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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-0706795

The Gardiner Adams Foundation

A private foundation in Draper, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $20,119 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

    $20,119

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,240
  • Tax year 2024

    $27,523

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,859
  • Tax year 2023

    $22,135

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $19,402
  • Tax year 2022

    $32,402

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,492
  • Tax year 2021

    $18,902

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,944
  • Tax year 2020

    $25,986

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $10,673
  • Tax year 2019

    $23,404

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,263
  • Tax year 2018

    $9,220

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,132

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

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

    Religious donation

    $13,275
  2. Jordan Education FoundationSouth Jordan, UT

    Riverton high school donation

    $3,000
  3. Intermountain FoundationSalt Lake City, UT

    Primary childrens hospital

    $652
  4. Utah Refugee ConnectionSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General donation

    $590
  5. Sub for SantaDraper, UT

    Sub for santa for needy families in the community

    $542
  6. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Refugee support

    $400
  7. PBS UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    General donation

    $330
  8. To Ukraine with LoveBountiful, UT

    General donation

    $300
  9. Millcreek CityMillcreek, UT

    Fire victims fund

    $200
  10. Community Nursing ServicesWest Valley City, UT

    Art & soup fundraiser

    $128
  11. Granite Education AssociationTaylorsville, UT

    Food assistance program

    $102
  12. Huntsman Cancer InstituteSalt Lake City, UT

    Cancer research

    $100
  13. Salvation ArmySalt Lake City, UT

    General donation

    $100
  14. KuerSalt Lake City, UT

    General donation

    $100
  15. Consumer ReportsYonkers, NY

    General donation

    $100
  16. Huntsman Cancer InstituteSalt Lake City, UT

    Cancer research

    $100
  17. Bear Valley PTADraper, UT

    Elementary fundraiser

    $50
  18. GoFundMeDraper, UT

    Bring john shin home

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $13,27576% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $3,00017% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5903% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $4002% of the total
  5. Public affairs1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah17 grants $20,019
  2. New York1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Danelle G AdamsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Vonae Adams TannerTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jason A AdamsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Amelia Adams JohnsonTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nathan K AdamsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Andrew J AdamsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • William O Adams JrTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jacob D AdamsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Brenner R AdamsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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