George S Eccles and Delores Dore Eccles Foundation
Historical FunderSalt Lake City, Utah · EIN 87-6118245 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$27M
Organizations funded400
Typical grant$17,500
Total assets$745.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $40,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | KIRSTEN DARRINGTON |
|---|---|
| Address | 79 S MAIN ST STE 1400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111 |
| Phone | 8012465350 |
| Form and materials | INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.GSECCLESFOUNDATION.ORG/HOW-TO-APPLY/APPLICATION-PROCESS |
| Deadlines | FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO QUARTERLY MEETINGS - WITH THE TIMING OF THE MEETINGS BEING 'VARIABLE' |
| Restrictions | GRANTS ARE PRIMARILY LIMITED TO UTAH ORGANIZATIONS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
5% of grants went outside Utah.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah Health Sciences School of Medicine | Salt Lake City, UT | For the george S. and dolores dor eccles endowment for medical school excellence at the university of utah, which will operate and… | $5,575,000 |
| University of Utah David Eccles School of Business | Salt Lake City, UT | To establish the marriner S. eccles institute for economics and quantitative analysis | $1,218,750 |
| Southern Utah University | Cedar City, UT | To fund the construction of the new music center on the southern utah university campus | $1,000,000 |
| Utah Zoological Societyutah's Hogle Zoo | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the reconstructed train experience to be routed through the new "wild utah" exhibit area, including an updated all-electric… | $1,000,000 |
| Volunteers of America Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $500,000 for a one-time grant to help complete the final phase of the recovery on redwood capital campaign; $100,000 for general operating… | $660,000 |
| Max Mcgraw Wildlife Foundation | Dundee, IL | To support the production of "secrets of great salt lake" film in the new imax theater at antelope island state park & educational… | $500,000 |
| Nature Conservancy in Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | To provide a lead gift for "the utah futures campaign," tnc utah's comprehensive, $38 million public/private campaign to address utah's… | $500,000 |
| University of Utah Athletics Department | Salt Lake City, UT | To assist in funding the new, state-of-the-art expansion of end-zone seating, suites and team facilities at rice-eccles stadium, to be… | $500,000 |
| University of Utah Health Sciences School of Medicine | Salt Lake City, UT | For the george S. and dolores dor eccles endowment for medical school excellence at the university of utah, which will operate and… | $500,000 |
| Utah Symphony Utah Opera | Salt Lake City, UT | Designated for the us|uo 2023-24 season sponsorship, including the symphony and opera seasons and the 2024 deer valley music festival | $500,000 |
| Utah's Promise | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the "100% promise" program to further positive, transformative change for low-income youth and families in the granite school… | $500,000 |
| Utah Symphony Utah Opera | Salt Lake City, UT | 1:1 matching challenge grant to support fundraising for the 2024-25 season | $488,490 |
| Ogden Pioneer Days Foundation | Ogden, UT | To provide the major naming grant for phase II upgrades/renovations of the ogden rodeo stadium including new south grandstands and major… | $400,000 |
| Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | For the 2024-2025 ballet west lead season sponsorship of main stage productions and orchestra | $350,000 |
| The Road Home | Salt Lake City, UT | To support its resource center and crisis response programs in 2024-2025, providing refuge, relief, and resources for those facing… | $350,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake | Murray, UT | To support youth development programs at the seven club locations | $300,000 |
| Thanksgiving Point Institute Inc | Lehi, UT | In support of the pony riding carousels located in farm country | $300,000 |
| University of Utah Honors College | Salt Lake City, UT | To renew the foundation's support for the george S. and dolores dor eccles distinguished scholars program | $300,000 |
| YMCA of Northern Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the following: $50,000 for general support for youth after-school programs, preschool programs, and overnight camps and $250,000… | $300,000 |
| Envision Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | For general project support | $250,000 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | To purchase and install robert indiana's iconic love sculpture on campus near umfa | $250,000 |
| University of Utah Athletics Department | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the construction of a new baseball stadium located on guardsman way through a grant for the home locker room | $250,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Utah Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | Outright grant to support ja's K-12 in-class whole school program in 2022-2023, teaching economics, work-readiness, entrepreneurship, and… | $200,000 |
| Salt Lake Community College | Salt Lake City, UT | To expand the pace program ("partnerships for accessing college education") to granger high school in west valley city, where the school's… | $200,000 |
| Westminster University | Salt Lake City, UT | For continued support of the george S. and dolores dore eccles scholarships | $200,000 |
| American Indian Services | Lehi, UT | To support the following: $145,000 for scholarships for native american students to attend a utah college or university of their choice and… | $170,000 |
| Utah Food Bank | Salt Lake City, UT | To support its general fund as follows: $135,000 for general operating support and $35,000 for holiday food & fund drive | $170,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County | Provo, UT | To support the rebuilding of the provo clubhouse that will serve utah county children and youth ages 3-18 and their families | $150,000 |
| Cooperative Development Fund of Cds | Eagan, MN | To support the first phase of the capital campaign, to assist with costs related to opening the wasatch cooperative market, salt lake… | $150,000 |
