Kacey Foundation
Kacey Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cedar City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $39K. Net investment income was $7K.
Kacey Foundation at a glance
In short: Kacey Foundation gave $39K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $39,000
- +1200.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,500
- +550.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $1,430,652
- +17.5% 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 Kacey Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Southern Utah University ($20K across 2 grants). Together the top 5 received $39K.
Grant Size Distribution
29 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 29 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Kacey Foundation gives
- Giving fell 67% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 64% 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 $3K (2024) to $118K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $39K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rotary Club Cedar City, UT | Rotary Club charitable activities | $10,000 |
| Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT | Establish Sterling Church endowed scholarship | $10,000 |
| Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT | SUU Gymnastics endowed scholarship | $10,000 |
| Brigham Young University Provo, UT | Endowed scholarship for selected individuals | $6,000 |
| Parowan Rock Church Parowan, UT | Renovation of Old Rock Church | $2,000 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Salt Lake City, UT | Church charitable purposes | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,430,652 | $6,820 | $39,028 | $39,000 | 6 | $39,000 | $6,820 | $61,397 |
| 2024 | $1,217,086 | $5,712 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 3 | $3,000 | $5,712 | $58,053 |
| 2023 | $1,143,766 | $102,480 | $79,231 | $79,050 | 4 | $79,231 | $2,480 | $55,836 |
| 2022 | $1,125,072 | $120,635 | $117,966 | $117,784 | 10 | $118,148 | $10,635 | $182 |
| 2021 | $1,209,736 | $36,775 | $62,184 | $62,061 | 6 | $62,184 | $6,775 | $54 |
| 2020 | $1,120,917 | $208,100 | $42,927 | $42,800 | 7 | — | $8,100 | $38,356 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kacey Foundation reported a distributable amount of $61K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kacey Foundation is led by Kent Watson, President on filings since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kent Watson
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Connie Watson
Chairman
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lori Allen
Director
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Brian Watson
Director
On filings since 2022
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 Kacey Foundation
How much does Kacey Foundation give each year?
Kacey Foundation gave $39K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 3 grants.
What is Kacey Foundation's typical grant size?
Kacey Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $6,500, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kacey Foundation give grants?
Kacey 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 Cedar City, UT (3 grants).
Does Kacey Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Kacey Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Kacey Foundation's largest grantees?
Kacey Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Southern Utah University ($20,000 across 2 grants), Rotary Club ($10,000) and Brigham Young University ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kacey Foundation?
Kacey Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $39K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $61K (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 Kacey Foundation's EIN?
Kacey Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3792541. 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 March 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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