Funding search · EIN 456794415 · Salt Lake City, UT

James Lee Sorenson Family Foundation

Name: James Lee Sorenson Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

66
grants reported: $6.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

services research housing children event medical refugees cancer

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Lds5 grants · $4.7M
New Venture Fund3 grants · $300,000
University of Utah1 grant · $250,000
The University of Utah1 grant · $250,000
Utah Sports Commission Foundation2 grants · $203,000
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund1 grant · $150,000
Stand With Ukraine1 grant · $100,000
Salt Contemporary Dance1 grant · $25,000
Saffron Kitchen1 grant · $25,000
Religious Family History Corp1 grant · $15,000

Giving over time

$2.3M

2022

$1.5M

2023

$2.3M

2024

Grant history

All 66 reported grants, largest first.

$1.7M
The Church of Jesus Christ of Lds · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General support
$1.6M
The Church of Jesus Christ of Lds · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General support
$1.1M
The Church of Jesus Christ of Lds · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General support
$250,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Epicenter buildling capital campaign
$250,000
The University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Epicenter buildling capital campaign
$200,000
Utah Sports Commission Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Promotion of amateur sports/Olympics
$150,000
The Church of Jesus Christ of Lds · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General support
$150,000
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General charitable giving
$100,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Economic innovation research
$100,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Economic innovation
$100,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Economic innovation
$100,000
Stand With Ukraine · Idaho Falls, ID · 2022
Ukraine housing project
$100,000
The Church of Jesus Christ of Lds · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Humanitarian aid for Ukraine refugees
$25,000
Saffron Kitchen · Riverton, UT · 2023
Providing refugees with culinary job skills training
$25,000
Salt Contemporary Dance · St George, UT · 2023
Support for art programming
$15,000
Religious Family History Corp · Draper, UT · 2024
Genealogy research
$10,000
Women'S Retreat House · Pleasant View, UT · 2023
Housing assistance for recovering alcoholics
$5,000
Choice Humanitarian · Draper, UT · 2024
Charitable event fundraising
$3,500
Junior Achievement of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Financial literacy educational programs
$3,000
Junior Achievement of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Financial literacy educational programs
$3,000
Junior Achievement of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Fundraising event breakfast sponsorship
$3,000
Utah Sports Commission Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
State of Sport Awards Event
$2,500
Choice Humanitarian · Draper, UT · 2024
Fundraising Event Sponsorship
$1,000
Huntsman Cancer Institute University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Cancer research
$1,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2024
Services for refugees
$1,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2024
Israeli assistance fund, services for children
$1,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General support
$1,000
Lds Philanthropies · Provo, UT · 2023
Missonary fund
$1,000
St Jude Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Medical research
$500
826 Valencia · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Education assistance for underserved populations
$500
Amanaki Fo'Ou · Holladay, UT · 2024
Diabetes education and prevention
$500
Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2024
Support for human rights issues
$500
Best Friends Animal Society · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Rescue and foster services for animals
$500
Danielle Byron Henry Migraine Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Research and support for migraine prgrams
$500
Educate Girls · Forest Hills, NY · 2024
Equitable access to quality education
$500
Friends of the Coalition · Provo, UT · 2024
Alleviation of hunger and poverty for unhoused populations
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General support for housing needs
$500
Hillcrest High School · Midvale, UT · 2024
Student athletic events
$500
Margie'S Haven House · Heber Springs, AR · 2024
Shelter and essential services for domestic abuse victims
$500
Primary Children'S Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Medical care
$500
Russian Childrens Welfare Society · New York, NY · 2024
Educational and other services for at-risk children
$500
St Jude Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Medical research
$500
The Christmas Box International · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Services for abused and neglected children
$500
The Shelter Box · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Emergency shelter for disaster recoveries
$500
The Skatepark Project · Vista, CA · 2024
Helping underserved communities create safe and inclusive public spaces
$500
Utah Food Bank · South Salt Lake, UT · 2024
General support
$500
Water Org · Chicago, IL · 2024
Providing clean water and sanitation to needy communities
$500
4-Ct · Westport, CT · 2023
Basic needs cash assistance program
$500
Cabins for Cancer · St Charles, ID · 2023
Housing and emotional support for cancer patients
$500
Crossroads Urban Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Food pantry and thrift store
$500
Face It Foundation · Shoreview, MN · 2023
Mental health programming for reducing depression in men
$500
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2023
Food security and nutrition programs
$500
Fisher House Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2023
Emergency housing for military families
$500
Huntsman Cancer Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Cancer research
$500
Huntsman Mental Health Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Mental health programs
$500
Make-a-Wish America · Murray, UT · 2023
Make-a-wish program
$500
Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Ocean Cleanup
$500
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
Protecting oceans from environmental challenges
$500
Primary Children'S Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Medical care
$500
Rescue Mission of Salt Lake · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Ending homlessness and restoring livelihoods
$500
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples · Arcata, CA · 2023
Indigenous Peoples' self-determination and the sovereignty of Native nations
$500
Share Our Strength · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Ending hunger and poverty
$500
The Christmas Box International · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Services for abused and neglected children
$500
The Pad Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Increasing access to women's hygene products
$500
The Road Home · South Salt Lake, UT · 2023
Homeless Services
$500
Ut Refugee Connection · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Support for refugees

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