Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation
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About Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation
The Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation concentrates philanthropic support in Utah, primarily funding higher education, local innovation/entrepreneurship efforts, and state cultural heritage. Most dollars go to a small number of large, unrestricted grants—notably multi-grant support for the University of Utah and major gifts to family-linked innovation and Utah history organizations. Their giving suggests a focus on strengthening local institutions that drive education, economic development, and preservation of regional identity.
Focus Areas
University of Utah — core/general support for higher education and campus priorities in Salt Lake CityLocal entrepreneurship and innovation (Ivory Innovations / commercialization and startup support)Utah history and cultural heritage (This Is The Place Foundation / state/national heritage site support)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar giving: few (5) grants that are large and often unrestricted, repeat funding to the same core institutions, and a strong geographic focus on Salt Lake City/Utah.
Funding Style
unrestricted supportgeneral operating supportflexible/core funding
About Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation
A $7.44 million general grant to Ivory Innovations in 2024 stands out as the largest recent award from the Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation and points to a pattern of large, flexible support for Utah institutions. The foundation’s recent giving is anchored in higher education, innovation tied to housing and entrepreneurship, and Utah history and cultural heritage, with grants often flowing to organizations in Salt Lake City and other Utah communities. The University of Utah appears repeatedly among the largest recipients, including $4.12 million in 2025 and $3.08 million in 2024 for general support, showing sustained institutional backing rather than one-off project funding. The foundation also made a $1.585 million general grant to This Is the Place Foundation in 2025 and a $1 million general grant to the Community Foundation of Utah the same year, indicating support for civic and community organizations alongside universities. Its disclosed program areas include scholarships, student mentoring, tree planting, and emergency response, but the largest checks are concentrated in general operating grants to a small set of local partners.
What Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation Funds
Higher education is a central theme. The foundation gave $209,500 in 2025 to Utah State University and $179,292 in 2025 to Granite Education Foundation, alongside other university-linked support for scholarships, mentoring, and completion aid. Innovation and housing affordability are another clear line of giving: Ivory Innovations received the foundation’s largest recent grant, $7.44 million in 2024, and the organization also administers the Hack-A-House competition focused on solutions to housing affordability. Utah history and cultural heritage appear in the $1.585 million general grant to This Is the Place Foundation in 2025. Environmental work is also present through Ivory Green, with TreeUtah receiving $144,478 in 2025 for tree-planting and community greening.
How Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation Gives
Typical grants are relatively small to mid-sized compared with the foundation’s largest awards: the p25 is $5,000, the median is $15,000, and the p75 is $75,000. The recent grant list shows repeated support to the same institutions across multiple years, especially the University of Utah, Utah State University, and Community Foundation of Utah, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a regular funder and also makes program-related investments. Most grants in the data are general support, and the active programs indicate that partner institutions administer many of the scholarship and competition opportunities rather than the foundation taking direct applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9M
Total Assets
$326.5M
Total Revenue
$21M
Total Expenses
$24.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $75K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Local15 states funded
About 81% of grants go to recipients in UT.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Clark and Christine Ivory Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 193 | $27.4M | 99.0% |
| 2 | Moldova |
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