The Wilson Family Foundation
The Wilson Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Sandy, Utah. Its 2025 filing states that it makes grants for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes to benefit the public. Its 2025 grants went to organizations in Utah, Washington, Arizona, and Texas.
The Wilson Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Wilson Family Foundation gave $118K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Utah. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $118,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- -17.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,211
- +21.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $3,152,424
- +29.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Utah (77% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Wilson Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 10371 Bedrock Lane, Sandy, UT 84092
Phone: (360) 707-2994
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Wilson Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Brigham Young University ($42K). Together the top 10 received $95K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
117 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 117 grants of 117 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 77% of grant dollars went to recipients in Utah, 14% to Washington, 8% to Arizona, and 1% to Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Wilson Family Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 18 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. How we count
- 94% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2019) to $122K (2021). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $118K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University Provo, UT | To provide funds to scholarships, student development services and support for golf team's travel. | $42,000 |
| Skagit Community Foundation Mount Vernon, WA | To support endowments for libraries, parks, museums and scholarships in skagit valley. | $10,000 |
| U Give - Utah Men's Golf Salt Lake City, UT | To provide funds for travel, tournament fees and golfer development. | $8,000 |
| Wasatch Adaptive Sports Snowbird, UT | To encourage individuals with adaptive needs and their families to realize their potential. | $6,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $5,000 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of America Phoenix, AZ | To Support Children with Critical Illnesses. | $5,000 |
| Mission at the West Jordan Care Center West Jordan, UT | To Support Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. | $5,000 |
| Olympus Dev Foundation-Refugee Scholarship Holladay, UT | To provide scholarship for a graduating senior from a refugee family. | $5,000 |
| Rising Star Outreach Provo, UT | To help educate and treat leprosy afflicted families in india. | $5,000 |
| The Other Side Academy Salt Lake City, UT | To provide vocational and life skills to those determined to break their cycle of long-term criminality, substance abuse, and homelessness. | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,152,424 | $538,927 | $123,938 | $118,000 | 19 | $120,650 | $269,066 | $127,855 |
| 2024 | $2,426,626 | $181,802 | $124,951 | $118,000 | 23 | $120,520 | $180,855 | $118,692 |
| 2023 | $2,302,087 | $193,852 | $109,132 | $102,000 | 24 | $104,349 | $193,118 | $106,034 |
| 2022 | $2,117,123 | $142,432 | $108,457 | $105,000 | 23 | $107,175 | $141,847 | $109,486 |
| 2021 | $2,469,362 | $119,332 | $125,026 | $121,775 | 28 | $123,665 | $118,959 | $116,994 |
| 2020 | $2,173,243 | $41,584 | $102,015 | $100,000 | 21 | — | $69,033 | $95,204 |
| 2019 | $2,084,986 | $123,133 | $103,030 | $100,000 | 19 | — | $81,982 | $96,274 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Wilson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $128K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated charitable purpose is “to make grants for any charitable, scientific, or educational purpose in order to benefit the public.”
Its 2025 grants included support for scholarships and student services, golf programs, adaptive sports, humanitarian work, and services for people facing illness, disability, grief, or other challenges. The grantees describe their own work in varied ways: Wasatch Adaptive Sports says it empowers people with disabilities through outdoor recreation; Make-A-Wish Foundation of America says it creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses; and The Other Side Academy describes operating schools where students develop vocational, pro-social, and life skills. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their missions, not statements of the foundation’s own mission.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $118,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,500 to $42,000, with a median grant of $5,000.
The largest reported grants included $42,000 to Brigham Young University for scholarships, student development services, and golf team travel; $10,000 to Skagit Community Foundation for endowments supporting libraries, parks, museums, and scholarships in Skagit Valley; and $8,000 to U Give – Utah Men’s Golf for travel, tournament fees, and golfer development. Other grants included $6,000 to Wasatch Adaptive Sports, $5,000 each to Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Rising Star Outreach, and The Other Side Academy, and $4,000 to the Academy for Creating Enterprise.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Paula G. Wilson as president; Craig Wilson as secretary/treasurer; Holly Crandall, Wendy Hunter, Kari Hull, Keith Wilson, and Ali Cloward as trustees; and Cal Hunter as advisor.
The Wilson Family Foundation is led by Paula G. Wilson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paula G. Wilson
President
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ali Cloward
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Crandall
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kari Hull
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Wilson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Hunter
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cal Hunter
Advisor
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Wilson
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 The Wilson Family Foundation
How much does The Wilson Family Foundation give each year?
The Wilson Family Foundation gave $118K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $118K across 23 grants.
What is The Wilson Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Wilson Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,211, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Wilson Family Foundation give grants?
The Wilson Family Foundation gives mostly in Utah: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Washington (14%) and Arizona (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Salt Lake City, UT (4 grants) and Provo, UT (2 grants).
Does The Wilson Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on The Wilson Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Wilson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
The Wilson Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Brigham Young University ($42,000), Skagit Community Foundation ($10,000) and U Give - Utah Men's Golf ($8,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($5,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Wilson Family Foundation?
The Wilson Family Foundation reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $121K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $128K (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 does The Wilson Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated charitable purpose is “to make grants for any charitable, scientific, or educational purpose in order to benefit the public.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Wilson Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Wilson Family Foundation's EIN?
The Wilson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1287121. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Wilson Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The Wilson Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-wilson-family-foundation-morg_134a01d0b6eb484ea910ddad66f3de36
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