Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Great Salt Lake area, Utah
Program Type: Community Impact Fund
A Community Impact Fund at the Community Foundation of Utah focused on Great Salt Lake watershed enhancement. The fund pools resources and harnesses the power of collective giving to maximize impact through community-driven solutions.
How It Works:
- Community issue is brought to CFU by the public
- CFU convenes a committee of experts to develop strategy and identify innovative solutions
- Service providers propose plans to the committee
- CFU gathers donations of all sizes to fund selected service providers
Benefits:
- Access to philanthropic expertise of CFU
- Subject matter experts involved in investment decisions
- Pooled funding fosters collaboration amongst nonprofits
- Flexible approach specific to Utah's needs
What The Community Foundation of Utah actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 299
- Total given
- $59.95M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,280–$18.85M
- By dollars: Utah 31%. Top recipient cities: Salt Lake City, UT.
- 43% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Church of Jesus Christ · Salt Lake City, UT
$18.85M
University of Utah
$4.98M
Schwab Charitable
$2.69M
Tabitha's Way
$2.5M
Utah State University
$2.15M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Environment
- Water
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
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