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Tanner Charitable Trust at a glance

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Tanner Charitable Trust

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.

$2.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$1.5M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$7.6MArts & Culture$6.7MHousing & Shelter$1.0MHealth$868kEnvironment$710kHuman Services$550kCivil Rights$375kYouth Development$225kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $556k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.5M
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$3.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UTAH SYMPHONY AND OPERA$1,500,000
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH$226,693
SUCCESS IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION$125,000
TANNER LECTURES ON HUMAN VALUES$104,587
NATURE CONSERVANCY OF UTAH$100,000
GIFTED MUSIC SCHOOL$10,000
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$7,500
SOUTH VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVEL$5,000
UTAH COALITION AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY$5,000
THE CHILDREN'S CENTER$5,000
SOMOS FOUNDATION$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 (FY17–23, $50k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 10% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $5k → 14%THE ROAD HOME: $40k → 8%THE INN BETWEEN: $5k → 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

MN
MI
NY
NV
CT
CA
UT
VA
DC
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$15M · 32 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against +28% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 25 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
40

Total granted

$15M
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+28%

Still filing today

56%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k 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
Arts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentHealthHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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

  • US
    UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA
    9× · 2017–2025 · $5.7M · revenue +18%
  • KG
    KEN GARFF FOR GOOD
    8× · 2018–2025 · $725k · revenue +192%
  • RM
    Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc
    2× · 2018–2019 · $500k · revenue +28%

Funded once

  • ZC
    ZION CANYON MESA
    one grant, 2020 · $400k · revenue -69% · 67% of their budget
  • UC
    Utah Cultural Alliance Foundation
    one grant, 2019 · $200k · revenue -69%
  • SU
    SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $125k
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 Shakespeare Festival Foundation
Arts & Culture
2
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
3
Utah Geological Foundation
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4
Utah Chamber Artists

The Utah Chamber Artists (UCA) is a world renowned, not-for-profit organization founded in 1991 to provide audiences with an artistic force that provides a wide variety of music of the highest caliber, presented in the finest manner. UCA…

Arts & Culture
5
University of Utah Foundation

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

Philanthropy
6
Utah Arts Alliance

To foster the arts in all forms in order to create an aware, empowered, and connected community.

Arts & Culture
7
Economic Development Corporation of Utah Foundation

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

Community Improvement
8
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art believes in the power of the art of our time. Through programming, advocacy, and collaboration, we work with artists and communities to build a better world.

Arts & Culture
9
Real Salt Lake Foundation
Human Services
10
Utah Valley Operafest

Opera Education and Performance

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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
Utah Foundation

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.…

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Salt Lake Music School Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Onerefugee. 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

39 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. 39 of the 79 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/39
Grantees still filing
25/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY: $1,555,000 · OtherUTAH STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF UTAH: $1,400,893 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF UTAHSHELTER THE HOMELESS INC: $1,000,000 · OtherSHELTER THE HOMELESS INCUTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY: $750,000 · OtherUTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $700,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAH: $630,000 · OtherTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAHUNIVERSITY OF UTAH-HUMANITIES: $450,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF UTAH-HUMANITIESZION FOREVER PROJECT: $350,000 · Other+44 more: $879,245 · Other+44 moreUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $5,672,500 · Arts & CultureUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERAZION CANYON MESA: $400,000 · Arts & CultureZION CANYON MESA+6 more: $550,000 · Arts & Culture+6 moreTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $2,000,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF …Onerefugee: $175,000 · EducationOnerefugee+4 more: $55,000 · EducationKEN GARFF FOR GOOD: $725,000 · Youth DevelopmentFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - UTAH: $205,000 · Youth Development+3 more: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentRonald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc: $500,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $205,000 · Health+2 more: $25,000 · HealthUPWARDLY GLOBAL: $125,000 · EmploymentTHE ROAD HOME: $40,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE INN BETWEEN: $5,000 · Human Services
Other$7,715,138Arts & Culture$6,622,500Education$2,230,000Youth Development$970,000Health$730,000Employment$125,000Human Services$50,000

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 budgetUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $5,672,500 over 9y, 3.2% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $2,000,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSHELTER THE HOMELESS INC: $1,000,000 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetKEN GARFF FOR GOOD: $725,000 over 8y, 3.9% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $700,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAH: $630,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc: $500,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetZION CANYON MESA: $400,000 over 1y, 67% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $205,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - UTAH: $205,000 over 3y, 8.0% of budgetUtah Cultural Alliance Foundation: $200,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetOnerefugee: $175,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetBALLET WEST: $140,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUPWARDLY GLOBAL: $125,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetSALT LAKE MUSIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetThe Leonardo: $55,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetREPERTORY DANCE THEATRE: $45,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetTHE ROAD HOME: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGolden Spike Foundation: $35,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetMIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSTAND4KIND: $25,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetNOVA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES: $20,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetUTAH COALITION AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY: $15,000 over 3y, 5.1% of budget90 & 9: $15,000 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetKids on the Move Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWasatch Homeless Health Care: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLake Street Council: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARK CITY SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUTAH CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThurgood Marshall College Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUND SUPPORT FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetUTAH FOOD BANK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INN BETWEEN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJunior Achievement of Utah & Idaho: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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 UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds SHELTER THE HOMELESS INC ↗
  • Who funds KEN GARFF FOR GOOD ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAH ↗
  • Who funds Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc ↗
  • Who funds ZION CANYON MESA ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - UTAH ↗
  • Who funds Utah Cultural Alliance Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Onerefugee ↗
  • Who funds BALLET WEST ↗
  • Who funds UPWARDLY GLOBAL ↗
  • Who funds SALT LAKE MUSIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds The Leonardo ↗
  • Who funds REPERTORY DANCE THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds THE ROAD HOME ↗
  • Who funds Golden Spike Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds STAND4KIND ↗
  • Who funds NOVA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES ↗
  • Who funds UTAH COALITION AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY ↗
  • Who funds 90 & 9 ↗
  • Who funds Kids on the Move 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…George S and Dolores …The Community Foundat…Dominion Energy Chari…Larry H Miller and Ga…Beesley Family Founda…McCarthey Family Foun…Lawrence & Janet Dee …Pacificorp Foundation…Joseph and Kathleen S…Wcf FoundationMarriner S Eccles Fou…
Sorenson Legacy FoundationUT33.8× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sorenson Legacy Foundation · George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · Beesley Family Foundation · McCarthey Family Foundation · Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation · Pacificorp Foundation Aka Pacific Power Foundation Aka Rocky Mountain Power Foundati · Joseph and Kathleen Sorenson Legacy Foun · Wcf Foundation · Marriner S Eccles 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 Tanner Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Tanner Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%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
    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 · 0–50%
    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 79 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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