Yeo Family Foundation
Yeo Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Midland, Michigan. Its 2025 filing reports 13 grants totaling $60,500, all to recipients in Michigan, for purposes including community projects, hunger relief, and life-skill programming.
Yeo Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Yeo Family Foundation gave $61K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Michigan. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $60,500
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,654
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $150,773
- -22.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (2 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% 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 Yeo Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing says applicants may submit a letter; there are no formal requirements, award restrictions, or deadlines. The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
- Contact
Application contact: Barbara Haines
Mailing address: 5509 Claremont, Midland, MI 48642-3175
Phone: (989) 631-5851
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Yeo Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Big Brothers Big Sisters ($5K). Together the top 10 received $50K.
Grant Size Distribution
67 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 67 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to Michigan recipients. The listed 2025 grants include organizations in Midland, Bay City, Monroe, and Saginaw.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Yeo Family Foundation open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 13 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 61% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 217% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF 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 $23K (2020) to $198K (2023). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $61K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Midland, MI | Community Projects | $5,000 |
| Boys Girls Clubs of the GLBR Bay City, MI | Community Projects | $5,000 |
| Can Council Saginaw, MI | Community Projects | $5,000 |
| East Side Soup Kitchen Saginaw, MI | Hunger Relief Program | $5,000 |
| Generation E Institute Monroe, MI | Community Projects | $5,000 |
| Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Saginaw, MI | Life Skill Programing | $5,000 |
| Hidden Harvest Saginaw, MI | Hunger Relief Program | $5,000 |
| Read Association of Saginaw County Saginaw, MI | Community Projects | $5,000 |
| Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan Saginaw, MI | Community Projects | $5,000 |
| YMCA of Saginaw Saginaw, MI | Community Projects | $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 | $150,773 | $18,196 | $61,638 | $60,500 | 13 | $60,500 | $17,256 | $27,886 |
| 2024 | $194,215 | $14,845 | $56,802 | $56,000 | 12 | $56,000 | $14,215 | $28,024 |
| 2023 | $236,172 | $13,335 | $199,637 | $198,487 | 14 | $198,487 | $12,405 | $25,616 |
| 2022 | $316,611 | $16,720 | $38,617 | $37,500 | 12 | $37,500 | $15,850 | $29,806 |
| 2021 | $338,508 | $18,647 | $37,783 | $36,500 | 16 | $36,500 | $17,755 | $31,150 |
| 2020 | $357,644 | $28,277 | $22,795 | $22,500 | 13 | — | $28,107 | $25,172 |
| 2019 | $352,162 | $14,471 | $27,069 | $25,000 | 14 | — | $12,505 | $25,247 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yeo Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $28K 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 for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including community projects, hunger relief, youth mentoring, life-skill programming, and music. For example, East Side Soup Kitchen says it provides weekday lunches and after-school meals to children; Big Brothers Big Sisters describes its mission as creating and supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships for youth; and Saginaw Choral Society says it builds and unites the community through music.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $60,500 through 13 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $5,000, with a median of $5,000.
Notable 2025 grants included $5,000 each to Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys Girls Clubs of the GLBR, CAN Council, East Side Soup Kitchen, Generation E Institute, Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan, Hidden Harvest, Read Association of Saginaw County, Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan, and YMCA of Saginaw. Saginaw Choral Society received $4,500, and Saginaw Children’s Zoo received $3,500.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William Yeo and Robert Yeo as vice presidents, and Barbara Haines as president.
Yeo Family Foundation is led by Barbara Haines, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara Haines
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Robert Yeo
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
William Yeo
Vice President
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 Yeo Family Foundation
How much does Yeo Family Foundation give each year?
Yeo Family Foundation gave $61K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $56K across 12 grants.
What is Yeo Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Yeo Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,654, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Yeo Family Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Yeo Family Foundation give grants?
Yeo Family Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Saginaw, MI (9 grants).
Does Yeo Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Yeo Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Projects" (10 grants).
Who are Yeo Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Yeo Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Big Brothers Big Sisters ($5,000), Boys Girls Clubs of the GLBR ($5,000) and Can Council ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Yeo Family Foundation?
Yeo Family Foundation reported $151K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $61K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Yeo Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including community projects, hunger relief, youth mentoring, life-skill programming, and music. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Yeo Family Foundation?
The filing says applicants may submit a letter; there are no formal requirements, award restrictions, or deadlines. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Yeo Family Foundation's EIN?
Yeo Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2426134. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Yeo Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/yeo-family-foundation-morg_dd25b0ed033e42a8a931ce610e0bff24
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