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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-0481510

Frederick Q Lawson Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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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

    $1,050,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $17,854,325

  • Tax year 2023

    $900,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $17,599,838

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $18,893,994

  • Tax year 2021

    $990,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $18,398,738

  • Tax year 2020

    $295,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $15,732,150

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $14,923,035

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $15,200,807

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Madeline Choir SchoolSalt Lake City, UT

    General Financial Support

    $350,000
  2. Ballet WestSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General Financial Support

    $200,000
  3. Utah SymphonyUtah OperaSalt Lake City, UT

    General Financial Support

    $100,000
  4. Americans for OxfordNew York, NY

    General Financial Support

    $100,000
  5. University of Utah College of NursingSalt Lake City, UT

    General Financial Support

    $100,000
  6. Bridgerland Technical College FoundationLogan, UT

    General Financial Support

    $100,000
  7. Utah State University - Emma Eccles Jones College of EducationLogan, UT

    General Financial Support

    $100,000

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 $200,00067% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $100,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah6 grants $950,000
  2. New York1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Frederick Q LawsonTrustee/Advisor Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Charles H LivseyTrustee/Advisor Hours 1.5Pay $0

The return

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