Salt Lake Cty, Utah · EIN 876118245. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $27.0M across 400 grants in 2024, a median of $18K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533219349103428. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 400 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Utah Health Sciences School of Medicine | UT | $5,575,000 | FOR THE GEORGE S. AND DOLORES DOR ECCLES ENDOWMENT FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL EXCELLENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, WHICH WILL OPERATE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS EXCLUSIVELY TO BENEFIT THE SPENCER FOX ECCLES SCHOOL OF MEDICINE |
| 2 | University of Utah David Eccles School of Business | UT | $1,218,750 | TO ESTABLISH THE MARRINER S. ECCLES INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMICS AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS |
| 3 | Southern Utah University | UT | $1,000,000 | TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW MUSIC CENTER ON THE SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY CAMPUS |
| 4 | Utah Zoological Societyutah's Hogle Zoo | UT | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE RECONSTRUCTED TRAIN EXPERIENCE TO BE ROUTED THROUGH THE NEW "WILD UTAH" EXHIBIT AREA, INCLUDING AN UPDATED ALL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE |
| 5 | Volunteers of America Utah | UT | $660,000 | $500,000 FOR A ONE-TIME GRANT TO HELP COMPLETE THE FINAL PHASE OF THE RECOVERY ON REDWOOD CAPITAL CAMPAIGN; $100,000 FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER; $60,000 FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF THE HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM |
| 6 | Max Mcgraw Wildlife Foundation | IL | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF "SECRETS OF GREAT SALT LAKE" FILM IN THE NEW IMAX THEATER AT ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK & EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DESIGNATED TO EDUCATE CHILDREN & VISITORS ABOUT THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF THE LAKE'S BIODIVERSITY & INDUSTRY |
| 7 | Nature Conservancy in Utah | UT | $500,000 | TO PROVIDE A LEAD GIFT FOR "THE UTAH FUTURES CAMPAIGN," TNC UTAH'S COMPREHENSIVE, $38 MILLION PUBLIC/PRIVATE CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS UTAH'S CONSERVATION CHALLENGE |
| 8 | University of Utah Athletics Department | UT | $500,000 | TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THE NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART EXPANSION OF END-ZONE SEATING, SUITES AND TEAM FACILITIES AT RICE-ECCLES STADIUM, TO BE NAMED THE KEN GARFF PERFORMANCE ZONE. |
| 9 | University of Utah Health Sciences School of Medicine | UT | $500,000 | FOR THE GEORGE S. AND DOLORES DOR ECCLES ENDOWMENT FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL EXCELLENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, WHICH WILL OPERATE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS EXCLUSIVELY TO BENEFIT THE SPENCER FOX ECCLES SCHOOL OF MEDICINE |
| 10 | Utah's Promise | UT | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE "100% PROMISE" PROGRAM TO FURTHER POSITIVE, TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICT - SPECIFICALLY THE COTTONWOOD HIGH SCHOOL REGION - SETTING THE STAGE FOR FUTURE STATEWIDE EXPANSION AND IMPACT |
| 11 | Utah Symphony Utah Opera | UT | $500,000 | DESIGNATED FOR THE US|UO 2023-24 SEASON SPONSORSHIP, INCLUDING THE SYMPHONY AND OPERA SEASONS AND THE 2024 DEER VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL |
| 12 | Utah Symphony Utah Opera | UT | $488,490 | 1:1 MATCHING CHALLENGE GRANT TO SUPPORT FUNDRAISING FOR THE 2024-25 SEASON |
| 13 | Ogden Pioneer Days Foundation | UT | $400,000 | TO PROVIDE THE MAJOR NAMING GRANT FOR PHASE II UPGRADES/RENOVATIONS OF THE OGDEN RODEO STADIUM INCLUDING NEW SOUTH GRANDSTANDS AND MAJOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND SOUND SYSTEM UPDATES |
| 14 | Ballet West | UT | $350,000 | FOR THE 2024-2025 BALLET WEST LEAD SEASON SPONSORSHIP OF MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS AND ORCHESTRA |
| 15 | The Road Home | UT | $350,000 | TO SUPPORT ITS RESOURCE CENTER AND CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAMS IN 2024-2025, PROVIDING REFUGE, RELIEF, AND RESOURCES FOR THOSE FACING HOMELESSNESS |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | $22.7M |
| 2021 | 3 | $22.7M |
| 2022 | 3 | $32.0M |
| 2023 | 421 | $26.7M |
| 2024 | 400 | $27.0M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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