The Community Foundation Of Utah

WE ENABLE ALL UTAHNS TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY TODAY, ENSURING A BRIGHTER TOMORROW.

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF UTAH (CFU) IS UTAH'S PARTNER IN PHILANTHROPY. CFU IS THE HUB WHERE DONORS AND MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS BUILD A THRIVING COMMUNITY, TOGETHER. WHATEVER YOUR GIFT, WE HELP YOU MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT. WHATEVER YOUR MISSION, WE CONNECT YOU TO THE TOOLS, RESOURCES AND NETWORKS TO ACHIEVE IT. SINCE ESTABLISHMENT IN 2008, CFU HAS FACILITATED OVER 110 MILLION IN GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2021, CFU GRANTED OVER 12 MILLION TO OVER 400 ORGANIZATIONS IN AREAS AS DIVERSE AS OUR FUNDHOLDERS - FROM ARTS AND CULTURE TO ANIMAL WELFARE, TO EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT. CFU IS ALSO A CRITICAL PARTNER IN NUMEROUS INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN OUR SOCIAL IMPACT SECTORS. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE GRANT AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS. INITIATIVES INVEST IN SUCCESS (IIS) - IIS IS AN ANNUAL WEEK-LONG LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR EMERGING NONPROFIT LEADERS. SINCE 2013, IIS HAS PROVIDED CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS UTAH. QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS SERVE LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS AND FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS OF TIME OR DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO ACCESS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IIS PROVIDES AN INTENSE AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE INCLUDING TRAINING ON ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, PERSONAL LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL FINANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT. PAY FOR SUCCESS (PFS) - PFS IS AN INNOVATIVE FUNDING MODEL THAT DRIVES GOVERNMENT RESOURCES TOWARD SOCIAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE MEASURABLE RESULTS. MISSION-DRIVEN INVESTORS COVER THE UPFRONT COSTS OF PROGRAMMING, AND IF THE PREDETERMINED GOALS ARE ACHIEVED, THE GOVERNMENT REPAYS THE INVESTORS. SOCIAL INVESTORS FORUM (SIF) - SIF PROVIDES A CATALYTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO PITCH INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS TO A PANEL OF INVESTORS. SINCE 2014, OVER 600,000 IN CATALYTIC SEED FUNDS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE. YOUTH ATHLETIC GRANT (YAG) -A PARTNERSHIP WITH SALT LAKE CITY TO SUPPORT NONPROFIT YOUTH ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS IN PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE COMPETITIVE ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW-INCOME YOUTH ATHLETES RESIDING IN SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH GRANTMAKERS ALLIANCE (UGA) - UGA PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND DONOR ADVISED FUNDHOLDERS TO CONNECT WITH PEERS TO EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE, MEANINGFUL AND ENGAGED PHILANTHROPY. UTAH ETHICAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS (ELA) - ELA RECOGNIZES LEADERSHIP IN UTAH BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES THAT EMBODY BEST PRACTICES IN ETHICAL BEHAVIORS. THE INITIATIVE IS A COLLABORATION WITH THE DANIELS FUND AND THE DANIELS FUND ETHICS INITIATIVE AT THE DAVID ECCLES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS RAISEUP SALT LAKE - RAISEUP SALT LAKE AWARDED GRANT FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING SALT LAKE CITY RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SPECIFICALLY, THIS FUND PROVIDED OVER 1.4 MILLION IN CASH ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF PRE-PAID DEBIT CARDS TO RESIDENTS ORIGINALLY EXCLUDED FROM FEDERAL COVID-19 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SILICON SLOPES COMPUTER SCIENCE FUND (SSCSF) IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF UTAH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SILICON SLOPES COMMUNITY, LAUNCHED SSCSF TO SUPPORT QUANTIFIABLE, LASTING K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE OUTCOMES FOR EDUCATORS AND LEARNERS ACROSS THE STATE. SSCSF ENABLES INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE DONATIONS OF ANY SIZE AND POOL DIVERSE ASSETS TO INVEST IN A COLLECTIVE STRATEGY THAT BENEFITS STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND OUR STATE IN THE LONG-TERM. IN 2021, PLAYWORKS UTAH WAS AWARDED 300,000 TO SUPPORT UTAH COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS IN IMPROVING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING CONDITIONS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. VIRTUAL ROAD TRIP - CFU MET VIRTUALLY WITH ALMOST 100 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE IN 2021 TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES AND TRENDS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH HOW ADAPTABLE AND RESILIENT NONPROFITS HAVE BEEN AS THEY WEATHER ONGOING CHALLENGES. WHAT WE LEARNED ON THIS JOURNEY WILL BE CRITICAL IN DRIVING OUR COMMUNITY WORK GOING FORWARD. WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLES - THE UTAH WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE, OGDEN CIRCLE OF GIVING AND THREE CORNERS WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE LEVERAGE MODEST, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS INTO POWERFUL INVESTMENTS FOR PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS IN UTAH. THESE CIRCLES HOST EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND HOLD ANNUAL GRANT CYCLES.