• Grant Program: Show Up for Teachers / Educator Grants
• Focus Areas: K–12 classroom projects, supplies, and unique learning experiences (e.g., specialized equipment, innovative curriculum aids). Membership is not required to apply.
• Grant Amount Range: $1,000 flat per grant award.
• Historical/Typical Deadlines: Opens annually on April 1st; closes mid-to-late May (e.g., May 20th). Awards are announced in July at the annual Show Up for Teachers Conference.

Contact Information: MACU Foundation Administration (Attn: M. Bernards); Email: mbernards@macufoundation.org; Grant Information Link: MACU Educator Grants

• Grant Program: Teacher Grants & Maxine Babalis Excellence in Education Grant
• Focus Areas: General classroom supplies, teaching resources, and student engagement tools designed to eliminate out-of-pocket teacher spending. They also accept leadership nominations for the $1,000 Babalis grant.
• Grant Amount Range: $350 (Standard Teacher Grants) to $1,000 (Excellence in Education Award).
• Historical/Typical Deadlines: Standard teacher grants are frequently distributed in conjunction with school district opening conferences in August/September. Nominations for the leadership grant run through early winter, with awards given in February.

Contact Information: Contact Name/Dept: Mary Woodard, Foundation President

Phone: 801-486-3131 (Main Corporate Office - request Foundation Dept.)

Grant Information Link: Granite CU Foundation Initiatives

• Grant Program: Zions Bank Charitable Contributions & Event Sponsorships
• Focus Areas: K–12 education initiatives, literacy programs, community service projects, and foundational funding. Note: They explicitly exclude individual student travel/field trips from their foundation guidelines, but they will fund broader district/foundation programs.
• Grant Amount Range: Varies significantly based on scope (typically $1,000 to $10,000+ for standard education foundation program proposals).
• Historical/Typical Deadlines: Rolling deadline throughout the fiscal year (January 1 – December 31). However, requests for major programs or events (like golf or pickleball fundraisers) must be submitted at least 60 days in advance to be processed by the Regional Giving Committee. Only one request is reviewed per nonprofit per year.

Contact Information:

Contact Name/Dept: Regional Giving Committee / Public Relations & Community Relations

Address/Mail Drop: One South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84133

Submission Policy: Proposals must be submitted via email with the name of the non-profit in the subject line to your local regional bank president or community development representative.

Grant Information Link: Zions Bank Donation Policy

• Grant Program: K–12 District Grants & Legacy Education Programs
• Focus Areas: Direct public school and foundation support. AFCU recently absorbed the historic 100% for Kids: Utah's Credit Union Education Foundation, which has historically provided millions in classroom and district-wide project grants across Utah.
• Grant Amount Range: Small classroom allocations up to $5,000+ for school-wide/foundation initiatives.
• Historical/Typical Deadlines: Rolling review cycles, but foundations typically align asks with the spring and fall semesters.

Contact Information:

Contact Name/Dept: AFCU Charitable Foundation Committee

Phone: 801-827-2025

Grant Information Link: America First Foundation

• Grant Program: Kennecott Community Procurement & Partnerships
• Focus Areas: STEM education, environmental literacy, and workforce development in Salt Lake and surrounding Utah counties. They strongly support hands-on learning experiences and equity in education.
• Grant Amount Range: $2,500 to $25,000 (depending on whether it is an individual school program or a district-wide foundation partnership).
• Historical/Typical Deadlines: Applications are evaluated quarterly. It is recommended to apply at least 3 to 4 months prior to project implementation.

Contact Information:

Contact Name/Dept: Communities and Communications Department

Phone: 801-204-2000 (Ask for Community Giving/Corporate Citizenship)

Grant Information Link: Rio Tinto Sustainable Development & Communities (Application intake occurs via their localized regional portal).

• Grant Program: Utah STEM & Energy Education Partnerships
• Focus Areas: Chevron partners heavily with localized entities (such as northern Utah education foundations and the Governor's Office of Energy Development). They directly fund environmental science grants, Project Lead the Way programs, and general K–12 STEM initiatives.
• Grant Amount Range: Highly variable; localized classroom/school initiatives range from $2,500 to $10,000.
• Historical/Typical Deadlines: Typically reviewed ahead of the upcoming academic school year (late spring/early summer).

Contact Information:

Contact Name/Dept: Public Affairs Department, Salt Lake Refinery

Phone: 801-539-7000

Grant Information Link: Chevron Utah Community Engagement

• Grant Program: Target Corporate Philanthropy & Local School Grants
• Focus Areas: Field trips, early childhood literacy, and community safety/wellness programs. Target has heavily streamlined their localized giving; store managers receive specific discretionary allocations to award to local schools and public foundations within their immediate operating footprint.
• Grant Amount Range: $1,000 to $5,000 for local community grants.
• Historical/Typical Deadlines: The online application portal typically opens in early spring (March) and closes by late summer or when regional funding caps are reached.

Contact Information:

Contact Name/Dept: Corporate Citizenship Team / Local Store Leadership (District Public Relations)

Portal Method: Handled strictly through CyberGrants via their corporate page. Foundation writers can also engage directly with a local Target Store Director to seek a local corporate donation match.

Grant Information Link: Target Corporate Philanthropy

• Grant Program: Local Community Grants
• Focus Areas: Classroom tools, field trip funding, extracurricular programs, and hunger relief/literacy initiatives within the community. These are awarded directly by the local store/club facility to public schools or 501(c)(3) education foundations.
• Grant Amount Range: $250 to $5,000.
• Historical/Typical Deadlines: The grant cycle typically opens around February 1st and accepts rolling applications through December 31st each year. Organizations are limited to a specific number of approvals per fiscal year.

Contact Information:

Contact Name/Dept: Store Manager / Front-End Coach at your closest retail location.

Portal Method: Submissions are verified online through the Spark Good portal via CyberGrants.

Grant Information Link: Walmart Spark Good Local Grants