A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 51-0145980Arts and culture

Who funds Utah Symphony & Opera?

52 private foundations gave Utah Symphony & Opera in Salt Lake Cty, UT $11.9 million across 192 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

192 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Tanner Charitable TrustSalt Lake City, UT 2025

    Arts

    $1,500,000
  2. Florence J Gillmor FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2025

    To support the organization's mission

    $100,000
  3. Bradshaw Berenice J Charitable TuaSaint Louis, MO 2025

    General operating

    $38,996
  4. Perkins-Prothro FoundationWichita Falls, TX 2025

    Prepay DVMF 2026

    $10,000
  5. Bertin Family FoundationNorth Salt Lake, UT 2025

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  6. Ssir Cares IncPark City, UT 2025

    Connect the community through live music

    $3,500
  7. The Burroughs Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Charitable Event

    $3,000
  8. The Handley Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FL 2025

    Arts

    $2,000
  9. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2024

    Distribution

    $679,868
  10. Tanner Charitable TrustSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    Arts

    $500,000
  11. Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable FoundatLas Vegas, NV 2024

    Provide support to performing arts

    $125,000
  12. Sorenson Legacy FoundationMidvale, UT 2024

    General charitable purposes

    $100,000
  13. Florence J Gillmor FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    To support the organization's mission

    $100,000
  14. SJ and Jessie E Quinney FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    General Financial Support

    $55,000
  15. Crocker Catalyst Foundation fka the Oneiric FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  16. Beesley Family FoundationSt George, UT 2024

    Arts

    $40,000
  17. Bradshaw Berenice J Charitable TuaSaint Louis, MO 2024

    General operating

    $34,997
  18. The Diane and Sam Stewart Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    General & unrestricted

    $25,000
  19. Bloomfield Family FoundationManhattan Beach, CA 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  20. The Nora Eccles Treadwell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General purposes of the organization

    $25,000
  21. The Kahlert Foundation IncSykesville, MD 2024

    Lead sponsorship of utah symphony's 5th-grade concerts in 2025

    $25,000
  22. Moreton Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    Charitable

    $25,000
  23. Joseph and Kathleen Sorenson Legacy FounDraper, UT 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  24. B W Bastian FoundationOrem, UT 2024

    Charitable

    $15,000
  25. Swartz Foundation TrustForked River, NJ 2024

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  26. Bertin Family FoundationNorth Salt Lake, UT 2024

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  27. Swartz Foundation TrustForked River, NJ 2024

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  28. Stern Sidney Memorial TUWSaint Louis, MO 2024

    General operating

    $5,000
  29. The Burroughs Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  30. Ssir Cares IncPark City, UT 2024

    Connect the community through live music

    $2,500
  31. James R and Nanette S Michie FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    Charity

    $2,000
  32. The Handley Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FL 2024

    Arts

    $2,000
  33. The Fanwood FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General purpose

    $1,000
  34. Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable FoundationSouth Jordan, UT 2024

    General Support

    $1,000
  35. Perkins-Prothro FoundationWichita Falls, TX 2024

    DVMF in Memory of Bill Shiebler

    $100
  36. Tanner Charitable TrustSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    Arts

    $500,000
  37. Sorenson Legacy FoundationMidvale, UT 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $175,000
  38. Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable FoundatLas Vegas, NV 2023

    Provide support to performing arts

    $125,000
  39. Florence J Gillmor FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    To support the organization's mission

    $50,000
  40. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2023

    2023 trustee distribution for usuo's 2023-24 season

    $35,000
  41. Moreton Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    Charitable

    $35,000
  42. Bradshaw Berenice J Charitable TuaSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General operating

    $32,333
  43. Simmons Family FoundationFarmington, UT 2023

    Donation

    $30,000
  44. The Diane and Sam Stewart Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    General & unrestricted

    $25,000
  45. Bloomfield Family FoundationManhattan Beach, CA 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  46. The Nora Eccles Treadwell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General purposes of the organization

    $25,000
  47. Joseph and Kathleen Sorenson Legacy FounDraper, UT 2023

    General support

    $20,000
  48. SJ and Jessie E Quinney FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    General Financial Support

