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Yasha Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dakota Dunes, SD EIN: 35-2462359 Website

Yasha Foundation is a private foundation based in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. Its 2025 filing describes charitable activity including multidenominational prayer, intercessory and healing work, outreach, hardship assistance, and financial support for evangelical purposes.

Key facts about Yasha Foundation

In short: Yasha Foundation gave $84K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
35-2462359
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$84,152
Grants made (2025)
13
Average grant
$6,473
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$260,727
Primary geography
Iowa (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
The filing says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Full details ↓
Deadline
March 31.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$261K

-22.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$84K

-25.0% YoY

Grant Count

13

+8.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

-30.7% YoY

How Yasha Foundation gives

  • 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 11507% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s 2025 filing lists Christ-centered program support, emergency hardship, and financial-need scholarships for recipients within 300 miles of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, as award restrictions. The filing also reports hardship assistance to two individuals and evangelical financial assistance to 13 nonprofit businesses during 2025.

Examples of organizations receiving grants in 2025 include Siouxland Youth for Christ, whose stated mission is to provide youth ministry services in the Siouxland area; The Gospel Mission, which says it provides clothing, shelter, nutrition, and pastoral services for homeless and needy people; and House of Missions and Equipping, which says it equips others for prayer, worship, and Kingdom work in northwest Iowa and the surrounding region.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $84,152. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000. Notable grants included $20,000 to Siouxland Youth for Christ, $10,000 to Her Health, $10,000 to Agape Services, and $9,100 to Assemblies of God. Morningside University and The Gospel Mission each received $5,000.

Review Cycle

March 31. This date has passed as of September 29, 2026.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The filing lists award restrictions for recipients within 300 miles of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. In 2025, 75% of grant dollars went to recipients in Iowa, 12% to Missouri, 7% to Texas, 4% to Oklahoma, and 2% to Florida.

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

Sioux CitySpringfieldOzarkRichardsonSioux CenterDallasDes MoinesLonsdaleNew York CityOrlandoWinter HavenTulsaYankton

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 10 grants2023 12 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $725 (2022) to $112K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $84K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Siouxland Youth for Christ: $20KSiouxland Youth for Christ$20KHer Health: $10KHer Health$10KAgape Services: $10KAgape Services$10KAssemblies of God: $9KAssemblies of God$9KTime to Revive: $6KTime to Revive$6KMorningside University: $5KMorningside University$5KThe Gospel Mission: $5KThe Gospel Mission$5KFellowship of Christian Athletes: $2KFellowship of ChristianAthletes$2KWycliffe Bible Translators: $2KWycliffe Bible Translators$2KMann International Ministries: $1KMann International Ministries$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Siouxland Youth for Christ ($20K). Together the top 10 received $71K.

Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($13,002), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 37 (97%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Siouxland Youth for Christ Sioux City, IAEvangelize$20,000
2 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$13,002
Her Health Sioux City, IAEvangelize$10,000
Agape Services Sioux City, IAEvangelize$10,000
Assemblies of God Springfield, MOEvangelize$9,100
Time to Revive Richardson, TXEvangelize$6,000
Morningside University Sioux City, IAHonduras Misson$5,000
The Gospel Mission Sioux City, IAGeneral Fund$5,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Des Moines, IAEvangelize$2,400
Wycliffe Bible Translators Orlando, FLEvangelize$1,950

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants Grant count
2025 $260,727 $11,627 $84,960 $84,152 13
2024 $334,060 $18,828 $118,413 $112,157 12
2023 $433,645 $167,009 $155,304 $74,000 10
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$260,727$334,060$433,645
Revenue$11,627$18,828$167,009
Expenses$84,960$118,413$155,304
Qualifying Distributions$84,698$117,731$147,434
Net Investment Income$11,627$18,828$41,764

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 22, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Raun D Lohry, Shawn M Lohry, and Alexa Paulsen as directors.

Yasha Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alexa Paulsen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raun D. Lohry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn M. Lohry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/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.

Contact

Application contact: Yasha Foundation Attn Shawn Lohry
Mailing address: 6 Spanish Bay, North Sioux City, SD 57049
Phone: (712) 203-1221
Website: https://yashaministry.org

Frequently asked questions about Yasha Foundation

How much does Yasha Foundation give each year?

Yasha Foundation gave $84K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $112K across 12 grants.

What is Yasha Foundation's typical grant size?

Yasha Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,473, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Yasha Foundation give grants?

Yasha Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Missouri (12%) and Texas (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Sioux City, IA (5 grants).

Does Yasha Foundation give general operating support?

Occasionally: 8% of Yasha Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Evangelize" (9 grants).

Who are Yasha Foundation's largest grantees?

Yasha Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Siouxland Youth for Christ ($20,000), Her Health ($10,000) and Agape Services ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($13,002), which are not listed by name. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Yasha Foundation?

Yasha Foundation reported $261K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $12K.

What does Yasha Foundation fund?

The foundation’s 2025 filing lists Christ-centered program support, emergency hardship, and financial-need scholarships for recipients within 300 miles of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, as award restrictions. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Yasha Foundation?

The filing says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Yasha Foundation's EIN?

Yasha Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2462359. 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. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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