The Funding Passion and Love concentrates its giving on direct community human services, providing general operating support to a single local organization. Its grants indicate a focus on addressing immediate needs (likely hunger or emergency assistance) in the Sandy, UT area through sustained support of one provider. The foundation appears to prefer targeted, high-impact investments rather than broad or diversified giving.
Highly concentrated giving: repeated, relatively large general-support grants to a single grantee rather than many small or diversified awards. Funding appears local and program-agnostic (unrestricted support for direct services).
The Funding Passion and Love has made two $100,000 grants to Hand to Hand, one in 2023 and one in 2025, making that organization the clearest anchor in its recent record. That repeated support points to a funder that does not scatter its dollars widely, but instead backs selected providers with substantial general-purpose gifts over time. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s giving mixes larger commitments with many smaller awards, including support for Jewish Family Services in Salt Lake City, Urban Services YMCA in San Francisco, and Sunny New Paltz in New Paltz, New York. The pattern suggests a practical approach to direct service funding, with grants directed to organizations working in human services, emergency assistance, and related community needs. Its portfolio also includes recipients in Utah, California, New York, Texas, Florida, Maryland, and the District of Columbia region, showing a regional reach rather than a single-neighborhood footprint. The presence of recurring grantees and general operating support across multiple years indicates sustained relationships are part of how the foundation gives.
Direct human services are the strongest theme in The Funding Passion and Love’s grant history. In 2023, it gave $25,000 to The Giving Spirit in Los Angeles for general support, and in 2025 it awarded $10,000 to Urban Services YMCA in San Francisco for general support. The foundation also backed emergency and family assistance providers in Utah, including $5,000 to Christian Center in Salt Lake City and $3,000 to Family Promise in Ogden, both in 2023. Religious and community-based service organizations appear as well: United Jewish Federation in Salt Lake City received $17,000 in 2023 and $6,000 in 2025, while Jewish Family Services in Salt Lake City received $10,000 in both 2023 and 2025. The foundation’s grants also touch housing and homelessness-related work through House the Homeless in Austin and Samaritan House in San Mateo.
Typical grants cluster in the low-thousands, with p25 at $2,000, a median of $2,500, and p75 at $5,000. The recent record also includes a few much larger awards, which pull the average above the median. Grantmaking appears relationship-based rather than one-off: Hand to Hand, Sunny New Paltz, Urban Services YMCA, Jewish Family Services, Middleast Childrens Alliance, Sambhali US, Success Center, and United Jewish Federation all appear in more than one grant year. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Grants are listed as general support.
$210K
$833K
$55K
$305K
Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 23% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Hand to Hand
Giving is regionally distributed, but Utah is the most frequent recipient state, accounting for 23% of grants. Recipient cities in the recent list include Salt Lake City, Sandy, and Ogden in Utah; San Francisco, Los Angeles, Berkeley, San Mateo, Oakland, San Rafael, and Culver City in California; plus New Paltz, Austin, Takoma Park, Boca Raton, Richardson, and San Antonio. The grant record is entirely domestic, with all listed grants going to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on direct community human services and general operating support. Recipients include emergency and family assistance providers, Jewish community service organizations, housing-related nonprofits, and other frontline service groups in Utah, California, and several other states.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Hand to Hand with $100,000 in both 2023 and 2025, Jewish Family Services in Salt Lake City with $10,000 in both years, and United Jewish Federation with $17,000 in 2023 and $6,000 in 2025.
The distribution is concentrated in smaller grants: p25 is $2,000, the median is $2,500, and p75 is $5,000. The recent record also includes a few larger outliers, including two $100,000 grants to Hand to Hand.
Utah is the top recipient state by grant count, with 23% of grants going to recipients in Utah. Cities named in the recent grants include Salt Lake City, Sandy, and Ogden.
