Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation
The Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation is a private foundation based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its 2025 filing reports grants to Utah organizations, including arts organizations and other charitable organizations.
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation at a glance
In short: Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation gave $203K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Utah. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $203,000
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,615
- -10.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $3,105,705
- -1.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (3 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Utah (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 45 West South Temple 1000, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone: (801) 856-3447
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was LDS Church ($55K). Together the top 10 received $197K.
Grant Size Distribution
52 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 52 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Utah.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 13 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $18K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $11K repeat.
- 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $173K (2019) to $209K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $203K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| LDS Church Salt Lake City, UT | Various | $55,000 |
| Hale Center Theater West Valley City, UT | Performing Arts Education | $40,000 |
| Libertas Institute Lehi, UT | Various | $25,000 |
| Utah Shakespeare Festival Cedar City, UT | Performing Arts | $25,000 |
| Harrington Center for the Arts American Fork, UT | Performing Arts | $16,000 |
| Pioneer Theater CO Salt Lake City, UT | Performing Arts | $15,000 |
| Parker Theatre Salt Lake City, UT | Performing Arts | $7,500 |
| Odyssey Dance Theatre Draper, UT | Performing Arts | $5,000 |
| West Valley Arts West Valley City, UT | Performing Arts | $5,000 |
| Utah Festival Opera Logan, UT | Performing Arts | $3,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,105,705 | $190,831 | $240,496 | $203,000 | 13 | $203,000 | $153,335 | $213,185 |
| 2024 | $3,155,370 | $220,382 | $248,958 | $209,000 | 12 | $209,000 | $184,809 | $204,609 |
| 2023 | $3,184,080 | $158,131 | $247,935 | $192,000 | 9 | $192,000 | $105,556 | $189,585 |
| 2022 | $3,273,750 | $152,967 | $200,942 | $175,000 | 9 | $175,000 | $134,585 | $192,083 |
| 2021 | $3,321,725 | $303,222 | $228,314 | $202,100 | 9 | $202,100 | $278,308 | $204,511 |
| 2020 | $3,246,817 | $102,276 | $219,010 | $189,155 | 13 | — | $72,421 | $185,172 |
| 2019 | $3,363,551 | $143,542 | $202,422 | $172,900 | 15 | — | $114,020 | $188,328 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation reported a distributable amount of $213K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grants included support for performing arts, performing arts education, and organizations with purposes listed as “various.”
Grantee missions illustrate some of the work supported. Harrington Center for the Arts describes its mission as promoting creativity and learning through arts education, performance, and community opportunities. Parker Theatre says it inspires children to cultivate creativity through theatrical arts. Ballet West says it inspires and empowers a broad community through exposure, training, and education in ballet. Repertory Dance Theatre describes its work as creating, performing, and promoting modern dance, nurturing artists, and engaging audiences.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $203,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,500 to $55,000, with a median grant of $7,500.
The largest reported grants included $55,000 to LDS Church for “various,” $40,000 to Hale Center Theater for performing arts education, $25,000 to Libertas Institute for “various,” and $25,000 to Utah Shakespeare Festival for performing arts. Other grants included $16,000 to Harrington Center for the Arts, $15,000 to Pioneer Theater Co, $7,500 to Parker Theatre, $5,000 each to Odyssey Dance Theatre and West Valley Arts, $3,500 to Utah Festival Opera, and $3,000 to Ballet West. The filing also lists $1,500 to Gina Bachover Piano Fdn for performing arts education and $1,500 to Repertory Dance Theatre.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Andrea Golding and Nathan Flynn as trustees.
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrea Golding
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Nathan Flynn
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation
How much does Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation give each year?
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation gave $203K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $209K across 12 grants.
What is Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation's typical grant size?
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $15,615, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation give grants?
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation gives mostly in Utah: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Salt Lake City, UT (6 grants) and West Valley City, UT (2 grants).
Does Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Performing Arts" (9 grants).
Who are Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation's largest grantees?
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include LDS Church ($55,000), Hale Center Theater ($40,000) and Libertas Institute ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation?
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $203K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $213K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation fund?
The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grants included support for performing arts, performing arts education, and organizations with purposes listed as “various.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation's EIN?
Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2377997. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Andrea Golding Legacy Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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