Decoo Academic Foundation
Decoo Academic Foundation is a private foundation, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $572K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $22K.
Decoo Academic Foundation at a glance
In short: Decoo Academic Foundation gave $25K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,333
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $571,705
- -0.5% 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 Decoo Academic Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Salt Lake Community College ($10K). Together the top 3 received $25K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Decoo Academic Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2020) to $28K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT | Support education program | $10,000 |
| Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT | Support education program | $10,000 |
| Utah Film Center Salt Lake City, UT | Support program helping disadvantaged group | $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 | $571,705 | $22,788 | $25,507 | $25,000 | 3 | $25,200 | $22,481 | $27,911 |
| 2024 | $574,424 | $22,412 | $25,348 | $25,000 | 3 | $25,000 | $22,064 | $28,056 |
| 2023 | $577,360 | $21,442 | $31,929 | $26,500 | 4 | $26,500 | $16,013 | $28,470 |
| 2022 | $587,846 | $35,686 | $25,758 | $25,000 | 3 | $25,000 | $35,686 | $28,211 |
| 2021 | $577,919 | $45,562 | $29,679 | $27,700 | 4 | $29,679 | $45,562 | $27,438 |
| 2020 | $562,036 | $17,551 | $24,114 | $23,000 | 3 | — | $17,551 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Decoo Academic Foundation reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Decoo Academic Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ellen Decoo
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wilfried Decoo
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
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 Decoo Academic Foundation
How much does Decoo Academic Foundation give each year?
Decoo Academic Foundation gave $25K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 3 grants.
What is Decoo Academic Foundation's typical grant size?
Decoo Academic Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $8,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Decoo Academic Foundation give grants?
Decoo Academic 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 (3 grants).
Does Decoo Academic Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Decoo Academic Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Decoo Academic Foundation?
Decoo Academic Foundation reported $572K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (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 is Decoo Academic Foundation's EIN?
Decoo Academic Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4856313. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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