United Way of Greater Salt Lake
United Way of Greater Salt Lake, which uses the name United Way of an individual recipient on its website, is a public charity based in an individual recipient, Utah. It brings together community members, businesses, volunteers, and advocates to support families’ basic needs and children’s access to quality education.
United Way of Greater Salt Lake at a glance
In short: United Way of Greater Salt Lake gave $2.5M across 31 grants in 2025 (avg $79K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,459,288
- -38.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 31
- -31.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $79,332
- -11.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $8,980,369
- +9.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Utah (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to United Way of Greater Salt Lake
- Contact
Mailing address: 257 East 200 South 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 736-8929
Website: https://uw.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United Way of Greater Salt Lake funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was 2915 Granite School District ($553K). Together the top 10 received $2.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
76 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 76 (59%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Utah. The organization’s website describes its work as serving Utah children and families.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How United Way of Greater Salt Lake gives
- 0% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.5M (2025) to $4.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $2.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2915 Granite School District Salt Lake City, UT | Educational services and schools - other; help prepare granite school students with oppourtunites to succeed in higher education, career, & life. | $552,500 |
| 1947 City of South Salt Lake South Salt Lake City, UT | Promise South Salt Lake | $508,412 |
| 2898 Davis School District Farmington, UT | Collective Impact, Eitc Program & Basic Needs | $205,380 |
| 10338 City of Millcreek Salt Lake City, UT | Promise Millcreek | $168,258 |
| 414 Salt Lake Center for Science Education Salt Lake City, UT | Expanded educational opportunities for youth who attend slcse (rose park) by engaging the community, building out a well-being room and expanding experiential learning | $149,000 |
| 3690 University of Utah Reading Clinic Salt Lake City, UT | Literacy-focused professional development and support for teachers; reading tutors | $125,000 |
| 2489 Salt Lake County Youth Services Salt Lake City, UT | Collective Impact | $120,000 |
| 2340 Utah Community Action Salt Lake City, UT | Human services organization; emergency assistance (food, clothes, cash); kindergarten, nursery schools, preschool, early admissions | $112,272 |
| 2933 Utah Partners for Health Midvale, UT | Community health systems; health (general and financing); ambulatory health center, community clinic | $80,000 |
| 1995 Canyons Education Foundation Sandy, UT | Works in tandem w/community & business partners to build support for public schools& to advance the mission to help every student become college and career ready, & find meaningful purpose in life | $71,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The organization’s 2024 filing states that it has no employees and receives management and administrative support from its related entity, Utah’s Promise, on a reimbursement basis.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,980,369 | $8,600,251 | $8,283,066 | $2,459,288 | 31 | $236,542 |
| 2024 | $8,238,866 | $13,012,599 | $10,115,647 | $4,025,363 | 45 | $60,791 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states its mission as helping families meet basic needs and ensuring kids have access to quality education. Its website identifies basic needs and education as its community priorities. It also describes Promise Partnership Utah as a community-led initiative focused on economic mobility and 211 Utah as a service that connects people with help for basic needs.
Its 2025 grants show support for school districts, cities, education organizations, and community-service providers. Among the grantees described in their own words, an individual recipient Community Action Program says its mission is to empower individuals, strengthen families, and build communities through education and self-sufficiency programs. Utah Partners for Health describes its mission as providing comprehensive care to underserved individuals, families, and communities. Other supported organizations describe work in public-school support, independent-living services for people with disabilities, services for refugees and immigrants, and youth mentoring.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 31 grants totaling $2,459,288. Grants ranged from $6,000 to $552,500, with a median of $20,000. The largest reported grants included $552,500 to Granite School District for educational services and student opportunities; $508,412 to the City of South Salt Lake for Promise South Salt Lake; $205,380 to Davis School District for collective impact, an EITC program, and basic needs; and $168,258 to the City of Millcreek for Promise Millcreek.
