Granite Education Foundation
The Granite Education Foundation's mission is to reduce barriers to learning and increase access to opportunities for students and educators in the Granite School District.
Granite Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Granite Education Foundation gave $4.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4.6M), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,633,420
- +75.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,633,420
- +75.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,633,420
- Total assets
- $4,271,128
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Utah (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Granite Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Granite School District ($4.6M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Granite Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 147% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $1.9M (2020) to $4.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Granite School District Salt Lake City, UT | Enhance education | $4,633,420 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,271,128 | $6,419,316 | $6,322,001 | $4,633,420 | 1 | $85,036 |
| 2024 | $4,045,674 | $4,797,645 | $4,629,503 | $2,635,864 | 1 | $54,667 |
| 2023 | $3,555,781 | $4,364,698 | $4,216,541 | $2,901,744 | 1 | $71,796 |
| 2022 | $3,539,208 | $3,029,089 | $3,231,950 | $1,879,083 | 1 | $84,694 |
| 2021 | $3,685,404 | $4,697,989 | $4,779,411 | $2,833,801 | 1 | $135,622 |
| 2020 | $3,132,862 | $3,546,400 | $3,769,290 | $1,871,041 | 1 | $69,684 |
| 2019 | $3,358,540 | $5,201,702 | $5,152,448 | $3,433,423 | 1 | $92,488 |
About Granite Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Granite Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4.6M. Net investment income was $85K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Granite Education Foundation is led by Jadee Talbot, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jadee Talbot
CEO
Director → CEO, 2022
On filings since 2021
52 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Johnson
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Bennett
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David James
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Garrett Laws
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katharine Newton
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Woodbury
Board Member
Board Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Madsen II
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Eccles
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Marchant
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terri Heyduk
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Bell
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Rada
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Tina West (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Norton (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Steven Raguskus (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Albert Ferrerons Font (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Aubriana Martindale (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Brent Severe (2019–2021) — Executive Di
- Former: Travis Draper (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ryan Wells (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Cindy Formeller (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Lauren Merkley (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Archer Birrell (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Yorgason (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jon Tingey (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Moody (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Gallegos (2019) — Board Member
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 Granite Education Foundation
How much does Granite Education Foundation give each year?
Granite Education Foundation gave $4.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.6M across 1 grant.
How large is Granite Education Foundation?
Granite Education Foundation reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.4M.
What is Granite Education Foundation?
Granite Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Salt Lake City, UT. It holds $4.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Granite Education Foundation operate?
Granite Education Foundation has awarded grants in Utah.
What is Granite Education Foundation's EIN?
Granite Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2951639. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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