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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 FY2024still arriving
73
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% 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
02FY2024 · 73 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k26 grants · $86k
  • $10k–50k23 grants · $457k
  • $50k–250k23 grants · $2.0M
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.0M
$15,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$83M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FEEDING AMERICA$1,000,000
PREVENT CHILD ABUSE$155,000
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH$151,412
THE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAH$110,000
CHILDREN'S SERVICE SOCIETY$105,000
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN-UTAH$105,000
YWCA UTAH$102,975
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SALT LAKE VALLEY$100,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND$100,000
UTAH CLEAN AIR PARTNERSHIP INC$100,000
DAVIS EDUCATION FOUNDATION$100,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND$100,000
UTAH'S PROMISE$100,000
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY$96,000
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY$95,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $484k) 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%TEDDY KIM FOUNDATION: $3k → 7%TRI-LAKES CARES: $10k → 9%COMMUNITY ACTION SERVICES AND FOOD BANK: $10k → 8%CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER: $50k → 8%CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER: $50k → 8%YMCA OF NORTHERN UTAH: $100k → 8%STELLAS HOUSE INC: $2k → 8%YMCA OF NORTHERN UTAH: $10k → 8%THE ROAD HOME: $50k → 8%UTAH YOUTH VILLAGE: $100k → 8%UTAH YOUTH VILLAGE: $100k → 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
ID
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
NV
WY
IA
OH
NJ
CA
UT
CO
NE
VA
MD
AZ
NM
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 80% of The Call Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 78% of the giving stays in UT; by stated purpose, 14%.

The Call Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$11M · 53 repeat orgs$4.9M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

53 repeat relationships: 32 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 23 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

53
61

Total granted

$11M
$4.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+3%

Still filing today

62%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $573k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
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

  • Feeding America
    4× · 2020–2024 · $1.4M · revenue +40%
  • YW
    Young Women's Christian Association of Utah
    4× · 2021–2024 · $875k · revenue +7%
  • IH
    INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2020–2022 · $603k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • TU
    THE UTAH JOURNALISM FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $1.0M · revenue -80% · 47% of their budget
  • AF
    ALES FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $900k · revenue -62%
  • JA
    JUNIOR ACHIEVMENT UTAH INC
    one grant, 2019 · $500k
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 Geological Foundation
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2
University of Utah Foundation

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

Philanthropy
3
Utah Public Lands Alliance
Education
4
Economic Development Corporation of Utah Foundation

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

Community Improvement
5
United Way of Greater Salt Lake

United way of salt lake (uwsl) mobilizes people and resources to support basic needs and education.

Human Services
6
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
7
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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8
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
9
Utah World Trade Center

World trade center utah accelerates growth for utah companies through our global networks, programs, and services.

Community Improvement
10
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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11
Utah Water Ways Inc

Utah water ways promotes water conservation through collaboration between government, non-profit groups, and private sector partners and empowers the public to be wise stewards of this critical shared resource.

Environment
12
Utah Motorsports Foundation
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Utah Children; the most unlike its peers is Wadman Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

85 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. 85 of the 141 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)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
83/85
Grantees still filing
51/85
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Young Women's Christian Association of Utah: $875,175 · OtherYoung Women's Christian Association of UtahBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER SL: $670,757 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER SLUNIVERSITY OF UTAH: $667,852 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF UTAHDavis Education Foundation: $546,197 · OtherJUNIOR ACHIEVMENT UTAH INC: $500,000 · OtherJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT UTAH INC: $500,000 · OtherUTAH FOOD BANK: $425,000 · OtherUTAH STATE UNIVERSITY: $386,391 · OtherSOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY: $364,754 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSS: $353,750 · Other+99 more: $5,113,472 · Other+99 moreFeeding America: $1,450,000 · Food & NutritionFeeding Am…+2 more: $6,000 · Food & NutritionTHE UTAH JOURNALISM FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · Arts & CultureTHE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC: $200,908 · Arts & CultureUtah Museum of Contemporary Art: $52,500 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $50,000 · Arts & CultureUTAH'S PROMISE: $900,000 · Philanthropy+5 more: $66,047 · PhilanthropyALES FOUNDATION: $900,000 · Housing & ShelterINTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC: $602,980 · HealthONE UTAH HEALTH COLLABORATIVE: $100,000 · Health+7 more: $40,169 · HealthGIRL SCOUTS OF UTAH: $291,990 · Youth DevelopmentFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - UTAH: $231,000 · Youth DevelopmentUTAHS FIRST LADY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRLS ON THE RUN UTAH: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentKEN GARFF FOR GOOD: $27,000 · Youth Development+3 more: $22,000 · Youth Development
Other$10,403,348Food & Nutrition$1,456,000Arts & Culture$1,303,408Philanthropy$966,047Housing & Shelter$900,000Health$743,149Youth Development$661,990

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 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 budgetFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $200,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $132,310 over 2y, 0.0% 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 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.

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 Ga…Sorenson Legacy Found…George S and Dolores …The Community Foundat…Dominion Energy Chari…Pacificorp Foundation…Lawrence & Janet Dee …Ihc Health Services I…Marriner S Eccles Fou…C Scott & Dorothy E W…Utah's PromiseIntermountain Communi…
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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    28report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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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.

    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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