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

Start with the funders already giving to religion in Utah, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.

Who is the largest religion funder in Utah?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to religion organizations in Utah, $517M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to religion in Utah?

$914M reached 49 religion organizations in Utah, from 275 funders. 12% 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 · Religion

Who funds religion in Utah

Funding is concentrated: The Church of Jesus Christ alone draws 99% of every religion grant dollar in Utah. Most of it comes from outside Utah: only 12% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$914M

granted

organizations

12%

from in-state

The short version

275 funders gave $914M to 49 religion organizations in Utah across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
12% of that came from funders also based in Utah; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of religion in Utah is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $517M.
The religion organization drawing the most is The Church of Jesus Christ, at $900M.

Largest funders of religion in Utah

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

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$517M 2Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$109M 3Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$51M 4University Impact$47M 5Community Trust of Utah$28M 6Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$24M 7Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$23M 8Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$16M 9National Philanthropic Trust$12M 10Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$8M

Religion organizations in Utah that draw the most

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

The Church of Jesus Christ$900M

How to find religion funders in Utah

1
Start with the funders already active in Utah
The funders giving the most to religion in Utah are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
88% of religion money in Utah comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Utah.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Utah?: Start with the funders already giving to religion in Utah, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.
Who is the largest religion funder in Utah?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to religion organizations in Utah, $517M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to religion in Utah?: $914M reached 49 religion organizations in Utah, from 275 funders. 12% 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.