Funding search · EIN 202029087 · Salt Lake City, UT

Jeffrey S & Helen H Cardon Foundation

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

226
grants reported
$6.7M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • The University of Utah4 grants · $1.9M
  • Charles Schwab Charitable Fund2 grants · $1.1M
  • The University of Notre Dame4 grants · $500,000
  • Neighborhood House4 grants · $240,200
  • The Children'S Center4 grants · $208,550
  • Boys & Girls Club of Salt Lake City4 grants · $160,000
  • Guadalupe School4 grants · $150,000
  • Salt Lake Community Foundation1 grant · $150,000
  • Torrey House Press4 grants · $145,000
  • Youth Sports Alliance4 grants · $136,000

Giving over time

$2.0M
2022
$1.6M
2023
$1.5M
2024
$1.6M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 226 grants.

  • $856,000

    Charles Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $535,500

    The University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $535,000

    The University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $431,256

    The University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $418,000

    The University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $290,000

    Charles Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $150,000

    Salt Lake Community Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $125,000

    The University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $125,000

    The University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $125,000

    The University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $125,000

    The University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $65,000

    Neighborhood House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $62,000

    Neighborhood House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $58,000

    Neighborhood House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $57,000

    The Children'S Center · Kearns, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $55,200

    Neighborhood House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $55,000

    The Children'S Center · Kearns, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Catholic Community Services · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    The Children'S Center · Kearns, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $46,550

    The Children'S Center · Kearns, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $45,000

    Youth Sports Alliance · Park City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Guadalupe School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Torrey House Press · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Catholic Community Services · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Guadalupe School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Torrey House Press · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Catholic Community Services · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Guadalupe School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Youth Sports Alliance · Park City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $35,000

    International Rescue Committee · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $35,000

    Torrey House Press · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $32,500

    Snow Basin Education Foundation · Huntsville, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $30,000

    Youth Sports Alliance · Park City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $30,000

    Snow Basin Education Foundation · Huntsville, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $30,000

    Jewish Family Service Rental As · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $30,000

    Snow Basin Education Foundation · Huntsville, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $30,000

    Guadalupe School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $30,000

    International Rescue Committee · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $30,000

    Torrey House Press · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Cache Valley Language Center · Logan, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Maliheh Free Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Pace Slcc Scholarship · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Maliheh Free Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Pace Slcc Scholarship · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Cache Valley Language Center · Logan, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Environmental Resource Center · Ketchum, ID · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    John a Moran Eye Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Maliheh Free Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Pace Slcc Scholarship · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Maliheh Free Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Pace Slcc Scholarship · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Snow Basin Education Foundation · Huntsville, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $23,400

    Utah Museum of Natural History · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $21,000

    Youth Sports Alliance · Park City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Environmental Resource Center · Ketchum, ID · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Jewish Family Service Rental As · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Cache Valley Language Center · Logan, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Environmental Resource Center · Ketchum, ID · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Helper Project · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Jewish Family Service Rental As · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    English Language Center · Logan, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Environmental Resource Center · Ketchum, ID · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    First Tee of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Jewish Family Service Rental As · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $16,000

    Encircle for Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $16,000

    People Helping People · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    People Helping People · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    The Haven · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    Utah Ymca · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    The Haven · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    Ywca · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    People Helping People · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    The Haven · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    Ywca · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $14,500

    Ballet West · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $14,000

    Nature Conservancy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $13,500

    Encircle for Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $13,000

    Nature Conservancy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $12,500

    Project Embrace · West Jordan, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $12,500

    Rescue Robers · Sandy, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $11,058

    Red Butte Garden · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $11,000

    Nature Conservancy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,706

    Red Butte Garden · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,500

    Nature Conservancy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,456

    Red Butte Garden · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Country Club Cares Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Moran Eye Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Taylor Hagen Memorial · Holladay, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    The Otherside Village · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Tryall Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Utah Nalaxone · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Valley Behavioral Health · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Volunteers of America · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Weber State University · Ogden, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Women of the World · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Country Club Cares Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable contribution

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.