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Spencer Fane Utah Foundation Inc at a glance

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Spencer Fane Utah Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$40k
Granted FY2025still arriving
28
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$122kEducation$52kCrime & Legal$25kFood & Nutrition$18kHealth$14kHousing & Shelter$14kHuman Services$13kRecreation & Sports$9kOther$0
02FY2025 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$825k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL$6,000
KUED 7 (PBS UTAH)$4,000
SNOW COLLEGE FOUNDATION$3,000
UTAH CENTER FOR LEGAL INCLUSION$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,000
KUER$2,000
UTAH FOOD BANK$2,000
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW SCHOOL$1,500
J REUBEN CLARK LAW SCHOOL$1,500
PIONEER THEATER COMPANY$1,000
TUACAHN CENTER FOR THE ARTS$1,000
BALLET WEST$1,000
UTAH OPEN LANDS$1,000
UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER$1,000
CHRISTMAS BOX HOUSE$1,000
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 (FY18–25, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $750 → 8%PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $500 → 8%UTAH FOSTER CARE: $1k → 8%UTAH FOSTER CARE: $750 → 8%ABILITY FOUND: $750 → 8%ABILITY FOUND: $750 → 8%ABILITY FOUND: $750 → 8%PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $750 → 8%PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $750 → 8%PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $750 → 8%ENCIRCLE FAMILY AND YOUTH RESOURCE: $750 → 8%RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE: $3k → 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.
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$279k · 38 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +56% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

38 repeat relationships: 23 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

38
20

Total granted

$279k
$21k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
0%

Still filing today

50%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesArts & CultureHealthRecreation & SportsEducationCommunity 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

  • AJ
    AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
    4× · 2018–2025 · $23k · revenue +199%
  • SC
    SNOW COLLEGE FOUNDATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $15k · revenue +41%
  • UF
    UTAH FOOD BANK
    6× · 2020–2025 · $14k · revenue +53%

Funded once

  • RM
    RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE INC
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue 0%
  • DE
    DAVIS EDUCATION TEEN CENTERS
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $3k
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
Autism Foundation of Utah
Health
2
Utah Geological Foundation
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3
Utah Shakespeare Festival Foundation
Arts & Culture
4
Utah Public Lands Alliance
Education
5
Utah Motorsports Foundation
Philanthropy
6
University of Utah Foundation

Provide support to the University of Utah Growth Capital Partners Foundation in Charitable, Educational and Scientific purposes.

Philanthropy
7
Utah Swat Inc
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8
Northern Utah Cancer Foundation
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9
Economic Development Corporation of Utah Foundation

To serve as a catalyst for quality job growth and increased capital investment in the state.

Community Improvement
10
Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness

USARA's mission is to connect and inspire communities to advocate for addiction recovery. We envision a Utah where recovery community and connection are recognized as the most valuable assets for people to recover from addiction.

Health
11
Trauma-Informed Utah

The primary purpose of Trauma-Informed Utah is to respond to requests for education, resources and training around implementing a Trauma-Informed approach within their organization. The focus includes any and all sectors of society seeking…

Health
12
Utah Genealogical Association Pmb 1082

The Utah Genealogical Association provides genealogical information, courses and education through personal instruction and published media on state, national and international family history topics, while promoting high standards and…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Children's Center Utah; the most unlike its peers is Fullmer Legacy Foundation. 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

