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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8067695

McCarthey Family Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 81 grants and $1.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Todd F Brashear Executive Director
610 East South Temple Ste 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 578-1246
Form and materials
Grant request letter, supporting documentation, IRS tax-exempt determination letter.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,772,626

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $26,862,058

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,014,768

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $27,604,535

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,947,684

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $28,075,256

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,755,630

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $29,226,542

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,084,334

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $29,191,618

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,760,708

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $29,651,395

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,541,273

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $31,948,353

Grants paid in 2024

81 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kearns St Ann's Catholic SchoolSalt Lake City, UT

    Education Operations Funding

    $200,000
  2. YWCA UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Capital Campaign

    $125,000
  3. Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA

    Scholarship Funding

    $100,000
  4. Rowland HallSalt Lake City, UT

    Capital Campaign

    $100,000
  5. Saint Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolOgden, UT

    Capital Campaign

    $100,000
  6. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyLos Angeles, CA

    Medical Research Program Funding

    $87,066
  7. American Cancer SocietySalt Lake City, UT

    Capital Campaign

    $50,000
  8. Ronald McDonald House CharitiesSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Capital Campaign

    $50,000
  9. Safe Harbor Crisis CenterLayton, UT

    Capital Campaign

    $50,000
  10. Utah Health & Human Rights ProjectMurray, UT

    Program Funding

    $50,000
  11. Holy Cross MinistriesSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $40,000
  12. Volunteers of America UtahSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $35,000
  13. Ballet WestSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $25,000
  14. Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of MaryHolladay, UT

    Program Funding

    $25,000
  15. Park City Historical Society & MuseumPark City, UT

    Program Funding

    $25,000
  16. Peace HousePark City, UT

    Transitional Housing Program

    $25,000
  17. The HavenSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $25,000
  18. Utah SymphonyUtah OperaSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $25,000
  19. Wasatch Community GardensSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $25,000
  20. Westminster UniversitySalt Lake Cty, UT

    Education Assistance Funding

    $25,000
  21. Girl Scouts of UtahSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $20,000
  22. KRCLSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $20,000
  23. Maliheh Free ClinicMillcreek, UT

    Program Funding

    $20,000
  24. Race SwamiSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $20,000
  25. Snowbasin Sports Education FoundationOgden, UT

    Program Funding

    $20,000
  26. Snowbird Sports Education FoundationCottonwood Heights, UT

    Program Funding

    $20,000
  27. University of Utah School of MusicSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $20,000
  28. Red Butte GardensSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $16,850
  29. Spy HopSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $16,000
  30. Ability FoundWest Valley City, UT

    Program Funding

    $15,000
  31. Curly MeSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $15,000
  32. Immigrant Legal ServicesSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $15,000
  33. Mundi ProjectSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $15,000
  34. RiteCare of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $12,000
  35. Success in Education FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,400
  36. Ronald McDonald House CharitiesSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,310
  37. Alliance HouseSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  38. American Civil Liberties Union of UtahSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  39. Cathedral of the MadeleineSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  40. Catholic Community ServicesSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  41. Friends of Arches and CanyonlandsMoab, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  42. Good Deed RevolutionSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  43. Guadalupe SchoolSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  44. Herreshoff Marine MuseumBristol, RI

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  45. Intermountain Therapy AnimalsSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  46. Operation WarmPhiladelphia, PA

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  47. Project ReadMillcreek, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  48. Salt Lake Acting CompanySalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  49. Salt Lake City Police FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  50. Senior Charity Care FoundationLayton, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  51. Thanksgiving HeroesSandy, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  52. Ulster Project UtahSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  53. Utah Food BankS Salt Lake, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  54. Wasatch Forensic NursesSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $10,000
  55. Art AccessSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $8,500
  56. Assistance LeagueSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $7,500
  57. Bad Dog ArtsSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $7,500
  58. Big Brothers Big Sisters of UtahSouth Salt Lake, UT

    Program Funding

    $7,500
  59. Community Nursing ServicesWest Valley City, UT

    Program Funding

    $7,500
  60. National Speech and Debate AssociationWDM, IA

    Program Funding

    $7,500
  61. Building Youth Around the WorldWest Jordan, UT

    Program Funding

    $6,500
  62. Craft Lake CitySalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $6,000
  63. People Helping People IncSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $6,000
  64. Adopt-A-Native Elder ProgramSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  65. Catholic ExtensionChicago, IL

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  66. Friends of the Children's Justice CenterDraper, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  67. Hale Centre TheatreSandy, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  68. Kids on the MoveOrem, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  69. Rescue Mission of Salt LakeSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  70. Ron McBride FoundationSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  71. Salt Lake Valley Habitat for HumanitySalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  72. Special Olympics UtahDraper, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  73. The Sharing PlaceMillcreek, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  74. Tree UtahSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  75. Utah Community ActionSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  76. Utah Pet PartnersSouth Jordan, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  77. Youth Garden ProjectMoab, UT

    Program Funding

    $5,000
  78. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic SchoolSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $3,000
  79. Hibernian Society of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Program Funding

    $2,500
  80. YouthlincMurray, UT

    Program Funding

    $2,500
  81. Utah Police Civilian AssociationMurray, UT

    Program Funding

    -$2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services10 grants $138,50019% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $130,00018% of the total
  3. Health4 grants $120,31016% of the total
  4. Arts and culture9 grants $102,00014% of the total
  5. Mental health4 grants $75,00010% of the total
  6. Youth development3 grants $37,9005% of the total
  7. 7 other causes11 grants $127,50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah75 grants $1,553,060
  2. Washington1 grant $100,000
  3. California1 grant $87,066
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  5. Rhode Island1 grant $10,000
  6. Iowa1 grant $7,500
  7. Illinois1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Sarah J McCartheyDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Thomas K McCarthey JrDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Philip G McCartheyDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Maureen P McCartheyDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Todd F BrashearExecutive Director Hours 10Pay $225,000
  • John P O'BrienTreasurer Hours 2Pay $62,500
  • Christina KolkebeckSecretary Hours 3Pay $30,000

The return

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