Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Highland, UT EIN: 47-2648112

Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Highland, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $672 in total assets. In 2025, it made $390 in qualifying distributions.

Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$672
-36.7% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$390
+176.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$390
+176.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K0 grants2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$672—$390——$390$39
2024$1,062—$141——$141$105
2023$1,203$3,993$5,079——$5,079$103
2022$2,289—$156——$156$119
2021$2,445$7,000$5,483$5,402Total only$5,483$130
2020$928—$50————

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation reported a distributable amount of $39 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Craig Mortensen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Mortensen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca White

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation

How large is Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation?

Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation reported $672 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $390 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation?

Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Highland, UT. It holds $672 in total assets as of 2025.

What is Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation's EIN?

Craig and Laura Mortensen Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2648112. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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