Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation
Midvale, UT · EIN 81-1409665. Reported 158 grants totalling $11.9M to 103 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. Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $370 and the largest $700,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,195,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Liberty and Light | Lehi, UT | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equitytrust Foundation (liberty & Life) | Lehi, UT | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saprea (younique) | Lehi, UT | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nazarene Fund | Providence, UT | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Wide Addiction Recovery | Murray, UT | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Charity Vision International | Provo, UT | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thanksgiving Point Institute Inc | Lehi, UT | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aerial Recovery | Nashville, TN | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlantis USA Foundation | Sandy, UT | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carden Memorial Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wine to Water | Boone, NC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intermountain Healthcare Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Underground Railroad | Salt Lake City, UT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rescue Fund | St George, UT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| U of U - Eccles School of Business | Salt Lake City, UT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | Salt Lake City, UT | $210,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Usana True Health Foundation | West Valley City, UT | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for a Slavery Free World | Glendale, CA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Policy Project | Salt Lake City, UT | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Donnie Edwards Best Defense Foundation | Solana Beach, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Summit Journeys Inc | Holladay, UT | $148,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Usana Kids Eat | West Valley City, UT | $148,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| U of U - Moran Eye Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $121,383 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Healing Hands Incorporated | Highland, UT | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Green Feather Fund | Saratoga Springs, UT | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Backcountry Santa Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Christ Is the Light of the World | Highland, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elizabeth Smart Foundation | Holladay, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center on Sexual Exploitation | Washington DC, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Sherry Black Foundation | Sandy, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| U of U - College of Fine Arts | Salt Lake City, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| U of U - Department of Athletics | Salt Lake City, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utah Autism Academy | Orem, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | San Diego, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Impact (neonatal Rescue) | Springville, UT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wade Family Foundation | St George, UT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rachel Covey Foundation | Alpine, UT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salt Lake Community College Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salt Lake City Mission | Salt Lake City, UT | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Agnus Dei Foundation | Eden, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crown Colony Baseball Corporation | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jenney House Museum Inc | Plymouth, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Liberate All Value All Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lyden Legacy Inc | Heber, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Navajo Community Development Fi Inc | Tempe, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society for Advancement of Sexual Health | Kennesaw, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Younique Foundation | Lehi, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vanguard International Scouting Assoc | St George, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterford School Holding Corporation | Sandy, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Futures | Ogden, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salt Lake Education Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Utah Youth Village | Salt Lake City, UT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pregnancy Resource Center of Slc | Salt Lake City, UT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salt Lake City Police Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scottish Rite Foundation of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Senior Charity Care Foundation | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Foundation Inc (reyes Family) | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Impact Mental Health | Murray, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife Inc | Marriottslaterville, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Read Foundation | Murray, UT | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Service Society of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coaxion Global | Cedar City, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sanpete Pantry | Mt Pleasant, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Inn Between | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Central and Southern Utah | Provo, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Sandy Club - a Safe Place | Sandy, UT | $15,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christmas Box International | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Odyssey Dance Theatre | Draper, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overt Foundation | Lehi, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Parent Center Inc | Murray, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends for Sight | Salt Lake City, UT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Work Activity Center | West Valley City, UT | $11,922 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Seat in the House | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Caring for Kearns | Draper, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Davis Education Foundation | Farmington, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids on the Move | Orem, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Liahona Foundation | Pleasant Grove, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mule Deer Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salt Lake Donated Dental Services | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelter the Homeless Committee Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Success in Education Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Road Home | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Utah Infertility Resource Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wasatch Community Gardens | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wasteless Solution Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wolf Creek Foundation | Eden, UT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ability Foundation | West Valley City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| All Abilities Utah | Lindon, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Magical Moments Cancer Camp for Kids | Shelley, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fathers and Families Coalition of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ron Mcbride Foundation Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seekhaven Inc | Moab, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utahns Against Hunger | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridge Workforce and Affordable Housing Fund Charitable Contribution | Sandy, UT | $997 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
38 of 103 (37%) 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 34%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Utah Autism Academy
GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 95 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | $2,821,922 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 48 | $3,861,770 | $22,000 |
| 2023 | 49 | $2,971,010 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 29 | $2,244,000 | $25,000 |
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. 83% of this one's giving went to organizations in Utah. 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 $25,000. 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 Utah.
- 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 Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation'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: 6900 S 900 E Ste 230, Midvale, UT, 84047. 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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