American Foundation of Utah Inc
Phoenix, AZ · EIN 20-5823039. Reported 245 grants totalling $15.4M to 108 organizations across tax years 2021-2025, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For American Foundation of Utah Inc, the IRS classifies it as a public foundation -- a grantmaker that raises its money from many sources rather than from one donor (NTEE T30).
- How spread out its giving is. 108 distinct organizations, with 22% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 67% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $26,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $65,000; the smallest was $5,005 and the largest $3,345,575. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Endowment Foundation | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $3,345,575 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colettes Children Home Inc | Huntingtn Bch, CA | $1,555,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Semper Fi & Americas Fund | Quantico, VA | $1,100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pachamama Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $580,323 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Goats of Anarchy Inc | Annandale, NJ | $515,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| High Hopes Neurological Recovery Group Inc | Newport Beach, CA | $503,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Make-a Wish Foundation of San Diego Inc | San Diego, CA | $450,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army | Rch Palos Vrd, CA | $440,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias | Fairview Hts, IL | $350,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Operation Pay It Forward | Lehi, UT | $325,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| There With Care of the Bay Area | Redwood City, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Family Hope | Pasadena, CA | $285,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Union Rescue Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Lds | Salt Lake City, UT | $248,329 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc | Alexandria, VA | $235,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lutheran High School Association of Orange County | Orange, CA | $225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $224,450 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meals-on-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc | San Diego, CA | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Paws for Life K9 Rescue | Thousand Oaks, CA | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $176,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Echoes of Hope | El Segundo, CA | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sober Solutions | Garden Grove, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wasatch Jordan Education Support Foundation | Logan, UT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Labradors Retrievers and More Rescue | Valley Center, CA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of CASA Hogar | Reno, NV | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PROMISES2KIDS Foundation | San Diego, CA | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities-Bay Area | Palo Alto, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Heifer International Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $123,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute Inc | Gaviota, CA | $117,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Orphans | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Baldricks Foundation Inc | Monrovia, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Independence | Costa Mesa, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hands for Hope | N Hollywood, CA | $79,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| There With Care | Boulder, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The American Foundation for Charitable Support Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $72,074 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family & Childrens Services | San Francisco, CA | $69,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Border Missions | Hidalgo, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Discover Cheyenne Inc | Cheyenne, WY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utah Food Bank | S Salt Lake, UT | $54,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sha Ar Zahav | San Francisco, CA | $53,085 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maple Grove Cemetery Associat | Frederic, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ruff Haven | Salt Lake City, UT | $49,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catalyst Family Inc | Morgan Hill, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mercy Chefs Inc | Portsmouth, VA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research | New York, NY | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Voices 4 Freedom | Torrance, CA | $37,092 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Switchpoint Inc | Saint George, UT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Srs Raise the Roof Foundation Inc | Mckinney, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fundacion Rose Guatamala Scho | Provo, UT | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Together We Rise Corporation | Brea, CA | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc | Memphis, TN | $30,893 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Global Interdependence Center | Philadelphia, PA | $30,783 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa Catalina Island Conservancy | Avalon, CA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary | Holladay, UT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum | Cheyenne, WY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Sea Lion Inc | Laguna Beach, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| I J & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Puppies Behind Bars Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Congaree Foundation | Houston, TX | $22,680 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Special Forces Green Beret Mem Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $20,391 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Arawaka Inc | Ribera, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao Do Vegetal | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Donnie Edwards Best Defense Foundation | Solana Beach, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Live Your Dream | Lehi, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maak Impact Inc | American Fork, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | Canyonville, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utah Valley University Foundation Inc | Orem, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meso Foundation | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $19,882 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $18,193 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Diego Police Officers Association Foundation | San Diego, CA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Nursing Service | West Valley City, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Park City Miners Baseball Foundation | Park City, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St James Cathedral | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Park City Community Church | Part City, UT | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mountain of Faith Lutheran Church | Tooele, UT | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Humanitarian Experience Inc | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $10,786 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Community Services of Western Washington | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City Real Estate Corporation | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Church of the Nazarene Inc | Lenexa, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equality Utah Foundation | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Robinson Gardens Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hapi Trails - Horse Adoption Program Inc | Driggs, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillside School and Learning Center | La Canada, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kinder Way Farm Sanctuary | West Pawlet, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marguerite Neel Williams Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Ga Inc | Thomasville, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newport Harbor Educational Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Rescue | Sandy, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rancho Relaxo Inc | Salem, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego Humane Society and SPCA | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University Presbyterian Church | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Wintersports Alliance | Park City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Intermountain Therapy Animals | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Alliance | Park City, UT | $7,026 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family Service | Salt Lake City, UT | $6,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huntsman Cancer Foundation | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $6,150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Iocc Foundation Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tony Finau Foundation | Lehi, UT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Assembly L a Foursquare Church | Los Angeles, CA | $5,525 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Jewish Federation of Utah | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wasatch Community Gardens | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $5,050 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
54 of 108 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 84 of 108 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | $2,360,012 | $19,882 |
| 2022 | 51 | $5,882,085 | $29,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $2,298,418 | $26,000 |
| 2024 | 44 | $2,455,997 | $50,000 |
| 2025 | 46 | $2,428,175 | $33,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
46% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $26,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from American Foundation of Utah Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 26 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 20 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 4518 N 32ND Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85018.
EIN 20-5823039 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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