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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2026 Expires: March 2028

Granite Education Foundation

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6
(385) 646-4483
2500 S State St # D-108
Salt Lake City, UT, 84115
https://granitekids.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Granite Education Foundation does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

The charity does not meet this Standard because:

The organization does not have a board policy on assessing organizational performance and effectiveness.  

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 7

Granite Education Foundation meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"To reduce barriers to learning and increase access to opportunities for student and teachers in the Granite School District."

Year, State Incorporated:
1984, UT

We execute our mission through a four-pillar approach: Access to Opportunities, Educator Recognition & Support, Food Assistance, and Student Aid.  Within each of these pillars is housed specific programs that aim to support and sustain students and teachers. For Example:

Access to Opportunities: Bus Passes, college visits, scholarships, Absolutely Incredible Kid, Unified Sports, and more.

Educator Recognition & Support: EXCEL, New Teacher Store, Thank You Thursday, Apple Grants, and Teacher Appreciation Fair.

Food Assistance: We feed students in class, on weekends, and in emergencies. We provide snack kits and snacks for in class, Student Weekend Kits to feed students on the weekends, and Emergency Food Boxes to feed students in emergencies.  

Student Aid: clothes, shoes, coats, beds, bedding, hygiene kits, vision assistance, backpacks with school supplies, and Santa Sacks.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Granite Education Foundation's program expenses were:

Programs $4,251,505
Total Program Expenses $4,251,505

Chief Executive
Jadee Talbot, Executive Director

Compensation*
$203,486

Chair of the Board
Carrie Johnson

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
CompHealth

Board Size
11

Method(s) Used:
Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Granite Education Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
In Kind Contributions $2,158,323
Contributions $1,218,016
Grants $1,119,766
Net Investment Gain $322,851
Fundraising Events $246,873
Total Income $5,065,829

Programs: 92% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $5,065,829
Total expenses: $4,629,503
  Program expenses $4,251,505
  Fundraising expenses $146,943
  Administrative expenses $231,055
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $436,326
Beginning Net Assets $3,173,561
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $3,609,887
Total Liabilities $435,787
Total Assets $4,045,674

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