Kanter Family Foundation
Sandy, UT · EIN 36-3682199. Reported 239 grants totalling $2,098,758 to 125 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Kanter Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $4,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $110,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park Art Center | Chiacgo, IL | $310,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Better Utah Institute | Sandy, UT | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| John F Kennedy Center | Washington, DC | $131,443 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lubeznik Center for the Arts | Michigan City, IN | $119,050 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $93,500 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rowland Hall St Mark's School | Salt Lake City, UT | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Experimental Station | Chicago, IL | $67,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Chikaming Open Lands | Sawyer, MI | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago Smart Museum | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Temple Rodef Shalom | Chantilly, VA | $56,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Langley School | Mclean, VA | $52,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arena Stage | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation | Rockville, MD | $43,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh, PA | $42,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Heartland Alliance | Chicago, IL | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Kenya Education Fund | New York City, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rowland Hall | Salt Lake City, UT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utah Museum of Contemporary Art | Salt Lake City, UT | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood House | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood House | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Sculpture Center | Hamilton, NJ | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| And Justice for All | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Education Fund to Stop Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smart Museum of Art | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Brennan Center | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Temple Har Shalom | Park City, UT | $17,650 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $16,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arena Stage Ticket | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Langely School | Mclean, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Utah Arts Festival Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Actblue | Somerville, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brookings | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Isu Foundation | Normal, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Sculpure Center | Hamilton, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Agenda Project | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago Law School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| VOICES4PROGRESS | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equality Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Little Cottonwood | Sandy, UT | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wolf Trap Associates | Vienna, VA | $9,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Natural History Museum of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Brennan Center | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wbez | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wolf Trap Foundation | Vienna, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| USC | Los Angeles, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Act Blue Voices for Progress | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Student Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brookings Institute | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clean State Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hopewill Fund - Better Boundaries | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| State Leadership Project | Logan, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State Leadership Project | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Utah Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Univesity of Utah Law School Amos Guiora Enablers | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utah Foundaton | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crohns & Colitis | Rockville, MD | $4,700 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Equal Justice America | Midlothian, VA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Women of the World | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Equality Utah Foundation | Midlothian, VA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Goods Partners | New York City, NY | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| ACLU of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heal Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maliheh Free Clinic | Millcreek, UT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Newport Festivals Foundation | Newport, RI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Floating Museum | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgetown Day School | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sb Dance | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Morgan Oliver School | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utah Foster Care | Murray, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Health and Human Rights Project | Murray, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michicana Humane Society | Michigan City, IN | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $2,020 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Abu Education Fund | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| ACLU | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Family Enterprise USA | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Match Works Corp | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Jewish Center | Danbury, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Helping Israel Fund | Boca Raton, FL | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pixies and Paws | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,600 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save Our Canyons | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $1,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Utah Investigative Journalism Project | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Art Department Crystal Ball 2022 | Chicago, IL | $1,025 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Art Encounter | Evanston, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mcclean Project for the Arts | Mclean, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mclean Project for the Arts | Mclean, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Onward | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Prolly Arts | Park City, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Shalem Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Symphony | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Community Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Artists Cooperative | Chicago, IL | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 4TH Street Clinic | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Slc | Tampa, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Canyonlands Field Institute | Moab, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clean Slate Utah | South Jordan, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living With Pride | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Out & Read | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| School America | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Giving Fund | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California San Fernando | Northridge, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kcpw | Salt Lake City, UT | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Repair the World | New York, NY | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Life Moves | Menlo Park, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lifemovesorg | Santa Clara, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NAMI Walks | Arlington, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Tongan American Society | Murray, UT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Obliteride | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Sharing Place | Salt Lake City, UT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utah State Adv for Women | Logan, UT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls on the Run | Salt Lake City, UT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
49 of 125 (39%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 46%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Hyde Park Art Center
Social Welfare/ Educational 501 (c)(3) Organization - Chikaming Open Lands
Support Charitable Purpose - USC
SOCIAL WELFARE/ EDUCATIONAL 501 (C)(3)
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 113 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 48 | $488,390 | $2,750 |
| 2021 | 64 | $546,475 | $3,950 |
| 2022 | 71 | $542,300 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $521,593 | $4,850 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 28% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Kanter Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 900880, Sandy, UT, 84090. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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