EVENT
LGBT Community Endowment Fund Grant Award Reception
WHAT
A celebration of the efforts of Utah nonprofits that are supporting the LGBTQ community and the collective impact of those who have contributed to the LGBT Community Endowment Fund.
Grant checks totaling $40,000 (ranging in size from $1,000 -$5,000) will be awarded to 12 nonprofit organizations.
Additionally, each grantee will give a one-minute pitch for their project/organization. Those pitches could result in up to $1,500 additional funds for the nonprofit, as will be decided by select judges who will be in attendance.
WHO
Selection Committee Members: Jim Dabakis, Jane Marquardt, and Michelle Turpin as well as other donors and supporters.
Nonprofit Grantees: (Representatives will be there from the following):
· Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah
· Equality Utah
· J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
· Office of Inclusion and Outreach, University of Utah
· OUTreach Resource Centers
· Pioneer Craft House
· Senior Charity Care Foundation
· UMOCA Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
· Utah Film Center
· Utah Pride Center
· Westminster College
· Youth Futures
WHEN
5:00 – 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Check presentations at 5:40 PM, additional pitches by nonprofits at 6:00 PM Additional awards announced at 6:30 PM.
WHERE
S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah
332 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
CONTACT
Katherine Fife, Director of Philanthropy, Community Foundation of Utah
801.559.3005 or 801.699.1391 - cell | katherine@utahcf.org
Additional Information:
The LGBT Community Endowment Fund is one of over 200 philanthropic funds managed by the Community Foundation of Utah. The endowment unites LGBT giving to create the biggest, most meaningful impact for donors, and for Utah.
Since established in 2011, the LGBT Community Endowment fund has granted $243,600 to 20 nonprofit organizations.
With grants ranging in size generally from $1,000-$5,000, the fund has supported arts performance, youth mentoring, education, legal aid, anti-bullying, aid to rural organizations focused on the LGBT community, college internships, and more, demonstrating the power of LGBT philanthropy and its commitment to the health and well-being of everyone in our state.
This year, the selection committee is awarding $40,000 to 12 nonprofit organizations throughout Utah who are addressing the most pressing issues of the LGBTQ community. They will all be in attendance at the reception, which is really being held in their honor.
About the Community Foundation of Utah
The Community Foundation of Utah is a catalyst for philanthropy that is visionary, diverse, and inclusive. For more information, go to www.utahcf.org, call (801) 559-3005, or email Community Foundation of Utah Executive Director, Alex Eaton at Alex@utahcf.org.
