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Zachary Yates Memorial Foundation

Accepts applications Ottumwa, Iowa · EIN 760747870

Zachary Yates Memorial Foundation is a private foundation in Ottumwa, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $4,175 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $600 and the largest $1,650. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $3,672 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$3,1252$79,626
2024$3,6725$85,195
2025$4,1755$102,159

How to apply

ContactShelley Bramschreiber Principal Ot
501 E Second Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
Phone or email(641) 683-4444
What to submitComplete the zachary yates memorial foundation nomination form
DeadlinesApril 30 of each year
RestrictionsMust be a high school senior at ottumwa high school

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Zachary Yates Memorial Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa4$2,975
Tennessee1$1,200

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Seton Catholic School
Ottumwa, IA
Educational support$1,650
St Judes
Memphis, TN
General operating$1,200
American Gothic Performing Arts
Ottumwa, IA
Performing arts scholarships$600
American Home Finding Association
Ottumwa, IA
General operating$600
Main Street Lights of Lov
Ottumwa, IA
General operating$125

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Zachary Yates Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 30 of each year.

How much does Zachary Yates Memorial Foundation give?

$4,175 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $600.

Who runs Zachary Yates Memorial Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Neal B Yates (President) and Lori L Yates (Treasurer).

What does Zachary Yates Memorial Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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