32 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. 32 of the 63 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
21/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KUED 7: $47,500 · OtherKUED 7UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW SCHOOL: $17,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW SCHOOLU OF U KUER-FM: $16,000 · OtherU OF U KUER-FMUNIVERSITY OF UTAH: $16,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF UTAHUTAH FOOD BANK: $13,950 · OtherUTAH FOOD BANKKUED 7 (PBS UTAH): $10,000 · OtherODYSSEY HOUSE: $8,000 · OtherJ REUBEN CLARK LAW SCHOOL: $7,500 · Other+39 more: $72,500 · Other+39 moreBALLET WEST: $11,000 · Arts & CultureBALLET WES…UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $9,500 · Arts & CultureUTAH SYMPH…TUACAHN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $7,000 · Arts & CultureTUACAHN CE…AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: $22,500 · Crime & LegalSNOW COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $14,500 · EducationFRIENDS OF UTAH AVALANCHE FORE CAST CENTER INC: $4,500 · EducationPEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $3,500 · Human ServicesRESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesABILITY FOUND CORPORATION: $2,250 · Human ServicesUtah Foster Care Foundation Inc: $1,750 · Human ServicesEncircle Family and Youth Resource Center: $750 · Human ServicesSNOWBIRD SPORTS EDUCATION FOUNDATIO: $5,250 · Recreation & SportsKostopulos Dream Foundation: $3,000 · Recreation & SportsRonald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc: $6,000 · HealthWASATCH FORENSIC NURSES INC: $1,000 · HealthTHE SHARING PLACE: $750 · Health
Other$208,450Arts & Culture$27,500Crime & Legal$22,500Education$19,000Human Services$11,250Recreation & Sports$8,250Health$7,750

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 budgetAND JUSTICE FOR ALL: $22,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSNOW COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $14,500 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetUTAH FOOD BANK: $13,950 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBALLET WEST: $11,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $9,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTUACAHN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSNOWBIRD SPORTS EDUCATION FOUNDATIO: $5,250 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUTAH INFERTILITY RESOURCE CENTER: $4,750 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetFRIENDS OF UTAH AVALANCHE FORE CAST CENTER INC: $4,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $3,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetRESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKostopulos Dream Foundation: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBUILDING YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD: $2,750 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetABILITY FOUND CORPORATION: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUTAH OPEN LANDS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA UTAH: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUtah Foster Care Foundation Inc: $1,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWASATCH FORENSIC NURSES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFOR THE KIDS ORG: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SHARING PLACE: $750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEncircle Family and Youth Resource Center: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOOD DEED REVOLUTION: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHouse of Hope: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROVIDING ANIMALS WITH SUPPORT: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUTAH LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFULLMER LEGACY FOUNDATION: $500 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 AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ↗
  • Who funds SNOW COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UTAH FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds BALLET WEST ↗
  • Who funds UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA ↗
  • Who funds TUACAHN CENTER FOR THE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc ↗
  • Who funds SNOWBIRD SPORTS EDUCATION FOUNDATIO ↗
  • Who funds UTAH INFERTILITY RESOURCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF UTAH AVALANCHE FORE CAST CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE ↗
  • Who funds RESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE INC ↗
  • Who funds Kostopulos Dream Foundation ↗
  • Who funds BUILDING YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD ↗
  • Who funds UTAH CENTER FOR LEGAL INCLUSION ↗
  • Who funds ABILITY FOUND CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds UTAH OPEN LANDS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA UTAH ↗
  • Who funds WASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS ↗
  • Who funds Utah Foster Care Foundation 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.

Sorenson Legacy Found…The Community Foundat…George S and Dolores …McCarthey Family Foun…Pacificorp Foundation…Kennecott Utah Copper…Larry H Miller and Ga…The Archer Family Cha…Henry W & Leslie M Es…Dominion Energy Chari…Utah Medical Associat…The Ashton Family Fou…
Sorenson Legacy FoundationUT35.9× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sorenson Legacy Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · McCarthey Family Foundation · Pacificorp Foundation Aka Pacific Power Foundation Aka Rocky Mountain Power Foundati · Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable Foundation · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · The Archer Family Charitable Corp · Henry W & Leslie M Eskuche Charitable Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Utah Medical Association Foundation · The Ashton Family 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 Spencer Fane Utah Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Spencer Fane Utah Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 43%
  • Postpartum Support International: 43% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
12report 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 63 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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