ALSAM FOUNDATION, THE*

Financial Information

Total Assets: $278,873,470

Total Giving: $25,392,109

Area of Service:

Not Available

Areas of Interest:

Not Available

Programs

Program-Related Investment

The foundation has made a PRI in the form of a loan to a Roman Catholic Diocese to fund the building of a new Roman Catholic High School in San Diego, CA. The foundation will approve a PRI in the form of a loan to an educational organization in Logan, Utah.

Grants

Grants in 2017:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, $1,500,000
St. Joseph Catholic High School, $74,760
The Madeleine Choir School, $66,270
Scripps Health Foundation, $200,000
Idaho Youth Ranch, Inc., $500,000
Idaho Zoological Society, $1,500,000
Scripps Research Institute, $2,000,000
Neighborhood House Association, $500,000

Limitations

Contributes only to pre-selected organizations.
Giving primarily in the western states.
No grants to individuals

Summary

Giving primarily for education, medical research, human services, and Catholic agencies and charities.

Additional

Type of Grantmaker: Independent foundation
Established in 1984 – Founded by L. S. Skaggs, retired chairman of American Stores. His family started the grocery and drug store chain, the origins of Safeway. The chain included Acme Markets, Jewel Food Stores, Osco Drugs, Sav-On and Alpha Beta.

Quick Facts Sheet
URL:

Not Available

Located in:

Salt Lake City,

Not Available

United States

Contact Information / Process

Contributes only to pre-selected organizations.

6190 S. Moffat Farm Ln.
Salt Lake City, UT 84121-1793

(801)266-4950

Donors & Leadership

Donors:
Jacobsen Construction

Officers and Trustees:
The Northern Trust Co.

EIN:

742364289