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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0137383

Palladium Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 97 grants and $65.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Apr 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $65,630,750

    Grants listed
    97
    Assets, end of year
    $72,419,986

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,151,000

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $72,109,853

  • Tax year 2022

    $16,423,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $70,816,312

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $46,965,152

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,001,082

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $48,250,844

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $51,369,295

  • Tax year 2018

    $7,535,340

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $51,345,255

  • Tax year 2017

    $11,285,321

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $56,430,330

Grants paid in 2024

97 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Glynwood CenterCold Spring, NY

    Various

    $27,510,000
  2. The Nature Conservancy of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $9,725,000
  3. Utah Clean EnergySalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $5,120,000
  4. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    Various

    $4,000,000
  5. Friends of Cornell LabIthaca, NY

    Various

    $3,500,000
  6. Tracy AviarySalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $2,250,000
  7. National Audubon SocietySalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $2,000,000
  8. Bears Ears PartnershipBluff, UT

    Various

    $1,725,000
  9. Conservation Lands FoundationDurango, CO

    Various

    $1,200,000
  10. Museum of Natural HistorySalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $1,160,000
  11. International Crane FundBaraboo, WI

    Various

    $1,020,000
  12. Grand Canyon TrustFlagstaff, AZ

    Various

    $1,000,000
  13. Miss Halls High SchoolPittsfield, MA

    Various

    $700,000
  14. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Various

    $600,000
  15. Hogle ZooSalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $500,000
  16. WavehillBronx, NY

    Various

    $470,000
  17. Community RebuildsMoab, UT

    Various

    $400,000
  18. Utah Rivers CouncilSandy, UT

    Various

    $300,000
  19. Hawk Watch InternationalSalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $275,000
  20. Grand County School DistrictMoab, UT

    Various

    $220,000
  21. Rivers Edge WestGrand Junction, CO

    Various

    $160,000
  22. Living RiversMoab, UT

    Various

    $155,000
  23. Moab Valley Multicultural CenterMoab, UT

    Various

    $150,000
  24. National Wildlife FederationMerrifield, VA

    Various

    $150,000
  25. KzmuMoab, UT

    Various

    $125,000
  26. Moab Music FestivalMoab, UT

    Various

    $100,000
  27. Wilderness Land TrustHelena, MT

    Various

    $100,000
  28. Friends of Arches and CanyonlandsMoab, UT

    Various

    $75,000
  29. Science MoabMoab, UT

    Various

    $75,000
  30. Youth Garden ProjectMoab, UT

    Various

    $65,000
  31. Canyonland Field InstituteMoab, UT

    Various

    $50,000
  32. Friends of Grand City Childrens JusticeMoab, UT

    Various

    $50,000
  33. Moab Connunity ChildrenMoab, UT

    Various

    $50,000
  34. Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NY

    Various

    $50,000
  35. Planet WomenBainbridge Is, WA

    Various

    $40,000
  36. Jewish Community CenterSalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $30,000
  37. Our Village Community CenterMoab, UT

    Various

    $30,000
  38. Dry Creek CharityHolladay, UT

    Various

    $25,000
  39. Dutchess Day SchoolMillbrook, NY

    Various

    $25,000
  40. New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY

    Various

    $25,000
  41. Colorad County Animal WelfareCastle Rock, CO

    Various

    $20,000
  42. Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NY

    Various

    $20,000
  43. Grand Area MentoringMoab, UT

    Various

    $20,000
  44. Moab Folk FestivalMoab, UT

    Various

    $20,000
  45. Open Space InstituteNew York, NY

    Various

    $20,000
  46. Palisade Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    Various

