Funding search · EIN 870481508 · Salt Lake City, UT
Janet Q Lawson 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.
- 160
- grants reported
- $9.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
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- Utah State University3 grants · $4.0M
- Neighborhood House3 grants · $855,000
- Renaissance Charitable Foundation1 grant · $840,000
- University of Utah3 grants · $758,500
- Salt Lake Tribune2 grants · $300,000
- Entrada Cultural Center1 grant · $280,000
- Intermountain Foundation at Primary Children'S Hospital3 grants · $275,000
- Ballet West3 grants · $215,000
- Utah Symphony Utah Opera3 grants · $195,000
- National Philanthropic Trust1 grant · $170,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 160 grants.
- $1.4M
Utah State University · Logan, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $1.4M
Utah State University · Logan, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $1.2M
Utah State University · Logan, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $840,000
Renaissance Charitable Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General Financial Support
- $785,000
Neighborhood House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $410,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $286,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $280,000
Entrada Cultural Center · Torrey, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $255,000
Intermountain Foundation at Primary Children'S Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $200,000
Salt Lake Tribune · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $170,000
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022
General Financial Support
- $130,000
Ballet West · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $110,000
Ymca of Northern Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $100,000
Huntsman Mental Health Institute · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $100,000
Salt Lake Tribune · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $85,000
Nature Conservancy in Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $75,000
Utah Symphony Utah Opera · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $70,000
Canyon Country Discovery Center · Monticello, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $70,000
Tracy Aviary · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $62,500
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $60,000
Utah Symphony Utah Opera · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $60,000
Utah Symphony Utah Opera · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $50,000
Girl Scouts of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $50,000
Krcl-Fm Listeners Community Radio of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $50,000
Girl Scouts of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $45,000
Friends of Tracy Aviary · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $45,000
Ballet West · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $42,500
Nature Conservancy in Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $40,000
Utah'S Hogle Zoo · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $40,000
Utah'S Hogle Zoo · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $40,000
Ballet West · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $40,000
Utah'S Hogle Zoo · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $35,000
Girl Scouts of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $35,000
Neighborhood House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $35,000
Neighborhood House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $35,000
Nature Conservancy in Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $30,000
Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks · Moab, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $25,000
Blaine Avalanche & Rescue K9s Corp · Hailey, ID · 2024
General Financial Support
- $20,000
Black Mesa Trust · Kykotsmovi Village, AZ · 2024
General Financial Support
- $20,000
Guadalupe School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $20,000
The McGillis School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $20,000
Black Mesa Trust · Kykotsmovi Village, AZ · 2023
General Financial Support
- $20,000
Guadalupe School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $20,000
The McGillis School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $20,000
Guadalupe School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $20,000
Tracy Aviary · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $17,500
Black Mesa Trust · Kykotsmovi Village, AZ · 2022
General Financial Support
- $15,000
Bountiful Community Food Pantry · Bountiful, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $15,000
New England Conservatory of Music · Boston, MA · 2024
General Finanical Support
- $15,000
Youth Garden Project · Moab, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $15,000
Planned Parenthood Association · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $15,000
Utah Food Bank · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $15,000
Youth Garden Project · Moab, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $15,000
Youth Garden Project · Moab, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Alf Engen Ski Museum · Park City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless (Ace) · Long Island, NY · 2024
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Boston Book Festival · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Bridgerland Technical College Foundation · Logan, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners · Escalante, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Moab Free Health Clinic · Moab, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Moab Music Festival · Moab, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Safe Harbor Crisis Center · Layton, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $10,000
The Madeline Choir School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $10,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2024
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Alf Engen Ski Museum · Park City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Bridgerland Technical College Foundation · Logan, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Intermountain Foundation at Primary Children'S Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Moab Free Health Clinic · Moab, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Moab Music Festival · Moab, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
New Horizons Crisis Center · Richfield, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Pta Utah Congress Dba South Davis Junior High · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
The John D Eccles and Vera E Eccles Family Foundation · Bountiful, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
The Madeline Choir School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Utah Rivers Council · Sandy, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Ymca of Northern Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Alf Engen Ski Museum · Park City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Boston Book Festival · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Bountiful City · Bountiful, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners · Escalante, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Intermountain Foundation at Primary Children'S Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Moab Free Health Clinic · Moab, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Moab Music Festival · Moab, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Association · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Rainn · Washington, DC · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Richard W Erickson Foundation · Kaysville, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
The Climate Reality Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
The Jared Prescott Charitable Trust · Centerville, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
The Madeline Choir School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
The McGillis School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2022
General Financial Support
- $10,000
Ymca of Northern Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General Financial Support
- $9,000
Boston Book Festival · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General Financial Support
- $7,500
Davis Education Foundation · Farmington, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $7,500
Ducks Unlimited · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $7,500
Shriner'S Hospital for Children · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General Financial Support
- $7,300
Davis Education Foundation · Farmington, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
- $7,000
Wasatch Community Gardens · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General Financial Support
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