ABOUT PODIUM34
Podium34 is a unique fundraising initiative that unites Utah’s leading philanthropic families and giving organizations around a shared cause. As a first-of-its-kind program, it will establish a living legacy of support for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, while simultaneously championing key community causes and opportunities across the state of Utah — reflecting the enduring values of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement.
WHAT IS PODIUM34
- Unique philanthropic initiative that unites Utah’s leading families in a shared mission
- First philanthropic initiative of this magnitude in Olympic history.
- Establishes a living legacy of support for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, while simultaneously championing Games-related key community causes and opportunities across the state.
- Supports operations of the organizing committee and helps fund key initiatives, including youth sports, volunteers, mental health, arts and culture, sustainability, and community engagement – helping bring the spirit of the Games to every Utah county and beyond.
- Segment of each donation will go to a cause-related area of interest of donor; remainder supports the general budget of the Games as well as donor management.
- Levels of commitment: Team Captains – $20 million; Founding Partners – Between $1 million and $15 million
- Project Goals: $300 million
PARTICIPATING UTAH FAMILIES & GIVING ORGANIZATIONS
Founding Captains ($20 million contribution)
The Daniels Fund
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Foundation
Huntsman Family Foundation
Maverik
Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation
John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
Matthew and Tatiana Prince
Ryan and Ashley Smith Foundation
Founding Donors ($1-15 million)
The Andrus Family Foundation
The Boyer Company
The Coburn Family
Gregory and Julie Cook Family
Intermountain Health
The Kahlert Foundation
Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation
Janet Q. Lawson Foundation
Blake and Sandy Modersitzki Family
S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation
Blake and Nancy Roney Family