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Grant recipient EIN 87-3544416Public affairs

Who funds Policy Project?

18 private foundations gave Policy Project in Salt Lake Cty, UT $3.7 million across 27 grants, in tax years 2022 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2022 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

27 grants

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

  1. RLC Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2025

    Supporting policy change

    $250,000
  2. The Miner FoundationSt George, UT 2025

    General donation for operating purposes

    $500
  3. RLC Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    General Cash Donation

    $675,000
  4. Derek and Shelaine Maxfield Family FoundationLehi, UT 2024

    Health and education advocacy

    $500,000
  5. Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family FoundationSandy, UT 2024

    General Financial Support

    $100,000
  6. Beverley Taylor Sorenson FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    Increasing access to period products, students with basic needs, and child safety

    $50,000
  7. Joan and Tim Fenton Family FoundationMidvale, UT 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  8. The Mountain Spring FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. Joel and Diana Peterson Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    Support

    $15,113
  10. Sterling & Shelli Gardner FoundationAlpine, UT 2024

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. George S and Dolores Dore Eccles FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    Teen center project, to create centers offering services and resources for students in need in at least 60 utah high schools

    $300,000
  12. RLC Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    General Cash Donation

    $225,000
  13. Joan and Tim Fenton Family FoundationMidvale, UT 2023

    General support

    $125,000
  14. The Mountain Spring FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $75,000
  15. Beverley Taylor Sorenson FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    Increasing access to period products, students with basic needs, and child safety

    $50,000
  16. Semnani Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    General contribution

    $20,000
  17. Paul T Walton Jr Charitable Foundation dba PT Walton Jr FoundationCottonwood Heights, UT 2023

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  18. The Eagle and the Hawk FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Forward healthy policy through public engagement, education, public awareness through media tools

    $2,600
  19. The Labor and Honor FoundationProvo, UT 2023

    Donation to further the mission of the policy project

    $600
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  21. Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family FoundationSandy, UT 2022

    General Financial Support

    $1,000,000
  22. The Jacquelyn & Gregory Zehner FoundationPark City, UT 2022

    General support

    $150,000
  23. Beverley Taylor Sorenson FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2022

    Increasing access to period products

    $100,000
  24. Joan and Tim Fenton Family FoundationMidvale, UT 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  25. The Eagle and the Hawk FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Forward healthy policy through public engagement, education, public awareness through media tools

    $1,500
  26. Matthew and Nicole Petersen Family FoundLayton, UT 2022

    General donation

    $1,000
  27. The Gap FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    For civic & community engagement

    $250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other public affairs organizations in Salt Lake City, UT and are not among Policy Project’s funders above.

  1. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 4 grants Accepts applications $57,500 to similar organizations
  2. Kanter Family FoundationSandy, UT 4 grants Accepts applications $11,500 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 3 grants Preselected only $500,100 to similar organizations
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 1 grant Accepts applications $200,000 to similar organizations
  5. Catena FoundationCarbondale, CO 1 grant Preselected only $115,000 to similar organizations
  6. Sorenson Legacy FoundationMidvale, UT 3 grants Accepts applications $55,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Benjamin Foundation DBA Garbett Family FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 7 grants Preselected only $47,500 to similar organizations
  8. Call to Action FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 1 grant Preselected only $40,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 87-3544416 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.