schools Foundation St Joseph, MIOperating$5,000
Readiness Center St Joseph, MIOperating$1,000
Lory's Place St Joseph, MIOperating$938
St Joseph Schools St Joseph, MIOperating$250
New Horizons of SWFL Bonita Springs, FLOperating$100
St Joseph Lincoln Senior Service Center St Joseph, MIOperating$50
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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$40,660$423$49———$423$1,987
2024$40,286$1,007$197———$1,007$1,950
2023$39,476$1,040$7,338$7,3386$7,338$1,040$2,085
2022$45,774$878$23,340$22,4904$23,340$28$3,036
2021$68,236$34$2,460$1,5001$2,460$34$3,420
2020$70,662$60$8,494$8,4943—$60$3,651
2019$79,096$169$11,024$11,0245—$169$4,167

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation is led by Thomas C. Yeager, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas C. Yeager

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tj Passaro

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher T. Yeager

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey M. Yeager

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: David Vanderploeg (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Julie Kay Payovich (2019–2024) — Vice President

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.

Frequently asked questions about The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation

How large is The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation?

The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation reported $41K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $423.

Where does The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation operate?

The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Michigan.

How much is The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation's EIN?

The Thomas and Maria Yeager Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1141395. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 28, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 2, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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