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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 68-6199251

Orb Relief Trust

A private foundation in Mesa, AZ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $517,314 paid in grants.

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

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $517,314

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,338,985
  • Tax year 2023

    $492,794

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,778,427
  • Tax year 2022

    $182,940

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,400,915
  • Tax year 2021

    $100,480

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,401,927
  • Tax year 2020

    $113,120

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,213,223
  • Tax year 2019

    $85,132

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,170,193
  • Tax year 2018

    $90,216

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,555,694

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bountiful Childrens FoundationSpringville, UT

    General fund

    $163,873
  2. LDS ChurchSalt Lake City, UT

    General fund

    $152,096
  3. William J Flake Heritage FoundationSnowflake, AZ

    Foundation support

    $80,300
  4. Mothers Without BordersProvo, UT

    General fund

    $50,000
  5. Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT

    General fund

    $50,000
  6. Aldea FoundationNew York, NY

    General fund

    $20,000
  7. Casa Voice for ChildrenCorvallis, OR

    General fund

    $1,000
  8. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    General fund

    $30
  9. Sierra ClubOakland, CA

    General fund

    $15

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $80,30062% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50,00038% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $30<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah4 grants $415,969
  2. Arizona2 grants $80,315
  3. New York1 grant $20,000
  4. Oregon1 grant $1,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $30

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Stanley FlakeTRUSTEE Hours 15Pay $0

The return

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