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The Pi Foundation Inc

The pi foundation's mission is to support, encourage, and foster charitable giving. The foundation does this through education, resources, and donor advised funds. The foundation financially supports a wide range of local and national organizations.

$6.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
23
Itemized grants FY2024
21
Organizations funded FY2023
43%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$5.1M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$12,151
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,234,364
Organizations funded a year
12 to 21
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$32M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 43% of the organizations The Pi Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $716k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyReligionOther
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 arriving21$5.1M43%
FY202321$4.5M43%
FY202215$5.6M53%
FY202116$5.5M50%
FY202012$14M33%
FY201912$2.3M42%
FY201813$2.7M62%
FY201715$4.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$32MInternational$4.5MPhilanthropy$4.0MEducation$2.0MHealth$1.9MArts & Culture$1.3MHousing & Shelter$919kHuman Services$567kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
NY
MA
OH
CA
UT
CO
VA
AZ
KS
TN
NC
DC
TX
FL

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
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints$31,347,8688n/a
Tifie Humanitarian$4,172,000868%
Bh Roberts Foundation$1,027,416263%
North Logan City$1,000,0001n/a
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc$760,00040%
Huntsman Cancer Foundation$638,70071%
Salt Lake Music School Foundation$600,0001n/a
Our Rescue$600,00021%
Archdiocese of Kansas City$500,0004n/a
More Good Foundation$358,33372%
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All grantees of The Pi Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints$31,347,8688n/a
Tifie Humanitarian$4,172,000868%
Bh Roberts Foundation$1,027,416263%
North Logan City$1,000,0001n/a
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc$760,00040%
Huntsman Cancer Foundation$638,70071%
Salt Lake Music School Foundation$600,0001n/a
Our Rescue$600,00021%
Archdiocese of Kansas City$500,0004n/a
More Good Foundation$358,33372%
Mayan Miracle Foundation$280,299163%
Granite Education Foundation$250,00025%
Rods Heroes Inc$250,000135%
The Living Planet Inc$250,00011%
Opportunity Foundation of America$206,6411n/a
Wasatch Academy$185,00050%
Whatever It Takes - the Tyler Hallsey Foundation$150,000262%
Leadership Educational Achievement and Prosperity Inc$125,000184%
The Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation$115,00022%
Utah State University Foundation$100,0001n/a
The Cure Starts Now Inc$75,00013%
Utah STEM Foundation Inc$70,2071n/a
Salt Lake Community College Foundation$70,03240%
Dell Loy and Julie Hansen Scholars Foundation$70,0001n/a
Aspen Academy Investment Fund$62,77543%
Weber State University$51,5001n/a
Forever Fighters$50,000188%
Heritage Arts Foundation$45,0001n/a
Summit Journeys Inc$40,000216%
Tabitha's Way$37,50020%
Kiwanis Foundation of Topsail Island$37,4211n/a
CharityVision International$34,75030%
Thanksgiving Point Institute Inc$32,00020%
Utah Valley University$30,0001n/a
Children's Cancer Fund of Dallas inc$30,00031%
Brigham Young University$29,3281n/a
Breakthrough T1d$23,00020%
Jason Witten S C O R E Foundation Inc$22,8721n/a
The Christmas Box International$21,50011%
Utah Kids Foundation$20,00019%
Mothers Without Borders$20,00011%
Rise and Rebuild Foundation$20,00021%
One Voice Children$20,00011%
Shelter Kids Inc$20,0001n/a
Delta Gamma Anchor Center for Blind Children$18,57611%
Humanitarian Experience Inc$16,75520%
Utah Food Bank$15,50020%
Alpine School District Foundation$13,25020%
Flags for the Flagless Inc$12,4751n/a
Padma Organization$12,15112%
Center for Genomic Interpretation$11,298155%
Bountiful Community Food Pantry$10,00010%
Faith Matters Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Davis Education Foundation$10,00010%
Utah Venture Outdoors Inc$10,00014%
Visual Art Institute$10,00012%
Ronald Reagan Center for Freedom$10,0001n/a
Rising Star Outreach Inc$10,00011%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc$10,00010%
Tres Islas Orphanage Fund Incorporated$7,60016%
SCORE Foundation$7,48510%
Community Action Services and Food Bank$7,00010%
Utah Heritage Foundation$6,30812%
Utah State Jr Livestock Show$6,00014%
University of Utah$5,9561n/a
Child Liberation Foundation Inc$5,7001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

The Pi Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 8 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 47 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTifie Humanitarian: $4,172,000 over 8y, 68% of budgetBh Roberts Foundation: $1,027,416 over 2y, 63% of budgetIntermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc: $760,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetHuntsman Cancer Foundation: $638,700 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetOur Rescue: $600,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMore Good Foundation: $358,333 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetMayan Miracle Foundation: $280,299 over 1y, 63% of budgetGranite Education Foundation: $250,000 over 2y, 4.6% of budgetRods Heroes Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 35% of budgetThe Living Planet Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWasatch Academy: $185,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetWhatever It Takes - the Tyler Hallsey Foundation: $150,000 over 2y, 62% of budgetLeadership Educational Achievement and Prosperity Inc: $125,000 over 1y, 84% of budgetThe Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation: $115,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetThe Cure Starts Now Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetSalt Lake Community College Foundation: $70,032 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAspen Academy Investment Fund: $62,775 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetForever Fighters: $50,000 over 1y, 88% of budgetSummit Journeys Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetTabitha's Way: $37,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCharityVision International: $34,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThanksgiving Point Institute Inc: $32,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Cancer Fund of Dallas inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $23,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Christmas Box International: $21,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetUtah Kids Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetMothers Without Borders: $20,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetRise and Rebuild Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetOne Voice Children: $20,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDelta Gamma Anchor Center for Blind Children: $18,576 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHumanitarian Experience Inc: $16,755 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUtah Food Bank: $15,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlpine School District Foundation: $13,250 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPadma Organization: $12,151 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetCenter for Genomic Interpretation: $11,298 over 1y, 55% of budgetBountiful Community Food Pantry: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFaith Matters Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDavis Education Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUtah Venture Outdoors Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetVisual Art Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetRising Star Outreach Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTres Islas Orphanage Fund Incorporated: $7,600 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetSCORE Foundation: $7,485 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCommunity Action Services and Food Bank: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUtah Heritage Foundation: $6,308 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetUtah State Jr Livestock Show: $6,000 over 1y, 3.9% 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 47.

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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.

The Community Foundation of UtahUT42.7× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Utah · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · The Miner Foundation · University Impact · Ihc Health Services Inc · Pacificorp Foundation Aka Pacific Power Foundation Aka Rocky Mountain Power Foundati · Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation · Beesley Family Foundation · George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · American Express Foundation · C Scott & Dorothy E Watkins 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 The Pi Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Pi Foundation Inc 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 The Pi Foundation Inc

How much does The Pi Foundation Inc give?
The Pi Foundation Inc reported 23 itemized grants totaling $5,062,862, out of $6,050,362 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Pi Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (68%), International (9%), Philanthropy (8%).
Who are The Pi Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ($31M), Tifie Humanitarian ($4.2M), Bh Roberts Foundation ($1.0M).
Does The Pi Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Pi Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Utah, Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation.
Where is The Pi Foundation Inc based?
The Pi Foundation Inc 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 72 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 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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