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Who funds employment in Utah

$16M reached 55 employment organizations in Utah, from 146 funders, with no single one dominating.

$16M
granted
55
organizations
45%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of employment in Utah

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

1American Endowment Foundation$2M2National Education Association of the United States$1M3Sorenson Legacy Foundation$1M4Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$1M5International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker Local No 354$1M6National Electrical Contractors Association Inc Intermountain Chapter$1M7The One Foundation$610k8Wcf Foundation$575k9Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$571k10Intermountain Ch Necaibew 354 Lmcc$500k

Employment organizations in Utah that draw the most

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

45 other employment organizations$3M
Meaning Foundation$3MElectrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee$3MFriends of Switchpoint Inc$2MUtah School Employees Association$1MSalt Lake City Bicycle Collective$1MSalt Lake Chamber Foundation$823kBuilding Beginnings$710kWork Activity Center Inc$637kEnableutah Inc$525kEntraide US Inc$495k

How to find employment funders in Utah

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Utah

    The funders giving the most to employment in Utah are American Endowment Foundation, National Education Association of the United States, Sorenson Legacy Foundation. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the employment 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. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    55% of employment money in Utah comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Utah.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Utah?
Start with the funders already giving to employment in Utah, currently American Endowment Foundation, National Education Association of the United States, Sorenson Legacy Foundation. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.
Who is the largest employment funder in Utah?
American Endowment Foundation gives the most to employment organizations in Utah, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to employment in Utah?
$16M reached 55 employment organizations in Utah, from 146 funders. 45% 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.

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Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.