Utah · Nonprofit
THE DAYS OF '47 INC
THE DAYS OF '47 INC (Utah) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $172,000 to it, the largest being BLH FOUNDATION ($60,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $392k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $172k
- Net assets
- $503k
What The Days of '47 Inc does
Mission
The organization is a private non-profit, all-volunteer, charitable coprporation whose mission is to honor utah's early pioneers and to keep their pioneering spirit alive.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Parade - the parade is one of the largest parades in the country, consisting of numerous floats depicting the pioneer movement to the rocky mountains. It also includes entries from local police, fire, religious organizations, school boards and other civic entries.
$154,792 spent$5,675 earned by the program48% of program spendingRoyalty - The Days of '47 Royalty strive to honor the legacy of the Utah Pioneers and Utah's collective heritage by involving themselves within the community throughout the year. The Royalty learns about, reflects and speaks about the early settlers of Utah. They develop a greater understanding, awareness and appreciation of the faith, fortitude and courage of the trailblazers of the State. The young women represent what today's pioneers can accomplish. All competing young women between18 and 25, regardless of religion, must be a descendant of a Utah pioneer who came into or was born in the State of Deseret/Utah Territory between July 24, 1847, and May 10, 1869. During the ensuing year, the Royalty will attend about 70 events for The Days of '47, Inc. and The International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers while speaking at youth, church and civic organizations.
$50,896 spent16% of program spendingView the floats prior to the parade and meet the creators and technicians behind the 2024 Days of '47 Parade floats and see how it all comes together before the parade on July 24th.
$61,845 spent$1,200 earned by the program19% of program spendingPops concert
$15,000 spent5% of program spendingPioneer kids
$1,943 spent1% of program spendingPioneers of progress
$38,387 spent$8,250 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $322,863.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $509k to $572k (+12%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
89% of THE DAYS OF '47 INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $6k → $30k.
From the IRS filings of THE DAYS OF '47 INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE DAYS OF '47 INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 35% of grant income and the top three 93%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 71% · 2022 45% · 2023 67% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of THE DAYS OF '47 INC's grant income comes from Utah funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE DAYS OF '47 INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like THE DAYS OF '47 INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Utah
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE DAYS OF '47 INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE DAYS OF '47 INC?
- THE DAYS OF '47 INC (Utah) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $172,000 to it, the largest being BLH FOUNDATION ($60,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE DAYS OF '47 INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $172,000 in grants to THE DAYS OF '47 INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE DAYS OF '47 INC?
- BLH FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $60,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE DAYS OF '47 INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Utah. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing