Henderson Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Salt Lake City, UT EIN: 27-3081657

Henderson Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $87K. Net investment income was $4K.

Henderson Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Henderson Family Foundation gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $87K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$86,646
+2650.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$86,646
+2650.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$86,646
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 Henderson Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Judge Memorial Highschool: $87KJudge Memorial Highschool$87K

The largest 2025 recipient was Judge Memorial Highschool ($87K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Salt Lake City

How Henderson Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 2343% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 101% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $87K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $87K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Judge Memorial Highschool Salt Lake City, UTNew Campus$86,646
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$4,253$86,646$86,6461$86,646$4,253—
2024$82,393$4,067$4,127$3,1501$4,067$4,007$4,018
2023$82,453$3,476$3,515$3,3401$3,340$3,301$3,710
2022$81,639$3,323$4,380$3,5471$4,204$3,147$3,997
2021$82,696$3,151$684——$446$2,913$4,337
2020$80,229$2,676$4,462$3,3011—$2,315$4,193

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Henderson Family Foundation is led by Justin C. Henderson, Board Chair on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Justin C. Henderson

    Board Chair

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather C. Henderson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah H. Collins

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sean P. Collins

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    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 Henderson Family Foundation

How much does Henderson Family Foundation give each year?

Henderson Family Foundation gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 1 grant.

What is Henderson Family Foundation?

Henderson Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Salt Lake City, UT.

Where does Henderson Family Foundation operate?

Henderson Family Foundation has awarded grants in Utah.

What is Henderson Family Foundation's EIN?

Henderson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3081657. 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

(6)

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 November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 10, 2026)

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