Janet Q Lawson Foundation

SALT LAKE CITY, UT EIN: 87-0481508

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$59.0M

-0.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.9M

+45.5% YoY

Grant Count

54

-5.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$72K

+53.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$58,986,635$59,505,637$56,730,935
Revenue$5,042,038$3,519,027$1,072,699
Expenses$4,640,664$3,500,419$4,167,464
Qualifying Distributions$3,914,610$2,709,650$3,229,943
Net Investment Income$4,354,984$2,756,583$1,215,610
Distributable Amount$3,402,434$3,164,032$3,179,653

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$972K$2M$3M$4M43 grants202046 grants202149 grants202257 grants202354 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Utah State University$1.4MRenaissance Charitable F…$840KEntrada Cultural Center$280KIntermountain Foundation…$255KBallet West$130KYMCA of Northern Utah$110KSalt Lake Tribune$100KHuntsman Mental Health I…$100KUtah Symphony Utah Opera$75KUniversity of Utah$63K

Grant Size Distribution

249 grants across all recorded years

214<$50K15$50–100K7$100–250K6$250–500K3$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Frederick Q LawsonTrustee/Advisor$5KPeter Q LawsonTrustee/Advisor$5KEllen E RossiTrustee/Advisor$5KDr Erik C ErlingssonTrustee/Advisor$5KCharles H LivseyTrustee/Advisor$5KStewart Q LawsonTrustee/Advisor$5KTatiana E LawsonAdvisor$5KMathieu C ShrontzAdvisor$5KJason TholenAdvisor$5K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Frederick Q LawsonTrustee/Advisor0.5$5,000
Peter Q LawsonTrustee/Advisor0.5$5,000
Ellen E RossiTrustee/Advisor0.5$5,000
Dr Erik C ErlingssonTrustee/Advisor0.5$5,000
Charles H LivseyTrustee/Advisor0.5$5,000
Stewart Q LawsonTrustee/Advisor0.5$5,000
Tatiana E LawsonAdvisor0.5$5,000
Mathieu C ShrontzAdvisor0.5$5,000
Jason TholenAdvisor0.5$5,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

17states
+9 more states

Cities

AtlantaBeavertonBostonBountifulBrooklineCambridgeCentervilleColorado SpringsEdmondsEdmundsEscalanteFarmingtonHaileyHonoluluHudsonIndianapolisJenkintownKanabKaysvilleKeaau

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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