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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 74-2364289

The Alsam Foundation

A private foundation in Po Box Chica, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $49.1 million 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

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

    $49,056,610

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $50,427,712
  • Tax year 2023

    $66,958,358

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $91,645,117
  • Tax year 2022

    $38,437,514

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $149,824,327
  • Tax year 2021

    $28,216,407

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $179,658,562
  • Tax year 2020

    $30,619,796

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $202,669,501

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Skaggs Catholic Center LLCDraper, UT

    Performing arts center and

    $16,650,237
  2. The Scripps Research InsituteLa Jolla, CA

    Calibr-bridging the

    $10,000,000
  3. Judge Memorial Catholic High SchoolSalt Lake City, UT

    Capital campaign for new

    $7,500,000
  4. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Endowment and capital

    $4,750,000
  5. Friends of Zoo BoiseBoise, ID

    Veterinary hospital

    $2,000,000
  6. Idaho State University FoundationPocatello, ID

    Skaggs scholarship program

    $1,500,000
  7. Madeleine Choir SchoolSalt Lake City, UT

    Field house and early

    $1,000,000
  8. The Living PlanetDraper, UT

    Capital campaign of science

    $892,729
  9. Saint Vincent de Paul SchoolSalt Lake City, UT

    Tech infrastructure, hvac

    $855,800
  10. Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, UT

    STEM laboratory

    $750,000
  11. University of Montana FoundationMissoula, MT

    Skaggs scholarship program

    $750,000
  12. Saint Andrew Catholic SchoolRiverton, UT

    Carbon monoxide detection

    $516,724
  13. Saint Francis Xavier SchoolKearns, UT

    General support

    $490,260
  14. Saint Olaf SchoolBountiful, UT

    Safety, security, digital

    $429,177
  15. Wasatch Mountain InstituteSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General support

    $300,000
  16. Saint Joseph Catholic High SchoolOgden, UT

    Purchase vehicle

    $254,958
  17. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic SchoolSalt Lake City, UT

    Safety equipment/ door

    $232,549
  18. Kearns-Saint Ann SchoolSalt Lake City, UT

    Hvac system

    $109,176
  19. Cathedral of the MadeleineSalt Lake City, UT

    Annual bishop dinner

    $50,000
  20. Guadalupe Center Educational Programs IncSalt Lake City, UT

    Early learning center

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $2,000,00053% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $1,800,00047% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah16 grants $34,806,610
  2. California1 grant $10,000,000
  3. Idaho2 grants $3,500,000
  4. Montana1 grant $750,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • The Northern Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $107,066
  • Don L SkaggsTREASURER/GRANTS COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $30,000
  • Mark S SkaggsGRANTS COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $30,000
  • Claudia Skaggs LuttrellSECRETARY/GRANTS COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $30,000
  • Susie S BalukoffGRANTS COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $30,000
  • Ronny L CutshallPRESIDENT/GRANTS COMMITTEE Hours 27Pay $352,536
  • Arnold LaguardiaGRANTS COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $30,000
  • Monsignor J Terrence FitzgeraldV.P./GRANTS COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $30,000

The return

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