Funders

Foundations in Utah That Accept Grant Applications

Every one of these 51 foundations is based in Utah, gave to at least ten organizations we could identify, filed a return covering 2023 or later, and did not tell the IRS it funds only organizations it picks itself. Roughly three in four private foundations do tell the IRS exactly that; those are not listed here.

51foundations accepting requests
$476.3Mgranted between them
2,737funding relationships mapped

Ordered by number of organizations funded, not by dollars. Funding more organizations means more turnover in who gets a grant each year, which is a reasonable proxy for how often a list like this one changes -- it is not a signal that any specific foundation is open to a new, unsolicited applicant.

FoundationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
Sorenson Legacy FoundationMidvale$20,000350$104.5M
George S and Dolores DoreSalt Lake City$20,000335$109.1M
Making a Difference FoundationMidvale$2,500244$2.2M
The Miner FoundationSt George$3,000156$2.7M
Thom & Gail Williamsen Family FoundationMurray$7,250134$3.4M
Prog Holdings Foundation IncDraper$2,000122$1.4M
Wheeler FoundationSalt Lake City$30,000104$18.4M
Ssir Cares IncPark City$2,50098$1.1M
Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable FoundationSouth Jordan$1,25096$359K
Semnani Family FoundationSalt Lake City$10,00090$20.2M
Mccarthey Family FoundationSalt Lake City$10,00083$7.5M
Joan and Tim Fenton Family FoundationMidvale$25,00076$11.9M
Kanter Family FoundationSandy$4,50064$2.1M
C Scott & Dorothy E WatkinsWest Jordan$25,00054$22.6M
The Frances W Burton FoundationSalt Lake City$5,00048$1.4M
Donnell B & Elizabeth D StewartOgden$5,00043$13.0M
The Franks Family FoundationSalt Lake City$5,00037$893K
The Ashton Family FoundationLehi$5,00035$853K
Wheelwright Family CharitableOakley$2,00031$441K
The Dell Loy Hansen FoundationLogan$45,00030$50.3M
Sterling & Shelli Gardner FoundationAlpine$5,00028$510K
Wadman FoundationOgden$2,00025$6.2M
Promontory FoundationPark City$10,00023$1.3M
Pugh Family FoundationSandy$2,22523$214K
Community Volunteers of UtahSalt Lake City$1,99623$216K
Catalyst FoundationSalt Lake City$2,50022$1.0M
Sally Langdon Barefoot FoundationOgden$5,00021$1.6M
Marc C and Deborah H BinghamProvo$15,00021$3.0M
B-Giving Roetzel Family Foundation IncCenterville$5,00020$196K
The Mark and Kathie Miller FoundationHolladay$17,07120$2.1M
David J Nelson Family FoundationSalt Lake City$50618$44K
Kevin and Holly Ricklefs FamilyIvins$1,25018$105K
One Against Childhood HungerSalt Lake City$11,01117$1.2M
Val a Green & Edith D Green FoundationPark City$5,00017$741K
Melling Family FoundationHolladay$4,00017$387K
Flamm Family FoundationSalt Lake City$5,00016$599K
The Romney Foundation for ChildrenHolladay$30,00014$4.1M
The Broadbent Family FoundationLogan$12,50014$650K
The Self-Reliance CharityWest Valley City$9,10514$1.5M
Kirk HumanitarianSalt Lake City$112,00013$69.4M
The Huskinson Family FoundationLogan$25,00013$1.4M
The Te FoundationSalt Lake City$10,00012$928K
The Mariah Fund IncEnoch$5,00012$703K
W Mack & Julia S Watkins FoundationFarmington$20,00012$427K
Bruce Lindorf Memorial FoundationOrem$10,00011$801K
Hansen Sisters FoundationLogan$5,50011$122K
Thomas H and Carolyn LPark City$10,00011$873K
The Reagan FoundationSalt Lake City$2,50011$268K
Steven J & Patricia Andersen FoundationFarmington$1,46110$468K
Academy Foundation for the FutureDraper$5,00010$574K
My Brother's Keeper FoundationSandy$5,00010$468K

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$5,000 - $25,000Utah foundations

Utah foundations that fund only organizations they pick

Each of these told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests, so none is in the list above. Each has a page because a real share of its giving went to community foundations and other organizations that make grants themselves, and the page names them. Ordered by number of organizations funded.

FoundationBased inOrganizations fundedGrantmakers among them
The Zions Bancorporation FoundationSalt Lake City, UT41618
Jack and Penny Rohrbach FamilyPark City, UT274
Ryan and Ashley Smith FoundationSalt Lake City, UT153

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