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Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
1
Grants FY2024
1
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$3,041,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$3,041,500
Organizations funded a year
1 to 162
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$52M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesArts & CultureHealthEducationEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving1$3.0M0%
FY20231$2.8M0%
FY20221$2.9M0%
FY20211$2.8M100%
FY2020162$2.5M19%
FY2019155$2.6M39%
FY2017143$2.6Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$3.2MArts & Culture$1.3MHealth$1.2MEnvironment$797kHuman Services$610kYouth Development$410kAnimals$157kReligion$120kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Utah$1,696,7403n/a
Weber State University$920,0003n/a
Utah Symphony & Opera$400,00021%
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc$350,00020%
Neighborhood House Association$282,50033%
Ogden School Foundation$127,50039%
Utah Open Lands Conservation Association Inc$80,0003n/a
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake$72,50021%
Ballet West$70,00030%
Wasatch Community Gardens$65,00033%
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All grantees of Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Utah$1,696,7403n/a
Weber State University$920,0003n/a
Utah Symphony & Opera$400,00021%
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc$350,00020%
Neighborhood House Association$282,50033%
Ogden School Foundation$127,50039%
Utah Open Lands Conservation Association Inc$80,0003n/a
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake$72,50021%
Ballet West$70,00030%
Wasatch Community Gardens$65,00033%
Trout Unlimited Inc$60,00030%
Westminster University$55,00020%
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art$50,00033%
Rowland Hall-St Mark's School$50,00020%
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation$50,00033%
Columbus Foundation Inc$50,00020%
Wasatch Public Media$50,00018%
Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake City$50,0001n/a
Maliheh Free Clinic$47,50032%
Repertory Dance Theatre$40,00033%
Eccles Community Art Center$35,00033%
The Children's Center Utah$35,00030%
Wasatch Homeless Health Care$35,00030%
Friends of Cedar Mesa$35,00022%
The Inn Between$32,50030%
Intermountain Therapy Animals$32,50032%
Utah Clean Energy Alliance Inc$30,00031%
United Way of Northern Utah$30,00030%
Onstage Ogden$30,00031%
Utah Foundation$30,00032%
Utah Humanities Council$28,00031%
Odyssey House Inc - Utah$27,50030%
Humane Society of Utah$27,50030%
The Road Home$26,00030%
Spy Hop Productions$25,00030%
Best Friends Animal Society$25,00030%
Envision Utah$25,00031%
Young Mens Christian Association Of Northern Utah$25,00030%
Mountain West Mothers Milk Bank$25,00022%
Young Women's Christian Association of Utah$25,00020%
Crossroads Urban Center$25,00031%
Salt Lake Acting Company$23,50030%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc$22,50030%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah$22,50030%
Friends for Sight$22,50031%
Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra Association$22,50036%
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah$22,50030%
National Ability Center$22,50030%
Greater Ogden Community Nature Ctr$21,50031%
Utah Food Bank$20,00030%
Nova Chamber Music Series$20,00036%
Volunteers of America Utah$20,00030%
Ogden - Weber Technical College Foundation$20,00022%
Seager Memorial Clinic$20,000311%
Riversedge West$20,00031%
The Salt Lake Film Society$20,00031%
Better Utah Institute$20,00034%
National Alliance on Mental Illness Utah$17,50031%
Catholic Community Services of Utah$17,0003n/a
Friends of Tracy Aviary$15,00030%
Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center$15,00020%
Utah Zoological Society$15,00030%
Community Nursing Service$15,00030%
Alliance House Inc$15,00031%
Junior League of Salt Lake Cityinc$15,00021%
Jewish Family Service$15,00031%
Guadalupe Center Educational Programs Inc$15,00020%
Girl Scouts of Utah$15,00030%
Utah Animal Adoption Center$15,00032%
Weber Pathways$15,00021%
Salt Lake Donated Dental Services$15,00031%
Salt Lake Arts Council Foundation$15,00030%
Bad Dog Arts$15,00032%
Family Counseling Service of Northern Utah Inc$15,00031%
Utah Nonprofits Association$15,00031%
Ability Found Corporation$15,00030%
The Sharing Place$15,00031%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Weber-Davis$15,00030%
Scottish Rite Foundation of Utah$15,00032%
Camp Hobe Inc$15,00032%
Utah Children$15,00031%
Fit to Recover Inc$15,00031%
Kostopulos Dream Foundation$15,00021%
Prevent Child Abuse Utah$15,00021%
Action Utah Education Fund$15,000110%
Sageland Collaborative$13,00032%
Chamber Orchestra Ogden$12,5003n/a
American Indian Services$12,50010%
St Anne's Center$12,50020%
Wasatch Adaptive Sports Inc$12,50031%
Utah Rivers Council Inc$12,50022%
Cancer Wellness House dba Survivor Wellness$12,50035%
Uplift Community Alliance$11,75031%
Children's Service Society of Utah$10,50030%
Weber Human Services Foundation$10,50032%
Ken Garff for Good$10,00020%
Canines With a Cause$10,00021%
Union Station Foundation$10,00024%
Women of the World$10,00031%
Foundation for Education for Generations$10,0002n/a
Utahns for Culture$10,00024%
Utah Dine Bikeyah$10,00020%
People Helping People$10,00031%
Suazo Business Center$10,00021%
Utah Arts Festival Foundation Inc$10,00021%
Torrey House Press$10,00022%
Midtown Community Health Center Inc$10,00020%
English Skills Learning Center$10,00021%
The Trust for Public Land$10,00010%
Treehouse Children's Museum$10,00020%
Rape Recovery Center$10,00021%
Family Promise of Ogden$10,00022%
Utah Heritage Foundation$10,00023%
Family Support Center$10,00020%
Youth Futures$10,00030%
First Step House$10,00020%
Salty Cricket Composers Collective$10,00023%
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Inc$10,00012%
Salt Lake Community College Foundation$10,00020%
Wheeler Farm Friends Inc$10,0001n/a
Utah Hemophilia Foundation$9,50031%
Jordan Education Foundation$9,00030%
Utah Chamber Artists$8,00031%
Craft Lake City Corporation$7,50031%
Utah Pride Center Inc$7,50020%
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome$7,50020%
Friends of the Salt Lake County Children's Justice Center$7,50013%
Intermezzo Inc$7,5002n/a
Utah Council of the Blind$7,50031%
Imagine Ballet Theatre Inc$7,50022%
Youthlinc$7,50030%
Utah Pet Partners$7,00024%
Framework Arts Inc$6,5003n/a
Comunidades Unidas$5,00011%
The Salt Lake Tribune Inc$5,00010%
Habitat for Humanity International Inc$5,00010%
Weber County Corporation$5,0001n/a
Sierra Club Foundation$5,00010%
Western Resource Advocates$5,00010%
Utah Cultural Alliance$5,0001n/a
Youth Driving for Values$5,00021%
Ogden Dinosaur Park and Museum Foundation$5,00010%
Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra Inc$5,00015%
Legacy Music Alliance Inc$5,00011%
Hawkwatch International Inc$5,00020%
Utah Arts Alliance$5,00020%
Holy Cross Ministries of Utah$5,00010%
Helping Hand Association Inc$5,00010%
Salt Lake City Mission$5,0001n/a
Adopt-A-Native Elder$5,00010%
The Green Urban Lunch Box$5,00021%
Utah Youth Village$5,00010%
Shelter the Homeless Inc$5,00010%
Jordan Valley Conservation Gardens$5,00013%
Summit Land Conservancy$5,00010%
West Valley Arts Foundation$5,00025%
St Joseph Catholic High School$5,0001n/a
Family Counseling Center$5,00011%
Salt Lake Choral Artists$5,00021%
Citizens Committee to Save Our$5,00011%
Senior Charity Care Foundation$5,00011%
Salt Lake Music School Foundation$5,00020%
Ogden Surgical Society$5,00021%
Brain Injury Alliance of Utah Inc$3,00018%
Intermountain Specialized Abuse Treatment Center Dbaisat Center$3,00011%
Girls on the Run Utah$2,50010%
Utah Cultural Alliance Foundation$2,50010%
Snowbasin Adaptive Sports Education Foundation$2,5001n/a
The Intermountain Suzuki String Institute$2,5001n/a
Granite Education Foundation$2,50010%
Utah Refugee Connection$2,50010%
Association of Small Foundations$1,00010%
Sego Lily Center for the Abused Deaf$1,00010%

