Yates Family Foundation
Yates Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Fayettville, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $75K. Net investment income was $238K.
Yates Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Yates Family Foundation gave $75K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), top state South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $25,000
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $1,373,628
- +240.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (33% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Yates Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was South Carolina Equality Inc ($25K). Together the top 3 received $75K.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Yates Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 141% 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
In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Equality Inc Columbia, SC | General Contribution | $25,000 |
| Breakthrough T1D Arkansas Hagerstown, MD | General Contribution | $25,000 |
| Children's Homes Inc Paragould, AR | General Contribution | $25,000 |
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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 | $1,373,628 | $1,056,449 | $87,094 | $75,000 | 3 | $75,000 | $238,226 | $53,054 |
| 2024 | $403,084 | $403,084 | — | — | — | — | — | $1,654 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yates Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $53K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yates Family Foundation is led by C. Douglas Yates, Director & President on every filing since 2024; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
C. Douglas Yates
Director & President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Peare
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Y. Rainey
Director, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "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 Yates Family Foundation
How much does Yates Family Foundation give each year?
Yates Family Foundation gave $75K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Yates Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Yates Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $25,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Yates Family Foundation give grants?
Yates Family Foundation's top state is South Carolina, with 33% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Maryland (33%) and Arkansas (33%).
Does Yates Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Yates Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Yates Family Foundation?
Yates Family Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $75K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $53K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Yates Family Foundation's EIN?
Yates Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1096585. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated November 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 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 21, 2026)
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