Other notable grants included $149,000 to Salt Lake Center for Science Education for expanded educational opportunities, $125,000 to the University of Utah Reading Clinic for literacy-focused teacher development and reading tutors, $120,000 to an individual recipient County Youth Services for collective impact, and $112,272 to Utah Community Action for human services, emergency assistance, and early-childhood services. The filing also lists grants of $80,000 to Utah Partners for Health, $71,000 to Canyons Education Foundation, $43,327 to Utah Independent Living Center, and $40,000 to Asian Association of Utah.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Brian McCallion as chair. It also lists Alicia Martinez, Amanda Evans, Amy Smedley, Andrea Allison, Barbara Bagnasacco, Brian Stuart, Candyce Fly Lee, Crystal Low, and David Stahl as board members.
United Way of Greater Salt Lake is led by Bill Crim, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; none of the 33 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bill Crim
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian McCallion
Chair
Member → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Ahrens Terpstra
Chief Impact Officer
On filings since 2024
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Allison
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Matthes
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Bagnasacco
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Candyce Fly Lee
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina-Mai Just
Chief Equity Officer
On filings since 2024
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Crystal Low
Board Member
Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Stahl
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Chiang
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jake Murakami
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Jackson
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Kaneko
Vice President of Strategic Communications
Vice President of Strategic Communications & Mar → Vice President of Strategic Communications, 2025
On filings since 2024
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Francis
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joelle Steward
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jorge Fierro
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Kwan
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kat Johnson
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2024
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Yamamoto
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Weiler
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Martinez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Evans
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Smedley
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Stuart
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Smith
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Lopez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Garbe
Vice President of Public Policy
New on the 2025 filing
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Issowits
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juleeann Rivera
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Bartol
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Tenzer
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Reale
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Amanda Kizerian (2024) — Member
- Former: Dave Smith (2024) — Member
- Former: Ginger Chinn (2024) — Member
- Former: Kerry Swenson (2024) — Member
- Former: Matt Bartol (2024) — Member
- Former: Michelle Azzaro (2024) — Member
- Former: Olga De La Cruz (2024) — Member
- Former: Peter Moes (2024) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Rick Foster (2024) — Member
- Former: Sarah Starkey (2024) — Member
- Former: Scott Sperry (2024) — Secretary
- Former: Wendy Williams (2024) — Member
- Former: Yvette Donosso (2024) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Greater Salt Lake
How much does United Way of Greater Salt Lake give each year?
United Way of Greater Salt Lake gave $2.5M across 31 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.0M across 45 grants.
What is United Way of Greater Salt Lake's typical grant size?
United Way of Greater Salt Lake's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $79,332, across 31 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does United Way of Greater Salt Lake give grants?
United Way of Greater Salt Lake gives mostly in Utah: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Salt Lake City, UT (18 grants), Sandy, UT (2 grants), West Valley, UT (2 grants) and Moab, UT (2 grants).
Does United Way of Greater Salt Lake give general operating support?
Occasionally: 3% of United Way of Greater Salt Lake's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 31) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are United Way of Greater Salt Lake's largest grantees?
United Way of Greater Salt Lake's largest 2025 grantees include 2915 Granite School District ($552,500), 1947 City of South Salt Lake ($508,412) and 2898 Davis School District ($205,380), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of Greater Salt Lake?
United Way of Greater Salt Lake reported $9.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.6M.
What does United Way of Greater Salt Lake fund?
The organization states its mission as helping families meet basic needs and ensuring kids have access to quality education. Its website identifies basic needs and education as its community priorities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Greater Salt Lake?
United Way of Greater Salt Lake has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check uw.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is United Way of Greater Salt Lake's EIN?
United Way of Greater Salt Lake's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-2854627. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2024–2025
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Grantable. (2026). United Way of Greater Salt Lake funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/united-way-of-greater-salt-lake-morg_37397df1bee24183878cd7c227bad5fc
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