Garn Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Layton, UT EIN: 47-5636319

Garn Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Layton, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $833 in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K.

Garn Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Garn Family Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$833
+0.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Utah (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Garn Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Davis Education Foundation: $10KDavis Education Foundation$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was Davis Education Foundation ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 20 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

FarmingtonSalt Lake CityKaysvilleOgdenLaytonRivertonRowlettClearfield

How Garn Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 97% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above 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

$0$200K$400K$600K5 grants2020 5 grants2021 8 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $460K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Davis Education Foundation Farmington, UTFund education programs$10,000
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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
2024$833$10,000$10,000$10,0001$10,000$41
2023$833$10,000$10,000$10,0001$10,000$41
2022$833$457,500$460,398$460,3988$460,398$360
2021$2,931$378,000$378,158$378,1585$378,158$3,111
2020$3,089$140,100$156,559$156,2595—$1,329

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Garn Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $41 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Garn Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kevin S. Garn

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanya Garn

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Garn Family Foundation

How much does Garn Family Foundation give each year?

Garn Family Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Garn Family Foundation?

Garn Family Foundation reported $833 in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $41 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Garn Family Foundation operate?

Garn Family Foundation has awarded grants in Texas, Utah.

What is Garn Family Foundation's EIN?

Garn Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5636319. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 17, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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