    $20,000
  49. Beesley Family FoundationSt George, UT 2023

    Arts

    $20,000
  50. B W Bastian FoundationOrem, UT 2023

    Charitable

    $15,000
  51. Perkins-Prothro FoundationWichita Falls, TX 2023

    Deer Valley Music Festival

    $10,390
  52. Swartz Foundation TrustForked River, NJ 2023

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  53. Bertin Family FoundationNorth Salt Lake, UT 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  54. Stern Sidney Memorial TUWSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General operating

    $5,000
  55. Alzheimers Research AssociationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    Educational

    $2,958
  56. Ssir Cares IncPark City, UT 2023

    Connect the community through live music

    $2,500
  57. The Handley Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FL 2023

    Arts

    $2,000
  58. Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable FoundationSouth Jordan, UT 2023

    General support

    $1,250
  59. James R and Nanette S Michie FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    Charity

    $1,000
  60. Tanner Charitable TrustSalt Lake City, UT 2022

    Arts

    $615,000
  61. C Comstock Clayton FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2022

    General support grant

    $600,000
  62. Sorenson Legacy FoundationMidvale, UT 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $150,000
  63. Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable FoundatLas Vegas, NV 2022

    Provide support to performing arts

    $135,000
  64. SJ and Jessie E Quinney FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2022

    General Financial Support

    $105,000
  65. Florence J Gillmor FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2022

    To support the organization's mission

    $50,000
  66. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2022

    2022 trustee distribution for usuo's 2022-23 season

    $35,000
  67. Bradshaw Berenice J Charitable TuaSaint Louis, MO 2022

    General operating

    $30,100
  68. Simmons Family FoundationFarmington, UT 2022

    Donation

    $30,000
  69. Beesley Family FoundationSt George, UT 2022

    Arts

    $30,000
  70. Moreton Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2022

    Charitable

    $30,000
  71. The Nora Eccles Treadwell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General purposes of the organization

    $25,000
  72. The Kahlert Foundation IncSykesville, MD 2022

    To be lead sponsor for utah symphony's 5th-grade concert series in 2023

    $25,000
  73. Theodore & Elizabeth Schmidt Family FoundationProvo, UT 2022

    General support

    $25,000
  74. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2022

    Utah symphony | utah opera's 2022-23 education & community engagement programs

    $15,000
  75. Perkins-Prothro FoundationWichita Falls, TX 2022

    Deer Valley Music Festival

    $15,000
  76. Perkins-Prothro FoundationWichita Falls, TX 2022

    Deer Valley Music Festival - partial 2023

    $15,000
  77. B W Bastian FoundationOrem, UT 2022

    Charitable

    $15,000
  78. Joseph and Evelyn Rosenblatt Charitable FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Performances/ general operations

    $11,000
  79. The Stephen D Quinn FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $10,000
  80. Swartz Foundation TrustForked River, NJ 2022

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  81. Bertin Family FoundationNorth Salt Lake, UT 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  82. Val A Green & Edith D Green FoundationPark City, UT 2022

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  83. Stern Sidney Memorial TUWSaint Louis, MO 2022

    General operating

    $5,000
  84. The Handley Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FL 2022

    Arts

    $2,000
  85. James R and Nanette S Michie FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2022

    Charity

    $1,000
  86. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $112
  87. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $56
  88. Tanner Charitable TrustSalt Lake City, UT 2021

    Arts

    $500,000
  89. Sorenson Legacy FoundationMidvale, UT 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $160,000
  90. Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable FoundatLas Vegas, NV 2021

    Provide support to performing arts

    $125,000
  91. Florence J Gillmor FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2021

    To support the organization's mission

    $100,000
  92. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2021

    2021 trustee distribution

    $50,000
  93. Perkins-Prothro FoundationWichita Falls, TX 2021

    Deer Valley Music Festival

    $50,000
  94. SJ and Jessie E Quinney FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2021

    General Financial Support

    $50,000
  95. C Comstock Clayton FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2021

    General support grant

    $30,000
  96. Moreton Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2021

    Charitable

    $30,000
  97. Bradshaw Berenice J Charitable TuaSaint Louis, MO 2021

    General operating

    $26,000
  98. Simmons Family FoundationFarmington, UT 2021

    Donation

    $25,000
  99. The Nora Eccles Treadwell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General purposes of the organization

