Boyer Family Foundation
The Boyer Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Salt Lake City, Utah. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving $1,432,000 through 12 grants, primarily to organizations in Utah.
Boyer Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Boyer Family Foundation gave $1.4M across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $119K), mostly in Utah. 75% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,432,000
- -8.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $119,333
- +21.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $2,272,926
- -34.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 75% first-time grantees (9 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Utah (99% 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 Boyer Family 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: 1110 Crestview Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Phone: (801) 521-4781
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Boyer Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Onerefugee ($1.3M). Together the top 10 received $1.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
60 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 60 (42%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Utah, 1% to recipients in Washington, DC, and less than 1% to recipients in Arizona, as reported in the filing. The listed grants included recipients in Utah, Washington, DC, and Arizona.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Boyer Family Foundation open to new grantees?
75%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 12 grantees (75%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $156K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 17% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 196% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $730K (2020) to $1.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $1.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Onerefugee Salt Lake City, UT | Education & Human Services | $1,300,000 |
| American Heritage Schools Inc American Fork, UT | Education | $50,000 |
| Washington Policy Institute Washington, DC | Public Affairs & Social Sciences | $15,000 |
| The Good Samaritan Foundation Cottonwood Heights, UT | Education | $12,500 |
| Aspen Magdalene House Inc Salt Lake City, UT | Human Services | $10,000 |
| Help Start Education Foundation Salt Lake City, UT | Education | $10,000 |
| One Utah Health Collaborative Salt Lake City, UT | HEALTH | $10,000 |
| Too Often Forgotten Inc Salt Lake City, UT | Human Services | $10,000 |
| FHF Mexico Inc Mesa, AZ | Human Services | $5,000 |
| Rescue Mission of Salt Lake Inc Salt Lake City, UT | Health & Human Services | $5,000 |
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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 | $2,272,926 | $268,016 | $1,448,947 | $1,432,000 | 12 | $1,435,000 | $183,232 | $732,336 |
| 2024 | $3,451,311 | $375,750 | $1,572,775 | $1,572,000 | 16 | $1,572,000 | $307,642 | $604,788 |
| 2023 | $4,648,336 | $234,739 | $1,214,000 | $1,212,500 | 14 | $1,212,500 | $173,415 | $580,000 |
| 2022 | $5,627,597 | $196,121 | $935,050 | $925,500 | 9 | $925,500 | $125,868 | $640,850 |
| 2021 | $6,366,526 | $239,813 | $1,263,001 | $1,255,000 | 9 | — | $188,354 | $579,916 |
| 2020 | $7,389,714 | $5,130,203 | $739,285 | $730,000 | 5 | — | $122,335 | $454,653 |
| 2019 | $2,998,796 | $121,039 | $970,841 | $965,000 | 4 | — | $110,148 | $300,825 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Boyer Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $732K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in education, human services, health, and public affairs and social sciences. For example, American Heritage Schools describes its mission as educating children in an environment that promotes moral and religious values; Aspen Magdalene House says it provides a safe place for healing and a path to self-sufficiency; and Community Nursing Service says it provides compassionate care with a focus on health, dignity, comfort, and well-being.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $1,432,000 in 12 grants. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $1,300,000, with a median grant of $10,000. The largest grant was $1,300,000 to ONEREFUGEE for education and human services. Other notable grants included $50,000 to American Heritage Schools for education, $15,000 to Washington Policy Institute for public affairs and social sciences, and $12,500 to The Good Samaritan Foundation for education.
The foundation also gave $10,000 each to Aspen Magdalene House, Help Start Education Foundation, One Utah Health Collaborative, and Too Often Forgotten; $5,000 each to FHF Mexico and Rescue Mission of Salt Lake; $2,500 to Wasatch Homeless Health Care; and $2,000 to Community Nursing Service.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Steven B. Ostler as trustee.
Boyer Family Foundation is led by Steven B. Ostler, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steven B. Ostler
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 Boyer Family Foundation
How much does Boyer Family Foundation give each year?
Boyer Family Foundation gave $1.4M across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 16 grants.
What is Boyer Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Boyer Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $119,333, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Boyer Family Foundation that year got $156K on average.
Where does Boyer Family Foundation give grants?
Boyer Family Foundation gives mostly in Utah: 99% 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 (7 grants).
Does Boyer Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Boyer Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants), "Human Services" (3 grants) and "Health & Human Services" (3 grants).
Who are Boyer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Boyer Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Onerefugee ($1,300,000), American Heritage Schools Inc ($50,000) and Washington Policy Institute ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Boyer Family Foundation?
Boyer Family Foundation reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $732K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Boyer Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in education, human services, health, and public affairs and social sciences. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Boyer Family 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 Boyer Family Foundation's EIN?
Boyer Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-6112076. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Boyer Family 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 15, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
Live grants for the work Boyer Family Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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Grantable. (2026). Boyer Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/boyer-family-foundation-morg_8a099c0d51194071b21dc9ba8e5352e2
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