The Dixie & Anne Leavitt Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation funds by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold approach is not the right route here.
- Its support reaches a varied mix of causes, including local government, religious bodies, educational providers, health and welfare charities and arts organisations such as theatres, arts centres, orchestras and community bands, as well as affordable housing and housing scholarships for university students.
- If you are approached or invited, keep expectations modest: half of its 42 grants were $8,000 or less, though the range runs widely, from $875 up to $290,000, with one grant of around $3,450,000.
- Only 25% of its grant dollars to organisations went to repeat recipients across its recent filings, so it does not appear to be built around a tight, settled circle of grantees.
- No geographic focus is stated in the filings, so no area restriction should be assumed.
Overview
The Dixie & Anne Leavitt Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Cedar City, UT.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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 foundation’s grants reach a varied set of organisations, including local government, religious bodies, educational providers, health and welfare charities, and arts organisations. Education grants have supported universities, educational enterprises and technical education; religious grants have supported religious bodies, while arts grants have reached theatres, arts centres, orchestras and community bands. The foundation also provides affordable housing services for university students and housing scholarships for students with greatest need. Its records show substantial support for a city government, alongside recurring support for religious and educational organisations and smaller grants to local community organisations. The filed information does not set out a wider eligibility policy.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Utah and Nevada.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 25% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 42 grants to organisations were $8,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 40% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 25% of grant dollars went to organisations The Dixie & Anne Leavitt Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $6,225 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Mesquite City · Government$3,455,8772025 tax year
- Southern Utah University · Education$890,9572025 tax year
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Religious$287,8082025 tax year
- International Society DUP Elizabeth Camp · Education$42,7002025 tax year
- Utah Theatre Festival Corporation · Local Arts$17,3802025 tax year
- Johnson Arts Center · Arts$9,2022025 tax year
- Iron County Care & Share · Health and Welfare$6,4502025 tax year
- Orchestra of Southern Utah · Local Arts$6,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jim Douglas — Treasurer
- Alan Jones — Secretary / Trustee
- Mark Leavitt — President / Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $7,726,670 | $2,581,131 | $75,312,845 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,981,782 | $1,315,036 | $105,567,612 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $11,733,695 | $4,728,374 | $94,794,693 | Filing for 2025 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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- Cedar City, UT
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Cedar City, UT