    $20,000
  47. Utah State UniversityLogan, UT

    Various

    $20,000
  48. Hawk Mt SanctuaryKempton, PA

    Various

    $15,000
  49. Outdoor AfroOakland, CA

    Various

    $15,000
  50. Cary InstituteMillbrook, NY

    Various

    $11,000
  51. American PrairieBozeman, MT

    Various

    $10,000
  52. Crane TrustWoodriver, NE

    Various

    $10,000
  53. Dutchess Land ConservancyMillbrook, NY

    Various

    $10,000
  54. Intermountain Therapy AnimalsHolladay, UT

    Various

    $10,000
  55. Humane Society of Moab ValleyMoab, UT

    Various

    $10,000
  56. LA PhilharmonicLos Angeles, CA

    Various

    $10,000
  57. Merck Forest and FarmlandRupert, VT

    Various

    $10,000
  58. Mesa County PartnersGrand JCT, CO

    Various

    $10,000
  59. Owl Research InstituteCharlo, MT

    Various

    $10,000
  60. Pacific WildWashington, DC

    Various

    $10,000
  61. Planned ParenthoodSalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $10,000
  62. Ronald McDonald HouseSalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $10,000
  63. The Peregrine FundBoise, ID

    Various

    $10,000
  64. Utah Physicians for Healthy EnvironmentSalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $10,000
  65. Wasatch Community GardenSalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $10,000
  66. Western Slope Conservation CenterPaonia, CO

    Various

    $10,000
  67. Writers on the RangeDurango, CO

    Various

    $10,000
  68. Fourth Street ClinicSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Various

    $6,000
  69. Wyoming Outdoor CouncilLander, WY

    Various

    $6,000
  70. Friends of Great Salt LakeSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Various

    $5,000
  71. Great Oak EquineAiken, SC

    Various

    $5,000
  72. Land Trust AllianceWashington, DC

    Various

    $5,000
  73. Mindfullness in EducationSalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $5,000
  74. Montana AudubonHelena, MT

    Various

    $5,000
  75. Ogden Nature CenterOgden, UT

    Various

    $5,000
  76. Victor Emanuel Nature ScholarshipAustin, TX

    Various

    $5,000
  77. Friens of the SmithsonianWashington, DC

    Various

    $4,250
  78. Galapagos ConservancyWashington, DC

    Various

    $2,000
  79. Grand County High SchoolMoab, UT

    Various

    $2,000
  80. High Country NewsPaonia, CO

    Various

    $2,000
  81. Seek HavenMoab, UT

    Various

    $2,000
  82. BirdnoteAsheville, NC

    Various

    $1,000
  83. Colorado Crane ConservationHayden, CO

    Various

    $1,000
  84. Environmental Advocates NYAlbany, NY

    Various

    $1,000
  85. Glen Canyon InstituteSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Various

    $1,000
  86. Hudson River Sloop ClearwaterBeacon, NY

    Various

    $1,000
  87. ManometManomet, MA

    Various

    $1,000
  88. Millbrook Fire DeptMillbrook, NY

    Various

    $1,000
  89. Moab Times IndependentMoab, UT

    Various

    $1,000
  90. Oregon Natural Desert AssociationBend, OR

    Various

    $1,000
  91. QLFVirginia Beach, VA

    Various

    $1,000
  92. Seabird InstituteBremen, ME

    Various

    $1,000
  93. Trailing of the SheepHailey, ID

    Various

    $1,000
  94. Utah Avalanche CenterSalt Lake City, UT

    Various

    $1,000
  95. Utah Food BankS Salt Lake, UT

    Various

    $1,000
  96. Utah Open LandsSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Various

    $1,000
  97. Friends of WethersfieldAmenia, NY

    Various

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Public affairs1 grant $27,510,00076% of the total
  2. Environment24 grants $7,588,00021% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $400,0001% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $150,000<1% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $110,000<1% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $65,000<1% of the total
  7. 7 other causes8 grants $151,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York15 grants $31,664,500
  2. Utah44 grants $24,805,000
  3. District of Columbia7 grants $4,631,250
  4. Colorado8 grants $1,413,000
  5. Wisconsin1 grant $1,020,000
  6. Arizona1 grant $1,000,000
  7. Massachusetts2 grants $701,000
  8. Virginia2 grants $151,000
  9. Montana3 grants $115,000
  10. Washington1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jennifer SpeersPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Jay B BellDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0

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