The Powell Foundation concentrates its giving locally in Ogden/Weber County with a strong emphasis on education — from K–12 classroom supports and teacher resources to community college scholarships and student success programs. Grants are targeted and practical (classroom grants, food pantry, teacher collaboration space, need-based scholarships) with occasional support for local healthcare staff needs. The foundation favors repeat, sustained relationships with a small set of community institutions rather than broad, dispersed giving.
The Samuel C & Myra G Powell Foundation’s clearest pattern is a local education portfolio built around Ogden institutions: scholarships for students at Ogden Weber Tech College, classroom and schoolwide supports for Ogden School Foundation, and targeted help for student success programs. The foundation’s recent grants show a small set of repeat recipients rather than a wide spread of one-off awards. In 2025, it gave $80,000 to Ogden Weber Tech College Foundation for need-based and academic achievement scholarships and sponsorship of student success, followed by another $10,000 grant to the same organization in 2023 for the same purpose. Ogden School Foundation also appears repeatedly, with grants of $64,000 in 2024, $53,300 in 2023, and $49,250 in 2025 for classroom grants, a teacher collaboration room, a food pantry, and matching of funds donated. The foundation’s giving also reaches local caregiver support: in 2023 it awarded $55,000 to Intermountain Healthcare Foundation for critical caregivers appreciation snacks. Across these grants, the pattern is practical and institution-based, centered on schools, students, and the staff who support them.
In higher education, the foundation backed Ogden Weber Tech College Foundation with $80,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2023 for need-based and academic achievement scholarships and sponsorship of student success. That same student-centered approach appears in K–12 support: Ogden School Foundation received $64,000 in 2024, $53,300 in 2023, and $49,250 in 2025 for classroom grants, a teacher collaboration room, a food pantry, and matching of funds donated. Those grants point to support for both instruction and student basic needs. The foundation also funded local caregiver recognition through a $55,000 grant to Intermountain Healthcare Foundation for critical caregivers appreciation snacks. Together, these awards show a mix of scholarship support, school capacity building, food assistance, and appreciation efforts tied to community institutions in Ogden and nearby Salt Lake City.
Typical grant sizes cluster tightly around the mid-five-figure range, with p25 at $51,275, a median of $55,000, and p75 at $71,000. The recent record suggests repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years rather than isolated awards: Ogden Weber Tech College Foundation appears in 2023 and 2025, and Ogden School Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation gives through direct grants only; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recipient mix is entirely Utah-based in the provided data, and the grant descriptions emphasize specific institutional purposes rather than open application cycles.
$285K
$3.8M
$244K
$473K
Most grants fall between $51K and $71K, with a median of $55K.
25th Percentile
$51K
Median
$55K
75th Percentile
$71K
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Concentrated, local-focused giving: few but relatively large grants, repeated support to the same organizations (notably Ogden School Foundation and Ogden Weber Tech College Foundation), with pragmatic, program-level funding rather than broad policy or research grants.
Notable grantees: Ogden School Foundation, Ogden Weber Tech College Foundation, Intermountain Healthcare Foundation
All of the listed recent grants went to recipients in Utah, for a 100% share in the foundation’s HQ state. Ogden is the main recipient city, appearing with Ogden Weber Tech College Foundation and Ogden School Foundation across multiple years. Salt Lake City also appears once through Intermountain Healthcare Foundation. The geographic pattern is local rather than dispersed, with giving concentrated in Weber County-linked institutions and nearby Utah partners.
Its recent grants center on education, especially need-based and academic scholarships, student success support, K–12 classroom resources, teacher collaboration space, and school food pantry support. It also made a grant for critical caregivers appreciation snacks through Intermountain Healthcare Foundation.
Yes. Ogden Weber Tech College Foundation received grants in 2023 and 2025, while Ogden School Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests repeated support for a small set of local institutions.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated in the mid-five figures: p25 is $51,275, median is $55,000, and p75 is $71,000. Recent awards include amounts near that range, with a few larger and smaller exceptions.
The recent grant record is entirely Utah-based, with 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Ogden is the most frequent recipient city, and Salt Lake City appears in one grant to Intermountain Healthcare Foundation.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its giving in the available data is through direct institutional grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OGDEN WEBER TECH COLLEGE FOUNDATION | OGDEN, UT | $155,000 | 2026 | NEED BASED AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP OF STUDENT SUCCESS. |
| OGDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION | OGDEN, UT | $65,300 | 2026 | CLASSROOM GRANTS, TEACHER COLLABORATION ROOM, FOOD PANTRY, MATCHING OF FUNDS DONATED |
| WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | OGDEN, UT | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| SEAGER MEMORIAL CLINIC | OGDEN, UT | $30,000 | 2026 | PROVIDING FREE HEALTHCARE TO THE UNDERSERVED |
| OGDEN WEBER TECH COLLEGE FOUNDATION | OGDEN, UT | $80,000 | 2025 | NEED BASED AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP OF STUDENT SUCCESS. |
| OGDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION | OGDEN, UT | $49,250 | 2025 | CLASSROOM GRANTS, TEACHER COLLABORATION ROOM, FOOD PANTRY, MATCHING OF FUNDS DONATED |
| OGDEN WEBER TECH COLLEGE FOUNDATION | OGDEN, UT | $78,000 | 2024 | NEED BASED AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP OF STUDENT SUCCESS. |
| OGDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION | OGDEN, UT | $64,000 | 2024 | CLASSROOM GRANTS, TEACHER COLLABORATION ROOM, FOOD PANTRY, MATCHING OF FUNDS DONATED |
| INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $55,000 | 2023 | CRITICAL CAREGIVERS APPRECIATION SNACKS |
| OGDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION | OGDEN, UT | $53,300 | 2023 | CLASSROOM GRANTS, TEACHER COLLABORATION ROOM, FOOD PANTRY, MATCHING OF FUNDS DONATED |
| OGDEN WEBER TECH COLLEGE FOUNDATION | OGDEN, UT | $10,000 | 2023 | NEED BASED AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP OF STUDENT SUCCESS. |
NEED BASED AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP OF STUDENT SUCCESS.
CLASSROOM GRANTS, TEACHER COLLABORATION ROOM, FOOD PANTRY, MATCHING OF FUNDS DONATED
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$35,000GENERAL FUND
OGDEN WEBER TECH COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$80,000NEED BASED AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP OF STUDENT SUCCESS.
CLASSROOM GRANTS, TEACHER COLLABORATION ROOM, FOOD PANTRY, MATCHING OF FUNDS DONATED
NEED BASED AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP OF STUDENT SUCCESS.
CLASSROOM GRANTS, TEACHER COLLABORATION ROOM, FOOD PANTRY, MATCHING OF FUNDS DONATED
CRITICAL CAREGIVERS APPRECIATION SNACKS
CLASSROOM GRANTS, TEACHER COLLABORATION ROOM, FOOD PANTRY, MATCHING OF FUNDS DONATED
NEED BASED AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP OF STUDENT SUCCESS.