Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Emma Eccles Jones Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations, so unless you have been invited, this is not one to approach cold.
- Its funding has gone to education programmes, including work at a university college to advance education and teacher training, as well as facilities, endowed academic posts and programmes, schools and higher-education institutions, arts and cultural bodies, youth organisations and charities offering health-related, early-years and community services.
- Grants to organisations typically range from $10,000 to $345,000, with a median of $25,000 and half of all grants at $25,000 or less, so a modest request in that range is realistic, though the largest grant recorded was around $2,200,000.
- Nearly half of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before, suggesting a relationship-led pattern of giving rather than one open to fresh applicants seeking a first grant.
- Given the invitation-only process, a small nonprofit without an existing connection or invitation should not plan on applying directly.
Overview
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation is a US private foundation based in Salt Lake City, UT.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (cehhs.usu.edu), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation has supported education programmes, including work at a university college to advance education and teacher training, and has contributed to facilities, endowed academic posts and programmes. Its recorded grants also reach schools and higher-education institutions, alongside arts and cultural bodies, youth organisations and charities providing health-related, early-years and community services. Support in the filings includes programme funding, capital projects, sponsorship and general operations. Its recorded organisation grants are concentrated in Utah. The filing says it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Themes
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Utah.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 47% 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 119 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 28% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 47% of grant dollars went to organisations Emma Eccles Jones Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 45 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $35,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University Of Utah Eej Fund Co Development Office · Program support$2,200,0002024 tax year
- Ballet West · Raising the barre capital campaign$500,0002024 tax year
- University Of Utah Spencer F Eccles School Of Medicine · Capital funding-student welcome & engagement suite$344,0002024 tax year
- McGillis School · Capital campaign-last dollar$300,0002024 tax year
- Utah State University College of Education and Human Services · Collaboratory for innovation in teaching & leadership$250,0002024 tax year
- Madeleine Choir School · Capital funding for the early childhood education center$150,0002024 tax year
- Utah Symphony I Utah Opera · Utah symphony | utah operas 2025-26 annual fund$125,0002024 tax year
- University of Utah College of Fine Arts · Facility upgrades for the emma eccles jones fine arts house$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
- Katherine Eccles — Assistant Secretary
- Robert Hatch — Secretary & Trustee
- Spencer Eccles — Chairman & Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,615,208 | $5,500,992 | $112,024,124 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $8,080,317 | $4,989,994 | $122,045,050 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $8,164,585 | $5,144,000 | $148,736,200 | 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.
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Contact
- Salt Lake City, UT