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Each November since 1999, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Utah Chapter (formerly Utah Society of Fund Raisers), Utah Nonprofits Association, and UServeUtah have celebrated Utah's outstanding philanthropists and volunteer leaders at the annual Philanthropy Day Luncheon.
In its first year, Utah Philanthropy Day recognized some very prestigious members of our community such as Jon and Karen Huntsman, Sr., Harris and Amanda Simmons and the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation. It was an honor to celebrate these fine individuals and organizations, and to continue to do so each year, carrying out the tradition of recognizing the ultimate in compassion brought forth in our community.
Eight prestigious awards along with the Heart & Hands Accolade and Corporate Community Champion Accolade honor the various components of the critical nexus between visionary, supportive philanthropy and thriving, creative nonprofit organizations that respond to community concerns and the need for change.
Philanthropy: Why It Matters and Why We Celebrate It
2026 Utah Philanthropy Day Committee
Kristin Andrus, Chair, The Policy Project
Host Organizations
Utah Nonprofits Association (UNA)
- Jill Bennett, CEO, Utah Nonprofits Association
- Alison Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, Utah Nonprofits Association
- S. Thurston Evans, Board Member, Utah Nonprofits Association
- Charese Jamison, Board Member, Utah Nonprofits Association
UServeUtah
- Loggins Merrill, Director, UServeUtah
- Mike Moon, Associate Director, UServeUtah
- Sara Dorsey, Communications Manager, UServeUtah
The Association of Fundraising Professionals Utah Chapter (AFP)
- Rachel Robertson, President, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Utah Chapter
- Chelsie Armstrong, President-Elect, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Utah Chapter
- Alexis Brown, Past President, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Utah Chapter
Community Representatives
- Chris Kelley
- Anne Cazier
- Julie Sibthorp
- Carisa Miller
- Gachi Guet
