The Susan and William Yarmuth Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a charity without an introduction to it should not send a cold application.
- Its typical grants fall between $12,000 and $270,000, with a median of $50,000, though its largest grant was about $675,000, so a request near $50,000 sits in the middle of its usual range.
- Almost all of its grant dollars in the most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so an existing relationship matters more than fit on paper.
- No geographic focus is stated, although most grants have gone to Kentucky and New York, and an organisation working elsewhere should not assume it is excluded.
- Its grants are recorded only as charitable, so the foundation's own past grants are the best guide to where it has given.
Overview
The Susan and William Yarmuth Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Winter Park, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s recorded grants went to a varied group of charitable organisations, including an orchestra, a university foundation, community centres, congregations, a humanitarian relief organisation, a police foundation and arts organisations. Its grants are geographically concentrated in Kentucky, with further giving in New York, Washington, DC, Wyoming and outside the United States. The filing records every grant purpose simply as charitable and does not identify a narrower funding field or describe a general eligibility framework. Contributions are described as going to preselected charitable organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Kentucky and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 22 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 43% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Susan and William Yarmuth Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom).
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Louisville Orchestra · Charitable$674,1792024 tax year
- University of Louisville Foundation · Charitable$125,0002024 tax year
- Gilda's Club · Charitable$104,0002024 tax year
- American National Red Cross · Charitable$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Susan Long Yarmuth — Treasurer
- Gary Growe — Director
- Braden Gaedtke — Director
- Jacob Yarmuth — Director
- William B Yarmuth — President / Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $428,154 | $420,510 | $8,325,024 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,131,098 | $1,076,024 | $10,021,540 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,045,327 | $928,179 | $10,440,277 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Winter Park, FL