    $25,000
  100. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2021

    Utah symphony statewide summer tour 2021

    $25,000
  101. The Kahlert Foundation IncSykesville, MD 2021

    To provide lead sponsorship of utah symphony's 5th-grade concert series in 2022

    $25,000
  102. Joseph and Kathleen Sorenson Legacy FounDraper, UT 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  103. Johnson Foundation of the RockiesWilmington, DE 2021

    2021-22 Education & Community Engagement Programs

    $15,000
  104. B W Bastian FoundationOrem, UT 2021

    Charitable

    $15,000
  105. The Stephen D Quinn FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $10,000
  106. Cranshaw CorporationPennington, NJ 2021

    General purpose

    $10,000
  107. Swartz Foundation TrustForked River, NJ 2021

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  108. Beesley Family FoundationSt George, UT 2021

    Arts

    $10,000
  109. Bertin Family FoundationNorth Salt Lake, UT 2021

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  110. Ssir Cares IncPark City, UT 2021

    Connect the community through live music

    $3,000
  111. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $250
  112. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $168
  113. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $168
  114. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $168
  115. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $112
  116. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $42
  117. Tanner Charitable TrustSalt Lake City, UT 2020

    Arts

    $510,000
  118. Sorenson Legacy FoundationMidvale, UT 2020

    General charitable purposes

    $185,000
  119. Crocker Catalyst Foundation fka the Oneiric FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2020

    General charitable purposes

    $170,000
  120. Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable FoundatLas Vegas, NV 2020

    Provide support to performing arts

    $125,000
  121. Florence J Gillmor FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2020

    To support the organization's mission

    $100,000
  122. Beesley Family FoundationSt George, UT 2020

    Arts

    $50,000
  123. SJ and Jessie E Quinney FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2020

    General Financial Support

    $40,000
  124. Moreton Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2020

    Charitable

    $33,000
  125. C Comstock Clayton FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2020

    General support grant

    $30,000
  126. Simmons Family FoundationFarmington, UT 2020

    Donation

    $25,000
  127. The Nora Eccles Treadwell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General purposes of the organization

    $25,000
  128. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2020

    2020 covid-19 relief fund

    $25,000
  129. Joseph and Kathleen Sorenson Legacy FounDraper, UT 2020

    General support

    $25,000
  130. Bradshaw Berenice J Charitable TuaSaint Louis, MO 2020

    General operating

    $22,000
  131. Perkins-Prothro FoundationWichita Falls, TX 2020

    Deer Valley Music Festival

    $15,000
  132. B W Bastian FoundationOrem, UT 2020

    Charitable

    $12,500
  133. The Stephen D Quinn FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $10,000
  134. Swartz Foundation TrustForked River, NJ 2020

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  135. Bertin Family FoundationNorth Salt Lake, UT 2020

    General charitable purposes

    $6,000
  136. Val A Green & Edith D Green FoundationPark City, UT 2020

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  137. Brady Charitable FoundationShoreline, WA 2020

    General operating

    $4,000
  138. Abbott B and Joan M Lipsky FundCedar Rapids, IA 2020

    General operating funds

    $3,000
  139. Corning Incorporated FoundationCorning, NY 2020

    2019-2020 season

    $1,500
  140. The Handley Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FL 2020

    Arts

    $1,500
  141. Trois Coeurs FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    To support Utah Symphony during the time of COVID related concert cancelations

    $1,000
  142. The Rum FundWayzata, MN 2020

    General operations

    $500
  143. The HydroPhilanthropy FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Deer Valley Music Festival

    $500
  144. The Benjamin Foundation DBA Garbett Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2020

    Charitable causes

    $500
  145. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $252
  146. Purjes FoundationLongboat Key, FL 2020

    Support local performing arts

    $200
  147. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $126
  148. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $84
  149. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $42
  150. Tanner Charitable TrustSalt Lake City, UT 2019

    Arts

    $425,000
  151. Sorenson Legacy FoundationMidvale, UT 2019

    General charitable purposes

    $350,000
  152. Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable FoundatLas Vegas, NV 2019

