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Brigham Young Center Foundation

EIN 82-1419324 · Sandy, UT

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE TO CREATE AN ONLINE EDITION OF THE BRIGHAM YOUNG (THE SECOND PRESIDENT (1845-1877) OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS) PAPERS AND TO FACILITATE SCHOLARLY WORK EXPLORING HIS LIFE AND HIS WORLD. THE FOUNDATION BOTH ENGAGES IN AND SEEKS TO PROMOTE SCHOLARSHIP THAT ADVANCES THESE TWO GOALS. THE ETHOS OF THE FOUNDATION IS ONE OF COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK. WHILE AUTHORS WILL OFTEN HAVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL WORK PRODUCTS, MANY PUBLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDATION WILL BE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. MOREOVER, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDATION SHARE A COMMITMENT TO THE BROAD GOALS OF THE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING GATHERING THE FINANCIAL, INTELLECTUAL AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THIS WORK.

Income
$100,000
Spending
$135,760
Reserves
1.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. $96,383 spent. TRANSCRIPTION WORK: CONTINUING TRANSCRIBING EFFORTS CENTER ON THE MANUSCRIPT HISTORY OF THE CHURCH THAT STARTS WITH BRIGHAM YOUNG'S ADMINISTRATION IN 1847. THESE RECORDS HAVE EITHER NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY TRANSCRIBED OR THE TRANSCRIPTION THAT IS AVAILABLE IS OF QUESTIONABLE CREDIBILITY.
  2. $36,550 spent. ANNOTATION WORK: ANNOTATIVE WORK CENTERS ON BRIGHAM YOUNG'S HOLOGRAPHIC JOURNALS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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