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Smartgo 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.

$158k
Granted FY2024still arriving
29
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$45k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$290kFood & Nutrition$199kHealth$187kEducation$136kHuman Services$58kEnvironment$55kInternational$52kYouth Development$28kOther$0
02FY2024 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k24 grants · $58k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $100k
$2,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$3.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MADELEINE CHOIR SCHOOL$45,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF UTAH$20,000
WASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS$15,000
JUDGE MEMORIAL SCHOOL$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
FRIENDS OF GREAT SALT LAKE$8,000
UTAH FOOD BANK$7,000
AMERICAN GO FOUNDATION$6,000
KUER FM 90 - PUBLIC RADIO CO UNIVERSITY OF UTAH$5,000
YWCA OF SALT LAKE CITY$3,000
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE$3,000
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY$3,000
USA ULTIMATE FOUNDATION$2,000
TREE UTAH$2,000
JE COSGRIFF MEMORIAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL$2,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $12k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER: $2k → 8%CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER: $2k → 8%PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $1k → 8%PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $1k → 8%THE INN BETWEEN: $1k → 8%THE INN BETWEEN: $1k → 8%THE INN BETWEEN: $1k → 8%The Inn Between: $1k → 8%THE INN BETWEEN: $1k → 8%THE INN BETWEEN: $1k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
MA
OR
CA
UT
CO
VA
GA
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 42 repeat orgs$34k to everyone else

42 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

42
3

Total granted

$1.1M
$2k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+53%

Still filing today

52%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $32k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsEnvironmentCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • WC
    WASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS
    8× · 2017–2024 · $170k · revenue +70%
  • UF
    UTAH FOOD BANK
    4× · 2021–2024 · $29k · revenue +5%
  • FO
    FRIENDS Of Great Salt Lake
    4× · 2021–2024 · $26k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • UF
    UTAH FILM CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $1k · revenue +128%
  • AH
    American Heart Association Incgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $500 · revenue +53%
  • D
    DONORSCHOOSEORG
    one grant, 2020 · $100 · revenue +1%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Utah Humanities Council

Utah Humanities collaborates with libraries, museums, historical societies, schools, colleges, and cultural and civic groups; provides capacity-building opportunities for volunteers and professionals in the cultural sector; presents…

Arts & Culture
2
Utah Public Lands Alliance
Education
3
Utah Donor Collaborative

Democracy Means Equality, Freedom & Justice: It means having a representative government. UDC is here to transform Utah politics and ensure that every voice counts.

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4
Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah

Heal utah's mission is to protect utah's environment and its people by promoting clean air, clean energy, and comprehensive solutions to radioactive and toxic waste.

Environment
5
Utah Health Policy Project

To advance sustainable health care solutions for underserved utahns through better access, education, and public policy.

Health
6
Utah Geological Foundation
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7
Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake

To serve The People by honoring Native cultures, strengthening health and wellness programs, and cultivating community. We envision all Native peoples living balanced, prosperous, and healthy lives in diverse communities for Seven…

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8
BioUtah

BioUtah was created to elevate the stature and influence of Utahs life science community on the national and global stage. The organization serves Utahs medical device, biopharma, natural products and healthcare industries through…

Community Improvement
9
Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce

Stimulate local business establishment, growth, and development by facilitating business to business and business to community relationships throughout Utah County.

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10
The Community Foundation of Utah

We are utah's partner in philanthropy, pioneering innovation and collaboration to invest in our community today for a brighter tomorrow.

Philanthropy
11
Utah's Promise

Utah's promise (up) is committed to 100% of kids and families thriving. we unify leaders, partners, communities and systems to achieve that promise.

