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

Start with the funders already giving to science in Utah, currently Valhalla Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Foothold. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.

Who is the largest science funder in Utah?

Valhalla Foundation gives the most to science organizations in Utah, $13M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to science in Utah?

$36M reached 5 science organizations in Utah, from 21 funders. 17% 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 · Science

Who funds science in Utah

Funding is concentrated: Waterford Institute Inc alone draws 81% of every science grant dollar in Utah. Most of it comes from outside Utah: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$36M

granted

organizations

17%

from in-state

The short version

21 funders gave $36M to 5 science organizations in Utah across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
17% of that came from funders also based in Utah; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of science in Utah is Valhalla Foundation, at $13M.
The science organization drawing the most is Waterford Institute Inc, at $29M.

Largest funders of science in Utah

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

1Valhalla Foundation$13M 2National Philanthropic Trust$10M 3Foothold$6M 4Blue Meridian Partners Inc$2M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$2M 6Dalio Foundation Inc$2M 7American Endowment Foundation$633k 8Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$485k 9The Ennoble Foundation$380k 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$250k

Science organizations in Utah that draw the most

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

Waterford Institute Inc$29M Boost Foundation$6M

How to find science funders in Utah

1
Start with the funders already active in Utah
The funders giving the most to science in Utah are Valhalla Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Foothold. A funder already writing science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the science 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
83% of science money in Utah comes from funders elsewhere, so national science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Utah.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a science nonprofit in Utah?: Start with the funders already giving to science in Utah, currently Valhalla Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Foothold. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Utah from out of state.
Who is the largest science funder in Utah?: Valhalla Foundation gives the most to science organizations in Utah, $13M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to science in Utah?: $36M reached 5 science organizations in Utah, from 21 funders. 17% 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.