Funding search · EIN 876155073 · Salt Lake City, UT
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 192
- grants reported
- $26.6M
- total given
- 2020–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- University of Utah Development Office2 grants · $4.4M
- University of Utah Eej Fund Co Development Office4 grants · $4.4M
- University of Utah College of Education4 grants · $3.5M
- Ballet West6 grants · $2.4M
- University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles Medical School1 grant · $1.5M
- University of Utah Spencer F Eccles School of Medicine3 grants · $1.2M
- Utah State University College of Education & Human Services3 grants · $1.2M
- University of Utah Natural History Museum of Utah4 grants · $650,000
- The Children'S Center5 grants · $605,000
- Utah State University Nursing Program1 grant · $500,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 192 grants.
- $2.2M
University of Utah Development Office · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Program support
- $2.2M
University of Utah Eej Fund Co Development Office · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Program support
- $2.2M
University of Utah Development Office · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Program support
- $2.0M
University of Utah College of Education · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $1.5M
University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles Medical School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $1.1M
Ballet West · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $1.0M
University of Utah Eej Fund Co Development Office · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $950,000
University of Utah Eej Fund Co Development Office · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $575,000
Ballet West · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
$50k sponsorship; $25k scholarship challenge grant; raising the barre capital campaign
- $556,000
University of Utah Spencer F Eccles School of Medicine · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Capital funding-student welcome & engagement suite
- $515,000
The Children'S Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $500,000
Ballet West · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Raising the barre capital campaign
- $500,000
University of Utah College of Education · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Teach for utah program support
- $500,000
University of Utah College of Education · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Teach for utah program support
- $500,000
University of Utah Natural History Museum of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Clark giles endowment fund
- $500,000
Utah State University College of Education & Human Services · Logan, UT · 2022
Nursing program expansion
- $500,000
University of Utah College of Education · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $500,000
Utah State University Nursing Program · Logan, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $449,994
Utah State University College of Education & Human Services · Logan, UT · 2023
Nursing program expansion
- $344,000
University of Utah Spencer F Eccles School of Medicine · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Capital funding-student welcome & engagement suite
- $300,000
McGillis School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Capital campaign-last dollar
- $300,000
University of Utah Spencer F Eccles School of Medicine · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Capital funding-student welcome & engagement suite
- $250,000
Utah State University College of Education & Human Services · Logan, UT · 2024
Collaboratory for innovation in teaching & leadership
- $250,000
Westminister College · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $200,000
The Nature Conservancy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
$150k nature lab sponsorship & $50k n.a.t.u.r.e program support
- $200,000
City of Logan · Logan, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $189,000
University of Utah College of Fine Arts · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $185,000
University of Utah Eej Fund Co Development Office · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $175,000
Utah State University Nora Eccles Harrison Art Museum · Logan, UT · 2022
Capital funding-art research and education center
- $150,000
Madeleine Choir School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Capital funding for the early childhood education center
- $150,000
The Madeleine Choir School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Capital funding for the early childhood education center
- $150,000
Wasatch Community Gardens · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $125,000
Utah Symphony I Utah Opera · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Utah symphony | utah operas 2025-26 annual fund
- $100,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Acs extramural discovery sciences & dr. Elissa ozanne, university of utah research project
- $100,000
University of Utah College of Fine Arts · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Facility upgrades for the emma eccles jones fine arts house
- $100,000
Utah State University Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Arts · Logan, UT · 2024
Wanless center for art research & education center building campaign
- $100,000
Utah Symphony I Utah Opera · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Utah symphony | utah opera's 2024-25 season annual fund
- $100,000
Utah Symphony I Utah Opera · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Annual sponsorship of "utah opera artistic director"
- $100,000
Utah Symphony Utah Opera · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $100,000
Utah Symphony Utah Opera · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $75,000
Ballet West · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Ballet wests 2025/26 season general operating support and academy scholarship match grant
- $75,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Extramural research & university of utah research project
- $75,000
Ymca of Northern Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Ymca camp capital campaign & preschool program
