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Smith and Wilcox Blue Skies Foundation Fka George and Oma Wilcox and Smith Foun at a glance

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Smith and Wilcox Blue Skies Foundation Fka George and Oma Wilcox and Smith Foun

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.

$193k
Granted FY2024still arriving
43
Grants FY2024still arriving
14
States reached
$104k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0185% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$371kEnvironment$306kEducation$99kArts & Culture$90kInternational$63kAnimals$36kFood & Nutrition$20kRecreation & Sports$20kOther$0
02FY2024 · 43 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k41 grants · $79k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $104k
$1,000
Median grant
14
States reached
$2.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LDS CHURCH$103,833
ZAMBIA$10,000
GRAND TETON PARK FOUNDATION$5,000
CONSERVE SOUTHWEST UTAH$5,000
EARTHJUSTICE$5,000
UTAH FOOD BANK$5,000
BEST FRIENDS$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION$5,000
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK CONSERVANCY$5,000
YELLOWSTONE FOREVER$5,000
SAVE OUR CANYONS$4,000
UTAH SYMPHONY$4,000
CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER$2,500
WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES$2,500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE: $1k → 6%RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE: $500 → 6%RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE: $500 → 6%RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE: $500 → 6%RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE: $500 → 6%RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE: $300 → 6%RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE: $300 → 6%CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER: $3k → 8%CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER: $1k → 8%CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER: $750 → 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

ID
MT
IL
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
AZ
NM
AR
TN
DC
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 67 repeat orgs$22k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +82% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

67 repeat relationships: 41 still active in FY2024, 26 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

67
15

Total granted

$1.1M
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+82%
0%

Still filing today

52%
20%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentArts & CultureAnimalsRecreation & SportsInternationalHuman ServicesOther
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

  • ZN
    ZION NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
    6× · 2017–2023 · $68k · revenue +239%
  • EARTHJUSTICE
    7× · 2017–2024 · $35k · revenue +82%
  • SU
    Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
    6× · 2017–2023 · $35k · revenue +134%

Funded once

  • SL
    SALT LAKE MISSION
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • MF
    MESA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
  • CS
    CAMBIA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    one grant, 2023 · $4k
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 Public Lands Alliance
Education
2
Idaho Conservation League Inc

Icl's mission is to create a conservation community and pragmatic, enduring solutions that protect and restore the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the land and wildlife you love.

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3
Utah Geological Foundation
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4
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
5
Rocky Mountain Wild

Rocky mountain wild works to protect, connect, and restore wildlife and wild lands in the southern rocky mountain region. we work to secure the biodiversity of the mountains, plains, and desert ecosystems of colorado, wyoming, utah, and…

Environment
6
Cascadia Wildlands

Cascadia wildlands defends and restores cacasia's wild ecosystems in the forests,in the courts, and in the streets. we envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, a stable climate, and…

Environment
7
Summit Land Conservancy

Summit land conservancy works with utah communities to conserve land and water for the benefit of the people and nature.

Environment
8
Utah Open Lands Conservation Association Inc

Utah Open Lands' mission is to preserve and protect open space, in perpetuity, in order to maintain Utah's natural heritage and quality of life for present and future generations. The purpose of Utah Open Lands is to permanently protect…

Environment
9
Western Rivers Conservancy

Western rivers conservancy's mission is to protect outstanding river ecosystems in the western united states. continued on schedule o.we acquire land to conserve critical habitat, provide public access for compatible use and enjoyment, and…

Environment
10
Living Rivers

Living rivers promotes river restoration through mobilization by articulating conservation and alternative management strategies to the public. seeking to revive the natural habitat and spirit of rivers by undoing the extensive damage done…

Environment
11
Wildearth Guardians

Wildearth guardians works to protect and restore the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the american west.

