Utah Pulse - Holding Steady Holding On The State of Utah’s Nonprofit Sector

Utah Pulse - Holding Steady Holding On The State of Utah’s Nonprofit Sector: For the past four years The Community Foundation of Utah with the support of Wells Fargo Foundation, has been tracking how the state’s nonprofit organizations have been coping with the recession.



Our most recent study finds another year of flat or declining revenue, increased demand for help and the recognition that things may be like this for a long while to come. As one director put it, “We are just holding on.”

Stretched nonprofits hope for safety in numbers | The Salt Lake Tribune

Stretched nonprofits hope for safety in numbers | The Salt Lake Tribune: "They started with 18 members — and their office was in the trunk of a car. But the founders of the fledgling Utah Nonprofits Association felt they had an important goal: uniting a diverse community of organizations to create a more powerful and effective nonprofit sector.

Twenty years later, the association now includes 600 member organizations and, in a time of great economic challenges, has a mission its founders believe is more important than ever."

Deseret News | Utahns are nation's most charitable

Deseret News | Utahns are nation's most charitable: "Utahns give far more of their income to charity than any other Americans, a Deseret News study of Internal Revenue Service tax data shows.

Utahns reported providing $2.9 billion

Troubled times for Utah arts - Salt Lake Tribune

We also post Studies on our Nonprofit Studies We've Seen Blog take a look.

Troubled times for Utah arts - Salt Lake Tribune: "The term 'struggling artist' has taken on new meaning in today's economy.

An overwhelming majority -- 71 percent -- of Utah arts organizations and museums report being concerned about their financial health, a small Utah Arts Council survey shows."