Cumming Foundation

• The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered; any approach should come through an existing connection or introduction.
• Its giving centres on affordable housing and low-cost medical care, so an organisation working outside those themes is unlikely to fit.
• If you have a route in, a request in the modest range is realistic: about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,000 and $170,000 and half are $10,000 or less, though these are typical bands rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $7,500,000.
• Its most recent filing shows that 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings, so competition appears to be relationship-led, and organisations without an existing link should not spend time applying here.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• University of Utah · Support to john a. morgan eye center, cumming presidential endowed chair
  $500,0002024 tax year
• University of Utah · In kind donation, luncheon hosted by cf for the turock event, ascent family planning elevated university of utah
  $6,6592024 tax year
• University of Utah · In kind donation, luncheon hosted by cf for the microbiome luncheon
  $6,3262024 tax year
• The Nature Conservancy of Utah · in kind donation, luncheon
  $2,6702024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.