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The Call 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.

$3.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
73
Grants FY2024
57
Organizations funded FY2023
47%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 60
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$83M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 47% of the organizations The Call Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 38% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.3M went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23
EducationYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving55$3.3M42%
FY202357$3.5M47%
FY202260$3.5M63%
FY202141$2.7M95%
FY20205$1.3M100%
FY20194$1.6M100%
FY20171$8kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$3.9MYouth Development$2.2MFood & Nutrition$1.9MPhilanthropy$1.4MArts & Culture$1.3MHuman Services$1.3MHousing & Shelter$1.2MHealth$1.0MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Feeding America$1,450,00040%
The Utah Journalism Foundation$1,000,000147%
Utah's Promise$900,00055%
Ales Foundation$900,000122%
Young Women's Christian Association of Utah$875,17544%
University of Utah$667,8524n/a
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc$602,98021%
Davis Education Foundation$546,19743%
Utah Food Bank$425,00020%
Utah State University$386,3914n/a
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All grantees of The Call Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Feeding America$1,450,00040%
The Utah Journalism Foundation$1,000,000147%
Utah's Promise$900,00055%
Ales Foundation$900,000122%
Young Women's Christian Association of Utah$875,17544%
University of Utah$667,8524n/a
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc$602,98021%
Davis Education Foundation$546,19743%
Utah Food Bank$425,00020%
Utah State University$386,3914n/a
Utah Clean Air Partnership Inc$321,305410%
Girl Scouts of Utah$291,99032%
The Children's Center Utah$263,20031%
National Park Foundation$250,00010%
Friends of the Children - Utah$231,000213%
Weber State University$202,7723n/a
The Salt Lake Tribune Inc$200,90830%
Utah Youth Village$200,00021%
English Skills Learning Center$150,00035%
Utah Valley University Foundation Inc$143,97230%
Special Olympics Inc$140,00010%
Young Mens Christian Association Of Northern Utah$110,00011%
United Way of Central Iowa$105,00020%
Utah Foundation$100,000114%
One Utah Health Collaborative$100,00019%
Crossroads Urban Center$100,00022%
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake$90,50011%
Salt Lake Community College Foundation$79,00011%
Snow College Foundation$77,35031%
Westminster University$74,75030%
Utah Tech University$72,0002n/a
Utah Children$70,00023%
Youth Impact Incorporated$65,0982n/a
Uintah Basin Technical College Foundation Inc$61,8003n/a
WGU Advancement$60,00011%
Brigham Young University$60,0001n/a
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art$52,50024%
Utahs First Lady Foundation$50,00014%
Conserve Utah Valley$50,00017%
The Road Home$50,00010%
Girls on the Run Utah$40,00023%
Discovery Gateway Children's Museum$40,00011%
Ogden - Weber Technical College Foundation$30,00032%
Miracle of Agriculture Foundation$30,000212%
Ken Garff for Good$27,00021%
Mt Carmel Veterans Service Center$25,00011%
Utah High School Cycling League$25,00011%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$20,00020%
Opencollective Foundation$20,00010%
Bountiful Community Food Pantry$16,00040%
Trails Utah$15,00012%
Lake Mountain Trails Association$15,0001n/a
Wadman Foundation$15,00030%
Friends of Arches&Canyonlands Parks Bates Wilson Legacy Fund$12,00013%
Community Action Services and Food Bank$10,00010%
Rescue Mission of Salt Lake Inc$10,00030%
American Trails$10,00011%
Bridgerland Technical College$10,0001n/a
Bear Lake Watch$10,00022%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa$10,00010%
Tri-Lakes Cares$10,00010%
Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council Inc$10,00010%
Arise International$10,0001n/a
Liberty Village Utah$10,00010%
Davis Technical College Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Sandal Blue Foundation$6,0002n/a
The Salt Lake City Police Foundation$5,00013%
Holy Cross Ministries of Utah$5,00010%
Seventh Generation Fund LLC$5,0001n/a
Huntsman Cancer Foundation$5,00020%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$5,00010%
Keep Sidney Beautiful$5,0001n/a
Yolo Food Bank$5,00010%
Assistance League of Southern Utah$5,00014%
Community Partnership for Child Development$5,00010%
Ogden Concert Band$3,5002n/a
Best Seat in the House$3,00012%
Hopekids Inc$2,50020%
South Valley Chamber Economic Development Foundation$2,50012%
Teddy Kim Foundation$2,50014%
American Cancer Society Inc$2,16910%
Wasatch Community Gardens$2,00020%
Advantage Arts Academy$2,00010%
The Candy Bomber Foundation$2,00011%
Early Light Academy Peak$2,0001n/a
Engineers Without Borders-Usainc$2,00010%
Heal and Be Healthy$2,0001n/a
Wellbeing and Education Foundation$1,7751n/a
Kitty Crusaide$1,5001n/a
The Iron County School District Foundation$1,0001n/a
Running Forward$1,0001n/a
Second Harvest Northland$1,00020%
For the Kids Org$1,00010%
Children's Miracle Network$91510%
Hope For The Warriors$79710%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$50010%
In Stride Scholarship Foundation Inc$5001n/a
Friends of Nepal Pariwar Foundation$5001n/a
Alpine School District Foundation$50010%
