Mitchell Yanow

About

Its giving has concentrated on graduate and professional education, medical education, and nonprofit organizations working in those fields. It operates as a grantmaking foundation rather than a direct service organization, funding the work of other institutions rather than running programs of its own.

The trust is directed by a small board of trustees who serve without compensation. As of its most recent annual filing, for the fiscal year ending April 2025, it reported total assets of approximately $1.4 million, and it paid $78,225 in grants during 2024.

Background

• Founder, The Mitchell & Elaine Yanow Charitable Trust — established 1997, with Elaine Yanow
• Private grantmaking foundation registered in New York
• Federal tax-exempt status granted August 1998
• Governed by trustees serving without compensation

Giving Focus

• Education, including graduate and professional education
• Medical education
• Philanthropy and nonprofit organizations

Links

• The Mitchell & Elaine Yanow Charitable Trust — IRS filings on ProPublica
• The Mitchell & Elaine Yanow Charitable Trust on Cause IQ

FAQ

Who is Mitchell Yanow?

A New York philanthropist who, with Elaine Yanow, put his name to a family grantmaking foundation that has funded education and nonprofit work for more than twenty-five years.

What does The Mitchell & Elaine Yanow Charitable Trust support?

The trust makes grants supporting education, including graduate, professional and medical education, along with philanthropy and nonprofit organizations working in those areas.

How large is the trust?

Its most recent annual filing, covering the fiscal year ending April 2025, reported total assets of approximately $1.4 million. It paid $78,225 in grants during 2024.

How is the trust governed?

It is directed by a small board of trustees, who serve without compensation.