Sabin Children's Foundation
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Sabin Children's Foundation at a glance
In short: Sabin Children's Foundation gave $493K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $123K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $493,000
- +81.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $123,250
- +126.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $120,500
- Total assets
- $7,426,147
- +24.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Utah (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sabin Children's Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pathway Centre for Mentally and Physically Handicapped Children ($195K). Together the top 4 received $493K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 9 grants of 20 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sabin Children's Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). 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 $200K (2023) to $740K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $493K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pathway Centre for Mentally and Physically Handicapped Children Orange, CA | General operation | $195,000 |
| Simon Says Foundation Hope Projects Midway, UT | Various international projects | $125,000 |
| CharityVision Provo, UT | Various international projects | $116,000 |
| World Link Partners Provo, UT | Various international projects | $57,000 |
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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 | $7,426,147 | $1,460,775 | $583,112 | $493,000 | 4 | $238,975 |
| 2024 | $5,962,985 | $202,368 | $352,394 | $272,000 | 5 | $166,250 |
| 2023 | $5,702,775 | $223,213 | $291,939 | $200,000 | 2 | $190,113 |
| 2022 | $5,118,493 | $25,150 | $586,983 | $503,133 | 5 | $-39,310 |
| 2021 | $6,530,072 | $935,631 | $496,176 | $435,000 | 4 | $788,031 |
| 2020 | $5,865,120 | $551,280 | $642,889 | $591,900 | 7 | $344,717 |
| 2019 | $5,940,285 | $416,862 | $749,923 | $739,745 | 6 | $314,311 |
About Sabin Children's Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Sabin Children's Foundation is a public charity, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $493K. Net investment income was $239K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sabin Children's Foundation is led by Gary B Sabin, Chairman & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gary B Sabin
Chairman & CEO
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
S Eric Ottesen
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Haslam
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Sabin Sattley
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Sabin Plumb
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Romney
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Henry
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie P Sabin
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Van A Tengberg
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark T Burton
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Miller
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Plumb
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Farnsworth
Treasurer & CFO
Treasurer → Treasurer & CFO, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: John Q. Langford (2019–2021) — Treasurer
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 Sabin Children's Foundation
How much does Sabin Children's Foundation give each year?
Sabin Children's Foundation gave $493K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $272K across 5 grants.
What is Sabin Children's Foundation's typical grant size?
Sabin Children's Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $120,500, and its average grant was $123,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Sabin Children's Foundation give grants?
Sabin Children's Foundation gives mostly in Utah: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (40%). The most frequent recipient cities were Provo, UT (2 grants).
Does Sabin Children's Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 25% of Sabin Children's Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Various international projects" (3 grants).
How large is Sabin Children's Foundation?
Sabin Children's Foundation reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
What is Sabin Children's Foundation's EIN?
Sabin Children's Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0592170. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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