Utah Sports Commission
The Utah Sports Commission is governed by an all-volunteer board of trustees consisting of statewide sports, business, and community leaders, and was created to foster national and international sports competitions to be held in the state of Utah.
Utah Sports Commission at a glance
In short: Utah Sports Commission gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $250K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $250,000
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $250,000
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250,000
- Total assets
- $15,067,177
- -22.7% 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 Utah Sports Commission funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Huntsman Mental Health Foundation ($250K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 3 (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
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2025) to $400K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsman Mental Health Foundation Salt Lake City, UT | Mental Health Support | $250,000 |
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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 | $15,067,177 | $5,459,752 | $7,154,595 | $250,000 | 1 | $474,702 |
| 2024 | $19,482,092 | $10,588,599 | $4,121,269 | $400,000 | 1 | $526,299 |
| 2023 | $14,105,196 | $9,524,012 | $9,328,392 | $350,000 | 1 | $226,712 |
| 2022 | $14,597,456 | $8,351,407 | $5,771,755 | — | — | $9,127 |
| 2021 | $10,362,020 | $6,481,109 | $4,200,678 | — | — | $3,829 |
| 2020 | $5,088,398 | $4,704,461 | $2,495,181 | — | — | $5,321 |
| 2019 | $3,094,286 | $3,691,733 | $3,372,580 | — | — | $3,239 |
About Utah Sports Commission
Based on IRS filings
Utah Sports Commission is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $250K. Net investment income was $475K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Utah Sports Commission is led by Jeff Robbins, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 39 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeff Robbins
President & CEO
President → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Arthur
Audit Committee Chair
Audit Committee → Audit Committee Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Cox
Honorary Chair
Honorary Cha → Honorary Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Al Mansell
Trustee
Trustee → Chairman Emeritus, 2020
Chairman Emeritus → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Crane
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Curtis Bramble
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Huntsman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Heiden
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fraser Bullock
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Herbert
Trustee
Honorary Cha → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Easton
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Steven Price
Trustee
Trustee → Immediate Pa, 2020
Immediate Pa → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Wilson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Plant
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Brough
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Dolan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Mendenhall
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Millner
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jake Boyer
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Lynch
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christian Gardner
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Garff
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randall Taylor
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Eccles
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Allen
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jefferson Moss
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Schultz
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Hawkins
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Cullimore
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Burdiss
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Wilson
Co-Vice Chair
Trustee → Co-Chair, 2021
Co-Chair → Co-Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Layton
Co-Chair
Trustee → Co-Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Simmons
Co-Chair
Trustee → Co-Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Mouskondis
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Miller
Co-Chair & Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Co-Chair & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stuart Adams
Co-Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Sorenson
Co-Vice Chair
Co-Vice Chai → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Co-Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bridget Farfel
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Vice President Marketing → Vice President of Marketing & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chase Robbins
Vice President of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Gary Hoogeveen (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Marc Harrison (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Spencer Eccles (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Anderson (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jefferey C. Robbins (2023–2024) — Finance Director
- Former: Burdiss Paul (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Miller (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Mike McKell (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Francis Gibson (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jason Perry (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: David Lang (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Wayne Niederhauser (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: David Wunderli (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Dell Loy Hansen (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jackie Biskupski (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Lynch Michael (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ben McAdams (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Bill Rock (2019) — Trustee
- Former: David Winder (2019) — Trustee
- Former: James L. Sorenson (2019) — Trustee
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 Utah Sports Commission
How much does Utah Sports Commission give each year?
Utah Sports Commission gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $400K across 1 grant.
How large is Utah Sports Commission?
Utah Sports Commission reported $15.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.5M.
What is Utah Sports Commission?
Utah Sports Commission is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Salt Lake City, UT. It holds $15.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Utah Sports Commission operate?
Utah Sports Commission has awarded grants in Utah.
What is Utah Sports Commission's EIN?
Utah Sports Commission's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-0650627. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
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