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Call Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 77 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFeeding America: $1,450,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Utah Journalism Foundation: $1,000,000 over 1y, 47% of budgetUtah's Promise: $900,000 over 5y, 4.5% of budgetAles Foundation: $900,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetYoung Women's Christian Association of Utah: $875,175 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetIntermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc: $602,980 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetDavis Education Foundation: $546,197 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetUtah Food Bank: $425,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUtah Clean Air Partnership Inc: $321,305 over 4y, 10% of budgetGirl Scouts of Utah: $291,990 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetThe Children's Center Utah: $263,200 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $250,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the Children - Utah: $231,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetThe Salt Lake Tribune Inc: $200,908 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetUtah Youth Village: $200,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetEnglish Skills Learning Center: $150,000 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetUtah Valley University Foundation Inc: $143,972 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $140,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association Of Northern Utah: $110,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetUnited Way of Central Iowa: $105,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUtah Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetOne Utah Health Collaborative: $100,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetCrossroads Urban Center: $100,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake: $90,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetSalt Lake Community College Foundation: $79,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSnow College Foundation: $77,350 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetWestminster University: $74,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUtah Children: $70,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetWGU Advancement: $60,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetUtah Museum of Contemporary Art: $52,500 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetUtahs First Lady Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetConserve Utah Valley: $50,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetThe Road Home: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGirls on the Run Utah: $40,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetDiscovery Gateway Children's Museum: $40,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetOgden - Weber Technical College Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetMiracle of Agriculture Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetKen Garff for Good: $27,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetMt Carmel Veterans Service Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetUtah High School Cycling League: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOpencollective Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBountiful Community Food Pantry: $16,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTrails Utah: $15,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetWadman Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of Arches&Canyonlands Parks Bates Wilson Legacy Fund: $12,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetCommunity Action Services and Food Bank: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRescue Mission of Salt Lake Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 77.

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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.

Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family FoundationUT65.6× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Pacificorp Foundation Aka Pacific Power Foundation Aka Rocky Mountain Power Foundati · Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation · Ihc Health Services Inc · Marriner S Eccles Foundation · C Scott & Dorothy E Watkins Charitable Foundation · Utah's Promise · Intermountain Community Care Foundation Inc

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.

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How do I get to The Call Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Call Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Call Foundation

How much does The Call Foundation give?
The Call Foundation reported 73 grants totaling $3,542,447 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 60 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Call Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (24%), Youth Development (13%), Food & Nutrition (12%).
Who are The Call Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Feeding America ($1.4M), The Utah Journalism Foundation ($1.0M), Utah's Promise ($900k).
Does The Call Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Call Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Call Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation, Sorenson Legacy Foundation, George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation.
Where is The Call Foundation based?
The Call Foundation is based in UT.

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 141 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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