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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1395103

Matthew B Ellis Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $122,623 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

    $122,623

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $721,227

  • Tax year 2024

    $108,765

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $741,555

  • Tax year 2023

    $97,199

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $776,670

  • Tax year 2022

    $77,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $776,808

  • Tax year 2021

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $802,635

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $807,608

  • Tax year 2019

    $80,805

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $798,210

  • Tax year 2018

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $835,689

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ballet WestSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Donation

    $62,623
  2. Neighborhood HouseSalt Lake City, UT

    Donation

    $25,000
  3. Utah SymphonySalt Lake City, UT

    Donation

    $20,000
  4. Maliheh Free ClinicMillcreek, UT

    Donation

    $10,000
  5. The Samaritan FoundationBountiful, UT

    Donation

    $5,000

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 $62,62381% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah5 grants $122,623

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Elaine EllisTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel EllisTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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