· Private foundation
Joel and Diana Peterson Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k14 grants · $34k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $137k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| GIFTED MUSIC SCHOOL | $25,000 |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | $24,500 |
| INTERMOUNTAIN FOUNDATION | $21,500 |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | $17,250 |
| THE POLICY PROJECT | $15,113 |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | $11,750 |
| EDEN PEOPLE PLANET | $10,750 |
| TEAM HYDRO FOUNDATION | $10,750 |
| UTAH FOOD BANK | $6,500 |
| SAPREA | $5,250 |
| UTAH REFUGEE CONNECTION | $5,000 |
| HEAL CHILD SKIN DISEASE | $5,000 |
| MAAK IMPACT | $5,000 |
| TURNING POINT USA | $3,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $39k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 5% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
31 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 22 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SLSALT LAKE MUSIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION5× · 2020–2024 · $106k · revenue +131%
- PUPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION4× · 2021–2024 · $87k · revenue +35%
- UFUTAH FOOD BANK3× · 2020–2024 · $16k · revenue +53%
Funded once
- PPPRIMARY PROMISE CAMPAIGNone grant, 2022 · $25k
- CFCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATIONone grant, 2020 · $15k
- TUTOUR UKRAINE WITH LOVEone grant, 2022 · $15k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Building bridges across diverse sectors, and developing innovative technologies and tools for policy makers. a leader in the conflict assessment and early warning field, the fund for peace focuses on the problems of weak and failing…
Utah foundation's mission is to produce objective, thorough and well- reasoned research and analysis that promotes the effective use of public resources, a thriving economy, a well-prepared workforce and a high quality of life for utahns.…
Utah's promise (up) is committed to 100% of kids and families thriving. we unify leaders, partners, communities and systems to achieve that promise.
Save the children is an international nonprofit children's relief and development organization. our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…
Pathfinder expands access to sexual and reproductive health services, opening the door to opportunities for women and all individuals to thrive-economically, educationally, and civically. driven by our country-led leadership and local…
To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.
We generate ideas, produce evidence, and design solutions to improve the lives of underserved populations around the world. we take a multidisciplinary, intergenerational, life-cycle approach that contributes to (see schedule o)four global…
Breaking down barriers between lawmakers & youth by centering voices & stories of young people in policymaking at local, state, & federal levels. We are working on a nationwide campaign to uplift survivors of child sexual abuse and provide…
Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…
To make grants to charitable organizations and programs that support the achievement of sexual and reproductive health (srh) of the poor & underprivileged women and others in the asia-pacific and elsewhere.
Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.
How this is measured
35 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 35 of the 62 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds SALT LAKE MUSIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Team Hydro Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds Saprea ↗
- Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds President and Fellows of Harvard College ↗
- Who funds UTAH FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds THE POLICY PROJECT ↗
- Who funds EDEN PEOPLEPLANET ↗
- Who funds Peace House Inc ↗
- Who funds GIVEDIRECTLY INC ↗
- Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
- Who funds SUNSHINE HEROES FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds UTAH ATHLETIC FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PREVENT CHILD ABUSE UTAH ↗
- Who funds THE AFYA FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds OUR RESCUE ↗
- Who funds WATER FOR PEOPLE ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds Maak Impact Inc ↗
- Who funds UTAH REFUGEE CONNECTION ↗
- Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
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: Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · RLC Family Foundation · The Span Foundation · Verizon Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Joel and Diana Peterson Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joel and Diana Peterson Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Prevent Child Abuse Vermont: 58% of income from government
- Child Rescue Coalition Inc: 20% of income from government
- President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
How this is measured
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