Lester E Yeager Charitable Trust B
Owensboro, KY · EIN 61-1159548. Reported 134 grants totalling $1,054,397 to 52 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lester E Yeager Charitable Trust B did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $450 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross Western Ky Region | Owensboro, KY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls Incorporated of Owensboro-Daviss County | Owensboro, KY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Way of Rockport Indiana Inc | Rockport, IN | $62,350 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crossroads Inc | Owensboro, KY | $61,307 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of West Kentucky | Owensboro, KY | $60,110 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Owensboro Board of Education | Owensboro, KY | $59,966 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club | Owensboro, KY | $58,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Owensboro Area Shelter Information & Services Inc | Owensboro, KY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Dental Clinic | Owensboro, KY | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Owensboro Symphony Orchestra Inc | Owensboro, KY | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Conference at Our Lady of Lourdes | Owensboro, KY | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Father's House Recovery Center | Beaver Dam, KY | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity High School | Whitesville, KY | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Western Kentucky Botanical Garden | Owensboro, KY | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Y of Owensborodaviess County Inc | Owensboro, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Owensboro Community Technical College Foundation | Owensboro, KY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Riverpark Center Inc | Owensboro, KY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary of the Woods Schools | Whitesville, KY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Owensboro-Daviess County Inc | Owensboro, KY | $18,163 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Father Bradley Shelter for Women & Children | Henderson, KY | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center | Evansville, IN | $16,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Owensboro Dance Theatre | Owensboro, KY | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Father Bradley Shelter for Women and Children | Henderson, KY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy | Simpsonville, KY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Owensboro Shrine Club | Owensboro, KY | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Owensboro, KY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Owensboro, KY | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame | Owensboro, KY | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| My Sisters Keeper | Owensboro, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Kentucky Tri-County Champs Delegation | Henderson, KY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Owensboro Area Museum | Owensboro, KY | $9,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Owensboro Catholic Schools K-3 Campus | Owensboro, KY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Henderson Kentucky | Henderson, KY | $7,887 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barren Heights Louisville Ky | Louisville, KY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Audubon Area Community Services | Owensboro, KY | $6,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mary Carrico Catholic School | Philpot, KY | $6,424 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Henderson Area Arts Alliance | Henderson, KY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Imagination Library of Daviess County | Owensboro, KY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Owensboro Catholic High School | Owensboro, KY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Western Kentucky University Owensboro Campus | Owensboro, KY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum | Rockport, IN | $5,290 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| College View Middle School | Owensboro, KY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marsha's Place | Henderson, KY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Owensboro Community Technical College | Owensboro, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Owensboro Lions Club | Owensboro, KY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Experiencing Autism Together | Henderson, KY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio Valley Art League | Henderson, KY | $3,950 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Audubon Volleyball Association | Owensboro, KY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Daniel Pitino Shelter | Owensboro, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Goodfellow Club | Owensboro, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goodfellows Club | Owensboro, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
37 of 52 (71%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 85%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Girls Incorporated of Owensboro-Daviss County
SAFETY, SECURITY AND FIRE EQUIPMENT FOR NEW FACILITY ACQUIRED; ALSO LED LIGHTING, CLASS, GYM AND THERAPY ROOM PAINTING, REPAIRS AND FURNISHINGS AND OUTDOOR SIGNAGE FOR NEW FACILITY - American Red Cross Western Ky Region
HOME FIRE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED LOSS DUE TO FIRE - The Way of Rockport Indiana Inc
HELP WITH EXPENSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MEN'S HOME AND PROGRAMS OFFERED FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - Owensboro Board of Education
$3,000 FOR BASIC MEDICAL AND DENTAL VISITS, VISION SUPPLIES, GLASSES, LICE TREATMENTS, FIELD TRIP BAGS AND OTHER HEALTH NEEDS; 3 PORTABLE ZOLL AED3 UNITS AND 3 ZOLL AED3 TRAINERS FOR THE DISTRICT THAT NEED REPLACING FOR SAFETY PURPOSES - Family Y of Owensborodaviess County Inc
FOR ASSISTANCE TO CARRY ON THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE - Crossroads Inc
FIVE MONTHS OF UTILITY BUDGET AND MORTGAGE PAYMENTS IN ADDITION TO ASSISTANCE WITH LATE NIGHT SHELTER WORKERS PAY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 63 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $220,880 | $7,250 |
| 2022 | 34 | $287,071 | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 37 | $287,044 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $259,402 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 92% of this one's giving went to organizations in Kentucky. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Kentucky.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lester E Yeager Charitable Trust B's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: P O Box 964, Owensboro, KY, 42302. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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