The grants are consistently marked as general support. That pattern appears across recipients such as Urban Services YMCA, The Giving Spirit, and several Utah-based service organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAND TO HAND | CULVER CITY, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SUNNY NEW PALTZ | NEW PALTZ, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| URBAN SERVICES YMCA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SOUTHWESTERN LAW FOUNDATION | RICHARDSON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HUNTSMAN CANCER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SAMBHALI US | TAKOMA PARK, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MIDDLEAST CHILDRENS ALLIANCE | BERKELEY, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HOUSE THE HOMELESS | AUSTIN, TX | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SUCCESS CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ST MARY CENTER | OAKLAND, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SF MARIN FOOD BANK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| STAND UP FOR KIDS | DECATUR, GA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FAMILY PROMISE | OGDEN, UT | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FAU FOUNDATION | BOCA RATON, FL | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HOPALONG ANIMAL RESCUE | OAKLAND, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PARAMOUNT THEATRE | AUSTIN, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SAMARITAN HOUSE | SAN MATEO, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SAFE PARKING LA | LOS ANGELS, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ST JOSEPH CENTER | VENICE, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AGUADAS ACHIN | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ANIMAL PLACE | GRASS VALLEY, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE MILO FOUNDATION | BOULDER, CO | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SANTA ROSA BIRD RESCUE | SUMMERLAND, CA | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FORGOTTEN FELINES OF SONOMA | SANTA ROSA, CA | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BETTER UTAH INS | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| UTAH FOOD BANK | SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HEALTH TREE | WEST JORDAN, UT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| METROPOLITAN | TAMPA, FL | $750 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| YOUNG CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HAND TO HAND | CULVER CITY, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SUNNY NEW PALTZ | NEW PALTZ, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $13,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| URBAN SERVICES YMCA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FAU FOUNDATION | BOCA RATON, FL | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE GIVING SPIRIT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| HUNTSMAN CANCER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MIDDLEAST CHILDRENS ALLIANCE | BERKELEY, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SAMBHALI US | TAKOMA PARK, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SOUTHWESTERN LAW FOUNDATION | RICHARDSON, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BOULDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE | BOULDER, WY | $3,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SUCCESS CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF HOUSTON | NORTH SALT LAKE, UT | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| GRAND STAIRCASE ESCALANTE | KANAB, UT | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| HOPALONG ANIMAL RESCUE | OAKLAND, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BETH YSHUREEN DAY SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FAMILY PROMISE | OGDEN, UT | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
HAND TO HAND
$100,000GENERAL
SUNNY NEW PALTZ
$15,000GENERAL
URBAN SERVICES YMCA
$10,000GENERAL
SOUTHWESTERN LAW FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
$10,000GENERAL
HUNTSMAN CANCER
$6,000GENERAL
SAMBHALI US
$5,000GENERAL
HOUSE THE HOMELESS
$3,000GENERAL
SUCCESS CENTER
$3,000GENERAL
STAND UP FOR KIDS
$2,500GENERAL
FAMILY PROMISE
$2,500GENERAL
HOPALONG ANIMAL RESCUE
$2,500GENERAL
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
$2,500GENERAL
SAFE PARKING LA
$2,000GENERAL
AGUADAS ACHIN
$2,000GENERAL
THE MILO FOUNDATION
$2,000GENERAL
SANTA ROSA BIRD RESCUE
$1,500GENERAL
FORGOTTEN FELINES OF SONOMA
$1,500GENERAL
BETTER UTAH INS
$1,000GENERAL
HEALTH TREE
$1,000GENERAL
YOUNG CENTER
$500GENERAL
HAND TO HAND
$100,000GENERAL
SUNNY NEW PALTZ
$30,000GENERAL
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$20,000GENERAL
UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION
$13,500GENERAL
URBAN SERVICES YMCA
$10,000GENERAL
HUNTSMAN CANCER
$5,000GENERAL
SAMBHALI US
$5,000GENERAL
SOUTHWESTERN LAW FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL
BOULDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
$3,500GENERAL
SUCCESS CENTER
$3,000GENERAL
JEWISH FEDERATION OF HOUSTON
$3,000GENERAL
GRAND STAIRCASE ESCALANTE
$3,000GENERAL
HOPALONG ANIMAL RESCUE
$2,500GENERAL
BETH YSHUREEN DAY SCHOOL
$2,500GENERAL
FAMILY PROMISE
$2,500GENERAL