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Canyons School District Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Sandy, UT EIN: 45-2603900 Website

Canyons School District Education Foundation works in tandem with community and business partners to build support for public schools and to advance Canyons School Districts mission to help every student become college- and career-ready and find a meaningful purpose in life.

Canyons School District Education Foundation at a glance

In short: Canyons School District Education Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,190,449
+29.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,190,449
+29.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,190,449
Total assets
$2,705,396
+57.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Utah (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Canyons School District Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Canyons School District: $1.2MCanyons School District$1.2M

The largest 2025 recipient was Canyons School District ($1.2M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K4$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Sandy

How Canyons School District Education Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 76% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $563K (2021) to $1.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Canyons School District Sandy, UTEnhance Education$1,190,449
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,705,396$2,408,950$1,476,481$1,190,4491$89,544
2024$1,714,839$1,384,460$1,212,828$918,0241$59,888
2023$1,468,989$1,470,870$1,185,697$923,4871$20,085
2022$1,175,778$1,107,856$978,757$677,9521$23,006
2021$1,093,754$1,140,190$891,407$562,9401$100,311
2020$834,343$963,033$1,061,535$759,6691$1,831
2019$936,200$1,101,455$782,080$594,4491$6,061

About Canyons School District Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Canyons School District Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Sandy, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $90K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Canyons School District Education Foundation is led by Quinn Sperry, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 30 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Quinn Sperry

    President

    Board Member → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Haycock

    Development Officer

    Officer → Development, 2023

    Development → Development Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $88K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Aaron Metcalfe

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Boyce

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Rappleye

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Snow

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Suta

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan C Jorgensen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Summerhays

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Martindale

    Board Member

    President → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Landon Bradfield

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Mitton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mila Gleason

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Harrison

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Parker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Blain

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Lowry

    Board Member

    Board Member → President, 2022

    President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jade Teran

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Bell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Morton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Willie

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenn Andrs

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marci Houseman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Newell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Billings

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Lines

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Robinson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Lowder

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Van Roosendaal

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikki Stevenson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Karla Rogers (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Marissa Bernards (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Terry (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Chad Horne (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dow Jones (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Meadows (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Vickey Barrett (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Toby Eborn (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Bruce Cutler (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Rene Hunter (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Sharon Cook (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Tasha Lowery (2019) — Board Member

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.

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about Canyons School District Education Foundation

How much does Canyons School District Education Foundation give each year?

Canyons School District Education Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $918K across 1 grant.

How large is Canyons School District Education Foundation?

Canyons School District Education Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Canyons School District Education Foundation?

Canyons School District Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Sandy, UT. It holds $2.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Canyons School District Education Foundation operate?

Canyons School District Education Foundation has awarded grants in Utah.

What is Canyons School District Education Foundation's EIN?

Canyons School District Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2603900. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 14, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)

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