Foundations that fund organizations in Salt Lake City, Utah
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Salt Lake City nonprofits
1,551 private foundations gave $1.1B to Salt Lake City organizations in their latest filings; 25 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
5,535 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Salt Lake City around $65K. 60 of these funders are based in Utah; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 1,551
- Accept applications
- 25
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Salt Lake City
- $1.1B
- latest filings
- Grants
- 5,535
- Typical median grant
- $65K
- Based in UT
- 60%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Salt Lake City organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagenstiftung C/O Kirton McConkie | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $782M | $782M | Yes | N/a |
| Sorenson Legacy Foundation | Midvale, UT | 104 | $21M | $23K | Yes | General charitable purposes |
| Palladium Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 20 | $21M | $10K | Preselected only | Various |
| Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation | Sandy, UT | 129 | $19M | $25K | Preselected only | General Financial Support |
| George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 187 | $19M | $20K | Yes | For continued support of the george s. and dolores dor eccl…; For general operating support, specifically to assist with…; For the george s. and dolores dor eccles endowment for medi… |
| Ace Hardware Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $17M | $17M | Yes | Children's medical care |
| The Alsam Foundation | Po Box Chica, IL | 8 | $15M | $544K | Preselected only | Annual bishop dinner; Early learning center; Capital campaign for new |
| Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation | Po Box Ch, IL | 7 | $13M | $530K | Preselected only | General support |
| Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 28 | $8.0M | $23K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The J Willard and Alice S Marriott Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 4 | $7.1M | $940K | Preselected only | Capital support; K-12 brain health curriculum; The j.w. marriott, jr. institute - capital |
| The Huntsman Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 31 | $6.9M | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Kahlert Foundation Inc | Sykesville, MD | 29 | $6.3M | $25K | Preselected only | Heart healthy kids & lifesavers; go red for women; American red cross blood services vehicles in utah; The kahlert foundation education scholarship |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 7 | $6.3M | $756K | Yes | Postsecondary education; Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; tuberculosis; Public awareness and analysis |
| John and Marcia Price Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 22 | $5.0M | $5,000 | Yes | Program support; Program services; Void check 2181 |
| Rocky Woods Charitable Foundation | Oakley, UT | 4 | $4.7M | $425K | Preselected only | Annual support; Support of public foundations that support and sustain high… |
| L B and L W Smith and Family Foundation | Delta, UT | 7 | $4.6M | $83K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution; Charitalbe contribution |
| S&r Wilson Family Foundation | Pleasant Grove, UT | 2 | $4.6M | $2.3M | Preselected only | Charitable Support |
| Emma Eccles Jones Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 31 | $4.4M | $40K | Preselected only | Program support; Ballet wests 2025/26 season general operating support and a…; Raising the barre capital campaign |
| Florence J Gillmor Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 27 | $4.2M | $75K | Preselected only | To support the organization's mission |
| Beesley Family Foundation | St George, UT | 34 | $3.3M | $20K | Preselected only | Education; Humanitarian; Arts |
| Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $3.0M | $3.0M | Yes | General support - please see attached contribution detail |
| Skaggs Foundation for Research | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2.7M | $2.7M | Preselected only | Medical research |
| James Lee Sorenson Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 12 | $2.4M | $2,000 | Preselected only | General support; Epicenter buildling capital campaign; Rescue and foster services for animals |
| Moore Family Foundation for Change Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2.4M | $2.4M | Preselected only | Academic support |
| Robert H & Katharine B Garff Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 11 | $2.2M | $10K | Preselected only | general donation; General donation; General donations |
| The John a Moran Charitable Trust | Palm Beach, FL | 3 | $2.1M | $6,500 | Yes | Unrestricted contribution |
| C Scott & Dorothy E Watkins Charitable Foundation | West Jordan, UT | 38 | $2.1M | $36K | Yes | Charitable use; Charitalbe use |
| Tanner Charitable Trust | Salt Lake City, UT | 7 | $2.0M | $100K | Preselected only | Education; Arts; Civic organization |
| The Julie M and David S Layton Foundat | Sandy, UT | 5 | $2.0M | $250K | Preselected only | Cash donation |
| Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation | Richmond, VA | 7 | $1.9M | $202K | Yes | Distribution; Distribution - maxwell chair |
| David W Bernolfo Memorial Foundation Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | 4 | $1.9M | $425K | Preselected only | To further their mission |
