The Young Family Charitable Foundation

NEW CANAAN, CT EIN: 13-6976453

The Young Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation established in 1993, classified as a 501(c)(3) organization. The foundation is located in New York, NY and is supported by Brian Young. It operates with no employees and focuses its grantmaking on select charitable organizations.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$12.6M

+317.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$912K

-53.2% YoY

Grant Count

20

+25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$46K

-62.6% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation primarily supports Mustard Seed Communities. Recent grantmaking also reflects support for education-related initiatives, as evidenced by grants to the Diocese of Bridgeport Education Association.

Grantmaking

The foundation made 14 grants in its most recent fiscal year (ending June 2024). Recent grants include:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

BnorwalkBostonBridgeportCambridgeConcordDarienDorchesterElk Grove VillageFairdieldFairfieldGeorgetownHarlanLake JunaluskaMedfieldNew CanaanNew YorkNorwalkSheltonWest HartfordWeston

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of June 30, 2024:

  • Total Assets: $3,030,421
  • Total Expenses: $1,956,654
  • Total Revenues: $37,482
  • Investment Income and Dividends: $21 (partial data available)

Alternative asset figure reported: $12,648,460 (from separate filing data)

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$8M$11M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$12,648,460$3,030,421$4,660,626
Revenue$10,275,663$37,482$86,554
Expenses$924,384$1,956,654$2,478,976
Qualifying Distributions$915,933$1,952,825$2,403,000
Net Investment Income$538,533$290,128$18,244
Distributable Amount$415,147$243,758$325,629

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$600K$1M$2M$2M14 grants202117 grants202223 grants202316 grants202420 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL$125KDIOCESE OF BRIDGEPORT$99KMALTA HOUSE$99KAMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER$99KREGIS COLLEGE$50KNEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE…$50KNEW YORK CITY BALLET$50KWORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MI…$50KST PATRICKS CATHEDRAL LA…$50KREGIS COLLEGE$50K

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants across all recorded years

53<$50K22$50–100K5$100–250K1$250–500K8$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The foundation is supported by Brian Young, listed as trustee.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRIAN D YOUNGTRUSTEE

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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