Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE CATALYZE PHILANTHROPY IN UTAH BY FOSTERING ACCESSIBLE, COLLABORATIVE, AND INNOVATIVE GIVING IN OUR COMMUNITIES, NOW AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF UTAH BELIEVES IN A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CHARITABLE GIVING THROUGH WORKING WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT SOLUTIONS TO THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE SERVE AS A COMMUNITY CONVENER, PIONEERING INNOVATION AND EMBRACING COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT A THRIVING STATE, NOW AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. SINCE ESTABLISHMENT IN 2008, CFU HAS FACILITATED OVER 60 MILLION IN GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2019, CFU DISTRIBUTED OVER 10.2 MILLION TO OVER 300 ORGANIZATIONS IN AREAS AS DIVERSE AS OUR FUND HOLDERS - FROM ARTS & CULTURE TO ANIMAL WELFARE, TO EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT. CFU IS ALSO ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN NUMEROUS INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN OUR SOCIAL SECTOR. THESE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE GRANT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS. PROGRAMS INVEST IN SUCCESS (IIS) - IIS IS AN ANNUAL WEEK-LONG TRAINING PROGRAM FOR RURAL NONPROFIT LEADERS. SINCE 2013, IIS HAS PROVIDED CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF UTAH. QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS MUST SERVE LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS AND FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS OF TIME, DISTANCE, OR DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO RECEIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT. IIS PROVIDES AN INTENSE AND IMMERSIVE PROGRAM INCLUDING TRAINING ON BOARD GOVERNANCE, ORGANIZATIONAL FINANCE, MARKETING, LEADING CHANGE, AND ADVOCACY. 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 IS A VENUE FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO PITCH INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS TO A PANEL OF INVESTORS. SINCE 2014, OVER 500,000 HAS BEEN AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE PROGRAM. EY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR AWARD (EOY) - THROUGH THE ANNUAL AWARD PROGRAM, EOY HONORS LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED INNOVATIVE WAYS TO SOLVE COMPLEX SOCIAL PROBLEMS, HAD MEASURABLE IMPACT, AND HAVE CREATED SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL VALUE. THE PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION WITH ERNST & YOUNG. UTAH GRANTMAKERS ALLIANCE (UGA) - UGA PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND DONOR ADVISED FUNDHOLDERS TO CONNECT WITH PEERS TO EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE, IMPACTFUL, 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 PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION WITH THE DANIELS FUND AND THE DANIELS FUND ETHICS INITIATIVE AT THE DAVID ECCLES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS HOUSING AND HOMELESS FUND (HHF) - HHF AWARDS GRANT FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE HOUSING AND SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS OR ARE HOMELESS. COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE STATE OF UTAH, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY LEADERS, PRIVATE FUNDERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESS UTILIZE THE FUND'S FLEXIBILITY TO SELECT AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS AND RESPOND TO EVER-CHANGING COMMUNITY NEEDS. SILICON SLOPES COMPUTER SCIENCE FUND (CSF) IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF UTAH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SILICON SLOPES COMMUNITY, CREATED CSF AS A PERPETUAL FUNDING STREAM TO PRODUCE QUANTIFIABLE, LASTING K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE OUTCOMES FOR EDUCATORS AND LEARNERS ACROSS THE STATE. CSF 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. LGBTQ COMMUNITY FUND (LGBTQ) - THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY FUND SUPPORTS UTAH'S LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER COMMUNITY BY RAISING MONEY AND DISTRIBUTING GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE LIVES OF LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN UTAH. WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLES - THE UTAH WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE 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.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Alexandra Eaton | CEO | 40 | $116,000 |
Mikelle Barberi- Weil | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
Jensen Warnock | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
Brent Thomson | BOARD MEMBER | 1.4 | $0 |
Marty Tate | BOARD MEMBER | 1.4 | $0 |
Adam Slovik | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
Jeff Miller | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
Jeramy Lund | BOARD MEMBER | 1.5 | $0 |
Lindsey Kneuven | BOARD MEMBER | 1.4 | $0 |
Diana George | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
Brad Dickson | CHAIR | 1.5 | $0 |
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