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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-1318696

SERVE Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $50,000 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $423,097
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $461,441
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $450,488
  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $436,552
  • Tax year 2021

    $206,700

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $467,902
  • Tax year 2020

    $175,949

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $730,688

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Other Side AcademyOrem, UT

    Support for homeless

    $20,000
  2. Blaine County Charitable Fund INCBoise, ID

    Financial/Housing Support

    $15,000
  3. Christmas Box InternationalS Salt Lake, UT

    Support for abused children

    $15,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Food Justice CoalitionSalt Lake City, UT

    Support people in need with food, hygiene, and clothing

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah2 grants $35,000
  2. Idaho1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

17 people as filed

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

  • Bruce FeryPresident Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lance SessionsTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kevin WhanTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Julie SpencerChief Tax Officer Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Scott MayedaSecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Ryan KennedyGrants Committee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lupe NaranjoGrants Committee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Javier RoblesGrants Committee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Silvia KarstensGrants Committee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Laura MooreGrants Committee Chairman Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kaitlyn SchwalbeGrants Committee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Heather ValerioGrants Committee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Heather FosterGrants Committee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Tim SilvaDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Carol Chase GrouxDirector Hours 0.05Pay $0
  • Scott FrenchDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Tara DimohDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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