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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-6274704

J Paul Yost Trust

A private foundation in Pontiac, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $50,500 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
to citizens of Pontiac, IL. Regardless of race, religion, sex, or age.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $876,709

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $888,903

  • Tax year 2023

    $49,100

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $859,490

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $837,931

  • Tax year 2021

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $850,450

  • Tax year 2020

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $716,018

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. City of PotniacPontiac, IL

    Community Improvement

    $15,500
  2. Pontiac Township High School Music DeptPontiac, IL

    Education

    $10,000
  3. Pontiac Public LibraryPontiac, IL

    Education

    $6,000
  4. First Presbysterian Church of PontiacPontiac, IL

    Community Improvement

    $6,000
  5. Northern Illinois University FBO Olivia YedinakDekalb, IL

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  6. Liberty University FBO Jaden LucasLynchburg, VA

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  7. Greater Livingston County Arts CouncilPontiac, IL

    Community Improvement

    $3,000
  8. Futures UnlimitedPontiac, IL

    Community Improvement

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $3,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois7 grants $46,500
  2. Virginia1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Robert SearTrustee Hours 1Pay $500
  • Ronald K FellheimerTrustee Hours 1Pay $500
  • Jane DiazTrustee Hours 1Pay $500
  • Eric HooverTrustee Hours 1Pay $500
  • Tiffany LucasTrustee Hours 1Pay $500

The return

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