Yates Foundation
Yates Foundation is a private foundation based in Texarkana, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including organizations serving health, human services, education, and community needs.
Yates Foundation at a glance
In short: Yates Foundation gave $47K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Texas. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $47,000
- +11.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,700
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $120,461
- +17.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (3 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Yates Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2015 Galleria Oaks Dr, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903) 336-6253
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Yates Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trahc ($10K). Together the top 10 received $47K.
Grant Size Distribution
42 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 42 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing shows 96% of grant dollars going to recipients in Texas and 4% to recipients in Arkansas. The listed recipients were in Texarkana, Texas, or Texarkana, Arkansas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Yates Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 10 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 80% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2024) to $344K (2019). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $47K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trahc Texarkana, TX | General Support | $10,000 |
| CASA of Northeast Texas Texarkana, TX | Aid with Child Services | $7,500 |
| Alzheimer's Alliance Tri-State Texarkana, TX | Aid Family of Ill Patients | $5,000 |
| Hospice of Texarkana Texarkana, TX | Aid Family of Ill Patients | $5,000 |
| Tough Kookie Foundation Texarkana, TX | Aid Breast Cancer Patients | $5,000 |
| Women for Texas A&M Texarkana Texarkana, TX | General Support | $5,000 |
| Temple Memorial Texarkana, TX | To Aid Physically Challenged | $4,000 |
| Texarkana Public Library Foundation Texarkana, TX | General Support | $2,500 |
| Texarkana Resources Texarkana, AR | General Support | $2,000 |
| Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank Texarkana, TX | General Support | $1,000 |
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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 | $120,461 | $68,600 | $50,668 | $47,000 | 10 | $48,850 | — | $3,714 |
| 2024 | $102,529 | $95,000 | $45,469 | $42,000 | 9 | $43,750 | — | $3,275 |
| 2023 | $52,998 | $135,700 | $243,780 | $240,125 | 11 | $240,125 | — | $7,387 |
| 2022 | $161,078 | $163,860 | $234,509 | $234,500 | 9 | $234,500 | — | $8,868 |
| 2021 | $231,727 | $191,426 | $292,047 | $259,000 | 3 | — | $1,426 | — |
| 2020 | $332,348 | $5,992 | $269,003 | $259,000 | 3 | — | $5,992 | — |
| 2019 | $595,359 | $410,368 | $385,317 | $344,000 | 5 | — | $9,868 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yates Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The foundation’s 2025 grants included general support and aid related to child services, families of ill patients, breast cancer patients, and people with physical challenges. One recipient, Hospice of Texarkana, describes its own mission as providing care to terminally ill people and grief support to the community, with an inpatient facility for patient care.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $47,000 through 10 grants. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. Recipients included TRAHC ($10,000), CASA of Northeast Texas ($7,500), Alzheimer’s Alliance Tri-State ($5,000), Hospice of Texarkana ($5,000), Tough Kookie Foundation ($5,000), and Women for Texas A&M Texarkana ($5,000).
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yates Foundation is led by Stacy Yates, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stacy Yates
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Faellen Yates
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Hubbard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yates Floyd
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenzie Huang
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Hubbard
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sonja Hubbard
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Kenzie Floyd (2019–2024) — Director
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 Yates Foundation
How much does Yates Foundation give each year?
Yates Foundation gave $47K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $42K across 9 grants.
What is Yates Foundation's typical grant size?
Yates Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,700, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Yates Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Yates Foundation give grants?
Yates Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Texarkana, TX (9 grants).
Does Yates Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 50% of Yates Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Yates Foundation's largest grantees?
Yates Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Trahc ($10,000), CASA of Northeast Texas ($7,500) and Alzheimer's Alliance Tri-State ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Yates Foundation?
Yates Foundation reported $120K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $49K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Yates Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. The foundation’s 2025 grants included general support and aid related to child services, families of ill patients, breast cancer patients, and people with physical challenges. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Yates Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Yates Foundation's EIN?
Yates Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4510930. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Yates Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 4, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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