How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Utah?

Start with the funders already giving to education in Utah, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Utah Valley University Foundation Inc, American Endowment Foundation. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.

Who is the largest education funder in Utah?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to education organizations in Utah, $61M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Utah?

$291M reached 332 education organizations in Utah, from 712 funders. 43% came from funders also based in Utah.

How recent is this 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.

Funding · Utah · Education

Who funds education in Utah

$291M reached 332 education organizations in Utah, from 712 funders, with no single one dominating.

$291M

granted

332

organizations

43%

from in-state

The short version

712 funders gave $291M to 332 education organizations in Utah across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
43% of that came from funders also based in Utah; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in Utah is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $61M.
The education organization drawing the most is Brigham Young University, at $48M.

Largest funders of education in Utah

The funders giving the most to education organizations in Utah, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$61M 2Utah Valley University Foundation Inc$17M 3American Endowment Foundation$13M 4ScenicView Foundation$10M 5Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$9M 6Larry H Miller and Gail Miller$8M 7University Impact Charitable Trust$8M 8Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$8M 9Salt Lake Community College Foundation$7M 10Sorenson Legacy Foundation$7M

Education organizations in Utah that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

322 other education organizations$96M

Brigham Young University$48M University Impact$47M Utah Valley University$22M American Heritage Schools Inc$14M Salt Lake Community College Foundation$11M Salt Lake Community College$10M

How to find education funders in Utah

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Start with the funders already active in Utah
The funders giving the most to education in Utah are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Utah Valley University Foundation Inc, American Endowment Foundation. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
57% of education money in Utah comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Utah.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Utah?: Start with the funders already giving to education in Utah, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Utah Valley University Foundation Inc, American Endowment Foundation. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in Utah?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to education organizations in Utah, $61M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Utah?: $291M reached 332 education organizations in Utah, from 712 funders. 43% came from funders also based in Utah.
How recent is this 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.

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

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.