Freddie Foundation
Freddie Foundation is a private foundation focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $212K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $5K.
Freddie Foundation at a glance
In short: Freddie Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- -13.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,000
- +73.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $212,162
- -4.8% 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 October 2026.
Who Freddie Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Church of Jesus Christ LDS ($15K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Freddie Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 248% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $39K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Jesus Christ LDS Salt Lake City, UT | Charitable | $15,000 |
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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 | $212,162 | $5,304 | $15,600 | $15,000 | 1 | $15,600 | $4,704 | $6,279 |
| 2024 | $222,948 | $6,373 | $22,714 | $17,314 | 2 | $22,714 | $973 | $10,966 |
| 2023 | $239,289 | $4,313 | $116,020 | $38,500 | 2 | $96,020 | — | $11,820 |
| 2022 | $338,170 | $52 | $2,823 | — | — | $2,823 | — | $16,745 |
| 2021 | $340,940 | $200 | $107,570 | $10,000 | 1 | — | — | $19,208 |
| 2020 | $442,044 | $278 | $66,966 | $23,000 | 2 | — | — | $23,413 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Freddie Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Freddie Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lesle Brown
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$50K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Lisa Groves
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$40K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Rob Haertel
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Lyndsie Esplin (2020) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $50K, to Lesle Brown (Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Freddie Foundation
How much does Freddie Foundation give each year?
Freddie Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 2 grants.
How large is Freddie Foundation?
Freddie Foundation reported $212K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Freddie Foundation?
Freddie Foundation is a private foundation focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Salt Lake City, UT. It holds $212K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Freddie Foundation operate?
Freddie Foundation has awarded grants in Texas, Utah.
What is Freddie Foundation's EIN?
Freddie Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-2099864. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 11, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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