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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-0644841

The Will Ascend Foundation

A private foundation in Alpine, UT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $260,500 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $260,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,824,283

  • Tax year 2023

    $229,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,811,595

  • Tax year 2022

    $169,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,843,617

  • Tax year 2021

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,172,894

  • Tax year 2020

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,769,864

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Hope for Fertility FoundationPleasant Grove, UT

    Charitable donation

    $80,000
  2. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $70,000
  3. Make A Wish FoundationMurray, UT

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  4. Rising Star OutreachProvo, UT

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  5. Individual

    charitable donation

    $15,000
  6. Tovonatese CharitiesSt George, UT

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  7. Camp Kesem FoundationCovina, CA

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  8. Academy for Creating EnterpriseLehi, UT

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  9. Intermountain FoundationSalt Lake City, UT

    Charitable donation

    $7,500
  10. Huntsman Cancer FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Charitable donation

    $7,500
  11. Individual

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  12. Encircle FoundationSalt Lake City, UT

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  13. Lifting LivesFarmington, UT

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  14. Resident Impact ProjectDraper, UT

    Charitable donation

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $15,00039% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $15,00039% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $7,50020% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah10 grants $160,500
  2. California1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Gary WilliamsTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah WilliamsTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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