US EditionSalt Lake City 2034 Winter Games Announce Historic Fundraising Effort
Podium34 campaign secures $200 million from Utah's top donors to cover 10% of the $2.84 billion budget, supporting community programs without using state tax funds.
- On Monday, the Salt Lake City 2034 organizing committee unveiled Podium34, a philanthropic campaign that has raised more than $200 million and aims to reach $300 million to support the Games' budget.
- Facing funding concerns, the Salt Lake City 2034 organizing committee pledged not to use state tax money after the July 2024 IOC decision increased reliance on donor revenue.
- Organizers detailed the budget and venues, projecting a $2.84 billion operating budget with a $300 million donation goal, while all 13 venues are already in place from 2002.
- The Podium34 gifts mean the organizing committee secures revenue for three years, easing worries as nine wealthy families pledged at least $20 million each as founding captains.
- Organizers say the donations will fund community engagement programs including youth sports and mental health, while all 13 venues remain within a one-hour drive of the University of Utah campus athletes' village.
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
Utah Olympic organizers announce 9-figure fundraising effort for 2034 Games
SALT LAKE CITY — Organizers of the Salt Lake City 2034 Winter Games announced a fundraising effort on Monday that they say is the largest philanthropic campaign supporting a host city in Olympic and Paralympic history.
Winter Olympic organizers set $300 million fundraising goal
The 2034 Winter Olympic organizers on Monday unveiled a nine-digit fundraising effort that involves a list of prominent families and organizations in Utah and is touted as the largest such campaign in the history of the Games movement. The Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games wants to raise $300 million and had secured more than $200 million by Monday’s announcement, made in Salt Lake City. The monies will be put…
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Utah Olympic organizers announce 9-figure fundraising effort for 2034 Winter Games
Organizers of the Salt Lake City 2034 Winter Games have announced a fundraising effort that they say is the largest philanthropic campaign supporting a host city in Olympic and Paralympic history.
Powerful Utah families to fuel 2034 Olympics with 9-figure fundraising push
A year into its Olympic planning, the 2034 Salt Lake City-Utah organizers have nearly met their recently-increased donation goal — through a unique initiative its calling Podium34.
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