Public Charity

CARDEN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

CARDEN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, of SALT LAKE CITY, UT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.0M in revenue, $3.5M in expenses, $6.6M in total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $66K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 814396375 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Graduate & Professional Schools NTEE: B50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.0M
Total Expenses$3.5M
Total Assets$6.6M
Grant Records4
Funding Total$66K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Carden is a Classical, non-denominational Christian school that educates children pre-k through 8th grade. Carden also trains and educates teachers using the Carden methods, Classical materials, and training that supports patriotism and character development. Cardens mission is to help children find joy by improving the mind, developing the heart, and lifting others.

Where $100 goes at Carden Memorial Foundation

How Carden Memorial Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $97 for programs

$96
Carden Memorial Foundation (DBA Carden Memorial School) educates children PK-8th grade) with the Carden philosophy, non-denominational Christian training using a classical and traditional curriculum
99% of program spending
$1
Carden Memorial Foundation (cmf) has addressed the need to educate classically-trained teachers in the carden method
1% of program spending
<$1
Carden Memorial Foundation raises money to help improve, repair, and add facilities to educate teachers, students and parents in the Carden philosophy and Classical Education curriculum
About 0% (cost not reported)
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Chesley Erickson
BOARD CHAIR Laura Brown
Trustee Michelle Goodwin
Trustee Scott Gustafson
Trustee Shannon Freedman
VICE CHAIR Wade Budge

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$31,500 2 grants
Education
$20,000 1 grant
Religion & Spirituality
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.0M $3.5M $6.6M
2024 $4.4M $3.5M $5.6M
2023 $4.0M $3.2M $4.9M
2022 $3.5M $2.9M $4.2M
2021 $3.8M $2.7M $4.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.8M to $4.0M (+5%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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