Private foundation · Indianola, WA

The Yasme Foundation

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Typical grant size
$734 – $2K – $5K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
6
Repeat grantees
1
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNone
ContactCharles K Epps · 6502074454
MaterialsA letter explaining the purpose for which the grant is requested and its relationship to the Foundations amateur radio related scientific or educational purpose.
RestrictionsNone

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

H Ward Silver
Director and President
Kenneth J Claerbout
Director VP and Secretary
Charles K Epps
Director and Treasurer
Robert B Vallio
Director
Martti Laine
Director
Hans Blondeel Timmerman
Director
Martin a Woll
Director
James a Brooks
Director
David G Sumner
Director
Alfred a Laun
Director

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
91
Total grants awarded
$338K
Total amount
$4K
Average grant
$30K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$72K
24 grants
2023
$74K
16 grants
2022
$49K
19 grants
2021
$55K
11 grants
2020
$88K
21 grants

Top recipients

73 grants · VI
$269K
2 grants · KY · ✓ Exact match
$13K
Czech Radio Club
1 grant
$10K
Wwrof Inc
1 grant · TX
$8K
Cesky Radioklub Z S
2 grants · AL
$6K
1 grant · CT · ✓ Exact match
$5K
1 grant · MD · ✓ Exact match
$5K
1 grant · PA · ✓ Exact match
$5K
Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society
1 grant
$4K
Association Des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens
1 grant
$4K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Czech Radio Club
YOTA R1 Summer Camp
TY 2024
$10K
Wwrof Inc
WRTC-26
TX · TY 2024
$8K
Electronic Applications Radio Service
YOTA R2 Summer Camp
KY · TY 2024
$8K
Arrl Foundation
Scholarships
CT · TY 2024
$5K
Foundation for Amateur Radio
Scholarship
MD · TY 2024
$5K
Contest University Inc
Hamvention audio-visual support
PA · TY 2024
$5K
ET Youths to YOTA R1 Summer Camp
TY 2024
$5K
Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society
RM Noise Server Project
TY 2024
$4K
Cesky Radioklub Z S
XT2 Youth Team to YOTA R1 Summer Camp
TY 2024
$4K
Association Des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens
YOTA JOTA JOTI Project
TY 2024
$4K
Singapore Amateur Radio Trans Soc
Youth Team to YOTA R1 Summer Camp
TY 2024
$3K
Radio Amateur Society of Thailand
Youth Space Remote Station Project
TY 2024
$3K
Cesky Radioklub Z S
LW6EGE Expenses for YOTA R1 Summer Camp
AL · TY 2024
$3K
Hacdc Amateur Radio Club
Malawi Projects 7Q6M
DC · TY 2024
$2K
Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society
ET3AA RBN and SDR Project
TY 2024
$1K
Neil Rapp Wb9vpg
YOTA booths at Dayton Hamvention
KY · TY 2024
$801
The University of Scranton
HamSCI booth at Dayton Hamvention
PA · TY 2024
$796
Expenses for TA7YLY to attend YL Conference
TY 2024
$540
Yasme Excellence Award
NH · TY 2024
$500
Yasme Excellence Award
MA · TY 2024
$500
Yasme Excellence Award
OR · TY 2024
$500
Yasme Excellence Award
OR · TY 2024
$500
Yasme Excellence Award
TY 2024
$500
Seychelles Amateur Radio Club
Building club radio station
TY 2024
$273
YOTA and Carlton University
TY 2023
$30K
Shipping of K3ZO QSLs to Austria
VA · TY 2023
$5K
Electronic Applications Radio Service
YOTA Summer Camp
KY · TY 2023
$5K
Scholarship
MD · TY 2023
$5K
Scholarship
CT · TY 2023
$5K
Support YOTA summer camp in Hungary
TY 2023
$5K
CTU audio-visual support
PA · TY 2023
$5K
Airline tickets for Ethiopians to attend YOTA summer camp
VA · TY 2023
$4K
Expenses for South Sudanese engineers to visit Ethiopian ARC
VA · TY 2023
$2K
Equipment for Ushuaia RBN node
MO · TY 2023
$2K
Expenses for Tunisian youth to attend YOTA summer camp
TY 2023
$2K
Expenses for Algerians to attend YOTA summer camp
VA · TY 2023
$1K
YOTA Booths
OH · TY 2023
$775
HamDCI booth
OH · TY 2023
$718
Supplemental Grant
TY 2023
$700
Yasme Excellence Award
KY · TY 2023
$500
Seychelles Club Station Project
AL · TY 2022
$8K
Support of WRTC-2022
AL · TY 2022
$8K
YOTA Carleton University
TY 2022
$5K
Scholarship
MD · TY 2022
$5K
Scholaarship
CT · TY 2022
$5K
YOTA travel and incidentals
TY 2022
$4K
YOTA Projects
TY 2022
$4K
YOTA travel and incidentals
AL · TY 2022
$4K
Yasme Excellence Award
AL · TY 2022
$1K
Yasme Excellence Award
AL · TY 2022
$1K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.