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Yoakum Foundation

Preselected recipients only Normandy Park, Washington · EIN 263855721

Yoakum Foundation is a private foundation in Normandy Park, Washington. In tax year 2025 it gave $25,500 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 down from $35,000 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$35,0004$290,291
2024$35,0005$295,410
2025$25,5004$310,737

How to apply

Yoakum 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

What Yoakum Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Washington3$22,500
Iowa1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
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

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Yoakum Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Yoakum Foundation give?

$25,500 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Yoakum Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Randall Yoakum II (President) and Sandra Yoakum (Vice President).

What does Yoakum Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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