The Zions Bancorporation Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so organisations without an invitation should not send it a request; a warm introduction to someone already connected with it is the only route the filing supports.
- If your work falls in the areas it records, such as education, housing, homelessness, food assistance, health care or other human services, it is worth knowing the foundation for that reason.
- No geographic focus is stated, although its grants have gone mainly to Utah, Texas, California, Nevada and Arizona, so location alone should not decide whether you approach it.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $1,000 and $23,000 and the median is $3,500, so a request in that region is a typical fit, though the largest grant was $250,000, so the band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is significant, as 64% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so an existing relationship is the strongest position to be in.
Overview
The Zions Bancorporation Foundation is a US private foundation based in Salt Lake City, UT.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Recorded grants support education and student opportunities, homelessness prevention, housing, food assistance and other human services. They also address health care, child care, adaptive recreation and disability inclusion, small-business ownership and economic development. Grant recipients include educational institutions, housing and homelessness organisations, community service providers, health-care organisations, museums and performing-arts bodies, environmental groups and business-support organisations. The grant record covers several states, with the largest shares in Utah, Texas and California, followed by Nevada and Arizona. The filings identify only preselected charitable organisations as recipients; they provide no open route for organisations to apply.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Utah, Texas, California, Nevada and Arizona.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 64% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 609 grants to organisations were $3,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 7%
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 64% of grant dollars went to organisations The Zions Bancorporation Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 12% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 178 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $2,570 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Shelter the Homeless Committee · Support ending homelessness$100,0002024 tax year
- United Way of Greater Houston · Create opportunities for individuals and families to thrive$100,0002024 tax year
- National Ability Center · Provide adaptive recreation opportunities$70,0002024 tax year
- Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation · Pursue ongoing inclusion in dance$70,0002024 tax year
- Stella H Oaks Charitable Foundation · Support single-mother scholarship$50,0002024 tax year
- Maliheh Free Clinic · Provide free access to urgent medical care$50,0002024 tax year
- University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation · Support student athletics$36,0002024 tax year
- Child Care Resource Center · Support children and families$35,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rebecca Robinson — Trustee
- Paul Burdiss — Trustee
- Harris Simmons — Trustee / President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,351,341 | $2,088,925 | $39,063,624 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,240,629 | $2,169,238 | $42,232,487 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,576,065 | $1,427,860 | $45,144,418 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Salt Lake City, UT
Applying to The Zions Bancorporation Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Salt Lake City, UT