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KEN GARFF FOR GOOD

EIN 45-3567196 SALT LAKE CTY, UT

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Revenue 2023
$3,948,717
Expenses 2023
$4,617,237

Program services were 77.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
O50
Classification
1200
Street
111 E BROADWAY STE 900

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

5 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 900). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND HELP UTAH STUDENTS PREPARE FOR POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION.

  • KEYS TO SUCCESS: THE PURPOSE OF KEYS TO SUCCESS IS TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO UNLOCK THEIR FUTURE BY CONNECTING THEM TO SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND CAREERS. IN THE FALL OF 2018, THE KEYS TO SUCCESS APP WAS LAUNCHED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND OTHER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PERSONALIZED TO THEIR CHOSEN CAREER INTERESTS. STUDENTS CAN TRACK THEIR PROGRESS, RECEIVE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT NEW OPPORTUNITIES, AND USE ADDITIONAL TOOLS LIKE ACT PREP AND FASFA HELP TO HELP THEM UNLOCK THEIR FUTURE. THE MORE STUDENTS INTERACT WITH THE APP, THE MORE POINTS STUDENTS EARN THAT CAN BE REDEEMED FOR AWESOME PRIZES LIKE GIFT CARDS TO RESTAURANTS AND VOUCHERS FOR ACTIVITIES. THE APP MAKES IT EASY FOR PARENTS TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR STUDENTS' FUTURE, GOALS, AND CAREER INTERESTS. THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR ENDED WITH 158,895 STUDENT APP DOWNLOADS AND OVER 100 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS/TUITION WAIVERS AVAILABLE IN THE APP. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, KEYS TO SUCCESS SPONSORED ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO 178 STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED 17,088 PRIZES AND INCENTIVES FOR STUDENTS, WITH ONE GRAND PRIZE OF A CAR GIVEAWAY.

    Expenses $2,008,630 · Grants $178,000

  • CODE TO SUCCESS & ESPORTS: THE PURPOSE OF KEN GARFF ESPORTS IS TO ENHANCE AND ENRICH SCHOLASTIC EXPERIENCES THROUGH AND BEYOND GAMING. IN THE 2023- 2024 SCHOOL YEAR, THERE WERE 99 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL "KEN GARFF ESPORTS" CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF UTAH. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED 1,500 GRANTS TO SUPPORT EACH CLUB, TOTALING 126,500. IN THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, KEN GARFF ESPORTS HELD 5 REGIONAL IN-PERSON EVENTS AT USU EASTERN, UTAH TECH, UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE STUDENTS COMPETED REGIONALLY AND PARTICIPATED IN UNIVERSITY BOOTHS AND ACTIVITIES. IN MARCH 2024 WE HELD OUR 3RD ANNUAL STATEWIDE EVENT CALLED THE "SPRING CELEBRATION" HOSTED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH BASKETBALL ARENA AND THE SPENCER FOX ECCLES BUSINESS BUILDING WHERE WE REACHED 2400 STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE. IN JULY 2024, WE HELD OUR TECH TRACK SUMMER CAMP AT 9 DIFFERENT CAMPUSES FOR THREE WEEKS COVERING CYBERSECURITY, GAME DEVELOPMENT, AND CAREER EXPLORATION.

    Expenses $607,566 · Grants $122,000

  • ROAD TO SUCCESS: ROAD TO SUCCESS IS A K-6 INCENTIVIZED READING PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS UTAH STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE OF UTAH BUILD STRONG READING HABITS. EACH SCHOOL THAT PARTICIPATES GAINS ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM BEANSTACK, WHICH SUPPORTS DIGITIAL AND PERSONALIZED. THE ROAD TO SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES EVERY STUDENT PARTICIPATING WITH TANGIBLE REWARDS BY MEETING SPECIFIC READING MILESTONES. WITHIN THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, 63 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM WITH OVER 26,000 STUDENTS. THE STUDENTS PARTIPICATING READ OVER 11 MILLION MINUTES.

    Expenses $546,240

  • WOMEN WHO SUCCEED: THE PURPOSE OF WOMEN WHO SUCCEED IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO GROW IN CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING MENTORING, SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, 278 YOUNG WOMEN RECEIVED MENTORSHIP, 32 INTERNS WERE PLACED, AND 82,000 WERE AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS TO 68 YOUNG WOMEN.

    Expenses $421,800 · Grants $86,249

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Richard L Folkerson

    PRESIDENT/EX

    Total calculated
    $187,982
    From this org
    $180,992
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,990
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,992
    Bonus
    $35,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $2,225
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,765
    Filer's total
    $187,982

  • Kaitlin Dietrich

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $69,239
    From this org
    $59,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,777
    Hours/week
    40

  • Katharine B Garff

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James J Jardine

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nolan E Karras

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jesselie B Anderson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Stephens

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Petersen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ron Jibson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Campbell

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,948,717
    Expenses
    $4,617,237
    Contributions
    $3,816,114
    Grants paid
    $386,249
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,510,674
    Expenses
    $4,792,349
    Contributions
    $3,488,546
    Grants paid
    $297,985

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,601,243
    Expenses
    $3,923,905
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,961,359

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,489,669
    Expenses
    $3,250,400
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,564,005

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,592,136
    Expenses
    $2,465,394
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,174,463

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,728,613
    Expenses
    $2,470,864
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,719,905

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,091,149
    Expenses
    $2,034,832
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,454,070

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,098,469
    Expenses
    $1,697,641
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,674,834

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,714,819
    Expenses
    $1,559,940
    Assets (EOY)
    $794,435

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,596,656
    Expenses
    $1,447,527
    Assets (EOY)
    $672,484

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,391,337
    Expenses
    $1,534,124
    Assets (EOY)
    $521,277

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $971,040
    Assets (EOY)
    $556,687

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.