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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

Public charity · Grantmaker Salt Lake City, UT EIN: 94-2936961 Website

The mission of the organization is the preservation of the outstanding wilderness at the heart of the Colorado Plateau and Utahs West Desert, and the management of these lands in their natural state for the benefit of all Americans.

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance at a glance

In short: Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance reported $18K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$18,061 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-97.9% vs 2024
Total assets
$43,060,913
+34.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$13,559,455
+7.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,000,883
-22.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,095,187
-11.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Salt Lake CitySacramentoSouth Sale Lake

How Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance gives

  • Giving grew 100% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2025) to $850K (2024). In 2025 it reported $18K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Stewardship Utah Foundation South Sale Lake, UTGeneral Support$850,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$43,060,913$13,559,455$5,095,187$18,061Total only$1,000,883
2024$32,136,436$12,670,430$5,778,688$850,0001$1,294,773
2023$24,495,908$5,318,667$4,584,792$300,0001$242,986
2022$22,193,836$4,451,167$4,497,880$350,0001$145,561
2021$25,303,976$8,874,385$4,131,086$425,0002$1,103,639
2020$20,080,723$5,578,015$3,888,620$315,0001$722,603

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

Based on IRS filings

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $43.1M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $18K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $1.0M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is led by Scott Braden, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scott Braden

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $150K (2025)

  • Tom Kenworthy

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    7.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Bloch

    Legal Director & Attorney

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $132K (2020) → $165K (2025)

  • Ani Kame'enui

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Schumann

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Thomas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Oriana Sandoval

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Y. Hoskisson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Benally

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobby McEnaney

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Olivia Juarez

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Chavez-Houck

    Vice Chair & Secretary

    Trustee → Vice Chair & Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Ljung

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Hansjoerg Wyss (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Rusty Schmit (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Scott Groene (2020–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Sharon Buccino (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Anne Milliken (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark Maryboy (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Rich Ingebretsen (2020–2021) — Vice Chair & Secretary
  • Former: Terry Tempest Williams (2020) — Trustee

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

Stephen Bloch — Legal Director/Attorney: $165KStephen BlochLegal Director/Attorney$165KScott Braden — Executive Director: $150KScott BradenExecutive Director$150K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $165K, to Stephen Bloch (Legal Director/Attorney). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

How much does Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance give each year?

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance reported $18K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $850K across 1 grant.

How large is Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance?

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance reported $43.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.6M.

What is Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance?

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Salt Lake City, UT. It holds $43.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance operate?

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance has awarded grants in California, Utah.

What is Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance's EIN?

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2936961. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 10, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 28, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 2, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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