How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Utah?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Utah, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Rural Water Association, Bradley Impact Fund Inc. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.

Who is the largest public benefit funder in Utah?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to public benefit organizations in Utah, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Utah?

$17M reached 38 public benefit organizations in Utah, from 147 funders. 24% 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Utah

Three organizations take 73% of all public benefit funding in Utah, led by Libertas Institute. Most of it comes from outside Utah: only 24% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$17M

granted

organizations

24%

from in-state

The short version

147 funders gave $17M to 38 public benefit organizations in Utah across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
24% of that came from funders also based in Utah; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in Utah is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $2M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is Libertas Institute, at $7M.

Largest funders of public benefit in Utah

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

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$2M 2National Rural Water Association$2M 3Bradley Impact Fund Inc$2M 4Larry H Miller and Gail Miller$1M 5Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation$885k 6Adolph Coors Foundation$614k 7State Policy Network$580k 8George S and Dolores Dore$370k 9The Draper Foundation$350k 10Daniels Fund$325k

Public benefit organizations in Utah that draw the most

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

Libertas Institute$7M The Policy Project$3M Rural Water Association of Utah$2M

Liberty and Light$765k Operation Pay It Forward$477k

How to find public benefit funders in Utah

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Start with the funders already active in Utah
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Utah are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Rural Water Association, Bradley Impact Fund Inc. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
76% of public benefit money in Utah comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Utah.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Utah?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Utah, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Rural Water Association, Bradley Impact Fund Inc. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Utah?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to public benefit organizations in Utah, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Utah?: $17M reached 38 public benefit organizations in Utah, from 147 funders. 24% 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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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

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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.