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