| The Ij and Jeanne Wagner Charitable Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 12 | $1.8M | $25K | Preselected only | Long term financial supportfor military students ,veteran p…; SJQ and EDR need-based scholarships.; Film exhibitionArtistic supportMedia Arts education |
| Crocker Catalyst Foundation Fka the Oneiric Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 11 | $1.7M | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 13 | $1.7M | $2,000 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Renovation; Capital plan |
| Rlc Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 16 | $1.7M | $100K | Preselected only | Donation for Mental health support; Support of Education; Support for higher education |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | Providence, RI | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Yes | Donation |
| Bill and Pat Child Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 14 | $1.6M | $2,600 | Preselected only | Charitable; Religious; Health |
| G Goff Foundation Inc | Boerne, TX | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | General Charitable Purpose |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation | Lindon, UT | 10 | $1.5M | $100K | Preselected only | Humanitarian |
| Bertin Family Foundation | North Salt Lake, UT | 11 | $1.5M | $20K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes; Primary childrens hospital |
| Marriner S Eccles Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 79 | $1.5M | $10K | Preselected only | Program support; Scholarships; Sponsorship |
| Wm Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Yes | To understand the genetic and epigenetic control of aging |
| Jerry and Kathleen Grundhofer Foundation | Park City, UT | 7 | $1.5M | $156K | Preselected only | (1) description: 1,114 shares of advanced micro devices, in…; (1) description: 3,000 shares of alphabet inc. securities (…; (1) description: 500 shares of meta platforms, inc. securti… |
| Joseph and Kathleen Sorenson Legacy Foun | Draper, UT | 24 | $1.5M | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| Cg Charitable Fund | Spanish Fork, UT | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Hmanitarian Aid |
| Boyer Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 7 | $1.3M | $10K | Preselected only | Human services; Health & human services; Education |
| Ls Peery Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 10 | $1.3M | $25K | Preselected only | General Financial Support; General financial support |
| The Goldman Sachs Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | Grant to implement 10,000 small businesses initiative in th… |
| The Brent & Ann Wilson Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 24 | $1.2M | $10K | Preselected only | Further organization's exempt purpose |
| Semnani Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 42 | $1.2M | $9,629 | Yes | General cont |
| The Call Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 23 | $1.2M | $48K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Jeffrey S & Helen H Cardon Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 36 | $1.2M | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| McCarthey Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 53 | $1.1M | $10K | Yes | Program Funding; Capital Campaign; Education Operations Funding |
| Janet Q Lawson Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 23 | $1.1M | $35K | Preselected only | General Financial Support |
| Willard L Eccles Charitable Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 48 | $1.1M | $12K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Ally Charitable Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 33 | $1.1M | $20K | Yes | Access program; Artspace operational support; Fostering housing stability through financial education & c… |
| Sj and Jessie E Quinney Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 26 | $1.1M | $10K | Preselected only | General Financial Support |
| The Gfc Foundation | Pleasant Grove, UT | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | General purpose |
| David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 32 | $1.0M | $17K | Preselected only | Catholic Community Services Bridge the Gap Program.; To provide support for after school film, music, audio, and…; Essential food distribution for families in need. |
| Jarvis & Constance Doctorow Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Catalyst for philanthropy that is inclusive, innovative & s… |
| Elisabeth C Deluca Foundation Inc | Pompano Beach, FL | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Southeast region nursing lab |
| Beverley Taylor Sorenson Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 15 | $992K | $50K | Preselected only | Vaccinations for underserved populations; Youth Arts Education and Community Outreach Program; Art programing support |
| The Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation | Torrance, CA | 1 | $972K | $972K | Preselected only | Ph.d scholars program |
| Wellcome Leap Inc | San Diego, CA | 1 | $907K | $907K | Preselected only | Global health research |
| Blh Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 12 | $889K | $18K | Preselected only | Support |
| The Mark and Kathie Miller Foundation | Holladay, UT | 12 | $858K | $65K | Yes | General Cash Donation |
| Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein | Seattle, WA | 8 | $845K | $88K | Yes | Environmental - general support 2024; Environmental - law and policy projects; Environmental - critical minerals: strategic recommendations |
