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Janet Q Lawson Foundation: 54 grants to organizations, $3.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Janet Q Lawson Foundation, a private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT, paid 54 grants to organizations totaling $3,889,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 4, 2025. The largest was $1,381,000 to Utah State University in Logan, UT for general financial support.
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- EIN
- 870481508
- Based in
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Assets
- $69,811,320
- Grants paid
- $3,889,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 4, 2025, IRS object ID 202533089349101028. It reported $3,889,500 in grants paid; 54 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | General Financial Support | $1,381,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | General Financial Support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $840,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Entrada Cultural Center | Torrey, UT | General Financial Support | $280,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intermountain Foundation at Primary Children's Hospital | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $255,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Northern Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Huntsman Mental Health Institute | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Utah Symphony Utah Opera | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Tracy Aviary | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy in Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Utah's Hogle Zoo | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | Youth development | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighborhood House | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks | Moab, UT | General Financial Support | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blaine Avalanche & Rescue K9S Corp | Hailey, ID | General Financial Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black Mesa Trust | Kykotsmovi Village, AZ | General Financial Support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guadalupe School | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The McGillis School | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bountiful Community Food Pantry | Bountiful, UT | General Financial Support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Conservatory of Music | Boston, MA | General Finanical Support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Garden Project | Moab, UT | General Financial Support | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alf Engen Ski Museum | Park City, UT | General Financial Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless (ace) | Long Island, NY | General Financial Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Book Festival | Cambridge, MA | General Financial Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bridgerland Technical College Foundation | Logan, UT | General Financial Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grand Staircase Escalante Partners | Escalante, UT | General Financial Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moab Free Health Clinic | Moab, UT | General Financial Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moab Music Festival | Moab, UT | General Financial Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safe Harbor Crisis Center | Layton, UT | General Financial Support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Madeline Choir School | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | General Financial Support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Davis Education Foundation | Farmington, UT | General Financial Support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ducks Unlimited | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriner's Hospital for Children | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | Atlanta, GA | General Financial Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Union Church Preschool | Honolulu, HI | General Financial Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA | General Financial Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute | Kykotsmovi, AZ | General Financial Support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moab Public Radio | Moab, UT | General Financial Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette | Portland, OR | General Financial Support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ride With Respect | Moab, UT | General Financial Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Children's Center | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jared Prescott Charitable Trust | Centerville, UT | General Financial Support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Utah Food Bank | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vna Care | Marlborough, MA | General Financial Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wasatch Adaptive Sports | Snowbird, UT | General Financial Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wasatch Community Gardens | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Outdoor Leadership School (nols) | Lander, WY | General Financial Support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Nor'wester | Edmunds, WA | General Financial Support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Inn Between | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artes de Mexico En Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | General Financial Support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $841,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $110,000 |
| Environment | $60,000 |
| Education | $50,000 |
| Youth development | $35,000 |
| Human services | $22,500 |
| Crime and legal-related | $15,000 |
| Health care | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Utah | $2,923,000 |
| Indiana | $840,000 |
| Massachusetts | $45,000 |
| Idaho | $25,000 |
| Arizona | $25,000 |
| New York | $10,000 |
| Georgia | $5,000 |
| Hawaii | $5,000 |
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Updated November 4, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.