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SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$4.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
49
Grants FY2024
47
Organizations funded FY2023
2%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,395,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 55
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$69M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 2% of the organizations SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentArts & CultureCrime & LegalAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving45$2.8M24%
FY202347$3.2M2%
FY202255$3.4M22%
FY202145$3.9M44%
FY202021$2.1M43%
FY201726$2.7Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Crime & Legal$6.8MEducation$4.3MEnvironment$3.4MPhilanthropy$3.0MArts & Culture$2.6MHealth$482kHuman Services$286kInternational$147kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Ballet West$1,776,69067%
Utah Symphony & Opera$302,00060%
we are limitless inc$122,000647%
Moab Music Festival Inc$121,00063%
Neighborhood House Association$106,00060%
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah$94,00050%
Sundance Institute$92,00040%
Visual Art Institute$72,50054%
Utah Land Use Institute$70,000652%
Utah Food Bank$66,50060%
Show all 47 grantees
All grantees of SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Ballet West$1,776,69067%
Utah Symphony & Opera$302,00060%
we are limitless inc$122,000647%
Moab Music Festival Inc$121,00063%
Neighborhood House Association$106,00060%
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah$94,00050%
Sundance Institute$92,00040%
Visual Art Institute$72,50054%
Utah Land Use Institute$70,000652%
Utah Food Bank$66,50060%
The Salt Lake Tribune Inc$60,00030%
Moab Charter School$50,00015%
The Family Connection Center Inc Dba Open Doors Social Services$42,50040%
Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation In$41,50052%
Moab Valley Multicultural Center$40,00042%
Utah Film Center$35,00050%
Junior Achievement of Utah & Idaho$35,00040%
The McGillis School$35,00010%
Glen Canyon Institute$30,00035%
Henrys Fork Foundation Inc$28,50050%
Salt Lake Acting Company$22,50051%
The Other Side Academy$22,50040%
Best Friends Animal Society$20,00040%
Fight the New Drug Inc$20,00031%
Utah Pride Center Inc$17,00030%
Warrior Rizen Foundation$16,00016%
Utah Clean Energy Alliance Inc$16,00020%
The Jared Prescott Charitable Trust$15,000326%
Utah Hispanic Business Leadership Foundation$15,0003n/a
Worldwide Addiction Recovery Ltd$15,0003n/a
Utah Rivers Council Inc$15,00031%
Ij & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center$10,00010%
Wasatch Community Gardens$10,00010%
Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake$10,00010%
David Ross Fetzer Foundation for Emerging Artists$10,0004n/a
Utah Blues Society$10,00041%
Zion Canyon Mesa$10,00016%
Utah Open Lands Conservation Association Inc$10,00040%
Friends of Tracy Aviary$8,00010%
Westminster University$7,00020%
Utah Shakespeare Festival Foundation$7,0001n/a
The Brigid Alliance Inc$7,00030%
Street Soccer USA Inc$7,00010%
Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project$5,00020%
Breathe Utah$2,00012%
City Parks Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Bear Lake Valley Health Care Founda$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($15M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 42 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBallet West: $1,776,690 over 6y, 6.8% of budgetUtah Symphony & Opera: $302,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetwe are limitless inc: $122,000 over 6y, 47% of budgetMoab Music Festival Inc: $121,000 over 6y, 3.1% of budgetNeighborhood House Association: $106,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Association of Utah: $94,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSundance Institute: $92,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetVisual Art Institute: $72,500 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetUtah Land Use Institute: $70,000 over 6y, 52% of budgetUtah Food Bank: $66,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Salt Lake Tribune Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMoab Charter School: $50,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetThe Family Connection Center Inc Dba Open Doors Social Services: $42,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAlf Engen Ski Museum Foundation In: $41,500 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetMoab Valley Multicultural Center: $40,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetUtah Film Center: $35,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement of Utah & Idaho: $35,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe McGillis School: $35,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGlen Canyon Institute: $30,000 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetHenrys Fork Foundation Inc: $28,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSalt Lake Acting Company: $22,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetThe Other Side Academy: $22,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFight the New Drug Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetUtah Pride Center Inc: $17,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWarrior Rizen Foundation: $16,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetUtah Clean Energy Alliance Inc: $16,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Jared Prescott Charitable Trust: $15,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetUtah Rivers Council Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetIj & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWasatch Community Gardens: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLegal Aid Society of Salt Lake: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUtah Blues Society: $10,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetZion Canyon Mesa: $10,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetUtah Open Lands Conservation Association Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of Tracy Aviary: $8,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWestminster University: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brigid Alliance Inc: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetStreet Soccer USA Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWomen's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBreathe Utah: $2,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCity Parks Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 42.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

George S and Dolores Dore Eccles FoundationUT40.1× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · Marriner S Eccles Foundation · Willard L Eccles Charitable Foundation · Janet Q Lawson Foundation · Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation · Palladium Foundation · David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation · Hemingway Foundation · Pacificorp Foundation Aka Pacific Power Foundation Aka Rocky Mountain Power Foundati · Emma Eccles Jones Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation

How much does SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation give?
SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation reported 49 grants totaling $4,254,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 55 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (32%), Education (20%), Environment (16%).
Who are SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Ballet West ($1.8M), Utah Symphony & Opera ($302k), we are limitless inc ($122k).
Does SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 2% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, The Community Foundation of Utah, Sorenson Legacy Foundation.
Where is SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation based?
SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation is based in UT.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 85 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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