Yoakum Foundation
Yoakum Foundation is a private foundation, based in Normandy Park, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $155K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $26K. Net investment income was $21K.
Yoakum Foundation at a glance
In short: Yoakum Foundation gave $26K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,500
- -27.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,375
- -8.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $154,588
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (88% 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 Yoakum Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Francis of Assisi School ($15K). Together the top 4 received $26K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Yoakum Foundation gives
- Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 7% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2025) to $40K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $26K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Francis of Assisi School Burien, WA | Education | $15,000 |
| Rainier Scholars Seattle, WA | Education | $5,000 |
| Quilts of Valor Foundation Winterset, IA | Program Costs | $3,000 |
| Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA | Education | $2,500 |
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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 | $154,588 | $23,209 | $27,561 | $25,500 | 4 | $1,031 | $21,179 | $15,045 |
| 2024 | $158,940 | $21,116 | $36,873 | $35,000 | 5 | $35,936 | $19,179 | $15,061 |
| 2023 | $174,697 | $15,802 | $36,884 | $35,000 | 4 | $35,942 | $13,860 | $14,384 |
| 2022 | $195,779 | $11,992 | $37,277 | $35,000 | 4 | $36,138 | $8,853 | $15,588 |
| 2021 | $221,064 | $31,451 | $41,829 | $40,000 | 5 | $40,914 | $27,402 | $18,493 |
| 2020 | $231,442 | $53,489 | $36,839 | $35,000 | 4 | — | $15,334 | $15,140 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yoakum Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yoakum Foundation is led by Randall Yoakum II, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Randall Yoakum II
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sandra Yoakum
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Brian Yoakum (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Erin Yoakum (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Yoakum (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Nicole Verbrugghe (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Randall Yoakum III (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Rene Yoakum (2020–2023) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Yoakum Foundation
How much does Yoakum Foundation give each year?
Yoakum Foundation gave $26K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 5 grants.
What is Yoakum Foundation's typical grant size?
Yoakum Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $6,375, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Yoakum Foundation give grants?
Yoakum Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Iowa (12%).
Does Yoakum Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Yoakum Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants).
How large is Yoakum Foundation?
Yoakum Foundation reported $155K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Yoakum Foundation's EIN?
Yoakum Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3855721. 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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