Marriner S Eccles Foundation
The Marriner S Eccles Foundation is a private foundation based in an individual recipient City, Utah, that reported 114 grants totaling $2,240,000 in 2025. Its grants supported Utah organizations working in areas including education, health, arts and culture, youth services, and community support.
Marriner S Eccles Foundation at a glance
In short: Marriner S Eccles Foundation gave $2.2M across 114 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Utah. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,240,000
- -4.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 114
- +17.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,649
- -18.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $78,068,995
- +13.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (16 of 110, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Utah (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Marriner S Eccles 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 S 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 Marriner S Eccles Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Utah School of Medicine ($200K). Together the top 10 received $815K.
Organizations only. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($84,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
493 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 443 grants of 493 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Utah.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 114 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Marriner S Eccles Foundation open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 110 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $36K; repeat grants $18K. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 61% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 86% 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 (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2019) to $2.3M (2023). In 2025 it made 114 grants totaling $2.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, UT | Capital Support | $200,000 |
| Utah State University Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land Water & Air Logan, UT | Studying "waterhog" invasive species in the great salt lake watershed | $100,000 |
| Utah Symphony Utah Opera Salt Lake City, UT | General Operating Support & Deer Valley Music Festival | $100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake Murray, UT | Afterschool Program | $80,000 |
| University of Utah School of Medicine Alumni Salt Lake City, UT | Scholarships | $75,000 |
| Alf Engen Ski Museum Park City, UT | Education Program/General Operations/Remodel /Demographics Collector | $55,000 |
| Neighborhood House Salt Lake City, UT | Adult Day Services | $55,000 |
| Ballet West Salt Lake City, UT | Sponsorship | $50,000 |
| Guadalupe Center Educational Programs Inc Salt Lake City, UT | Early Childhood Program Support | $50,000 |
| International Rescue Committee West Valley, UT | Case Management and Legal Support | $50,000 |
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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 | $78,068,995 | $3,970,937 | $3,853,565 | $2,240,000 | 114 | $2,447,910 | $2,467,953 | $2,854,769 |
| 2024 | $68,513,383 | $4,088,831 | $3,924,010 | $2,349,000 | 97 | $2,674,339 | $2,169,774 | $2,587,332 |
| 2023 | $64,151,696 | $2,059,555 | $4,109,188 | $2,349,400 | 98 | $2,668,874 | $1,481,452 | $2,672,175 |
| 2022 | $63,918,966 | $5,151,183 | $2,766,861 | $1,393,000 | 93 | $1,703,304 | $3,544,250 | $2,845,886 |
| 2021 | $53,045,534 | $21,637,480 | $2,442,760 | $1,620,283 | 91 | — | $21,533,849 | $1,866,446 |
| 2020 | $40,275,023 | $3,226,115 | $2,262,055 | $1,312,000 | 100 | — | $2,564,333 | $1,499,892 |
| 2019 | $25,653,287 | $5,660,233 | $2,777,838 | $1,290,008 | 88 | — | $4,421,233 | $1,472,606 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marriner S Eccles Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.9M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for medical-school capital needs and scholarships, afterschool and early-childhood programs, arts organizations, and services such as adult day support and case management.
Some grantees describe their work in their own terms. Guadalupe Center Educational Programs Inc. says its mission is to “transform lives through education,” serving disadvantaged children and adult immigrants and refugees. Ballet West says it “inspires and empowers a broad community locally and globally” through ballet exposure, training, and education. These are the grantees’ missions, not stated missions of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 114 grants totaling $2,240,000. Grants ranged from $3,000 to $200,000, with a median of $10,000. Among the largest were $200,000 to the University of Utah School of Medicine for capital support; $100,000 to Utah State University’s Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water & Air for research on an invasive species in the an individual recipient watershed; and $100,000 to Utah Symphony Utah Opera for general operating support and the an individual recipient
Other notable 2025 grants included $80,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs of an individual recipient for an afterschool program; $55,000 to Neighborhood House for adult day services; and $50,000 each to Guadalupe Center Educational Programs Inc. for early-childhood program support, Ballet West for sponsorship, and the International Rescue Committee for case management and legal support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Spencer F Eccles as chair, trustee, and committee member; Clista H Eccles as trustee and committee member; James M Steele as committee member; and Hannah Eldredge as executive director.
Marriner S Eccles Foundation is led by Hannah Eldredge, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hannah Eldredge
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$61K (2019) → $136K (2025)
Spencer F. Eccles
Chair, Trustee & Committee Member
Chair, Trustee & Committee Member → Chair, Trustee & Committee Me, 2020
Chair, Trustee & Committee Me → Chair, Trustee & Committee Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$12K (2019) → $25K (2025)
Clista H. Eccles
Trustee & Committee Member
On filings since 2024
11 hrs/week
$61K (2024) → $62K (2025)
James M. Steele
Committee Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$12K (2019) → $20K (2025)
Former officers (2)
- Former: C. Hope Eccles (2019–2023) — Trustee & Committee Member
- Former: Elmer D. Tucker (2019–2020) — Committee Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $136K, to Hannah Eldredge (Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Marriner S Eccles Foundation
How much does Marriner S Eccles Foundation give each year?
Marriner S Eccles Foundation gave $2.2M across 114 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 97 grants.
What is Marriner S Eccles Foundation's typical grant size?
Marriner S Eccles Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $19,649, across 114 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Marriner S Eccles Foundation that year got $36K on average.
Where does Marriner S Eccles Foundation give grants?
Marriner S Eccles Foundation gives mostly in Utah: 100% 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 (78 grants), Logan, UT (8 grants), Park City, UT (4 grants) and Moab, UT (3 grants).
Does Marriner S Eccles Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 6% of Marriner S Eccles Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 114) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (21 grants), "Scholarships" (16 grants) and "Sponsorship" (7 grants).
Who are Marriner S Eccles Foundation's largest grantees?
Marriner S Eccles Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include University of Utah School of Medicine ($200,000), Utah State University Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land Water & Air ($100,000) and Utah Symphony Utah Opera ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($84,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 18% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Marriner S Eccles Foundation?
Marriner S Eccles Foundation reported $78.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.9M (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 Marriner S Eccles Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for medical-school capital needs and scholarships, afterschool and early-childhood programs, arts organizations, and services such as adult day support and case management. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Marriner S Eccles 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 Marriner S Eccles Foundation's EIN?
Marriner S Eccles Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7185855. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Marriner S Eccles Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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