Unclassified
12
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Western Folklife Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is Four Paws Rescue Inc. 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

40 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 40 of the 83 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/40
Grantees still filing
32/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LDS CHURCH: $363,833 · OtherLDS CHURCHWEBER STATE UNIVERSITY: $60,000 · OtherWEBER STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF UTAH: $47,575 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF UTAHZAMBIA: $40,640 · OtherSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION OF UTAH: $40,500 · OtherBEST FRIENDS: $35,000 · Other+48 more: $210,575 · Other+48 moreZION NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION: $68,041 · EnvironmentZION NATURAL HISTORY …EARTHJUSTICE: $35,000 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICESouthern Utah Wilderness Alliance: $35,000 · EnvironmentSouthern Utah Wildern…GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION: $16,050 · EnvironmentGREATER YELLOWSTONE C…YELLOWSTONE FOREVER: $16,041 · EnvironmentYELLOWSTONE FOREVERSageland Collaborative: $15,075 · EnvironmentSageland Collaborativ…WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECTS INC: $9,050 · EnvironmentHEALTHY ENVIRONMENT ALLIANCE OF UTAH: $8,000 · Environment+3 more: $6,550 · EnvironmentUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $33,500 · Arts & CultureTOPAZ MUSEUM: $2,800 · Arts & CultureDAVIS ARTS COUNCIL: $2,650 · Arts & CultureWESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER INC: $2,008 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $3,150 · Arts & CultureHUMANE SOCIETY OF UTAH: $11,000 · AnimalsPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $7,750 · AnimalsFOUR PAWS RESCUE INC: $3,940 · AnimalsAnimal Adoption Center Inc: $1,550 · AnimalsDefenders of Wildlife: $1,500 · AnimalsGLACIER NATIONAL PARK CONSERVANCY: $18,750 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $250 · Recreation & SportsCONSERVE SOUTHWEST UTAH: $14,250 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $850 · EducationTaraloka Foundation: $8,600 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,850 · International
Other$798,123Environment$208,807Arts & Culture$44,108Animals$25,740Recreation & Sports$19,000Education$15,100International$12,450

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetZION NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION: $68,041 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Utah Wilderness Alliance: $35,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $33,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUTAH FOOD BANK: $20,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGLACIER NATIONAL PARK CONSERVANCY: $18,750 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION: $16,050 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetYELLOWSTONE FOREVER: $16,041 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSageland Collaborative: $15,075 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetCONSERVE SOUTHWEST UTAH: $14,250 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetCITIZENS COMMITTEE TO SAVE OUR: $11,800 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF UTAH: $11,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWestern Resource Advocates: $9,800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECTS INC: $9,050 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetTaraloka Foundation: $8,600 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetHEALTHY ENVIRONMENT ALLIANCE OF UTAH: $8,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $7,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCrossroads Urban Center: $4,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFOUR PAWS RESCUE INC: $3,940 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,850 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $3,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetRESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE INC: $3,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTOPAZ MUSEUM: $2,800 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetDAVIS ARTS COUNCIL: $2,650 over 5y, 0.1% of budget350ORG: $2,350 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC: $2,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION: $2,150 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER INC: $2,008 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Adoption Center Inc: $1,550 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC: $1,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetALTA CLUB: $1,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE THOREAU SOCIETY INC: $950 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOREGON-CALIFORNIA TRAILS ASSOCIATION: $850 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $850 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS Of Great Salt Lake: $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE FOUNDATION: $50 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 ZION NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds EARTHJUSTICE ↗
  • Who funds Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance ↗
  • Who funds UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA ↗
  • Who funds UTAH FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds GLACIER NATIONAL PARK CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION ↗
  • Who funds YELLOWSTONE FOREVER ↗
  • Who funds Sageland Collaborative ↗
  • Who funds CONSERVE SOUTHWEST UTAH ↗
  • Who funds CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO SAVE OUR ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF UTAH ↗
  • Who funds Western Resource Advocates ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECTS INC ↗
  • Who funds Taraloka Foundation ↗
  • Who funds HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT ALLIANCE OF UTAH ↗
  • Who funds PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC ↗
  • Who funds Crossroads Urban Center ↗
  • Who funds FOUR PAWS RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE 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.

The Community Foundat…Lawrence & Janet Dee …George S and Dolores …The Jones Family Char…David Kelby Johnson M…PatagoniaorgBallard Miller Founda…Willard L Eccles Char…Sorenson Legacy Found…Achelis Foundation Db…Kanter Family Foundat…Hemingway Foundation
The Community Foundation of UtahUT29.8× affinity12 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 · The Jones Family Charitable Foundation · David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Ballard Miller Foundation · Willard L Eccles Charitable Foundation · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · Achelis Foundation Dba Steven B Achelis Foundation · Kanter Family Foundation · Hemingway Foundation

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 Smith and Wilcox Blue Skies Foundation Fka George and Oma Wilcox and Smith Foun funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Smith and Wilcox Blue Skies Foundation Fka George and Oma Wilcox and Smith Foun. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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 83 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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