Funding search · EIN 942759395 · Salt Lake City, UT

Willard L Eccles Charitable 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.

257
grants reported
$5.1M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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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  • The Nature Conservancy of Utah4 grants · $235,000
  • The Children'S Center4 grants · $150,000
  • University of Utah Orthopedic Cente4 grants · $150,000
  • University of Utah Museum of Nat Hi2 grants · $147,500
  • University of Utah1 grant · $145,000
  • Wasatch Homeless Health Care3 grants · $140,000
  • Ascent Center2 grants · $132,000
  • Crossroads Urban Center4 grants · $115,000
  • Wasatch Community Gardens4 grants · $115,000
  • Ycc Family Crisis Center3 grants · $115,000

Giving over time

$1.2M
2021
$1.1M
2022
$1.3M
2023
$1.5M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 257 grants.

  • $145,000

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    University of Utah College of Scien · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    University of Utah Museum of Nat Hi · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $86,667

    University of Utah School of Medici · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $80,000

    The Children'S Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $75,000

    The Nature Conservancy of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $75,000

    The Nature Conservancy of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $66,000

    Ascent Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $66,000

    Ascent Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $60,000

    Crossroads Urban Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $60,000

    The Nature Conservancy of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $55,000

    The Children'S Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    University of Utah Orthopedic Cente · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Ycc Family Crisis Center · Ogden, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    University of Utah Orthopedic Cente · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Huntsman Cancer Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Wasatch Homeless Health Care · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Huntsman Cancer Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective · South Salt Lake, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    University of Utah Physics and Astr · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Wasatch Homeless Health Care · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $47,500

    University of Utah Museum of Nat Hi · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $45,000

    Ycc Family Crisis Center · Ogden, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $45,000

    American Red Cross · Murray, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $43,200

    Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $40,000

    Utah Community Action · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $40,000

    Wasatch Homeless Health Care · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $40,000

    Mountain Journal · Bozeman, MT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $40,000

    Salt Lake Community College · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $35,000

    Prospekt Mira · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $35,000

    University of Utah Nat Hist Museum · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $35,000

    Moran Eye Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $34,300

    4th Street Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Intermountain Health Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Wasatch Community Gardens · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Food Justice Coalition · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Hawkwatch International · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Utah Food Bank · South Salt Lake, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Wasatch Community Gardens · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Boys Girls Club of Salt Lake · Murray, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Utah Food Bank · South Salt Lake, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Wasatch Community Gardens · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Boys Girls Club of Salt Lake · Murray, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Utah Food Bank · South Salt Lake, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $27,740

    Red Butte Garden · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $27,500

    Moran Eye Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $26,800

    Red Butte Garden · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $26,080

    Red Butte Garden · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Adopt a Native Elder · South Salt Lake, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Salt Lake Tribune · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Spy Hop · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    The Nature Conservancy of Idaho · Hailey, ID · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Boys Girls Club of Salt Lake · Murray, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Madison River Foundation · Ennis, MT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Moran Eye Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Nature Conservancy of Idaho · Hailey, ID · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Nebraska Wildlife Rehab · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Salt Lake Tribune · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Greater Yellowstone Coalition · Bozeman, MT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Madison River Foundation · Ennis, MT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    University of Utah Orthopedic Cente · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    American Red Cross · Murray, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Greater Yellowstone Coalition · Bozeman, MT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Madison River Foundation · Ennis, MT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Moran Eye Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Prospekt Mira · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Round River Conservation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    The Nature Conservancy of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Trails Foundation · Ogden, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    University of Utah Orthopedic Cente · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Utah Film Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Wasatch Community Gardens · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Westminster College · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021

    General charitable purposes

  • $24,000

    Yellowstone Forever · Bozeman, MT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $21,464

    Hutchings Museum · Lehi, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    American Red Cross · Murray, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Friends of Great Salt Lake · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Greater Yellowstone Coalition · Bozeman, MT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Pbs · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Salt Lake County Animal Services · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Summit Land Conservancy · Park City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Tracy Aviary · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Utah Clean Energy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Utah Community Action · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    American Red Cross · Murray, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Crossroads Urban Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Friends of Great Salt Lake · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Pbs · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Planned Parenthood · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective · South Salt Lake, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Salt Lake County Animal Services · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Tracy Aviary · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Nebraska Wildlife Rehab · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Pbs · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Petersen Automotive Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Planned Parenthood · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

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