Yukan Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 51-0301555

Yukan Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $1K. Net investment income was $21.

Yukan Foundation at a glance

In short: Yukan Foundation gave $1K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $400), mostly in Delaware. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,200
-7.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
-40.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$400
+53.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$6,992
-55.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
Delaware (50% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Yukan Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Great Lakes Basin Conservancy Inc: $600Great Lakes Basin ConservancyInc$600Brandywine Valley SPCA: $500Brandywine Valley SPCA$500Kalmar Nyckel Foundation: $100Kalmar Nyckel Foundation$100

The largest 2024 recipient was Great Lakes Basin Conservancy Inc ($600). Together the top 3 received $1K.

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

WilmingtonGates MillsLincolnNew YorkMerrifieldNew CastleArlingtonSaltsburg

How Yukan Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 107% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 229% 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

$0$500$1K$1.5K9 grants2021 7 grants2022 5 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $580 (2021) to $2K (2022). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Great Lakes Basin Conservancy Inc Gates Mills, OHgeneral purposes$600
Brandywine Valley SPCA New Castle, DEgeneral purposes$500
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Wilmington, DEgeneral purposes$100
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$6,992$-31,183$1,235$1,2003$1,200$21$524
2023$15,557$2,873$1,664$1,3005$1,300$2,547$1,686
2022$35,334$10,949$1,782$1,5007$1,500$10,667$1,952
2021$43,238$20,279$584$5809—$20,275$1,126

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yukan Foundation reported a distributable amount of $524 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Yukan Foundation's only listed officer is William B du Pont Jr., Manager on every filing since 2021 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • William B du Pont Jr.

    Manager

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "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 Yukan Foundation

How much does Yukan Foundation give each year?

Yukan Foundation gave $1K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $1K across 5 grants.

What is Yukan Foundation's typical grant size?

Yukan Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $500, and its average grant was $400, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Yukan Foundation give grants?

Yukan Foundation gives mostly in Delaware: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Ohio (50%).

Does Yukan Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Yukan Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Yukan Foundation?

Yukan Foundation reported $7K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $524 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Yukan Foundation's EIN?

Yukan Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0301555. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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