    Provide support to performing arts

    $125,000
  153. The Kahlert Foundation IncSykesville, MD 2019

    To support education and community outreach programs

    $50,000
  154. C Comstock Clayton FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2019

    General support grant

    $30,000
  155. Simmons Family FoundationFarmington, UT 2019

    Unrestricted

    $25,035
  156. Wyoming Philanthropic Trust IncNaples, FL 2019

    General

    $25,000
  157. Moreton Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2019

    Charitable

    $25,000
  158. Bradshaw Berenice J Charitable TuaSaint Louis, MO 2019

    General operating

    $22,000
  159. Johnson Foundation of the RockiesWilmington, DE 2019

    Utah Symphony, Utah Opera Education and Community Outreach

    $15,000
  160. The Stephen D Quinn FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $10,000
  161. Swartz Foundation TrustForked River, NJ 2019

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  162. Spencer F and Cleone P Eccles Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2019

    General support

    $10,000
  163. Val A Green & Edith D Green FoundationPark City, UT 2019

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  164. Abbott B and Joan M Lipsky FundCedar Rapids, IA 2019

    General operating funds

    $3,000
  165. Corning Incorporated FoundationCorning, NY 2019

    General program support

    $2,000
  166. Brady Charitable FoundationShoreline, WA 2019

    General operating

    $2,000
  167. Ssir Cares IncPark City, UT 2019

    Connect the community through live music

    $2,000
  168. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2019

    To support growth and appreciation of music

    $1,714
  169. Robert S Carter Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2019

    Donation

    $1,000
  170. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $300
  171. Tanner Charitable TrustSalt Lake City, UT 2018

    Arts

    $405,000
  172. Sorenson Legacy FoundationMidvale, UT 2018

    General charitable purposes

    $250,000
  173. Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable FoundatLas Vegas, NV 2018

    Provide support to performing arts

    $150,000
  174. Marriner S Eccles FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2018

    General support grant

    $100,000
  175. The Kahlert Foundation IncSykesville, MD 2018

    To support education and community outreach programs

    $50,000
  176. C Comstock Clayton FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2018

    General support grant

    $30,000
  177. Simmons Family FoundationFarmington, UT 2018

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  178. Joan and Tim Fenton Family FoundationMidvale, UT 2018

    General support

    $25,000
  179. Bradshaw Berenice J Charitable TuaSaint Louis, MO 2018

    General operating

    $22,000
  180. Johnson Foundation of the RockiesWilmington, DE 2018

    Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Education and Community Outreach

    $15,000
  181. Swartz Foundation TrustForked River, NJ 2018

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  182. Val A Green & Edith D Green FoundationPark City, UT 2018

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  183. Katherine W Dumke & Ezekiel R Dumke Jr FoundationKaysville, UT 2018

    Area of greatest need

    $10,000
  184. Bertin Family FoundationNorth Salt Lake, UT 2018

    General charitable purposes

    $3,000
  185. Robert S Carter Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2018

    Donation

    $2,500
  186. Brady Charitable FoundationShoreline, WA 2018

    General operating

    $2,000
  187. Ssir Cares IncPark City, UT 2018

    Connect the community through live music

    $2,000
  188. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2018

    To support growth and appreciation of music

    $1,755
  189. Marriner S Eccles FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2017

    General support grant

    $70,508
  190. Simmons Family FoundationFarmington, UT 2017

    Unrestricted

    $24,983
  191. Val A Green & Edith D Green FoundationPark City, UT 2017

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  192. Spencer F and Cleone P Eccles Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2017

    General support

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Salt Lake City, UT and are not among Utah Symphony & Opera’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 162 grants Preselected only $421,753 to similar organizations
  2. George S and Dolores Dore Eccles FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 49 grants Accepts applications $2,161,700 to similar organizations
  3. Lawrence & Janet Dee FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 27 grants Accepts applications $196,000 to similar organizations
  4. Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family FoundationSandy, UT 11 grants Preselected only $3,767,000 to similar organizations
  5. McCarthey Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 35 grants Accepts applications $609,600 to similar organizations
  6. Semnani Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 15 grants Accepts applications $170,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Huntsman FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 11 grants Preselected only $3,666,300 to similar organizations
  8. Clark and Christine Ivory FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 12 grants Preselected only $2,913,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 51-0145980 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.