Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bluffdale, UT EIN: 33-0856477

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 is a private foundation, based in Bluffdale, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $250K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $5K.

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 at a glance

In short: Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 gave $5K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $662.857), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,640
+13.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$663
+13.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$535
Total assets
$250,382
-3.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Utah (84% 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 Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Save Our Canyons: $1KSave Our Canyons$1KGrand Staircase Escalante Partners: $1KGrand Staircase EscalantePartners$1KSouthern Utah Wilderness Alliance: $600Southern Utah WildernessAlliance$600Humane Society of Utah: $535Humane Society of Utah$535Best Friends Animal Society: $523Best Friends Animal Society$523Starr Ranch Sanctuary: $516Starr Ranch Sanctuary$516Great Old Broads for Wilderness: $207Great Old Broads forWilderness$207

The largest 2025 recipient was Save Our Canyons ($1K). Together the top 7 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

KanabCottonwood HeightsDurangoMurraySalt Lake CityTrabuco CanyonEscalante

How Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 gives

  • Giving grew 123% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 97% 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

$0$2K$4K$6K7 grants2020 7 grants2021 7 grants2022 7 grants2023 7 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Save Our Canyons Cottonwood Heights, UTTo help protectthe beauty and wildness of the wasatch$1,239
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners Escalante, UTTo Help Preserve Andprotect Grand Staircase National Monument$1,020
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Salt Lake City, UTTo Help Preserve Thewilderness of Thecolorado Plateau$600
Humane Society of Utah Murray, UTTo help eliminate thepain, fear and sufferingof all animals$535
Best Friends Animal Society Kanab, UTTo help bring abouta time when there areno more homeless pets$523
Starr Ranch Sanctuary Trabuco Canyon, CATo help protect birdsand support the sanctuary and national audubon society$516
Great Old Broads for Wilderness Durango, COTo Help Preserve Andprotect Wildernessand Wild Lands$207
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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$250,382$8,506$17,311$4,6407$17,311—$17,814
2024$259,153$9,524$15,926$4,0957$15,926—$15,784
2023$265,650$6,359$14,131$3,1217$14,131—$13,877
2022$273,536$7,655$13,556$2,0797$13,556—$13,584
2021$280,119$8,801$7,178$1,9007$7,178$3,523$12,602
2020$278,595$8,372$12,176$1,7507——$10,587

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • A Scott Kafesjian

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $4K (2020) → $5K (2025)

  • Susan Lee Hoover

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $4K (2020) → $5K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Susan Lee Hoover — Trustee: $5KSusan Lee HooverTrustee$5KA Scott Kafesjian — Trustee: $5KA Scott KafesjianTrustee$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Susan Lee Hoover (Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999

How much does Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 give each year?

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 gave $5K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 7 grants.

What is Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999's typical grant size?

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999's median grant in 2025 was $535, and its average grant was $663, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 give grants?

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 gives mostly in Utah: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (11%).

Does Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999's largest grantees?

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999's largest 2025 grantees include Save Our Canyons ($1,239), Grand Staircase Escalante Partners ($1,020) and Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance ($600), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 62% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999?

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999 reported $250K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (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 Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999's EIN?

Martha Ryland Foundation 05171999's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0856477. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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