LS Peery Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; a charity should look for an existing route in rather than an open call.
- The filings show grants mainly in Utah, but no geographic focus is stated, so that is a pattern in its giving and not a rule about who may apply.
- Half of its 51 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $5,000 and $200,000, so a modest request sits closest to its usual giving, though its largest grant was $1,000,000.
- In its most recent filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so repeat giving is central to how it works.
Overview
LS Peery Foundation is a US private foundation based in Salt Lake City, UT.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings describe the grants as general financial support, rather than identifying distinct project purposes. Recipients include a public university department, nature and land-conservation organisations, sports and outdoor-recreation bodies, disability-rights and animal-welfare charities, local government, arts organisations and broader community charities. The grant record therefore shows general support reaching a range of charitable organisations. Recorded giving is strongly concentrated in Utah, although the filings also record grants to organisations in other states. The filings do not set out a formal subject-area programme, geographic eligibility rule or selection criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Utah.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 51 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 61% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations LS Peery Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 19 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics · General Financial Support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Ogden Nature Center · General financial support$200,0002024 tax year
- Utah Open Lands · General financial support$105,0002024 tax year
- Utah Golf Foundation · General Financial Support$35,0002024 tax year
- Disability Law Center · General Financial Support$30,0002024 tax year
- Utah Nordic Alliance · General financial support$26,0002024 tax year
- Heart & Soul · General financial support$25,0002024 tax year
- Mountain Humane (Wood River Animal Shelter) · General Financial Support$15,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Elizabeth Bernhard — Board Member
- Charles H Livsey — Board Member
- Scott C Ulbrich — Board Member
- Leslie Peery Howa — Board Chair and Board Member
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,097,485 | $1,430,000 | $28,006,329 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,066,665 | $1,326,000 | $29,699,958 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,185,587 | $1,521,000 | $30,782,266 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Salt Lake City, UT