Utah · Public charity
Center for Growth and Opportunity
The CENTER FOR GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY at utah state university explores the scentific foundations of the interaction between individuals, business, and government to improve well-being for individuals and society. Our focus is on producing research and impactful learning experiences that allow us to understand and share knowledge on the…
- $163k
- Granted FY2023
- 6
- Grants FY2023
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 83%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $26,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $65,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2023
- Total assets, FY2023
- $703k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 83% of the organizations Center for Growth and Opportunity funded were first-time grantees, receiving 91% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 9% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $148k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 6 | $163k | 83% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $132k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $178k | 80% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $436k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $404k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $335k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State University Foundation | $1,024,145 | 4 | n/a |
| Utah State University | $162,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures | $37,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Beacon Center of Tennessee | $33,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Libertas Network | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pelican Institute for Public Policy | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Independence Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| State Policy Network | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Small Business Development of Kiribati | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($295k), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Roe Foundation · State Policy Network · Charles Koch Institute · The Seminar Network Inc · Adolph Coors Foundation · The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc · Donors Trust Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Center for Growth and Opportunity
- How much does Center for Growth and Opportunity give?
- Center for Growth and Opportunity reported 6 grants totaling $163,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Center for Growth and Opportunity fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (68%), Public Benefit (8%), Community Improvement (5%).
- Who are Center for Growth and Opportunity's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2023: Utah State University Foundation ($1.0M), Utah State University ($162k), Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures ($38k).
- Does Center for Growth and Opportunity fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 83% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Center for Growth and Opportunity?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Roe Foundation, State Policy Network, Charles Koch Institute.
- Where is Center for Growth and Opportunity based?
- Center for Growth and Opportunity is based in UT.
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