Salt Lake Education Foundation
To promote student success in the Salt Lake City School District by using private donations to supplement children's educational experiences.
Salt Lake Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Salt Lake Education Foundation gave $2.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.3M), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,250,604
- -15.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,250,604
- -15.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,250,604
- Total assets
- $5,926,825
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Utah (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Salt Lake Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Salt Lake City School District ($2.3M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Salt Lake Education Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). 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 $1.0M (2020) to $2.8M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City School District Salt Lake City, UT | Supplement education | $2,250,604 |
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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 | $5,926,825 | $2,814,016 | $2,844,187 | $2,250,604 | 1 | $210,142 |
| 2024 | $5,186,984 | $3,292,611 | $3,075,198 | $2,649,858 | 1 | $179,523 |
| 2023 | $4,541,227 | $2,749,592 | $2,681,090 | $2,387,457 | 1 | $263,527 |
| 2022 | $4,357,052 | $2,872,287 | $2,692,114 | $2,383,742 | 1 | $52,653 |
| 2021 | $4,750,444 | $3,612,545 | $3,029,683 | $2,780,333 | 1 | $85,227 |
| 2020 | $3,545,619 | $2,459,044 | $2,388,898 | $1,014,846 | 1 | $41,046 |
| 2019 | $3,530,068 | $2,243,887 | $1,905,470 | $1,653,519 | 1 | $26,102 |
About Salt Lake Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Salt Lake Education 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 $5.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.3M. Net investment income was $210K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Salt Lake Education Foundation is led by James E Yapias, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James E Yapias
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorena Riffo Jenson
Chair
Member → Chair Elect, 2022
Chair Elect → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Byron Russell
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanetta Williams
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Yocom
Member
Chair → Past Chair, 2020
Past Chair → Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
T Richard Davis
Chair Elect
Immediate Pa → Community Ad, 2020
Community Ad → Chair Elect, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Shafer
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Grant
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Tago
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rich McKeown
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Hollins
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Brogaard
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisia Satini
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Garciaz
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Bryce Williams (2019–2024) — Board of Executive Director Representative
- Former: Jeanette Hartley (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Nate Salazar (2020–2024) — Board of Executive Director Representative
- Former: Elizabeth Moran (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Ginette Bott (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Lucy Hawes (2019–2023) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Melissa Ford (2019–2023) — Board of Executive Director
- Former: Landon Clark (2020–2023) — Chair Elect
- Former: Kristi Swett (2021–2023) — Board of Executive Director
- Former: Jenny Sika (2022–2023) — Board of Executive Director
- Former: Martin Bates (2023) — Member
- Former: Michelle Tu'itupou (2023) — Member
- Former: Richard Kaufusi (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Aubriana Martindale (2022) — Member
- Former: Timothy Gadsen PhD (2022) — Member
- Former: Christopher Nelson (2019–2021) — Legal Advisor
- Former: Shelia Axelsen (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Larry Madden (2021) — Member
- Former: Daniel Payne (2019–2020) — Financial Ad
- Former: Katherine Kennedy (2019–2020) — Board of Executive Director
- Former: Lexi Cunningham (2019–2020) — Superintende
- Former: Andres Dias (2019) — Member
- Former: Angela Doan (2019) — Mayor's Officer
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 Salt Lake Education Foundation
How much does Salt Lake Education Foundation give each year?
Salt Lake Education Foundation gave $2.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.6M across 1 grant.
How large is Salt Lake Education Foundation?
Salt Lake Education Foundation reported $5.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.8M.
Where does Salt Lake Education Foundation operate?
Salt Lake Education Foundation has awarded grants in Utah.
What is Salt Lake Education Foundation's EIN?
Salt Lake Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2563849. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 4, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
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