Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust
Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust is a private foundation, based in New Haven, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $617K. Net investment income was $356K.
Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust at a glance
In short: Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust gave $617K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $103K), top state Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $616,680
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $102,780
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $102,780
- Total assets
- $12,054,063
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (17% 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 Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Yale University ($103K). Together the top 6 received $617K.
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 18 grants of 30 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $558K (2020) to $617K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $617K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yale University New Haven, CT | General Operating | $102,780 |
| Univ of Virginia Medical School Fdn Boone, IA | General Operating | $102,780 |
| Northern Illinois University Fdn Dekalb, IL | General Operating | $102,780 |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation Charlottesville, VA | General Operating | $102,780 |
| Northern Arizona University Fdn Flagstaff, AZ | General Operating | $102,780 |
| Brigham Young University Provo, UT | General Operating | $102,780 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,054,063 | $382,426 | $661,732 | $616,680 | 6 | $635,001 | $355,695 | $682,010 |
| 2024 | $12,333,450 | $1,721,307 | $668,615 | $605,706 | 6 | $615,757 | $1,705,730 | $610,902 |
| 2023 | $10,901,704 | $591,081 | $624,547 | $589,248 | 6 | $591,248 | $578,967 | $568,434 |
| 2022 | $11,085,604 | $641,020 | $641,277 | $601,590 | 6 | $603,590 | $618,475 | $571,645 |
| 2021 | $10,749,126 | $1,246,124 | $597,209 | $576,522 | 6 | $578,522 | $1,230,024 | $645,143 |
| 2020 | $10,495,606 | $-106,242 | $598,578 | $557,682 | 6 | — | $372,308 | $549,309 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust reported a distributable amount of $682K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust is led by Yale University, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Yale University
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust
How much does Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust give each year?
Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust gave $617K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $606K across 6 grants.
What is Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust's typical grant size?
Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust's median grant in 2025 was $102,780, and its average grant was $102,780, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust give grants?
Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust's top state is Connecticut, with 17% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Iowa (17%) and Illinois (17%).
Does Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust's largest grantees?
Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust's largest 2025 grantees include Yale University ($102,780), Univ of Virginia Medical School Fdn ($102,780) and Northern Illinois University Fdn ($102,780), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust?
Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust reported $12.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $635K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $682K (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.
What is Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust's EIN?
Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0983815. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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