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

Start with the funders already giving to science in Utah, currently American Cancer Society Inc, Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation, 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?

American Cancer Society Inc gives the most to science organizations in Utah, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to science in Utah?

$30M reached 30 science organizations in Utah, from 70 funders. 64% 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

Three organizations take 75% of all science funding in Utah, led by University of Utah Research Foundation.

$30M

granted

organizations

64%

from in-state

The short version

70 funders gave $30M to 30 science organizations in Utah across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
64% 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 American Cancer Society Inc, at $9M.
The science organization drawing the most is University of Utah Research Foundation, at $9M.

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.

1American Cancer Society Inc$9M 2Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation$7M 3Foothold$6M 4National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators Inc$3M 5OK Foundation$1M 6The Community Foundation of Utah$625k 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$568k 8The Ennoble Foundation$360k 9American Online Giving Foundation Inc$192k 10Lung Cancer Research Foundation$150k

Science organizations in Utah that draw the most

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

University of Utah Research Foundation$9M Ivory Innovations$7M Boost Foundation$6M NCCCO Foundation Inc$3M Mesoamerican Research Foundation$1M

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 American Cancer Society Inc, Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation, 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
36% 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 American Cancer Society Inc, Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation, 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?: American Cancer Society Inc gives the most to science organizations in Utah, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to science in Utah?: $30M reached 30 science organizations in Utah, from 70 funders. 64% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

The endowment market

who holds foundation money, and what just moved

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

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.