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Sterling & Shelli Gardner Foundation

Accepts applications Alpine, Utah · EIN 870686202

Sterling & Shelli Gardner Foundation is a private foundation in Alpine, Utah. In tax year 2024 it gave $63,750 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $241,250 the year before.

67% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$241,25028$3.3 million
2024$63,7509$3.6 million

How to apply

ContactShelli L Gardner
610 Westfield Road, Alpine, UT 84004
Phone or email(801) 453-2080, arabianmeadows@hotmail.com
What to submitWritten request with explanation of need.
DeadlinesNo submission deadlines required.
RestrictionsNo restrictions or limitations on awards.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Utah7$48,750
Illinois1$10,000
Washington1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Courage Reins
Highland, UT
Unrestricted$25,000
Give Kids A Smile
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted$10,000
5 for the Fight Foundation
Provo, UT
Unrestricted$5,000
Little Lives Rescue
Pasco, WA
Unrestricted$5,000
The Policy Project
Salt Lake City, UT
Unrestricted$5,000
Five 12 Foundation
Alpine, UT
Unrestricted$5,000
Elizabeth Smart Foundation
Herriman, UT
Unrestricted$5,000
Happy Factory
Cedar City, UT
Unrestricted$2,500
New Hope Calvary Chapel
Lehi, UT
Unrestricted$1,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sterling & Shelli Gardner Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No submission deadlines required..

How much does Sterling & Shelli Gardner Foundation give?

$63,750 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Sterling & Shelli Gardner Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Sterling Gardner (Trustee), Shelli Gardner (Trustee), Jon Brown (Director) and Megan White (Director) among 9 officers and trustees.

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