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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-0648103

The Lift Foundation

A private foundation in Farmington, UT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $45,000 paid in grants.

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

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $426,721
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

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

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $380,511
  • Tax year 2021

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $472,983
  • Tax year 2020

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $347,553
  • Tax year 2019

    $15,308

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $336,731
  • Tax year 2018

    $35,308

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $336,539

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Huntsman Mental Health FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Support Research and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders.

    $25,000
  2. Academy for Creating EnterpriseLehi, UT

    To empower entrepreneurs in developing countries to build lasting businesses.

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah2 grants $45,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • G Andrew BarfussPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie BarfussTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Todd BarfussChairman Hours 0Pay $0
  • Spencer BarfussTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Elizabeth GlennTreasurer Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Laura BarfussDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Jason BarfussSecretary Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Sarah BarfussTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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