Private foundation · Salt Lake City, UT

Frederick Q Lawson Foundation

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Typical grant size
$50K – $100K – $166K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
8
Repeat grantees
6
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Frederick Q Lawson
Trustee/Advisor
Charles H Livsey
Trustee/Advisor
Herbert C Livsey
Trustee/Advisor

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
5.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
82
Total grants awarded
$9.6M
Total amount
$117K
Average grant
$500K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$1.1M
7 grants
2023
$900K
7 grants
2022
$1.1M
7 grants
2021
$990K
7 grants
2020
$295K
3 grants
2017
$1.4M
8 grants
2016
$950K
7 grants
2015
$1.0M
9 grants
2014
$993K
13 grants
2013
$915K
14 grants

Top recipients

University of Utah College of Nursing
9 grants · UT
$1.9M
9 grants · UT · ✓ Exact match
$1.4M
Madeline Choir School
5 grants · UT
$1.0M
Utah State University Caine College of the Arts
3 grants · UT
$751K
10 grants · UT · ≈ likely match
$750K
St Mark's Cathedral
3 grants · UT
$725K
8 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$676K
4 grants · UT · ✓ Exact match
$550K
1 grant · OH · ✓ Exact match
$500K
Utah State University - Emma Eccles Jones College of Education
3 grants · UT
$400K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Madeline Choir School
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2024
$350K
Ballet West
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2024
$200K
Utah Symphonyutah Opera
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2024
$100K
Utah State University - Emma Eccles Jones College of Education
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2024
$100K
Americans for Oxford
General Financial Support
NY · TY 2024
$100K
University of Utah College of Nursing
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2024
$100K
Bridgerland Technical College Foundation
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2024
$100K
Ballet West
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2023
$200K
Madeline Choir School
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2023
$200K
Utah Symphonyutah Opera
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2023
$100K
University of Utah College of Nursing
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2023
$100K
Utah State University - Emma Eccles Jones College of Education
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2023
$100K
Bridgerland Technical College Foundation
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2023
$100K
Americans for Oxford
General Financial Support
NY · TY 2023
$100K
Madeline Choir School
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2022
$300K
Utah State University - Emma Eccles Jones College of Education
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2022
$200K
Ballet West
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2022
$200K
Bridgerland Technical College
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2022
$100K
Utah Symphonyutah Opera
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2022
$100K
University of Utah College of Nursing
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2022
$100K
Americans for Oxford
General Financial Support
NY · TY 2022
$100K
Bridgerland Technical College
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2021
$250K
Ballet West
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2021
$200K
National Philantropic Trust
General Financial Support
PA · TY 2021
$140K
University of Utah College of Nursing
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2021
$100K
Utah Symphonyutah Opera
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2021
$100K
Madeline Choir School
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2021
$100K
Americans for Oxford
General Financial Support
NY · TY 2021
$100K
Ballet West
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2020
$195K
Utah Symphonyutah Opera
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2020
$50K
Madeline Choir School
General Financial Support
UT · TY 2020
$50K
American Endowment Foundation
General Financial Support
OH · TY 2017
$500K
University of Utah College of Nursing
General financial support
UT · TY 2017
$375K
Utah State University Caine College of the Arts
General financial support
UT · TY 2017
$200K
Americans for Oxford Inc
General financial support
NY · TY 2017
$100K
Utah State University - Eej College of Education and Human Services
General financial support
UT · TY 2017
$75K
Choir School of the Madeline
General financial support
UT · TY 2017
$50K
Utah Symphony & Opera
General financial support
UT · TY 2017
$50K
Ballet West
General financial Support
UT · TY 2017
$25K
University of Utah College of Nursing
General financial support
UT · TY 2016
$377K
Utah State University Caine College of the Arts
General financial support
UT · TY 2016
$201K
Ballet West
General financial Support
UT · TY 2016
$120K
Americans for Oxford Inc
General financial support
NY · TY 2016
$76K
Utah State University - Eej College of Education and Human Services
General financial support
UT · TY 2016
$76K
Choir School of the Madeline
General financial support
UT · TY 2016
$50K
Utah Symphony & Opera
General financial support
UT · TY 2016
$50K
University of Utah College of Nursing
General financial support
UT · TY 2015
$425K
Utah State University Caine College of the Arts
General financial support
UT · TY 2015
$350K
Utah State University - Eej College of Education and Human Services
General financial support
UT · TY 2015
$75K
St Mark's Cathedral
General financial support
UT · TY 2015
$75K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.