Funding search · EIN 870686202 · Alpine, UT
Sterling &Shelli Gardner 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.
- 50
- grants reported
- $510,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Courage Reins3 grants · $180,000
- American Heritage Schools2 grants · $40,000
- Operation Underground Railroad2 grants · $26,000
- Lds Church2 grants · $20,000
- Fur Sisters - Furever Urs Rescue2 grants · $20,000
- Citizens Against Physical & Sexual2 grants · $20,000
- Five 12 Foundation3 grants · $16,000
- Stand With Ukraine1 grant · $15,000
- Give Kids a Smile1 grant · $10,000
- Tri-Cities Chaplancy1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
Courage Reins · Highland, UT · 2022
Unrestricted
- $55,000
Courage Reins · Highland, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $30,000
American Heritage Schools · American Fork, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Courage Reins · Highland, UT · 2024
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Stand With Ukraine · West Valley, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Operation Underground Railroad · Murray, UT · 2022
Unrestricted
- $11,000
Operation Underground Railroad · Murray, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Give Kids a Smile · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Citizens Against Physical & Sexual · Logan, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Fur Sisters - Furever Urs Rescue · Jacksonville Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
House of Champions · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Lds Church · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Tri-Cities Chaplancy · Richland, WA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
American Heritage Schools · American Fork, UT · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Beaches Go Green · Jacksonville Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Citizens Against Physical & Sexual · Logan, UT · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Five 12 Foundation · American Fork, UT · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Fur Sisters - Furever Urs Rescue · Jacksonville Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Lds Church · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
The Road Home · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted
- $8,000
University of Utah Athletics · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
5 for the Fight Foundation · Provo, UT · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Elizabeth Smart Foundation · Herriman, UT · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Five 12 Foundation · Alpine, UT · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Little Lives Rescue · Pasco, WA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
The Policy Project · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
A Child'S Hope Foundation · Orem, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Chabad of Utah County · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Coeur Community Closet · Hayden Lake, ID · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Encircle Family and Youth Resource · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Fight the New Drug · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Meals On Wheels America · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Spectrum Academy · North Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
The Refuge Utah · Orem, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Tourette Association of America · Bayside, NY · 2023
Unresrticted
- $5,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Encircle Family and Youth Resource · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
International Rescue Committe · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Spectrum Academy · North Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $3,000
22 Forever Scholarship Fund · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Happy Factory · Cedar City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Tabitha'S Way · Spanish Fork, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Happy Factory · Cedar City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,250
New Hope Calvary Chapel · Lehi, UT · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,250
Alpine Bible Church · Lehi, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,250
Greenhouse Community Church · Saratoga Springs, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,250
South Mountain Community Church · Lehi, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Five 12 Foundation · American Fork, UT · 2023
Unrestricted
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