Private foundation · Salt Lake City, UT

Tanner Charitable Trust

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Typical grant size
$5K – $29K – $156K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
39
Repeat grantees
18
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Stephen T Irish
CHAIR/ TRUST
Scott D Sperry
TRUSTEE
David a Petersen
TRUSTEE
Carolyn T Irish
CHAIR/ TRUST

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
66.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
148
Total grants awarded
$16.4M
Total amount
$110K
Average grant
$1.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$3.3M
18 grants
2023
$2.1M
17 grants
2022
$2.4M
15 grants
2021
$1.5M
14 grants
2020
$1.7M
18 grants
2019
$1.9M
17 grants
2018
$1.8M
24 grants
2017
$1.8M
25 grants

Top recipients

Utah Symphony and Opera
8 grants · UT
$4.2M
3 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$2.0M
7 grants · UT · ≈ likely match
$1.6M
5 grants · UT · ≈ likely match
$1.1M
4 grants · UT · ✓ Exact match
$1.0M
3 grants · UT · ≈ likely match
$750K
2 grants · UT · ≈ likely match
$625K
7 grants · UT · ✓ Exact match
$600K
Ronald Mcdonald House
2 grants · UT
$500K
5 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$400K

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

Stanford University
EDUCATION
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Utah Symphony and Opera
ARTS
UT · TY 2024
$500K
University of Utah
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2024
$450K
The Children's Center
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2024
$375K
Shelter the Homeless
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2024
$250K
Utah State University
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2024
$250K
Nature Conservancy of Utah
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2024
$200K
Friend of the Children-utah
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2024
$85K
Success in Education Foundation
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2024
$50K
One Refugee
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2024
$50K
Gifted Music School
ARTS
UT · TY 2024
$35K
Upwardly Global
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Tooele Technical College Foundation
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2024
$15K
United Way
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2024
$10K
Visual Arts Institute
ARTS
UT · TY 2024
$10K
90&9
ARTS
UT · TY 2024
$5K
Kids on the Move
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2024
$5K
The National Tongan American
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2024
$2K
Stanford University
EDUCATION
CA · TY 2023
$500K
Utah Symphony and Opera
ARTS
UT · TY 2023
$500K
Utah State University
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2023
$280K
The Children's Center
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2023
$250K
University of Utah
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2023
$174K
Success in Education Foundation
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2023
$125K
Tooele Technical College Foundation
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2023
$100K
The Nature Conservancy
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
VA · TY 2023
$50K
Upwardly Global
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2023
$25K
One Refugee
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2023
$25K
Nova Chamber Music Series
ARTS
UT · TY 2023
$20K
Ability Beyond Disability
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
CT · TY 2023
$5K
Giving Angels
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2023
$5K
90&9
ARTS
UT · TY 2023
$5K
Sound Support Foundation
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2023
$5K
The Inn Between
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2023
$5K
NAACP-utah
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2023
$1K
Utah Symphony and Opera
ARTS
UT · TY 2022
$615K
Stanford University
EDUCATION
CA · TY 2022
$500K
Shelter the Homeless
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2022
$250K
University of Utah-humanities
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2022
$250K
Utah State University
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2022
$250K
The Nature Conservancy
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
VA · TY 2022
$200K
Success in Education Foundation
EDUCATION
UT · TY 2022
$125K
Friends of the Children
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2022
$60K
United Way
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2022
$50K
Golden Spike Foundation
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2022
$35K
Upwardly Global
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2022
$25K
Ballet West
ARTS
UT · TY 2022
$25K
Utah Clean Energy
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2022
$10K
Kids on the Move
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
UT · TY 2022
$10K
90&9
ARTS
UT · TY 2022
$5K

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