Funding search · EIN 203956435 · Washington, UT

Paul and Ruth Lyon Family Foundation

Name: Paul and Ruth Lyon Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

78
grants reported: $356,564
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Philanthropies4 grants · $63,286
Hale Center Theater-Friends of Hct4 grants · $53,000
St George Musical Theater4 grants · $32,000
Nami4 grants · $26,500
Volunteers of America4 grants · $26,500
The Road Home4 grants · $26,500
Best Friends Animal Society4 grants · $20,000
Primary Childrens Hospital4 grants · $20,000
Switchpoint4 grants · $13,000
John a Moran Eye Center4 grants · $11,000

Giving over time

$100,000

2022

$81,564

2023

$85,000

2024

$90,000

2025

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

$17,613
Philanthropies · Provo, UT · 2022
General donation
$15,750
Philanthropies · Provo, UT · 2024
General donation
$15,173
Philanthropies · Provo, UT · 2023
General donation
$15,000
Hale Center Theater-Friends of Hct · Sandy, UT · 2022
General donation
$14,750
Philanthropies · Provo, UT · 2025
General donation
$13,000
Hale Center Theater-Friends of Hct · Sandy, UT · 2025
General donation
$13,000
Hale Center Theater-Friends of Hct · Sandy, UT · 2024
General donation
$12,000
Hale Center Theater-Friends of Hct · Sandy, UT · 2023
General donation
$10,000
St George Musical Theater · St George, UT · 2025
General donation
$10,000
St George Musical Theater · St George, UT · 2023
General donation
$7,000
Nami · West Valley City, UT · 2022
General donation
$7,000
St George Musical Theater · St George, UT · 2022
General donation
$7,000
The Road Home · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General donation
$7,000
Volunteers of America · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General donation
$6,700
Nami · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
General donation
$6,700
The Road Home · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
General donation
$6,700
Volunteers of America · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
General donation
$6,500
Nami · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General donation
$6,500
The Road Home · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General donation
$6,500
Volunteers of America · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General donation
$6,300
Nami · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General donation
$6,300
The Road Home · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General donation
$6,300
Volunteers of America · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General donation
$5,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2025
General donation
$5,000
Primary Childrens Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
General donation
$5,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024
General donation
$5,000
Primary Childrens Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General donation
$5,000
St George Musical Theater · St George, UT · 2024
General donation
$5,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2023
General donation
$5,000
Primary Childrens Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General donation
$5,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022
General donation
$5,000
Primary Childrens Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General donation
$5,000
Switchpoint · St George, UT · 2022
General donation
$4,000
Switchpoint · St George, UT · 2025
General donation
$4,000
Preborn · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General donation
$3,000
John a Moran Eye Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
General donation
$3,000
John a Moran Eye Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General donation
$3,000
Switchpoint · St George, UT · 2024
General donation
$3,000
John a Moran Eye Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General donation
$3,000
Huntsman Cancer Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General donation
$3,000
Utah Shakespeare Festival · Cedar City, UT · 2022
General donation
$3,000
Wasatch Community Acupuncture · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General donation
$2,250
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2025
General donation
$2,200
Granite Education Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General donation
$2,000
Humane Society of Utah · Murray, UT · 2025
General donation
$2,000
Huntsman Cancer Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
General donation
$2,000
Utah Food Bank · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
General donation
$2,000
Wasatch Community Acupuncture · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
General donation
$2,000
Humane Society of Utah · Murray, UT · 2024
General donation
$2,000
Huntsman Cancer Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General donation
$2,000
Utah Food Bank · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General donation
$2,000
Wasatch Community Acupuncture · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General donation
$2,000
Humane Society of Utah · Murray, UT · 2023
General donation
$2,000
Huntsman Cancer Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General donation
$2,000
Utah Food Bank · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General donation
$2,000
Wasatch Community Acupuncture · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General donation
$2,000
Humane Society of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General donation
$2,000
John a Moran Eye Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General donation
$2,000
Utah Food Bank · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General donation
$1,900
Granite Education Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
General donation
$1,800
Classic 89 · Provo, UT · 2022
General donation
$1,750
Granite Education Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General donation
$1,491
Granite Education Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General donation
$1,000
League of Utah Writers · Midvale, UT · 2025
General donation
$1,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General donation
$1,000
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General donation
$1,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General donation
$1,000
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General donation
$1,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General donation
$1,000
Switchpoint · St George, UT · 2023
General donation
$1,000
Alpine School District Foundation · American Fork, UT · 2022
General donation
$1,000
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2022
General donation
$1,000
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General donation
$1,000
Lake Mountain Bicycle Club · Eagle Mountain, UT · 2022
General donation
$1,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General donation
$500
Cultural Arts Society of West Jorda · West Jordan, UT · 2025
General donation
$500
Sls Foundation Inc Salt Lake Singer · Farmington, UT · 2025
General donation
$387
Special Olympics Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General donation

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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.