Application Opens: August 26th, 2024

Application Deadline: September 30th, 2024

Award Amount: Grants of at least $2,400 to 24 nonprofit organizations engaged in community development work in the state of Utah. Grants of $5,000 will be awarded to three outstanding non-profit organization applicants for the following areas.

  • Best in Show - Highest scored organization
  • Diamond in the Rough - Non-profit organization with great potential and doing exceptional community development work in the state of Utah.
  • Small Business Excellence - Non-profit organization doing impressive and innovative work in supporting Utah-based small businesses. 

Grant Qualifications

To qualify for this grant award you must:

  • Be a public organization with a 501(c)3 tax-exempt status
  • Have a physical office in the state of Utah
  • Not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin
  • Participate in one of the following community development activities:
    • affordable housing
    • small business development
    • reentry support and entrepreneurship
    • financial capability and wellness

Selection Criteria

  • Quality and strength of the applying organization to achieve goals
  • Innovativeness and effectiveness of the application, project and/or organization
  • Potential impact on the Utah community
  • Alignment with Square Financial Services’ core values and organizational pillars

2023 Awardees

  • Judge's Award Winner: UAACC Charitable Foundation
  • Small Business Excellence Award: Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund
  • Diamond in the Rough Award: Poverty Reduction Services, dba Circles Salt Lake
  • Family Support Center
  • Journey of Hope Utah
  • Project Read
  • The Children's Center Utah
  • Moab Valley Multicultural Center
  • Utah JumpStart Coalition for Personal Finance
  • Junior Achievement of Utah
  • Salt Lake American Refugee Services
  • Latinos In Action
  • Center for Financial Wellness at Westminster College
  • Utah Arts Alliance
  • Suazo Business Center
  • Peace House
  • NeighborWorks Salt Lake
  • Utah Black Chamber of Commerce
  • DOVE Center
  • Clean Slate Utah
  • SLC Neighbors for More Neighbors
  • Women of the World

2022 Awardees

  • AAA Fair Credit Foundation
  • Cache Refugee and Immigrant Connection
  • Centro Hispano
  • Community Action Services & Food Bank
  • Family Support Center
  • FutureINDesign
  • Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Utah
  • Habitat for Humanity of Summit and Wasatch Counties
  • International Rescue Committee
  • Journey of Hope, Inc.
  • Junior Achievement of Utah, Inc.
  • Moab Valley Multicultural Center
  • NeighborWorks Salt Lake
  • Suazo Business Center
  • The Other Side Academy
  • Utah Black Chamber
  • Utah Jump$tart Coalition
  • Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce
  • Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund
  • Utah Muslim Civic League
  • Women of the World

*This grant is available for organizations with a 501(c)(3) status only. For questions, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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