A note from Nick
Fundraising is a sticky reality of being a nonprofit. I've seen really well-meaning 501(c)(3)s tie themselves in knots trying to appease funders who wanted their money to support a certain message. The best donor relationships are the ones where the funder and the nonprofit are deeply aligned, and the donor trusts the nonprofit to keep doing what it's doing. All In For Utah Foundation, our founding funder, has been that kind of partner. As we grow and take on more funders, the rules below are how we plan to keep it that way.
Our Donor Transparency Policy
We publicly disclose all donors who give $5,000 or more in a calendar year. Our current major supporters are listed below.
We accept anonymous gifts only below that $5,000 threshold, and anonymous funding will not exceed 15 percent of our annual budget. We do not accept gifts routed through donor-advised funds or other intermediaries to hide who a major donor is.
Donations do not buy influence. All gifts are accepted under our Editorial Independence Policy, and we will decline or return any gift conditioned on control over our journalism.
The Plum is a fiscally sponsored project of UI Charitable. UI Charitable has no role in our editorial decisions.
We will make our annual Form 990 tax filings publicly available on this page once filed. Until then, financial information is available on request at nick@theplum.org.
Major supporters ($5,000 or more per year)
None of our funders has any editorial control over The Utah Plum.
All In For Utah Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity: founding grant supporting our nonpartisan educational program, including startup and operating costs.
Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private foundation: grant supporting our nonpartisan educational program.