The Tanner Third Charitable Support Trust concentrates its giving on Utah-based social service and environmental organizations, with repeated multi-year support to a small set of grantees. Grants fund women's and family services, urban poverty/human services, and conservation/clean-energy advocacy, and the foundation also supports national poverty and justice-focused organizations. Its pattern suggests place-based philanthropy in Utah with an interest in both community-level service providers and environmental policy groups.
Relatively concentrated, repeat grants to a handful of core recipients (multiple 3-grant relationships), moderate-sized gifts (~$25K–$33K), blending local Utah organizations with a few national advocacy partners.
Norman C Tanner & Barbara L Tanner Third Charitable Support Trust shows a clear pattern of repeat support for a small circle of Utah organizations, with multiple years of general-support grants to the same recipients. The trust’s recent giving includes YWCA Utah, Crossroads Urban Center, Utah Clean Energy, and The Nature Conservancy of Utah, each appearing across more than one grant year. That repeated structure points to a funder that favors steady operating support over one-time project awards. The trust’s portfolio also reaches beyond Utah through general support for national advocacy and humanitarian organizations such as Natural Resources Defense Council and Oxfam America. Within the Utah set, its grants connect to women’s and family services, emergency and anti-poverty services, conservation, and clean-energy advocacy. The recurring grant amounts cluster around a similar range year after year, reinforcing the impression of a disciplined, relationship-based grantmaking pattern rather than a broad, high-volume approach. Leadership is listed under Deborah T Sawyer, and the trust’s giving is regional in scope.
Women’s and family services are one visible part of the trust’s giving. In 2023, it awarded $13,300 to YWCA Utah in Salt Lake City for general support, and that same grantee received follow-on general-support grants in 2024 and 2025. Anti-poverty and emergency assistance is another recurring theme. Crossroads Urban Center in Salt Lake City received general-support grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including $13,300 in 2023 and $9,728 in 2025. Environmental work appears in two forms: local conservation and clean-energy advocacy. The Nature Conservancy of Utah received general-support grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Utah Clean Energy also received repeated general-support awards across those same years. The trust also supports national organizations tied to environmental and humanitarian policy, including Natural Resources Defense Council and Oxfam America, each listed for general support.
Grant sizes cluster tightly around the $10,000 level: the 25th percentile is $9,304, the median is $9,950, and the 75th percentile is $10,806. Recent awards include a slightly higher 2023 tier of $13,300 and a lower 2024-2025 tier around $7,296 to $7,443 for some repeat recipients, but the overall pattern remains compact. The trust is a repeat-giver. Several recipients appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the grants shown are all for general support. The foundation is structured as a charitable support trust, with no indication here of individual giving or program-related investments.
$51K
$837K
$60K
$60K
Most grants fall between $9K and $11K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$11K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in UT.
DEBORAH T SAWYER
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Notable grantees: YWCA Utah, Utah Clean Energy, Crossroads Urban Center, Oxfam America, Natural Resources Defense Council / The Nature Conservancy of Utah
The trust gives entirely within the United States in the recent grants shown. Its strongest concentration is Salt Lake City, Utah, which appears repeatedly across several recipients and years. Other recipient cities in the record are New York, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts. By count, Utah is the main recipient state, while the foundation’s headquarters are in Stevensville, Montana. The grant pattern is therefore not centered on the HQ state; instead, it favors Utah-based organizations with a smaller set of national grantees located on the East Coast.
The trust supports Utah-based women’s and family services, emergency and anti-poverty services, conservation, and clean-energy advocacy. It also makes general-support grants to national organizations working on environmental and humanitarian issues, including groups based in New York and Boston.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including general-support grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The recurring pattern is most visible among Salt Lake City organizations and indicates ongoing support rather than isolated awards.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped: p25 is $9,304, median is $9,950, and p75 is $10,806. Recent grants mostly fall near that range, with many awards just under or just above $10,000.
The trust’s recent grants are all to U.S. recipients. Utah is the top recipient state by count, with repeated grants to Salt Lake City organizations, while the record also includes recipients in New York, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $9,728 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YWCA UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $9,728 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UTAH CLEAN ENERGY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $9,728 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OXFAM AMERICA | BOSTON, MA | $7,296 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $7,296 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $7,296 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $9,924 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YWCA UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $9,924 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UTAH CLEAN ENERGY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $9,924 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $7,443 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OXFAM AMERICA | BOSTON, MA | $7,443 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $7,443 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UTAH CLEAN ENERGY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $13,300 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YWCA UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $13,300 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $13,300 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $9,975 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $9,975 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OXFAM AMERICA | BOSTON, MA | $9,975 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |