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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3952081

The Bates Foundation

A private foundation in Fruit Heights, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $152,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2025

    $152,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,383
  • Tax year 2024

    $109,274

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $8,460
  • Tax year 2023

    $86,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,539
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,048
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,508
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,475

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,467
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,356
  • Tax year 2018

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,829

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsSalt Lake City, UT

    Religious donationgeneral donation

    $152,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $152,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah1 grant $152,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • David W BatesTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Whitney BatesTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Madison BatesTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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