Funding search · EIN 376274704 · Pontiac, IL

J Paul Yost Trust

Name: J Paul Yost Trust grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

36
grants reported: $249,600
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Grant history

All 36 reported grants, largest first.

$20,000
City of Potniac · Pontiac, IL · 2022
Community Improvement
$15,500
City of Potniac · Pontiac, IL · 2025
Community Improvement
$15,000
First Presbysterian Church of Pontiac · Pontiac, IL · 2022
Community Improvement
$15,000
Pontiac Public Library · Pontiac, IL · 2022
Education
$10,000
Pontiac Township High School Music Dept · Pontiac, IL · 2025
Education
$10,000
City of Potniac · Pontiac, IL · 2024
Community Improvement
$10,000
City of Potniac · Pontiac, IL · 2023
Community Improvement
$8,500
Livingston County Art Center · Pontiac, IL · 2023
Education
$8,500
Livingston County Art Center · Pontiac, IL · 2022
Education
$8,500
Livingston County Boys and Girls Club · Pontiac, IL · 2022
Community Improvement
$8,500
Livingston County Food Pantry · Pontiac, IL · 2022
Community Improvement
$8,500
Vermillion Players · Pontiac, IL · 2022
Arts
$7,500
First Presbysterian Church of Pontiac · Pontiac, IL · 2024
Community Improvement
$7,500
Pontiac Public Library · Pontiac, IL · 2024
Education
$7,500
First Presbysterian Church of Pontiac · Pontiac, IL · 2023
Community Improvement
$7,500
Pontiac Public Library · Pontiac, IL · 2023
Education
$6,000
First Presbysterian Church of Pontiac · Pontiac, IL · 2025
Community Improvement
$6,000
Pontiac Public Library · Pontiac, IL · 2025
Education
$5,000
Livingston County Art Center · Pontiac, IL · 2024
Education
$5,000
City of Pontiac Rockin' at the River Concert · Pontiac, IL · 2023
Community Improvement
$4,000
Liberty University Fbo Jaden Lucas · Lynchburg, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
Northern Illinois University Fbo Olivia Yedinak · Dekalb, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
Illinois Wesleyan University Fbo Ho · Manchester, NH · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
Lindenwood University Fbo Aliana Franklin · Saint Charles, MO · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
Liv Co Food Pantry · Pontiac, IL · 2024
Community Improvement
$4,000
St Mary'S Food Pantry · Pontiac, IL · 2024
Community Improvement
$4,000
Vermillion Players · Pontiac, IL · 2024
Community Improvement
$4,000
Columbia College Fbo Carson Graves · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$4,000
Florida Atlantic University Fbo Ali Barton · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
Scholarship
$4,000
Illinois State University Fbo Emma O'Lone · Normal, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$4,000
Illinois State University Fbo Samuel Kelly · Normal, IL · 2022
Scholarship
$3,800
Illinois State University Fbo Samuel Kelly · Normal, IL · 2023
Scholarship
$3,800
Southern New Hampshire University F · Manchester, NH · 2023
Scholarship
$3,000
Greater Livingston County Arts Council · Pontiac, IL · 2025
Community Improvement
$3,000
Heartland Community College Fbo Lil · Normal, IL · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
Futures Unlimited · Pontiac, IL · 2025
Community Improvement

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