The Mountain Spring Foundation concentrates on Utah-centered community support, funding local health and mental-health services, adaptive and youth recreation, and civic/policy organizations. Grants are typically general/unrestricted and aimed at operational capacity rather than project-restricted work. The foundation shows interest in strengthening community infrastructure—from clinics and mental-health nonprofits to technology ecosystem groups and faith-based community services. Its portfolio blends human services, recreation/adaptive sports, animal welfare, and civic engagement.
The Mountain Spring Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated support for Utah-based community institutions, with a $75,000 general grant to Policy Project standing out as the largest award on file. The foundation also made multiple gifts to Wasatch Adaptive Sports Inc., including $40,000 and $30,000 in 2025, pointing to a sustained interest in adaptive recreation. Alongside those larger awards, the foundation backed health and mental-health providers, Jewish community organizations, youth-serving nonprofits, and groups tied to civic policy and community capacity. Most of its recent grants are described as general and unrestricted, which suggests a preference for flexible operating support rather than tightly scoped project funding. The portfolio includes clinics, mental-health philanthropy, adaptive sports, animal welfare, theater, and education-related efforts, all within a regional pattern centered on Utah. A smaller set of grants reached organizations outside Utah, including a data education fund and a youth-focused academy in Washington, DC, but the overall pattern remains heavily Utah-oriented.
In community health, the foundation gave $35,000 to Maliheh Free Clinic and $32,000 to Huntsman Mental Health Foundation, both on a general and unrestricted basis. Adaptive recreation is another clear theme: Wasatch Adaptive Sports Inc. received $40,000, $30,000, and $20,000 across the recent grants list, all for general support. The foundation also funded civic and policy work through Policy Project, including a $25,000 award in addition to the larger $75,000 grant. Education-related giving appears in the $30,000 grant to Generation Data Education Fund and the $30,000 grant to Chance Academy, each listed as general and unrestricted. These grants show a mix of health, recreation, policy, and education-related support rather than a single narrowly defined program area.
Typical grant sizes cluster tightly around $20,000: the p25 is $17,500, the median is $20,000, and the p75 is also $20,000. That pattern fits a foundation that favors moderately sized, flexible grants rather than very small awards. The recent list also shows repeat support to the same recipients across years and within 2025, including multiple grants to several organizations. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Most listed awards are general and unrestricted.
$250K
$9.1M
$4.1M
$439K
Most grants fall between $18K and $20K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in UT.
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Concentrated, multi-grant giving to a handful of repeat local grantees with relatively large, general/unrestricted awards; mix of health, recreation, civic and cultural beneficiaries rather than many small, one-off grants.
Notable grantees: POLICY PROJECT, WASATCH ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC, MALIHEH FREE CLINIC, HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION, CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF UTAH INC
All recent grants in the list went to U.S. recipients, and Utah is the main state of focus by grant count. Cities appearing repeatedly include Salt Lake City, Snowbird, Millcreek, Provo, Murray, Lehi, Sandy, Draper, and Kanab. Outside Utah, the list includes Washington, DC, and Baltimore, DC. The recipient distribution is therefore overwhelmingly Utah-centered, with a smaller presence in the nation’s capital area.
Its recent grants support community health clinics, mental-health organizations, adaptive and youth sports, civic and policy groups, Utah Jewish community institutions, animal welfare, and education-related organizations. The list includes general and unrestricted awards across those categories, showing a broad but Utah-centered portfolio.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped: p25 is $17,500, the median is $20,000, and p75 is $20,000. That suggests many awards land around the $20,000 level, with some larger grants such as $75,000 and $40,000 appearing at the top of the recent list.
Utah is the top state by grant count. The recent grants list includes recipients in Salt Lake City, Snowbird, Millcreek, Provo, Murray, Lehi, Sandy, Draper, Kanab, and Cottonwood Heights, showing a strong concentration in Utah communities.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grant list, including Wasatch Adaptive Sports Inc., Policy Project, Huntsman Mental Health Foundation, Maliheh Free Clinic, and Chance Academy. Some of those recipients also received multiple awards in the same year.
Yes, but only a small share of the listed grants. Recent recipients outside Utah include Generation Data Education Fund in Washington, DC, Chance Academy in Washington, DC, and Hopewell Fund in Baltimore, DC. The overall country distribution remains entirely U.S.-based.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLICY PROJECT | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WASATCH ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC | SNOWBIRD, UT | $40,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MALIHEH FREE CLINIC | MILLCREEK, UT | $35,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $32,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GENERATION DATA EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WASATCH ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC | SNOWBIRD, UT | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHANCE ACADEMY | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| POLICY PROJECT | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HALE CENTRE THEATRE | SANDY, UT | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHANCE ACADEMY | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MALIHEH FREE CLINIC | MILLCREEK, UT | $18,889 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $18,889 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF UTAH | MURRAY, UT | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOPEWELL FUND | BALTIMORE, DC | $15,000 | 2025 | Generation Data Education Fund |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| STAR LIT BLADES SYNCHRONIZED SKATING | COTTONWD HTS, UT | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SHARE-PARENTS OF UTAH | DRAPER, UT | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NAYER AND JAVED HONARVAR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NAYER AND JAVED HONARVAR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| POLICY PROJECT | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $75,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHANCE ACADEMY | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| WASATCH ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC | SNOWBIRD, UT | $30,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MALIHEH FREE CLINIC | MILLCREEK, UT | $18,889 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $18,889 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOPEWELL FUND | BALTIMORE, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | Generation Data Education Fund |
| NAYER AND JAVED HONARVAR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $2,500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ENCIRCLE FAMILY AND YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER | PROVO, UT | $20,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| WASATCH ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC | SNOWBIRD, UT | $20,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF UTAH INC | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $20,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SILICON SLOPES | LEHI, UT | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
WASATCH ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC
$40,000General & Unrestricted
HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
$32,000General & Unrestricted
GENERATION DATA EDUCATION FUND
$30,000General & Unrestricted
WASATCH ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
CHANCE ACADEMY
$30,000General & Unrestricted
CHANCE ACADEMY
$20,000General & Unrestricted
HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
$18,889General & Unrestricted
STAR LIT BLADES SYNCHRONIZED SKATING
$10,000General & Unrestricted
SHARE-PARENTS OF UTAH
$5,000General & Unrestricted
NAYER AND JAVED HONARVAR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$2,500General & Unrestricted
NAYER AND JAVED HONARVAR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$2,500General & Unrestricted
CHANCE ACADEMY
$30,000General & Unrestricted
WASATCH ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
HUNTSMAN MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
$18,889General & Unrestricted
HOPEWELL FUND
$15,000Generation Data Education Fund
NAYER AND JAVED HONARVAR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$2,500General & Unrestricted
ENCIRCLE FAMILY AND YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER
$20,000General & Unrestricted
WASATCH ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF UTAH INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
SILICON SLOPES
$10,000General & Unrestricted