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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-2024449

The Yellow Birch Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Indianapolis, IN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $42,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $362,155
  • Tax year 2024

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $383,280
  • Tax year 2023

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $267,678
  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $237,202
  • Tax year 2021

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $306,195
  • Tax year 2020

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $269,852

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Beyond BordersNorristown, PA

    Contribution Provided

    $10,000
  2. Felege HiywotIndianapolis, IN

    General Donation

    $10,000
  3. Lafayette Urban MinistriesLafayette, IN

    General Contribution

    $5,000
  4. AmigosRichmond, IN

    General Operating

    $5,000
  5. Freedom SchoolWest Lafayette, IN

    General Operating

    $5,000
  6. Open ArmsRichmond, IN

    Contribution Provided

    $3,500
  7. Girls IncRichmond, IN

    Contribution Provided

    $3,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana6 grants $32,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Courtney HessTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Aletha StahlTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jim SizeloveTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eric UnzickerTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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