SJ and Jessie E Quinney 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 contributes only to organisations it has preselected, so an organisation without an existing invitation should not send one.
- If you already have a link to the foundation, that is the route to explore.
- Its recorded grants cover a broad mix of fields, including universities, arts, schools, health, social services, environment and wildlife, and no geographic focus is stated, although most grants have gone to Utah organisations and some to Indiana.
- Half of its 156 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less and the median grant was $10,000, so a modest request matches its practice; about 8 in 10 grants fall between $2,500 and $100,000, but its largest grant was about $1,550,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Repeat funding is significant: 63% of its grant dollars to organisations in the filing went to groups it had also funded in the earlier filings, which points to continuing relationships forming a large part of its giving.
Overview
SJ and Jessie E Quinney 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
Its recorded grants went to a broad mix of charitable organisations, with all stated purposes described as general financial support. Recipients include universities and law schools; arts and cultural bodies; schools; hospitals and health organisations; social-service and food-support organisations; and environmental and wildlife organisations. The recipient list also includes organisations working in community support, legal assistance, education, conservation and the arts. Most recorded grants went to Utah organisations, with smaller amounts reaching organisations in other states. The record does not identify a formal set of funding priorities or applicant eligibility.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Utah and Indiana.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 63% 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 156 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 29% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 63% of grant dollars went to organisations SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 13% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 49 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Renaissance Charitable Foundation · General Financial Support$1,395,0002024 tax year
- Utah State University - LWA Institute · General Financial Support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Utah State University Quinney College of Natural Resources · General Financial Support$575,0002024 tax year
- Intermountain Medical Foundation for Primary Childrens Hospital · General Financial Support$250,0002024 tax year
- University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law · General Financial Support$150,0002024 tax year
- University of Utah University Development Office · General Financial Support$136,0002024 tax year
- Ballet West · General Financial Support$130,0002024 tax year
- Huntsman Mental Health Institute · General Financial Support$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sally B McMinimee — Director
- Jason Tholen — Director
- Gary Longmore — Director
- Ira B Rubinfeld — Director
- Charles H Livsey — Trustee / Director
- David E Quinney III — Director
- Ellen E Rossi — Director
- Peter Q Lawson — Director
- David E Quinney Jr — Trustee / Director
- Frederick Q Lawson — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,298,309 | $3,398,500 | $71,280,918 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,014,060 | $3,234,122 | $86,203,520 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,064,030 | $4,254,500 | $92,127,351 | 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
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Salt Lake City, UT