Willard L. Eccles Grants

Willard L. Eccles Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Willard L. Eccles Foundation
Last Updated: November 25, 2025

Summary

The Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation focuses on improving the well-being of individuals in Utah and the Intermountain West. Established in the early 1980s, it has contributed over $40 million to non-profits in various sectors including education, healthcare, and environmental preservation. The Foundation particularly favors projects that simultaneously address multiple areas of interest, with a strong emphasis on healthcare initiatives for underserved populations.

Overview

NOTE: If you have never applied before, you must contact the Executive Director in advance of filling out an online application, a master password is required. About Us The Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation – a family foundation managed and directed by the descendants of its namesake – is dedicated to the continuation of his good works and the preservation of his memory. In creating his foundation in the early 1980s, Willard Eccles sought to improve the well-being of his fellow citizens not only in his home state of Utah but also in the surrounding Intermountain Area. Since its establishment, the foundation has contributed more than $40 million to non-profit organizations in Utah, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Colorado. While the foundation’s charter provides flexibility for it to meet wide-ranging societal needs and support a variety of non-profit organizations, its major areas of interest are education, preservation of the environment, social service needs, opportunities to foster the basic sciences, and addressing the challenges of providing healthcare for the underserved. In keeping with the wishes of Willard Eccles, many of the foundation’s current projects focus on the complex issues of healthcare. What We Support The Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to the health and well being of the land and people of Utah and the Intermountain West. This mission is accomplished primarily through its support of non-profit organizations addressing needs and opportunities in the areas of: Basic science, Education, Environment, Social services and healthcare for the Underserved The Foundation seeks projects with the potential to simultaneously impact more than one of its five core interest areas when ever possible. Projects that involve healthcare and healthcare related issues are especially favored

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Only organizations within the United States, classified as 501(c)(3) by the IRS, may apply.While support is directed primarily to organizations within the State of Utah, with a preference to Northern Utah, those based in Idaho may also receive limited support.

Ineligibility

Support is not given to individuals.Organizations whose purposes are of a political nature or who attempt to influence legislation are not supported.Organizations outside the above geographic area are typically not considered as part of the Foundation’s grant-making programs