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Young Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only St Helena, California · EIN 204796402

Young Family Foundation is a private foundation in St Helena, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $31,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $6,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $25,900 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$25,5008$0
2024$25,90011$662,984
2025$31,00011$746,288

How to apply

Young Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California7$14,000
New York1$6,500
Alabama1$5,500
Maryland1$3,000
District of Columbia1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
ACLU Foundations
New York, NY
General support$6,500
Equal Justice Initiative
Montgomery, AL
General support$5,500
Chronicle Season of Sharing
San Francisco, CA
General support$3,000
I Support the Girl
Wheaton, MD
General support$3,000
Boys and Girls St Helena
St Helena, CA
General support$2,500
Our Town St Helena
St Helena, CA
General support$2,500
Abortion Care Network
Washington, DC
General support$2,000
Post
Palo Alto, CA
General support$2,000
SF Community Clinic Consortium
San Francisco, CA
General support$2,000
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA
General support$1,000
California Fire Foundation
Sacramento, CA
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Young Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Young Family Foundation give?

$31,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Young Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jacqueline B Young (President), Scott Young (V-President), Mary Young (Secretary) and James Young (Treasurer).

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