Yiakas Family Foundation
Yiakas Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Palos Verdes Estates, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $836K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $15K.
Yiakas Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Yiakas Family Foundation gave $19K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,362
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- Average grant
- $2,151
- Median grant
- $600
- Total assets
- $835,598
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (66% 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 Yiakas Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Saint Katherine ($7K). Together the top 8 received $19K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 31 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Yiakas Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 391% from 2022 to 2025. 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 $4K (2022) to $29K (2020). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $19K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Katherine Redondo Beach, CA | General Fund | $7,250 |
| Saint Sophia Youth San Antonio, TX | Financial Support | $3,637 |
| Panicarian Brotherhood Pasadena, CA | General Fund | $3,031 |
| Panicarian Foundation Pittsburg, PA | General Fund | $3,030 |
| City of Hope Torrance, CA | Financial Assistance | $600 |
| Non-Religious Organizations Palos Verdes Estates, CA | Education | $514 |
| Saint Anthony El Segundo, CA | General Fund | $500 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $500 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital Santa Ana, CA | Financial Assistance | $300 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $835,598 | $62,492 | $27,440 | $19,362 | 9 | $24,362 | $14,553 |
| 2024 | $800,546 | $145,978 | $15,097 | — | — | — | $90,881 |
| 2023 | $724,399 | $48,359 | $11,566 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $661,489 | $-87,882 | $17,538 | $3,946 | 6 | $3,946 | $8,724 |
| 2021 | $839,101 | $38,599 | $45,703 | $26,779 | 16 | $26,779 | $19,675 |
| 2020 | $678,029 | $115,293 | $68,903 | $28,986 | 5 | — | $75,376 |
| 2019 | $631,639 | $83,687 | $32,645 | $22,523 | 3 | — | $23,565 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yiakas Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Demosthenes C. Yiakas
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas C. Yiakas
Director
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Constantinos Gus Yiakas
Foundation Manager
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
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 Yiakas Family Foundation
How much does Yiakas Family Foundation give each year?
Yiakas Family Foundation gave $19K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Yiakas Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Yiakas Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $600, and its average grant was $2,151, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Yiakas Family Foundation give grants?
Yiakas Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (19%) and Pennsylvania (16%).
Does Yiakas Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 44% of Yiakas Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Financial Assistance" (3 grants).
Who are Yiakas Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Yiakas Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Saint Katherine ($7,250), Saint Sophia Youth ($3,637) and Panicarian Brotherhood ($3,031), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Yiakas Family Foundation?
Yiakas Family Foundation reported $836K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $62K.
What is Yiakas Family Foundation's EIN?
Yiakas Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2514270. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Yiakas Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/yiakas-family-foundation-morg_00d6696ff32646b196f64055860ff64f
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