Philanthropy
12
Envision Utah

Envision Utah is a nonpartisan public-private partnership that engages people to create and sustain communities that are beautiful, prosperous, healthy, and neighborly for current and future residents.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Utah Film Center; the most unlike its peers is Common Good Press. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

31 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. 31 of the 53 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/31
Grantees still filing
24/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MADELEINE CHOIR SCHOOL: $211,000 · OtherMADELEINE CHOIR SCHOOLPLANNED PARENTHOD ASSOC: $140,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOD ASSOCJUDGE MEMORIAL SCHOOL: $105,000 · OtherJUDGE MEMORIAL SCHOOLIndividual grant recipient: $80,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientAmerican Go Foundation: $48,000 · OtherAmerican Go FoundationUTAH FOOD BANK: $29,000 · Other+25 more: $206,100 · Other+25 moreWASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS: $170,000 · Community ImprovementWASATCH COMMUNIT…FRIENDS Of Great Salt Lake: $26,000 · EnvironmentTREE UTAH: $8,000 · EnvironmentUTAH RIVERS COUNCIL INC: $8,000 · EnvironmentPLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF UTAH: $20,000 · HealthWasatch Homeless Health Care: $11,000 · HealthCOLUMBUS FOUNDATION INC: $8,000 · Health+2 more: $1,500 · HealthGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesTHE INN BETWEEN: $6,000 · Human ServicesCrossroads Urban Center: $4,000 · Human ServicesPEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCOMMON GOOD PRESS: $8,000 · Arts & CultureSTORYCORPS INC: $7,000 · Arts & CultureIndependent Arts & Media: $6,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureUltimate Players Association: $9,000 · Recreation & SportsYoga Forward Inc: $7,000 · Recreation & SportsUSA Ultimate Foundation: $6,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$819,100Community Improvement$170,000Environment$42,000Health$40,500Human Services$37,000Arts & Culture$33,000Recreation & Sports$22,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS: $170,000 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetUTAH FOOD BANK: $29,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS Of Great Salt Lake: $26,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $25,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Women's Christian Association of Utah: $24,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSPY HOP PRODUCTIONS: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF UTAH: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA: $13,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $13,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWasatch Homeless Health Care: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSalt Lake Education Foundation: $9,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUltimate Players Association: $9,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMON GOOD PRESS: $8,000 over 8y, 23% of budgetApp Camp for Girls: $8,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetTREE UTAH: $8,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCOLUMBUS FOUNDATION INC: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUTAH RIVERS COUNCIL INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetYoga Forward Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 3.0% of budgetSTORYCORPS INC: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetIndependent Arts & Media: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE INN BETWEEN: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUSA Ultimate Foundation: $6,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetCrossroads Urban Center: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUTAH FILM CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRESOLVE Incorporated: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEART & SOUL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 WASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS ↗
  • Who funds UTAH FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS Of Great Salt Lake ↗
  • Who funds GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
  • Who funds Young Women's Christian Association of Utah ↗
  • Who funds SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF UTAH ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA ↗
  • Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Wasatch Homeless Health Care ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC ↗
  • Who funds Salt Lake Education Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Ultimate Players Association ↗
  • Who funds COMMON GOOD PRESS ↗
  • Who funds App Camp for Girls ↗
  • Who funds TREE UTAH ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBUS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds UTAH RIVERS COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds Yoga Forward Inc ↗
  • Who funds STORYCORPS INC ↗
  • Who funds Independent Arts & Media ↗
  • Who funds THE INN BETWEEN ↗
  • Who funds USA Ultimate Foundation ↗

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.

The Community Foundat…Lawrence & Janet Dee …George S and Dolores …Sorenson Legacy Found…David Kelby Johnson M…Willard L Eccles Char…Marriner S Eccles Fou…McCarthey Family Foun…Larry H Miller and Ga…The Jones Family Char…Steiner Foundation IncCastle Foundation Co …
The Community Foundation of UtahUT34× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Utah · Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation · George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation · Willard L Eccles Charitable Foundation · Marriner S Eccles Foundation · McCarthey Family Foundation · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · The Jones Family Charitable Foundation · Steiner Foundation Inc · Castle Foundation Co Greg Phillips

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Smartgo Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Smartgo Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 53 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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