Plus 63 recipients with no EIN on record ($13M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUtah Symphony & Opera: $400,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetIntermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc: $350,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNeighborhood House Association: $282,500 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetOgden School Foundation: $127,500 over 3y, 9.4% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake: $72,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetBallet West: $70,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWasatch Community Gardens: $65,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetTrout Unlimited Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWestminster University: $55,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUtah Museum of Contemporary Art: $50,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetRowland Hall-St Mark's School: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRirie-Woodbury Dance Foundation: $50,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetColumbus Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWasatch Public Media: $50,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetMaliheh Free Clinic: $47,500 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetRepertory Dance Theatre: $40,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetEccles Community Art Center: $35,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetThe Children's Center Utah: $35,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWasatch Homeless Health Care: $35,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of Cedar Mesa: $35,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetThe Inn Between: $32,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetIntermountain Therapy Animals: $32,500 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetUtah Clean Energy Alliance Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetUnited Way of Northern Utah: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetOnstage Ogden: $30,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetUtah Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetUtah Humanities Council: $28,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetOdyssey House Inc - Utah: $27,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHumane Society of Utah: $27,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Road Home: $26,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSpy Hop Productions: $25,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEnvision Utah: $25,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association Of Northern Utah: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMountain West Mothers Milk Bank: $25,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetYoung Women's Christian Association of Utah: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCrossroads Urban Center: $25,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSalt Lake Acting Company: $23,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc: $22,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Utah: $22,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFriends for Sight: $22,500 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetUtah Youth Symphony Orchestra Association: $22,500 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Association of Utah: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNational Ability Center: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Ogden Community Nature Ctr: $21,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetUtah Food Bank: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNova Chamber Music Series: $20,000 over 3y, 6.3% of budgetVolunteers of America Utah: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 157.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

George S and Dolores Dore Eccles FoundationUT180× affinity92 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · Marriner S Eccles Foundation · McCarthey Family Foundation · Hemingway Foundation · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · Ihc Health Services Inc · David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation · Pacificorp Foundation Aka Pacific Power Foundation Aka Rocky Mountain Power Foundati · Willard L Eccles Charitable Foundation · Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation

How much does Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation give?
Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $3,041,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 162 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (16%), Arts & Culture (6%), Health (6%).
Who are Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: University of Utah ($1.7M), Weber State University ($920k), Utah Symphony & Opera ($400k).
Does Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, Sorenson Legacy Foundation, The Community Foundation of Utah.
Where is Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation based?
Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation is based in UT.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 239 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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