Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's priority areas are Utah, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Colorado, and it especially favours healthcare work, including healthcare for underserved populations, as well as projects that touch more than one of its five core interest areas.
- Its typical grants fall between $5,000 and $40,000, with a median of about $14,000, so a request in that range fits its usual pattern; the band is typical rather than a limit, since its largest grant was $100,000.
- Its filings show that 62% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded before, so relationships appear to matter, and a first approach should explain clearly how the work fits its interests.
- Contact the Executive Director before applying, because the foundation usually considers applications at meetings held several times a year, and its application window runs through the whole year.
Overview
Willard L. Eccles Charitable 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 its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports projects in five core interest areas: education, environment, social services, basic science and healthcare for the underserved. It seeks projects that can affect more than one of these areas where possible, and especially favours healthcare and healthcare-related work. Its grants go to educational and education-related entities, environmental causes, social service agencies, and relatively small agencies meeting specific needs in healthcare delivery for underserved populations. It also supports difficult-to-classify community-based needs and organisations. Most of its giving goes to organisations it has supported before, and most giving is in Utah; it has also supported non-profit organisations in Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Colorado.
Themes
- Education
- Environment
- Social Services
- Basic Science
- Healthcare for the Underserved
Geographic Focus
Priority: Utah; Oregon; Idaho; Montana; Colorado.
How to apply
Potential grantees should contact the Executive Director about applying; the foundation usually considers applications at meetings held several times a year.
Deadlines: The application window is January 1–December 31.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 62% 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 201 grants to organisations were about $14,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation seeks projects that can affect more than one of its core interest areas where possible.
- The foundation especially favours projects involving healthcare and healthcare-related issues.
- Most of the foundation’s giving goes to organisations it has supported before.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 62% of grant dollars went to organisations Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 80 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Utah College of Science · General charitable purposes$100,0002024 tax year
- University of Utah School of Medicine · General charitable purposes$86,6672024 tax year
- The Children's Center · General charitable purposes$80,0002024 tax year
- ASCENT Center · General charitable purposes$66,0002024 tax year
- The Nature Conservancy of Utah · General charitable purposes$60,0002024 tax year
- Crossroads Urban Center · General charitable purposes$60,0002024 tax year
- University of Utah Orthopedic Center · General charitable purposes$50,0002024 tax year
- YCC Family Crisis Center · General charitable purposes$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Madison Denkers — Trustee
- Ashley Nicole Bishop — Trustee
- Kelly Sue Denkers — Trustee
- Michael Denkers — Trustee
- Matthew Bishop — Trustee
- Julie Denkers-Bishop — Trustee
- Stephen G Denkers — Trustee
- Stephen E Denkers — Executive Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,490,435 | $1,126,800 | $17,400,031 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,907,275 | $1,264,780 | $18,139,470 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,167,808 | $1,516,071 | $26,573,912 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- Salt Lake City, UT
- wleccles.org
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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
- wleccles.org