Dancing Llama Foundation
Dancing Llama Foundation is a private foundation, based in Park City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $845K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $235K. Net investment income was $715K.
Dancing Llama Foundation at a glance
In short: Dancing Llama Foundation gave $235K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $78K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $235,000
- -30.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $78,333
- +15.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $845,244
- +137.4% vs 2024
- 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 September 2026.
Who Dancing Llama Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Utah Film Center ($100K). Together the top 3 received $235K.
Grant Size Distribution
26 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 26 (65%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Dancing Llama Foundation gives
- Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 219% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. 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 $339K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $235K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Film Center Salt Lake City, UT | ARTS | $100,000 |
| Christian Center Park City Park City, UT | Public Support | $100,000 |
| Soulsalt Inc Salt Lake City, UT | Scholarship | $35,000 |
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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 | $845,244 | $1,420,958 | $238,100 | $235,000 | 3 | $235,000 | $715,181 | $107,210 |
| 2024 | $355,980 | $14,194 | $348,958 | $339,000 | 5 | $339,000 | $11,194 | $85,927 |
| 2023 | $690,694 | $1,089,631 | $262,286 | $244,500 | 5 | $244,500 | $542,153 | $52,251 |
| 2022 | $399,747 | $1,621,583 | $185,600 | $182,000 | 6 | $182,000 | $467,447 | $59,156 |
| 2021 | $526,234 | $436,454 | $184,600 | $180,800 | 7 | $180,800 | — | $20,909 |
| 2020 | $274,380 | $337,731 | $179,703 | $179,000 | 8 | — | $2,083 | $9,593 |
| 2019 | $116,352 | $200,691 | $176,350 | $172,900 | 9 | — | — | $5,131 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dancing Llama Foundation reported a distributable amount of $107K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dancing Llama Foundation is led by Shauna C. Schmunk, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shauna C. Schmunk
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Schmunk
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas K. Fadel
Vice President of Financ
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
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 Dancing Llama Foundation
How much does Dancing Llama Foundation give each year?
Dancing Llama Foundation gave $235K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $339K across 5 grants.
What is Dancing Llama Foundation's typical grant size?
Dancing Llama Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $78,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dancing Llama Foundation give grants?
Dancing Llama 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 (2 grants).
Does Dancing Llama Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Dancing Llama Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Dancing Llama Foundation?
Dancing Llama Foundation reported $845K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $235K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $107K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Dancing Llama Foundation's EIN?
Dancing Llama Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8622710. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 May 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 11, 2024)
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