Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
The Emma Eccles Jones Foundation is a private foundation based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its 2025 grants included support for Utah educational institutions, arts organizations, and community-service organizations, as well as a cancer research project involving the University of Utah.
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation at a glance
In short: Emma Eccles Jones Foundation gave $5.1M across 45 grants in 2025 (avg $114K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,144,000
- +3.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 45
- +28.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $114,311
- -19.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,000
- Total assets
- $170,151,603
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Utah (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 79 South Main 13Th Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 532-0934
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Emma Eccles Jones Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ballet West ($575K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $2.1M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($2,200,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
192 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 114 grants of 192 (59%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in Utah and 2% to recipients in Georgia. Listed Utah recipients include organizations in Salt Lake City and Logan; the Georgia recipient was the American Cancer Society in Atlanta.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 45 itemized grants.
Cities
How Emma Eccles Jones Foundation gives
- 76% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 85% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.0M (2024) to $5.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 45 grants totaling $5.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $2,200,000 |
| Ballet West Salt Lake City, UT | Raising the Barre Capital Campaign | $500,000 |
| University of Utah Spencer F Eccles School of Medicine Salt Lake City, UT | Capital Funding-Student Welcome & Engagement Suite | $344,000 |
| McGillis School Salt Lake City, UT | Capital Campaign-Last Dollar | $300,000 |
| Utah State University College of Education & Human Services Logan, UT | Collaboratory for Innovation in Teaching & Leadership | $250,000 |
| Madeleine Choir School Salt Lake City, UT | Capital Funding for the Early Childhood Education Center | $150,000 |
| Utah Symphony I Utah Opera Salt Lake City, UT | Utah Symphony | Utah Operas 2025-26 Annual Fund | $125,000 |
| American Cancer Society Atlanta, GA | Acs extramural discovery sciences & dr. Elissa ozanne, university of Utah research project | $100,000 |
| University of Utah College of Fine Arts Salt Lake City, UT | Facility upgrades for the emma eccles jones fine arts house | $100,000 |
| Utah State University Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Arts Logan, UT | Wanless center for art research & education center building campaign | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $170,151,603 | $9,467,487 | $8,164,585 | $5,144,000 | 45 | $5,807,325 | $6,146,914 | $6,871,928 |
| 2024 | $160,153,810 | $8,904,256 | $8,080,317 | $4,989,994 | 35 | $5,399,819 | $5,652,368 | $6,017,597 |
| 2023 | $143,762,886 | $9,698,340 | $8,615,208 | $5,500,992 | 39 | $5,856,615 | $6,784,531 | $5,415,253 |
| 2022 | $107,937,464 | $15,595,872 | $7,147,620 | $5,290,000 | 35 | $5,622,556 | $9,771,210 | $5,821,970 |
| 2021 | $122,387,468 | $10,913,298 | $6,727,132 | $5,662,750 | 38 | — | $12,512,764 | $5,829,625 |
| 2020 | $85,010,497 | $20,146,237 | $7,092,089 | $5,349,500 | 1 | — | $19,536,564 | $5,770,789 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Emma Eccles Jones Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6.9M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its listed grants show support for education and educational facilities, the arts, community programs, and research. For example, Ballet West says it inspires and empowers a broad community through exposure, training, and education in ballet. The Guadalupe Center Educational Programs describes its mission as transforming lives through education, while Neighborhood House Association says it enriches, empowers, and educates children and adults through affordable day care and support services. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 45 grants totaling $5,144,000. Grant sizes ranged from $5,000 to $2,200,000, with a median of $35,000. Large grants included $2,200,000 to the University of Utah EEJ an individual recipient for program support; $500,000 to Ballet West for its Raising the Barre capital campaign; and $344,000 to the University of Utah Spencer F. Eccles School of Medicine for capital funding for a student welcome and engagement suite.
Other 2025 grants included $300,000 to McGillis School for its capital campaign, $250,000 to Utah State University College of Education & Human Services for its Collaboratory for Innovation in Teaching & Leadership, and $150,000 to Madeleine Choir School for an early childhood education center. The foundation also gave $100,000 to the American Cancer Society for an extramural discovery sciences and University of Utah research project.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Spencer Eccles as chairman and trustee, Robert Hatch as secretary and trustee, and Katherine Eccles as assistant secretary.
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation is led by Spencer Eccles, Chairman & Trustee since 2023 (on filings since 2020); all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Spencer Eccles
Chairman & Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2022
Trustee → Chairman & Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
$31K (2020) → $26K (2025)
Robert Hatch
Secretary & Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2022
Trustee → Secretary & Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
$26K (2020) → $26K (2025)
Katherine Eccles
Assistant Secretary
Advisory Committee → Assistant Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$3K (2020) → $6K (2025)
Former officers (4)
- Former: Ellen Rossi (2020–2024) — Advisory Committee Member
- Former: Frederick Lawson (2020–2024) — Advisory Committee Member
- Former: James Jardine (2024) — Advisory Committee Member
- Former: Clark Giles (2020–2023) — Emeritus Chairman
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $26K, to Spencer Eccles (Chairman & Trustee). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
How much does Emma Eccles Jones Foundation give each year?
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation gave $5.1M across 45 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5.0M across 35 grants.
What is Emma Eccles Jones Foundation's typical grant size?
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $35,000, and its average grant was $114,311, across 45 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Emma Eccles Jones Foundation give grants?
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation gives mostly in Utah: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Salt Lake City, UT (28 grants), Logan, UT (6 grants) and Ogden, UT (2 grants).
Does Emma Eccles Jones Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 22% of Emma Eccles Jones Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 45) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (3 grants).
Who are Emma Eccles Jones Foundation's largest grantees?
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Ballet West ($575,000 across 2 grants), University of Utah Spencer F Eccles School of Medicine ($344,000) and McGillis School ($300,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($2,200,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Emma Eccles Jones Foundation?
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation reported $170.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6.9M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Emma Eccles Jones Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its listed grants show support for education and educational facilities, the arts, community programs, and research. For example, Ballet West says it inspires and empowers a broad community through exposure, training, and education in ballet. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Emma Eccles Jones Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Emma Eccles Jones Foundation's EIN?
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-6155073. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Emma Eccles Jones Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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