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Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation

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.

$539k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
15
Grants FY2025
14
Organizations funded FY2024
57%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$277,500
Organizations funded a year
1 to 17
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$9.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 57% of the organizations Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $310k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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
FY2025still arriving14$519k71%
FY202414$465k57%
FY202317$469k59%
FY202211$345k82%
FY202114$245k79%
FY20191$570k100%
FY20184$3kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Recreation & Sports$905kEducation$752kArts & Culture$712kEnvironment$116kYouth Development$70kHuman Services$39kPhilanthropy$30kFood & Nutrition$16kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Kayenta Arts Foundation$595,00041%
University of Utah$480,0004n/a
Utah State University$85,0004n/a
Malouf Foundation$30,00012%
Teton Science Schools Inc$29,80020%
The Other Side Academy$27,0001n/a
Friends of Switchpoint Inc$26,00010%
Friends of the Children - Utah$25,00012%
Canyonlands Field Institute Inc$20,00021%
Wasatch Adaptive Sports Inc$18,00021%
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All grantees of Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Kayenta Arts Foundation$595,00041%
University of Utah$480,0004n/a
Utah State University$85,0004n/a
Malouf Foundation$30,00012%
Teton Science Schools Inc$29,80020%
The Other Side Academy$27,0001n/a
Friends of Switchpoint Inc$26,00010%
Friends of the Children - Utah$25,00012%
Canyonlands Field Institute Inc$20,00021%
Wasatch Adaptive Sports Inc$18,00021%
Roots Charter High School$17,50030%
Fight Against Domestic Violence$11,0001n/a
The Sharing Place$10,00011%
Ken Garff for Good$10,00010%
Youth Garden Project$10,00021%
Sundance Institute$10,00010%
Four Corners School of Outdoor Educ$10,00011%
Wayne Brown Institute$10,00021%
Snowbasin Ski Education Foundation$10,00012%
Girls on the Run Utah$10,00011%
The Doug Coombs Foundation$10,00011%
Utah Heritage Foundation$10,00013%
Common Ground Outdoor Adventures$8,00012%
Entrada Institute Inc$6,00013%
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation$5,75020%
Kostopulos Dream Foundation$5,75020%
Salt Lake Arts Council Foundation$5,00010%
Especially for Athletes Inc$5,00012%
Granary Art Center$5,00012%
Lazy B Equine Rescue and Sanctuary$5,00012%
Junior Achievement of Utah & Idaho$5,00010%
The Policy Project$5,00010%
Ouelessebougou Alliance$5,00012%
Welcomenst Inc$2,50010%
Rising Star Outreach Inc$1,00010%
Food for Education Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Tuacahn Center for the Arts$75010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKayenta Arts Foundation: $595,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetMalouf Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTeton Science Schools Inc: $29,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Switchpoint Inc: $26,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Children - Utah: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCanyonlands Field Institute Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetWasatch Adaptive Sports Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRoots Charter High School: $17,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Sharing Place: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetKen Garff for Good: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYouth Garden Project: $10,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetSundance Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFour Corners School of Outdoor Educ: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWayne Brown Institute: $10,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetSnowbasin Ski Education Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetGirls on the Run Utah: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe Doug Coombs Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUtah Heritage Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetCommon Ground Outdoor Adventures: $8,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetEntrada Institute Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetThe Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation: $5,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKostopulos Dream Foundation: $5,750 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSalt Lake Arts Council Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEspecially for Athletes Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetGranary Art Center: $5,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetLazy B Equine Rescue and Sanctuary: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetJunior Achievement of Utah & Idaho: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Policy Project: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOuelessebougou Alliance: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetWelcomenst Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRising Star Outreach Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood for Education Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTuacahn Center for the Arts: $750 over 1y, 0.0% 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 33.

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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 …Sorenson Legacy Found…Larry H Miller and Ga…The Community Foundat…Pacificorp Foundation…Dominion Energy Chari…Lawrence & Janet Dee …Marriner S Eccles Fou…The Miner FoundationThe Wilson Family Fou…Wcf FoundationBeesley Family Founda…
George S and Dolores Dore Eccles FoundationUT42.3× affinity18 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 · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · Pacificorp Foundation Aka Pacific Power Foundation Aka Rocky Mountain Power Foundati · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation · Marriner S Eccles Foundation · The Miner Foundation · The Wilson Family Foundation · Wcf Foundation · Beesley Family 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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About Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation

How much does Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation give?
Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $538,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (34%), Education (28%), Arts & Culture (26%).
Who are Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Kayenta Arts Foundation ($595k), University of Utah ($480k), Utah State University ($85k).
Does Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation.
Where is Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr Foundation based?
Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr 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 54 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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