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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-2759395

Willard L Eccles Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 80 grants and $1.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,516,071

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $26,560,614

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,264,780

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $18,139,470

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,126,800

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $17,385,031

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,209,000

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $18,716,359

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,203,375

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $19,072,646

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,011,250

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $16,694,645

  • Tax year 2018

    $661,500

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $15,507,079

  • Tax year 2017

    $624,984

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $17,662,216

Grants paid in 2024

80 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. University of Utah College of ScienSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $100,000
  2. University of Utah School of MediciSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $86,667
  3. The Children's CenterSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $80,000
  4. ASCENT CenterSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $66,000
  5. Crossroads Urban CenterSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $60,000
  6. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $60,000
  7. University of Utah Orthopedic CenteSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  8. YCC Family Crisis CenterOgden, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  9. Prospekt MiraSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $35,000
  10. University of Utah Nat Hist MuseumSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $35,000
  11. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $34,300
  12. Intermountain Health FoundationSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $30,000
  13. Wasatch Community GardensSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $30,000
  14. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $27,740
  15. Moran Eye CenterSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $27,500
  16. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  17. Salt Lake TribuneSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  18. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  19. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  20. The Peregrine FundBoise, ID

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  21. Yellowstone ForeverBozeman, MT

    General charitable purposes

    $24,000
  22. Hutchings MuseumLehi, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $21,464
  23. American Red CrossMurray, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  24. Friends of Great Salt LakeSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  25. Greater Yellowstone CoalitionBozeman, MT

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  26. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  27. Salt Lake County Animal ServicesSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  28. Summit Land ConservancyPark City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  29. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  30. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  31. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  32. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  33. Petersen Automotive MuseumLos Angeles, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  34. University of IdahoMoscow, ID

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  35. UVU FoundationOrem, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  36. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $13,900
  37. Craft Lake CitySalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $12,000
  38. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $12,000
  39. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  40. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  41. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  42. Head to HeadSLC, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  43. Henry's Fork FoundationAshton, ID

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  44. Of Salt and SandSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  45. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  46. Rape Recovery CenterSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  47. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  48. Ruff HavenSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  49. Scenic UtahSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  50. Seager Memorial ClinicOgden, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  51. Snow Basin Ski Education FoundationOgden, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  52. The Sammy CenterMillcreek, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  53. Trails UtahSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  54. University of Utah Museum of Fine ASalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  55. Union Station FoundationOgden, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  56. Utah Wetlands FoundationSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  57. Utah Zoological SocietySalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  58. Salt Lake City Police FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $7,500
  59. Make A Wish FoundationMurray, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $7,000
  60. Habitat for HumanitySalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  61. HawkWatch InternationalSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  62. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  63. Humane Society of UtahMurray, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  64. Jane Goodall InstituteWashington, DC

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  65. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  66. Ogden School FoundationOgden, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  67. Project Rainbow UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  68. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  69. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  70. Seven Canyons TrustSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  71. Sun Valley Ski Education FoundationSun Valley, ID

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  72. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  73. Tree UtahSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  74. Wildlife Center of Salt LakeS Salt Lake, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  75. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  76. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  77. Inclusion CenterBountiful, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $2,500
  78. Individual

    General charitable purposes

    $2,000
  79. Orphan Girl TheaterButte, MT

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  80. Community Foundation of UtahSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment9 grants $124,00027% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $110,00024% of the total
  3. Arts and culture5 grants $83,46418% of the total
  4. Animals5 grants $35,0008% of the total
  5. Social science1 grant $35,0008% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $30,0007% of the total
  7. 6 other causes6 grants $38,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah45 grants $991,131
  2. Idaho4 grants $55,000
  3. Montana3 grants $45,000
  4. California1 grant $15,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Stephen E DenkersExecutive Dir. Hours 40Pay $165,000
  • Stephen G DenkersTrustee Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Julie Denkers-BishopTrustee Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Matthew BishopTrustee Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Michael DenkersTrustee Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Kelly Sue DenkersTrustee Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Ashley Nicole BishopTrustee Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Madison DenkersTrustee Hours 1Pay $5,000

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