Starfish Legacy Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Orem, UT EIN: 46-4329660

Starfish Legacy Foundation is a private foundation, based in Orem, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $145 in total assets.

Starfish Legacy Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$145
+0.0% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Starfish Legacy Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Salt Lake City

How Starfish Legacy Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 1933% from 2020 to 2023. 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$20K$40K$60K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $57K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $57K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Salt Lake City, UTChurch$56,917
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2024$145—————
2023$145$3,000$56,917$56,9171—
2022$54,062$9,400$5,683$5,6831—
2021$50,345$55,200$4,858$2,2251$2,225
2020$3$8,800$8,860$2,8001—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Starfish Legacy Foundation is led by Harold R Smith, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Harold R Smith

    President

    On filings since 2020

    15 hrs/week

    $1 (2020) → $0 (2024)

  • Kathryn H Smith

    Secretery

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2020 IRS filing

Harold R Smith — President: $1Harold R SmithPresident$1

The highest reported compensation on the 2020 filing was $1, to Harold R Smith (President).

Frequently asked questions about Starfish Legacy Foundation

How large is Starfish Legacy Foundation?

Starfish Legacy Foundation reported $145 in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Starfish Legacy Foundation operate?

Starfish Legacy Foundation has awarded grants in Utah.

What is Starfish Legacy Foundation's EIN?

Starfish Legacy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4329660. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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