What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?

It is the share of grants made by funders based in Utah that reached organizations also located in Utah, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.

Is Utah a major grantmaking state?

Utah ranks 34th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.

How can a nonprofit find funders in Utah?

Start with the largest grantmakers based in Utah, currently Marble Freedom Trust and Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Utah funds religion above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.

How recent is this Utah grant data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.

Funding by state · UT

Grantmaking in Utah

1,054 grantmakers are based in Utah. Together they granted $2.6B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 34th most of any state, and kept 37% of it in Utah. Roughly half stays, half leaves.

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The short version

1,054 grantmakers are based in Utah, granting $2.6B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 34th most of any state.
37% of grants made by Utah funders stayed in Utah; the rest went to organizations in other states.
Utah is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $438M more from outside funders than Utah funders send out.
Utah funds religion more heavily than the country, at 11.96× the national rate.

Utah is a net importer of grant money, $438M more arrives than leaves.

Largest funders based in Utah

Grantmakers headquartered in Utah, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.

1,046 other funders$1.1B

Marble Freedom Trust$954M

Organizations in Utah that draw the most

The nonprofits in Utah that received the most grant money.

1The Church of Jesus Christ$900M 2University of Utah$400M 3Ihc Health Services Inc$131M 4Intermountain Healthcare$67M 5Children's Miracle Network$62M 6Best Friends Animal Society$53M 7Civica Foundation$50M 8Brigham Young University$48M

Biggest funders reaching into Utah from elsewhere

Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Utah.

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$703M 2Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$156M 3Pac-12 Conference$104M 4Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$89M 5American Endowment Foundation$36M 6National Philanthropic Trust$35M

What Utah funds, against the country

Each cause by how much of Utah's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Utah is most overweight on religion, at 11.96× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.

Where the money goes by org size

Grant dollars to organizations in Utah, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Utah sends a larger share to $10M to $100M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.

Under $100k1% vs 1% national

$100k to $1M10% vs 6% national

$1M to $10M28% vs 21% national

$10M to $100M44% vs 28% national

$100M and up16% vs 44% national

Find funders by cause in Utah

Who funds each cause in Utah, with the largest funders and how to reach them.

Questions and answers

What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?: It is the share of grants made by funders based in Utah that reached organizations also located in Utah, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
Is Utah a major grantmaking state?: Utah ranks 34th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
How can a nonprofit find funders in Utah?: Start with the largest grantmakers based in Utah, currently Marble Freedom Trust and Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Utah funds religion above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
How recent is this Utah grant data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Utah, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.