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

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Utah, currently Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Ryan and Ashley Smith Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Utah?

$100M reached 136 philanthropy organizations in Utah, from 386 funders. 52% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Utah

$100M reached 136 philanthropy organizations in Utah, from 386 funders, with no single one dominating.

$100M

granted

136

organizations

52%

from in-state

The short version

386 funders gave $100M to 136 philanthropy organizations in Utah across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
52% of that came from funders also based in Utah; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Utah is Sorenson Legacy Foundation, at $12M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is The Community Foundation of Utah, at $18M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Utah

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

1Sorenson Legacy Foundation$12M 2Ryan and Ashley Smith Foundation$11M 3Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$9M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$9M 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$8M 6Community Trust of Utah$7M 7Jarvis & Constance Doctorow$3M 8The McKnight Foundation$2M 9Blue Meridian Partners Inc$2M 10George S and Dolores Dore$2M

Philanthropy organizations in Utah that draw the most

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

126 other philanthropy organizations$22M

The Community Foundation of Utah$18M Five for the Fight Foundation$10M Park City Community Foundation$10M Utah's Promise$9M Utah Jazz Foundation$9M Crocker Catalyst Foundation$9M

How to find philanthropy funders in Utah

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Start with the funders already active in Utah
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Utah are Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Ryan and Ashley Smith Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
48% of philanthropy money in Utah comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Utah.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Utah?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Utah, currently Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Ryan and Ashley Smith Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Utah?: Sorenson Legacy Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Utah, $12M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Utah?: $100M reached 136 philanthropy organizations in Utah, from 386 funders. 52% 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.