Supporting our communities
Show Up for Teachers Grants
Mountain America offers educator grants to teachers and school leaders for K-12 classroom projects.
Apply for a grant
Get a financial boost toward projects that support your K-12 classroom when you apply for the Show Up for Teachers grant. Submit your application for a chance to receive $1,000 for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.
Applications for the 2026–27 school year have now closed.
Click below to access the application site. Please create an individual Show Up for Teachers account to apply.
Start your applicationMembership is not required to apply.* Grant recipients will be notified in June and announced at the Show Up for Teachers Conference at the Mountain America Expo Center on July 9, 2026.
To enter our 2026 Teacher Giveaway, mail an entry form containing your name, phone number, email address and school you work at, to 2026 Teacher Giveaway, c/o Mountain America, 9800 South Monroe Street, Sandy, UT 84070. Mailed entry forms must be received by Mountain America Credit Union on or before Wednesday July 8, 2026. See official rules.
MEMBER STORY
We're building our ceramics program, and Mountain America's grant allowed us to buy kiln shelves to bake our pottery and get it ready to send home with the kids.
— Educator Grant Recipient
2026 grant recipients
Angela Baarz
John Hancock Charter School
Eagle Mountain, Utah
Ashley Hawkins
Canyon View Middle School
Huntington, Utah
Autumn Dixon
Snow Springs Elementary
Lehi, Utah
Blythe Wilde
Liberty Elementary
Ogden, Utah
Brenda Goodwin
Liberty Elementary
Salt Lake City, Utah
Brittany Humphrey
Lincoln Elementary
Layton, Utah
Christine Benee
Summit Academy Independence Jr. High
Bluffdale, Utah
Cierrah Dempsey
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy
Lindon, Utah
Delaney Bigler
Fox Hollow Elementary
Lehi, Utah
Erin Collins
Franklin Elementary
Provo, Utah
Fredia Shumway
Liberty Hills Elementary
Lehi, Utah
Heidi Jackson
Morgan Elementary
Morgan, Utah
Jaime Ortiz
Davinci Academy
Ogden, Utah
Jenna Burbank
Wellsville Elementary
Wellsville, Utah
Jessica Bradley
Sand Ridge Junior High
Roy, Utah
Julianna Gylseth
Spring Creek Elementary
Provo, Utah
Kaylee Bigler
Treeside Charter School
Provo, Utah
Kristie Saltzgiver
Spectrum Academy North Salt Lake High School
North Salt Lake, Utah
Lara McCoy
Draper Elementary School
Draper, Utah
Laura Jaeger
Hidden Hollow Elementary
Eagle Mountain, Utah
Liangli Tao
Foothills Elementary School
Riverton, Utah
Lisa Barkdull
Farmington Junior High School
Farmington, Utah
Marcella Abrams
Terra Academy
Vernal, Utah
Marianne Crapo
Riverton High School
Riverton, Utah
Marla Trowbridge
North Cache Middle School
Richmond, Utah
Mckenzie Almond
South Elementary
Cedar City, Utah
Milagros Vasquez
Wendover High School
Wendover, Utah
Nikki Carpenter
Odyssey Charter School
American Fork, Utah
Rae Dodge
Salt Lake Academy
Herriman, Utah
Rebecca Mott
Neil Armstrong Academy
West Valley City, Utah
Sam Wise
Sand Ridge Jr High
Roy, Utah
Sara Pratt
Odyssey Charter School
American Fork, Utah
Shampa Mukherjee
Foothills Elementary School
Riverton, Utah
Shelbie Jones
South Clearfield Elementary School
Clearfield, Utah
Sheila Winterbottom
Morgan Middle school
Morgan, Utah
Stephanie Grant
Fort Herriman Middle School
Herriman, Utah
Sydney Hoopes
Sage Canyon
Eagle Mountain, Utah
Tammy King
Thomas Edison Charter School North
North Logan, Utah
Wendy Thueson
John Hancock Charter School
Eagle Mountain, Utah
Yimin Shao
Monte Vista Elementary
South Jordan, Utah
