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Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999

Preselected recipients only Bluffdale, Utah · EIN 330856477

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 is a private foundation in Bluffdale, Utah. In tax year 2025 it gave $4,640 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $535 and the largest $1,239. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $4,095 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3,1217$286,471
2024$4,0957$325,277
2025$4,6407$382,008

How to apply

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Utah.

StateGrantsAmount
Utah5$3,917
California1$516
Colorado1$207

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Save Our Canyons
Cottonwood Heights, UT
To help protectthe beauty and wildness of the wasatch$1,239
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners
Escalante, UT
To help preserve andprotect grand staircase national monument$1,020
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Salt Lake City, UT
To help preserve thewilderness of thecolorado plateau$600
Humane Society of Utah
Murray, UT
To help eliminate thepain, fear and sufferingof all animals$535
Best Friends Animal Society
Kanab, UT
To help bring abouta time when there areno more homeless pets$523
Starr Ranch Sanctuary
Trabuco Canyon, CA
To help protect birdsand support the sanctuary and national audubon society$516
Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Durango, CO
To help preserve andprotect wildernessand wild lands$207

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 give?

$4,640 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $535.

Who runs Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999?

Its 2025 filing lists Susan Lee Hoover (Trustee) and A Scott Kafesjian (Trustee).

What does Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals.

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