The Charles Redd Foundation concentrates modest, place-based philanthropy in Utah with a strong emphasis on supporting regional scholarship and local education. Most dollars go to the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, showing a clear interest in preserving and advancing Western history and research, while smaller awards support a rural K–12 school and a charitable intermediary. The foundation tends to make a few targeted grants rather than broad, diffuse giving.
Concentrated, small-number giving: relatively few grants each year with repeat funding to a primary grantee (multiple grants to the Charles Redd Center) and several one-off, general operating gifts to local education and intermediary organizations.
The Charles Redd Foundation’s giving is shaped by a durable commitment to Western studies, with the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies in Provo receiving repeated support across multiple years. That pattern stands out alongside smaller general-fund awards to Utah-based charitable and community organizations. The foundation’s recent grants show a steady preference for flexible support rather than restricted project funding, including awards to educational, cultural, and service organizations. Across the recent record, the foundation backs both scholarship and local institutions. The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies received $28,000 in 2025, after earlier general-fund grants of $14,000 in 2024 and $14,000 in 2023. Other grants extend that same practical approach to community needs: Charity Anywhere Foundation in Bountiful received $30,000 in 2025, Autism Give in American Fork received multiple general-fund awards, and Utah State University in Logan received support in 2025. The result is a concise grantmaking profile centered on Utah and on preserving Western history, while also keeping room for education and community-serving organizations.
Western American history and scholarship are the clearest thematic thread in the Charles Redd Foundation’s recent grants. The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies in Provo received $28,000 in 2025 for general fund support, following $14,000 grants in both 2024 and 2023. Education is another recurring theme. Paradox Valley School in Paradox, Colorado received $15,000 in 2023 for general fund support, and Utah State University in Logan received $7,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports organizations serving specific community needs. Autism Give in American Fork received $10,000 in 2025 and additional grants of $4,000 in 2023 and $2,000 in 2024. In the cultural and civic space, Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City and Institute for Justice in Arlington each received multiple general-fund awards.
Typical grants are modest: p25 is $1,000, median grant size is $2,000, and p75 is $7,000. The recent record also shows a few larger awards above that range, including $30,000 and $28,000 grants in 2025. Giving appears recurring rather than one-time in several cases, with repeated grants to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a private foundation, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Recent awards are all general-fund grants, which fits a flexible, core-support pattern.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $7K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$7K
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Notable grantees: Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Charity Anywhere Foundation, Paradox Valley School
Grantmaking is concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 66% of recipient locations and is the foundation’s top giving state. Provo, Bountiful, American Fork, Logan, Salt Lake City, Cedar City, and Monticello all appear in the recent grants list. Outside Utah, the foundation also gave to recipients in Paradox, Colorado; Bellingham, Washington; Bozeman, Montana; Arlington, Virginia; and Chicago, Illinois. All recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The distribution is modest and concentrated at small awards: p25 is $1,000, median grant size is $2,000, and p75 is $7,000. The recent record also includes larger awards of $28,000 and $30,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Autism Give, Charity Anywhere Foundation, Dialogue Foundation, Perc, Institute for Justice, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and Days for Girls.
The recent grants show support for Western studies and scholarship, rural K–12 education, charitable intermediaries, autism-related community support, cultural programming, and civic or legal advocacy organizations.
Most grants go to Utah recipients: 66% of grants in the dataset were awarded to organizations located in Utah, with repeated giving in Provo, Bountiful, American Fork, Logan, Salt Lake City, Cedar City, and Monticello.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITY ANYWHERE FOUNDATION | BOUNTIFUL, UT | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHARLES REDD CENTER FOR WESTERN STUDIES | PROVO, UT | $28,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| AUTISM GIVE | AMERICAN FORK, UT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY | LOGAN, UT | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| DIALOGUE FOUNDATION | BOUNTIFUL, UT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PERC | BOZEMAN, MT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | CEDAR CITY, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHARLES REDD CENTER FOR WESTERN STUDIES | PROVO, UT | $14,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHARITY ANYWHERE FOUNDATION | BOUNTIFUL, UT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| AUTISM GIVE | AMERICAN FORK, UT | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| PERC | BOZEMAN, MT | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| DAYS FOR GIRLS UTAH | BELLINGHAM, WA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| DIALOGUE FOUNDATION | BOUNTIFUL, UT | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | CEDAR CITY, UT | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| PARADOX VALLEY SCHOOL | PARADOX, CO | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHARLES REDD CENTER FOR WESTERN STUDIES | PROVO, UT | $14,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| INNER CITY YOUTH FOUDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| MONTICELLO COLLEGE | MONTICELLO, UT | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| EARTH SCIENCE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| AUTISM GIVE | AMERICAN FORK, UT | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHARITY ANYWHERE FOUNDATION | BOUNTIFUL, UT | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| DAYS FOR GIRLS | BELLINGHAM, WA | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| PERC | BOZEMAN, MT | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| RURAL UTAH PROJECT ROCK THE VOTE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| DIALOGUE FOUNDATION | BOUNTIFUL, UT | $300 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
CHARITY ANYWHERE FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL FUND
CHARLES REDD CENTER FOR WESTERN STUDIES
$28,000GENERAL FUND
AUTISM GIVE
$10,000GENERAL FUND
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
$7,000GENERAL FUND
DIALOGUE FOUNDATION
$2,000GENERAL FUND
PERC
$2,000GENERAL FUND
GENERAL FUND
UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
$1,000GENERAL FUND
CHARLES REDD CENTER FOR WESTERN STUDIES
$14,000GENERAL FUND
CHARITY ANYWHERE FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
AUTISM GIVE
$2,000GENERAL FUND
DAYS FOR GIRLS UTAH
$1,000GENERAL FUND
DIALOGUE FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL FUND
UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
$1,000GENERAL FUND
PARADOX VALLEY SCHOOL
$15,000GENERAL FUND
CHARLES REDD CENTER FOR WESTERN STUDIES
$14,000GENERAL FUND
INNER CITY YOUTH FOUDATION
$5,000GENERAL FUND
MONTICELLO COLLEGE
$5,000GENERAL FUND
EARTH SCIENCE
$5,000GENERAL FUND
AUTISM GIVE
$4,000GENERAL FUND
PERC
$1,000GENERAL FUND
DIALOGUE FOUNDATION
$300GENERAL FUND