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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-7067908

Douglas N Thompson Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $420,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,024,808

  • Tax year 2024

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,347,945

  • Tax year 2023

    $333,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,182,920

  • Tax year 2022

    $279,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,199,493

  • Tax year 2021

    $198,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,210,775

  • Tax year 2020

    $183,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,699,448

  • Tax year 2019

    $141,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,695,206

  • Tax year 2018

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,758,759

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Genealogical Research, Humanitarian

    $140,000
  2. Huntsman Cancer InstituteSalt Lake City, UT

    New building fund

    $80,000
  3. Utah Food BankS Salt Lake, UT

    Purchase of food & supplies for the Food Bank's program

    $50,000
  4. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Education-scholarship fund

    $40,000
  5. Primary Children's Medical CenterSalt Lake City, UT

    Children's medical assistance

    $35,000
  6. Friends of Challenger Center HawaiiHonolulu, HI

    Education

    $20,000
  7. University of Utah School of MediciSalt Lake City, UT

    Education

    $20,000
  8. Wildlife Rehab Center of No UtahFarr West, UT

    Wildlife Rehabilitation

    $5,000
  9. YWCA UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Support women in crisis

    $5,000
  10. Bryce Canyon AssociationBryce, UT

    Educational, research & interpretive programs

    $5,000
  11. University of Hawaii FoundationHonolulu, HI

    Research - Mosquito abatement lab

    $4,000
  12. Salvation ArmySalt Lake City, UT

    Humanitarian Relief

    $2,000
  13. The Road HomeSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Homeless shelter

    $2,000
  14. Hawaii Community FoundationHonolulu, HI

    Hakalau Forest Refuge Management Endowment (conservation)

    $2,000
  15. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    Medical research

    $1,000
  16. Humane Society of UtahMurray, UT

    Animal shelter

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    [individual] shelter

    $1,000
  18. Pacific Rim ConservationHonolulu, HI

    Conservation

    $1,000
  19. Individual

    Research

    $1,000
  20. Friends of Haiku StairsKaneohe, HI

    Conservation - preserve Haiku Stairs,Hawaii

    $1,000
  21. Hawaiian Trail Mountain CorporationHonolulu, HI

    Preserve & protect Hawaii's trails

    $1,000
  22. Individual

    Educational programaing

    $1,000
  23. Individual

    Educational programing

    $1,000
  24. Salt Lake City Library FoundationSalt Lake City, UT

    Library

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $6,00038% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $4,00025% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,00012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,00012% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah12 grants $246,000
  2. Hawaii6 grants $29,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Catherine Anne T KaonohiTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary Lynne ThompsonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert D ThompsonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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