Private foundation (trust)EIN 870657244Est. 2000-08

MELDRUM FOUNDATION

SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108

Total Assets

$27.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

16

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$75K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$675K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $25K to maximum $675K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $1.5M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

88 grants

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
$3.8M
14 grants
EAST DURHAM CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE
$500K
5 grants
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH
$428K
5 grants
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE
$406K
5 grants
FOREST VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$225K
3 grants
HOMES OF HOPE INDIA
$196K
2 grants
FLYING KITES
$175K
3 grants
TEACHUNITED
$150K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

88 grants

<$10K
25
grants
$10–50K
35
grants
$50–250K
23
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Utah
$5.1M
73% of total
North Carolina
$1.1M
16% of total
Massachusetts
$307K
4% of total
Colorado
$150K
2% of total
Arizona
$100K
1% of total
Illinois
$77K
1% of total
Florida
$32K
0% of total
New York
$29K
0% of total
Michigan
$24K
0% of total
Arkansas
$10K
0% of total

+3 more states

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