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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-0644559

Richard W Erickson Foundation

A private foundation in Kaysville, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $21,352 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

    $21,352

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $12,405,771

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $10,914,489

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,850

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $11,966,957

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,025

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $11,297,325

  • Tax year 2021

    $16,745

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $11,045,792

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,303,439

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,654,266

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,248,744

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wasatch Parks and RecreationHeber, UT

    General Financial Support

    $4,000
  2. CAF Utah Wingnuts Aviation MuseumHeber, UT

    General Financial Support

    $2,500
  3. Heber Valley RailroadHeber, UT

    General Financial Support

    $2,500
  4. Continue MissionWoods Cross, UT

    General Financial Support

    $2,500
  5. Vibrant AmericaWest Valley, UT

    General Financial Support

    $2,500
  6. Wasatch High SchoolHeber City, UT

    General Financial Support

    $2,500
  7. Vintage Aviation MuseumSpanish Fork, UT

    General Financial Support

    $1,500
  8. The Horse of Many Colors Cancer FoundationHeber City, UT

    General Financial Support

    $1,500
  9. Utah Foster CareMurray, UT

    General Financial Support

    $1,000
  10. National Kidney FoundationProvo, UT

    General Financial Support

    $1,000
  11. Wasatch CountyHeber City, UT

    General Financial Support

    $800
  12. Yellowstone ForeverBozeman, MT

    General Financial Support

    $52
  13. Round Valley Learning AcademyWallsburg, UT

    2024 Check was Returned

    -$1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $5,00083% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,00017% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $52<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah12 grants $21,300
  2. Montana1 grant $52

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Russell BakerChairman Hours 20Pay $89,500
  • Troy EricksonDirector Hours 1Pay $9,500
  • Robert MuirTrustee Hours 7Pay $55,000
  • Richard ThomasTrustee Hours 7Pay $32,000
  • Matt BinyonTrustee Hours 7Pay $32,000
  • Pam WilliamsSecretary Hours 7Pay $14,313
  • Craig KeyserDirector Hours 1Pay $9,500
  • Zeth KocheransDirector Hours 1Pay $7,125

The return

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