| Wcf Foundation | Sandy, UT | 24 | $840K | $10K | Preselected only | To improve poverty, poor health and educational achievement; Improve the quality of life for people of all abilities thr…; Assist with security installation |
| Daniels Fund | Denver, CO | 11 | $800K | $50K | Yes | 2024 rapid response fund; Older adult programs; Little leaguefootball program |
| Dogood Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $788K | $254K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation | Midvale, UT | 17 | $786K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| The Benjamin Foundation Dba Garbett Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 7 | $765K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable causes |
| Frederick Q Lawson Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 4 | $750K | $150K | Preselected only | General Financial Support |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $720K | $360K | Preselected only | Women who succeed program; To support the 5th episode of social studies |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $700K | $700K | Preselected only | To support public art challenge |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $670K | $270K | Preselected only | General support; In support of evaluating the veterans heath administration?…; Implementing and evaluating a produce box program for veter… |
| Sorenson Impact Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $638K | $638K | Preselected only | Impact investing student program; general support |
| Ben and Iris Margolis Foundation | Des Moines, IA | 1 | $631K | $631K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Steiner Foundation Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | 26 | $623K | $6,750 | Preselected only | Various |
| Onerefugee | Salt Lake City, UT | 262 | $607K | $1,484 | Yes | To help with education for refugees from other countries. |
| Jcs Family Foundation | Park City, UT | 1 | $600K | $600K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Davis Family Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 5 | $587K | $35K | Preselected only | Charity; To further the mission of the org; To further the mission of th e org |
| Marriott Daughters Foundation C/O Nancie Lynch | Bethesda, MD | 12 | $568K | $18K | Preselected only | Mission related operations; The utah school mental health collaborative (usmhc) for stu…; The affordable mental health program for work in summit cou… |
| B W Bastian Foundation | Orem, UT | 57 | $561K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable; Education; Chaitable |
| Ed Uihlein Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $550K | $275K | Preselected only | General |
| Petersen Bruce & Cecilia Fdn-Main | St Louis, MO | 22 | $545K | $18K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Hearthland Foundation C/O Breslauer Rutman & Anderson Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $530K | $169K | Preselected only | Arts, culture & media |
| The Serr Charitable Action Trust | Chicago, IL | 2 | $525K | $263K | Preselected only | General support |
| Cumming Foundation | Jackson, WY | 4 | $516K | $6,492 | Preselected only | Support to john a. morgan eye center, cumming presidential…; In kind donation, luncheon hosted by cf for the turock even…; In kind donation, luncheon hosted by cf for the microbiome… |
| Eddema Foundation | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $501K | $501K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Draper Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | Education program |
| Olson-Huntsman Vision Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Macular degeneration drug research |
| The Chris and Heidi Beckstead Family Foundation | Highland, UT | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | To further ecclesiastical purposes |
| Henry W & Leslie M Eskuche Charitable Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 71 | $486K | $4,000 | Yes | Grant/donation; Educational and recreational opportunities for individuals…; Dance company |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $480K | $108K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support.; To support grantee's ascent center for reproductive health…; To determine the feasibility of conducting a clustered rand… |
| Boost Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | $470K | $235K | Preselected only | Grants for education; Grants for technology education |
| The Commonwealth Fund | New York, NY | 7 | $464K | $50K | Yes | Matching gifts for general operating support; Federal Regulatory Landscape for Digital Mental Health Tech…; Tribal Community Listening Sessions: Causes, Impacts and Po… |
| Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation Dba Pt Walton Jr Foundation | Cottonwood Heights, UT | 8 | $460K | $15K | Preselected only | After school Programs; Living Traditional Festival; Women Who Succeed |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 11 | $440K | $20K | Preselected only | Support for Masters of Business Creation and Lassonde Progr…; Permanent Supportive Housing Services & Veterans Welcome Ho…; Volunteers Impacting the Jordan River Corridor and Parkway… |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Salt Lake City, Utah?
Volkswagenstiftung C/O Kirton McConkie, Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Palladium Foundation, Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation, George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Salt Lake City organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Salt Lake City. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.