Yargus Family Foundation
Yargus Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Indianapolis, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $290K. Net investment income was $176K.
Yargus Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Yargus Family Foundation gave $290K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $73K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $290,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- Average grant
- $72,500
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $2,128,395
- -7.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (91% 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 Yargus Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Human Resources Center of Edgar & Clark ($250K). Together the top 4 received $290K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 10 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Yargus Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 480% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 403% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2019) to $290K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $290K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Center of Edgar & Clark Paris, IL | General Fund | $250,000 |
| Wabash Riverscape Terre Haute, IN | General Fund | $25,000 |
| St Mary's Catholic Church Marshall, IL | Building Fund | $10,000 |
| Marshall High School Marshall, IL | General Fund | $5,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,128,395 | $180,138 | $296,949 | $290,000 | 4 | $293,034 | $176,223 | $72,766 |
| 2024 | $2,298,730 | $47,519 | $15,679 | — | — | $4,572 | $36,412 | $69,639 |
| 2023 | $2,201,396 | $28,407 | $113,708 | $100,000 | 1 | $101,380 | $21,690 | $58,235 |
| 2022 | $2,191,232 | $12,572 | $69,230 | $50,000 | 1 | $54,289 | $19,105 | $49,042 |
| 2020 | $2,351,104 | $-17,140 | $30,066 | $20,531 | 4 | — | $3,936 | $30,169 |
| 2019 | $2,336,416 | $14,827 | $8,920 | $2,000 | 1 | — | $10,728 | $19,886 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yargus Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $73K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yargus Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne Sheehy
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Catherine Shaffer
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Larry Yargus
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Margaret Yargus
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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 Yargus Family Foundation
How much does Yargus Family Foundation give each year?
Yargus Family Foundation gave $290K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Yargus Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Yargus Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,500, and its average grant was $72,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Yargus Family Foundation give grants?
Yargus Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Indiana (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Marshall, IL (2 grants).
Does Yargus Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 75% of Yargus Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Yargus Family Foundation?
Yargus Family Foundation reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $293K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $73K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Yargus Family Foundation's EIN?
Yargus Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-7000995. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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