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LS Peery Foundation

SALT LAKE CITY, UT EIN: 81-0614105 Website

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$24.0M

-3.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.5M

+14.7% YoY

Grant Count

19

+18.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$80K

-3.4% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary purpose is to generate capital gains and losses on investments, with investment income used to fund charitable gifting. The foundation focuses its grantmaking on:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

The foundation has indicated that it regrets it cannot respond to inquiries, suggesting it operates on an invitation or proactive funding model rather than accepting unsolicited grant applications.

Grant Range

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • Utah
  • California
  • Idaho

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BellevueBountifulHaileyKamasKetchumLehiLomitaLos AngelesMillcreekNewportOakleyOgdenPark CitySalt Lake City

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of 2023:

  • Total Assets: $24,816,449
  • Total Revenues: $841,198
  • Total Expenses: $2,066,665
  • Total Liabilities: $0

As of 2024:

  • Total Assets: $24,021,335
  • Total Giving: $1,521,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$24,021,335$24,816,449$25,516,226
Revenue$2,701,469$841,198$962,168
Expenses$2,185,587$2,066,665$2,097,485
Qualifying Distributions$1,539,897$1,346,300$1,463,566
Net Investment Income$2,060,780$194,823$340,249
Distributable Amount$1,477,596$1,395,629$1,482,667

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$491K$983K$1M$2M16 grants202015 grants202116 grants202216 grants202319 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

University of Utah - Dep…$1.0MOgden Nature Center$200KUtah Open Lands$105KUtah Golf Foundation$35KDisability Law Center$30KThe Utah Nordic Alliance$26KHeart & Soul$25KSageland Collaborative$15KMountain Humane (Wood Ri…$15KIntermountain Therapy An…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

82 grants across all recorded years

61<$50K3$50–100K12$100–250K1$250–500K3$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Leslie Peery HowaBoard Chair and Board Member$125KScott C UlbrichBoard Member$120KElizabeth BernhardBoard Member$50K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Leslie Peery HowaBoard Chair and Board Member35$125,000
Scott C UlbrichBoard Member35$120,000
Charles H LivseyBoard Member1
Elizabeth BernhardBoard Member5$50,000

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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