The Michael & Jacalyn Leavitt Foundation

The Crawford Family Foundation

Salt Lake City, UT

Utah Medical Association Foundation

Midvale, UT

The Utah Medical Association Foundation funds physician and medical-student education, healthcare services and facilities, and public health projects benefiting Utah residents; it gives only to 501(c)(3) organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $61,500, with a median of $6,500. It funds preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

M D Close Foundation aka Melvin D Close Foundation

Las Vegas, NV

The M D Close Foundation’s final 2024 filing reported 11 unrestricted grants totaling $338,393, typically around $20,375, to organizations in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. It had reported that it did not accept unsolicited requests and funded preselected organizations; the foundation was dissolved effective March 31, 2024.

Theodore & Elizabeth Schmidt Family

Provo, UT

The foundation’s 2025 grants supported organizations in the arts, humanitarian services, youth and family services, environmental work, and other areas, with most funding going to Utah. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $4,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Semnani Family Foundation

Salt Lake City, UT

The Semnani Family Foundation funds health, education, disaster relief, sanitation, water access, and other efforts supporting vulnerable communities, with a particular commitment to Utah and work in the U.S. and internationally. In 2024, its 64 grants ranged from $500 to nearly $4 million, with a median grant of $5,250. It does not provide application instructions, so whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Florence J Gillmor Foundation

Salt Lake City, UT

The Florence J Gillmor Foundation funds Utah organizations working in areas such as housing and homelessness, civil legal services, arts and culture, disability services, and animal welfare. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $2.2 million, with a median of $75,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Dinesh and Kalpana Patel Foundation

Salt Lake City, UT

The foundation supports preselected charities working in areas such as education, religion and culture, arts, health, and community services. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $75,000, with a median of $2,750; most funding went to Utah, with additional grants in Texas and elsewhere. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Castle Foundation

Milwaukee, WI

The Milwaukee-based Castle Foundation has supported public charities working in health care, basic needs, legal aid, vision care, youth, and economic empowerment, with a preference for organizations serving Utah. Its 2022 grants ranged from $3,000 to $8,000, but it reported no grants in 2023–2025, so a typical giving level is unclear. It accepts written applications from public charities; no deadline is stated.

Beesley Family Foundation

St George, UT

The Beesley Family Foundation funds education, humanitarian aid, and medical services, with most of its giving going to organizations in Utah. In 2024, it made 92 grants ranging from $1,000 to $1,520,468, with a median grant of $11,500. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable Foundation

South Jordan, UT

The foundation supports charitable work for people experiencing poverty or homelessness, youth, older adults, people with disabilities, and health and nursing care, with preference for Salt Lake and Tooele counties, then elsewhere in Utah. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000. It accepts written requests; applicants should include the amount requested, how funds will be used, and proof of tax-exempt status, by October 15.

Sorenson Legacy Foundation

Midvale, UT

The Sorenson Legacy Foundation funds education, innovation, health care, and community development, with a preference for organizations serving Utah. Its 2024 grants ranged from $700 to $5.675 million, with a median of $20,000. It accepts unsolicited requests; first-time applicants are advised to inquire before applying.

doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation

Pleasant Grove, UT

The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation funds projects that support community self-reliance, including health, education, clean water, sanitation, crisis relief, microcredit, and anti-trafficking work, in the U.S. and more than 110 countries. Its 2024 grants ranged from $6,103 to $386,271, with a median of $20,000; its Match Program offers approved projects up to $10,000 in matching funds. It accepts applications through that program, but applicants must meet eligibility requirements and speak with the Executive Director before applying.