Nancy M & Douglas M Yeager
The Nancy M. and Douglas M. Yeager Family Foundation is a private family foundation focused on early childhood development and teacher residency programs. The site describes residencies, past grants/initiatives, and board members and provides application information for its teacher residency program. The foundation is based in the Milwaukee area and matches the EIN and filings found in public 990 records.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized organizations working on early childhood education or teacher residency programs, especially those with a partner relationship or referral into the foundation's existing networks.
Good Fit
- • Clear program alignment with early childhood development or teacher residencies.
- • Existing partnerships with intermediaries (e.g., residency coordinators like the Fetzer Institute) or local education intermediaries.
- • Operational presence in states the foundation has funded, particularly the dominant state.
- • Track record of program delivery at the grant sizes observed (~$500–$25,000).
- • Introductions or referrals from previously funded organizations or community foundations.
Geography
Observed grants in 2023 spanned seven states with about 63% of dollars going outside the foundation's primary state and 37% to its dominant state, indicating a multi-state footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 19 distinct recipients across universities, community nonprofits and foundations, and the two-year record shows both new and returning grantees; while the top five take 59% of dollars, the foundation still funds many independent organizations.
New Applicants
Behaviorally, 12 of 19 recipients in 2023 were new to the foundation, suggesting pathways for new entrants, but the foundation explicitly states most grants are by preselection and the public application presence appears limited to a partnered teacher residency process, so open access cannot be confirmed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
