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Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust

Preselected recipients only New Haven, Connecticut · EIN 060983815

Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust is a private foundation in New Haven, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $616,680 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $102,780 and the largest $102,780. 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 $605,706 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$589,2486$12.1 million
2024$605,7066$13.1 million
2025$616,6806$15.0 million

How to apply

Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust 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

What Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona1$102,780
Connecticut1$102,780
Iowa1$102,780
Illinois1$102,780
Utah1$102,780
Virginia1$102,780

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Yale University
New Haven, CT
General operating$102,780
Univ of Virginia Medical School Fdn
Boone, IA
General operating$102,780
Northern Illinois University Fdn
Dekalb, IL
General operating$102,780
Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Charlottesville, VA
General operating$102,780
Northern Arizona University Fdn
Flagstaff, AZ
General operating$102,780
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
General operating$102,780

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust give?

$616,680 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $102,780.

Who runs Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust?

Its 2025 filing lists Yale University (Trustee).

What does Yale-Scripps Trust-Cust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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