· Private foundation
Alvin Christenson Family Org
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ALTA CLUB BUILDING FOUNDATION INC | $3,200 |
| HUNTINGTON LIBRARY FELLOWSHIP | $2,000 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE | $2,000 |
| BOX ELDER SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,800 |
| UTAH FOOD BANK | $1,500 |
| MALIHEH FREE CLINIC | $1,000 |
| END SEPSIS | $1,000 |
| BALLET WEST | $500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.
6 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- USUTAH STATE UNIVERSITY5× · 2020–2024 · $27k
- NHNeighborhood House Association7× · 2018–2025 · $25k · revenue -47%
- TATHE ALTA CLUB BUILDING FOUNDATION INC8× · 2018–2025 · $13k · revenue +41%
Funded once
- CPCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY BENCHone grant, 2019 · $10k
- CHCORINNE HISTORICAL METHODIST CHURCHone grant, 2023 · $1k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2018 · $1k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The mission/vision of Intermountain Quality Innovations (ImQI) is to advance the improvement of healthcare quality provided to people with acute and chronic conditions, including ESRD, through clinical & logistical support,…
The National Kidney Foundation of Utah & Idaho, a major nonprofit health organization, is dedicated to preventing diseases of the kidney, improving the health and wellbeing of individuals and families affected by kidney disease, and…
We help families experiencing homelessness find lasting independence and security.
Help homeless Utahns improve their health and quality of life by providing high-quality health care and support services.
To serve The People by honoring Native cultures, strengthening health and wellness programs, and cultivating community. We envision all Native peoples living balanced, prosperous, and healthy lives in diverse communities for Seven…
To ensure that the people of Utah continue to be informed, engaged, and empowered by local, indepedent watchdog journalism.
Democracy Means Equality, Freedom & Justice: It means having a representative government. UDC is here to transform Utah politics and ensure that every voice counts.
Fundraising for healthcare to support patient care, medical education, and clinical research for University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics and other similar nonprofit organizations.
Mormon History Association is an independent organization dedicated to the study and understanding of all aspects of Mormon history; promoting its goals through scholarly research, conferences, awards, and publications.
The mission of Art Access is to build a diverse and inclusive arts community in Utah through creative opportunities for people with disabilities, and other marginalized communities, and through public engagement with the arts.
How this is measured
8 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 8 of the 16 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Alvin Christenson Family Org funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Alvin Christenson Family Org. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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