Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable Foundation supports children, veterans, senior citizens, homelessness, people with disabilities, and low-income populations in Utah.

IP TAKE: Approach this corporate donor for a small human services-related grant that will help a vulnerable group near the company’s operations.

PROFILE: Established in 1994, the Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable Foundation (KUCVCCF) is a corporate foundation based in South Jordan Utah. This is the grantmaking arm of Rio Tinto Kennecott, which has operated a mine in the Salt Lake Valley for over 115 years. KUCVCCF raises money through entrance fees to the Bingham Canyon Mine Visitor Center, which reopened to the public in 2019 after a massive landslide closed it in 2013. The foundation seekss to “provide support to local charities that assist children, veterans, senior citizens, and those struggling with homelessness, disabilities, or low income in the communities adjacent to Kennecott’s operations.”

Grants for Military and Veterans, Housing and Homelessness, and Community Development

The Kennecott Utah Copper Visitors Center Charitable Foundation does not have a website that provides accessible grantmaking guidelines. The board of directors that governs the foundation comes from the southwestern part of the Salt Lake Valley, Coppertone, and Manga, and it includes members of the local education and religious communities too. Typical grantees include senior centers, human service organizations, health organizations, and groups that serve disabled individuals. KUCFCCF provides program support and general operating support.

Past local grantees include Voices for Utah Children, Utah AIDS Foundation, and YMCA of Northern Utah.

Important Grant Details

Grants range between about $500 and $5,000; however, $1,000 is the average amount. Grantmaking focuses on Utah communities, including Salt Lake City, Magna, Provo, Snowbird, and Murray.

This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Grantseekers should direct requests to the attention of Piper Rhodes at the foundation via mail. Applications include a two-page to three-page written request specifying the amount needed, what money will be used for and tax-exempt status verification. Direct general questions to the staff at 801-204-2000.

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CONTACT:

4700 Daybreak Parkway

South Jordan, UT 84009