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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0614105

LS Peery Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $1.5 million 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

    $1,526,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $24,952,848

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,521,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $24,021,335

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,326,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $24,816,449

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,430,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $25,516,226

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,270,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $26,646,543

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,965,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $23,637,557

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,021,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $23,698,203

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,482,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $24,956,717

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Utah - Dept of OrthopaedicsSalt Lake City, UT

    General Financial Support

    $1,000,000
  2. Ogden Nature CenterOgden, UT

    General financial support

    $200,000
  3. Utah Open LandsSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General financial support

    $100,000
  4. The Other Side AcademySalt Lake Cty, UT

    General Financial Support

    $45,000
  5. Utah Golf FoundationSalt Lake City, UT

    General Financial Support

    $30,000
  6. The Utah Nordic AllianceSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General financial support

    $26,000
  7. Heart & SoulSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General financial support

    $25,000
  8. Intermountain Therapy AnimalsSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General financial support

    $25,000
  9. Disability Law CenterSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General Financial Support

    $25,000
  10. Salt Lake Film SocietySalt Lake Cty, UT

    General Financial Support

    $10,000
  11. Sageland CollaborativeSalt Lake City, UT

    General Financial Support

    $10,000
  12. Wasatch Mountain InstituteSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General Financial Support

    $10,000
  13. Road Dogs and RescueLomita, CA

    General Financial Support

    $6,000
  14. Dig Deep Right to Water ProjectLos Angeles, CA

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  15. United Way of Salt LakeSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General Financial Support

    $5,000
  16. Fetch CaresKamas, UT

    General Financial Support

    $4,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. University of Utah Dept of OrthopeadicsSalt Lake City, UT

    Discovery Program for Musculoskeletal Restoration

    $1,000,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $210,00045% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $110,00024% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid2 grants $70,00015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $35,0008% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah14 grants $1,515,000
  2. California2 grants $11,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Leslie Peery HowaBoard Chair and Board Member Hours 35Pay $115,000
  • Scott C UlbrichBoard Member Hours 35Pay $110,000
  • Charles H LivseyBoard Member Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth BernhardBoard Member Hours 5Pay $40,000

The return

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