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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-1947590

Robert E Yager Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Eagan, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $127,754 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

    $127,754

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,498,547
  • Tax year 2024

    $121,918

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,462,176
  • Tax year 2023

    $136,959

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,390,910
  • Tax year 2022

    $128,789

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,392,271
  • Tax year 2021

    $134,276

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,486,896
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,322,062

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Uni FoundationBakersfield, CA

    General operating

    $38,000
  2. NstaWashington, DC

    General operating

    $20,000
  3. Iowa Childrens MuseumCoralville, IA

    General operating

    $15,000
  4. Chris Atwood FoundationReston, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  5. Workhouse Arts Foundation IncLorton, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  6. Oxford HouseSilver Spring, MD

    General operating

    $5,000
  7. Summitt Church Institutional AdvancementNiles, MI

    General operating

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  9. Riverside TheatreIowa City, IA

    General operating

    $5,000
  10. Friends of the Animal Center FoundationIowa City, IA

    General operating

    $5,000
  11. Habitat for HumanityAtlanta, GA

    General operating

    $5,000
  12. McShin FoundationHenrico, VA

    General operating

    $1,000
  13. Iowa Center for AdvancementIowa City, IA

    General operating

    $1,000
  14. Roads to Recovery IncLynchburg, VA

    General operating

    $1,000
  15. Operation Veteran SuccessChicago, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  16. Northern Virginia Mental Health FoundationFalls Church, VA

    General operating

    $754

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $38,00044% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $30,00035% of the total
  3. Mental health3 grants $12,00014% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  5. Veterans and military1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $38,000
  2. Iowa4 grants $26,000
  3. Virginia5 grants $22,754
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  7. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  8. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Mitchell OwenCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,127
  • Laura YagerCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,126
  • Stuart YagerCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,126
  • US Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $41,883

The return

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