| St George Musical Theater | St George, UT | To support the building of a new performing arts theater-in-the-round in st. george, utah, scheduled to open in january 2026 | $150,000 |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | To support the addition of an art research and education center to the nora eccles harrison museum of art on the usu campus | $150,000 |
| Utah Youth Village | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the following: $130,000 for families first and $10,000 for the joyce graham beautification fund | $140,000 |
| Youthlinc | Salt Lake City, UT | For the following: $32,000 to fund the 2025 young humanitarian awards and $100,000 to support youthlinc's capital campaign | $132,000 |
| Catholic Community Services of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | In support of migration and refugee services, homeless services, northern utah services, and st. martha's baby project | $125,000 |
| Listeners Community Radio of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the expansion of a new arts and entertainment facility in rose park/guadalupe, to name the new broadcast studio in perpetuity:… | $125,000 |
| Utah Shakespeare Festivalsouthern Utah University | Cedar City, UT | For the 2025 season sponsorship of the festival's summer and fall productions | $125,000 |
| Allen and Alice Stokes Nature Center | Logan, UT | To assist in funding the cache valley outdoor classroom and nature park on 10 acres in nibley, utah, for area residents, partner… | $100,000 |
| American Red Cross in Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the american red cross humanitarian services in utah | $100,000 |
| Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business | Provo, UT | To provide continued support for the george S. and dolores dore eccles international scholars program | $100,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Memphis, TN | To support wetland conservation in the great salt lake ecosystem, to help complete 2024-2025 projects and to leverage other federal and… | $100,000 |
| Family Promise of Ogden | Ogden, UT | To assist in purchasing a building in ogden, utah to provide overnight shelter and day services for families with young children… | $100,000 |
| Guadalupe Center | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the guadalupe school's early learning center programs in the 2023-24 academic year, including in-home, toddler beginnings and… | $100,000 |
| Huntsville Town | Huntsville, UT | To construct the new huntsville centennial town hall and community center, including recreational space, meeting space, offices, history… | $100,000 |
| Saffron Kitchen Inc | South Jordan, UT | To provide support for the refugee culinary training program including products for curriculum, uniforms, equipment, and general kitchen… | $100,000 |
| Salt Lake Chamber Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | To support utah rising: a free enterprise vision for utah's economy, a statewide business-led effort to address critical issues with… | $100,000 |
| Salt Lake Community College | Salt Lake City, UT | To help create the new dr. deneece huftalin endowment fund to support pres. huftalin's priority interests in perpetuity: the pace… | $100,000 |
| The Other Side Academy | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the solar project, part of the other side village, phase 1, to be installed in spring 2025 | $100,000 |
| This Is the Place Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | To support programming and operations in 2024 at this is the place heritage park | $100,000 |
| University of Utah College of Nursing | Salt Lake City, UT | For continued support of the george S. and dolores dor eccles nursing graduate fellowship program | $100,000 |
| Utah Food Bank | Salt Lake City, UT | To support a 1:1 matching grant for the 2023 end of year food drive | $100,000 |
| Youth Entrepreneurs Inc | Wichita, KS | To assist in funding the establishment and expansion in utah | $100,000 |
| Neighborhood House Association | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the following in 2024: $25,000 for the childrens day center and adult day services; $50,000 for the "premiere partner"… | $99,874 |
| Southern Utah University | Cedar City, UT | To support the following: $48,000 for continued support of the george S. & dolores dor eccles scholarships & $50,000 for continued support… | $98,000 |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | For essential staffing and operating costs for its life-saving programs | $90,000 |
| Youth Impact | Ogden, UT | To support the following: $40,000 for general support for youth development programs and $50,000 as a one-time grant to complete the youth… | $90,000 |
| Ogden Pioneer Days Foundation | Ogden, UT | To assist with overage costs for the grand entrance sign, additional historical markers, landscaping, and new sidewalk upgrades to the… | $81,071 |
| Alliance House Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the 1805 supportive deeply affordable housing project including help with demolition of an outdated structure and the… | $75,000 |
| Friends of the Children - Utah | Kearns, UT | For continued support of the program creating pathways out of poverty through a professional mentorship model for children and families who… | $75,000 |
| The Ron Mcbride Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the following: $50,000 for existing and new afterschool programs and $25,000 for sponsorship of the 1st annual ron mcbride… | $75,000 |
| The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square | Salt Lake City, UT | To assist you in addressing the greatest needs and opportunities of the choir in the coming year | $75,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 400 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah Health Sciences | Salt Lake City, UT | Spencer fox eccles school of medicine to be funded from 2026-2035 | $30,000,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26,994,251 | 401 |
| 2023 | $27,412,943 | 424 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533219349103428
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 87-6118245
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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