- $75,000
Ballet West · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
$50k sponsorship; $25k scholarship challenge grant
- $75,000
Ballet West · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $75,000
Utah State University Nora Eccles Harrison Art Museum · Logan, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $75,000
Wasatch Community Gardens · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $75,000
Ymca of Northern Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $75,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake · Murray, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $60,000
Ogden Valley Land Trust · Huntsville, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $50,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake · Murray, UT · 2024
Program support
- $50,000
Guadalupe Center Educational Programs · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General support for six educational programs
- $50,000
Listeners Community Radio of Utah Inc Dba Krcl · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Community connection campaign
- $50,000
Neighborhood House Association · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Program support
- $50,000
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Weber-Davis · Ogden, UT · 2024
Roy club renovation
- $50,000
University of Utah Natural History Museum of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Youth teaching youth program
- $50,000
University of Utah Pioneer Theatre Company · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Production sponsorship
- $50,000
University of Utah Utah Museum of Fine Arts · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted funding & creative aging program
- $50,000
Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre · Logan, UT · 2024
Utah festival opera and musical theatre general operating support 25-26
- $50,000
Utah'S Promise · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Promise student advocates
- $50,000
Neighborhood House Association · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General operating & program support
- $50,000
University of Utah Natural History Museum of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Youth teaching youth program
- $50,000
University of Utah Pioneer Theatre Company · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Production sponsorship
- $50,000
University of Utah Utah Museum of Fine Arts · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
$25k for general operations & $25k for digital/virtual learning & engagement program
- $50,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Extramural research grant
- $50,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake · Murray, UT · 2022
Capital funding-new tooele club
- $50,000
Empowered (Youth Entrepreneurs Foundation) · Wichita, KS · 2022
Utah program support
- $50,000
University of Utah Natural History Museum of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Youth teaching youth program support
- $50,000
University of Utah Pioneer Theatre Company · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Production sponsorship
- $50,000
University of Utah Utah Museum of Fine Arts · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
$25k for general operations & $25k for digital/virtual learning & engagement program
- $50,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General operating support
- $50,000
Empowered · Witchita, KS · 2021
General operating support
- $50,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2020
General operating support
- $50,000
Guadalupe Center Educational Programs · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $50,000
Miracle of Agriculture Foundation · Sandy, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $50,000
Neighborhood House Association · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $50,000
Youth Entrepreneurs Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2020
General operating support
- $50,000
Ywca Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $45,000
The Children'S Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $45,000
Utah Youth Village · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $40,000
Junior Achievement of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Junior achievements k-6 in-class whole school and biztown programs in 2025-2026
- $40,000
Junior Achievement of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Program support
- $40,000
Junior Achievement of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Whole-school program support
- $40,000
Junior Achievement of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $40,000
Junior Achievement of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $35,000
Utah Shakespeare Festival · Cedar City, UT · 2024
2025 seminar grove sponsorship
- $30,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake · Murray, UT · 2023
Youth development programs
- $30,000
Utah Shakespeare Festival · Cedar City, UT · 2023
Henry viii sponsorship
- $30,000
Neighborhood House Association · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Education program support
- $30,000
Repertory Dance Theatre · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Sponsorship
- $30,000
Utah Shakespearean Festival Foundation · Cedar City, UT · 2022
Production sponsor of "emma" the musical
- $30,000
Neighborhood House Association · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $30,000
Repertory Dance Theater · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $30,000
Utah Shakespearean Festival Foundation · Cedar City, UT · 2021
General operating support
- $30,000
Adopt-a-Native-Elder · Park City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $30,000
Repertory Dance Theater · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $30,000
Utah Shakespearean Festival Foundation · Cedar City, UT · 2020
General operating support
- $25,000
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Planned parenthood statewide education
- $25,000
Ymca of Northern Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Ymca preschool program
- $25,000
Ywca Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Ywca utah general operating
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