Funding search · EIN 376274704 · Pontiac, IL

J Paul Yost Trust

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 20222025. 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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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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.