JAX Foundation concentrates its fairly small but significant giving locally in Salt Lake County, supporting capital and long-term investment projects for locally rooted institutions. Recent grants show a preference for Catholic secondary education facility expansion and higher-education medical scholarship endowments, indicating interest in faith-based schooling and medical training in Utah.
Concentrated, high-dollar support through a small number of grants—large, one-off awards aimed at capital projects and endowed scholarships rather than many small or recurring operating grants.
Jax Foundation’s clearest pattern is its use of small, repeated gifts to build long-term support for Utah institutions. The largest recent grant, $40,000 to Judge Memorial Catholic High School, went to a capital campaign for a new campus, which points to an interest in one-time investment projects rather than only operating support. Alongside that, the foundation has put money into scholarship endowments at the University of Utah, including the Department of Orthopaedic work and the College of Nursing, showing a steady emphasis on education-linked assets that can outlast a single grant year. The foundation’s recent activity also reaches into legal education and local civic or advocacy organizations through general-use gifts, but the recurring theme is institutional strengthening in Salt Lake County and nearby Utah communities. Southern Utah University appears more than once for scholarship endowment support, which suggests an ongoing interest in financial aid capacity at public universities as well as private Catholic secondary education. Across the recent grants list, Jax Foundation funds a narrow set of Utah-based recipients and favors purposes that add to endowments, scholarships, or capital projects.
In higher education, Jax Foundation repeatedly supports scholarship endowments. It gave $25,000 to University of Utah Dept Orthopaedic to create a scholarship endowment, and later made additional $5,000 gifts to the same department in 2024 and 2025 to add to that endowment. The foundation also backs scholarship funding at other campuses. Southern Utah University received $5,000 in 2023 and another $5,000 in 2024 to add to a scholarship endowment, while the University of Utah College of Law and College of Nursing each received $5,000 grants to add to scholarship endowments. Capital investment is another clear theme. Jax Foundation’s $40,000 grant to Judge Memorial Catholic High School supported a capital campaign for a new campus. That mix of scholarship-building and campus development defines much of its recent giving.
Jax Foundation’s typical grant size is tightly grouped: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $5,000. The recent grant list also shows one larger capital gift of $40,000 and a $25,000 scholarship-endowment grant, but most awards sit at the $5,000 level. The pattern is mostly recurring rather than one-off. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedic, Southern Utah University, the University of Utah College of Law, the University of Utah College of Nursing, Planned Parenthood Action Council, and Aclu of Utah Foundation. The foundation funds individuals as well as institutions, and it does not make program-related investments.
$125K
$481K
-$19K
$58K
Most grants fall between $5K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in UT.
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Notable grantees: Judge Memorial Catholic High School, University of Utah Department of Orthopaedic
Giving is concentrated entirely in Utah: 100% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state, and Utah is also the top state by grant count. Most recipients are in Salt Lake City, with additional grants in Cedar City. The recent grants list points to a strong Salt Lake County pattern, with multiple awards to University of Utah units and local organizations in Salt Lake City. Cedar City appears through Southern Utah University, showing that the foundation’s Utah footprint is statewide but still local in scope.
Recent grants show a strong emphasis on scholarship endowments, capital campaign support, and general-use gifts to Utah institutions. Examples include endowment support for university departments and colleges, plus a major capital campaign grant for a new Catholic high school campus.
Its grant-size distribution is very compact: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $5,000. Recent activity also includes a $25,000 award and a $40,000 award, but the usual grant level is $5,000.
The foundation gives locally in Utah. All of the listed recent grants went to recipients in the state, with many in Salt Lake City and others in Cedar City. Utah is both the top state by grant count and the state receiving 100% of the grants in the dataset.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including University of Utah Dept Orthopaedic, Southern Utah University, University of Utah College of Law, University of Utah College of Nursing, Planned Parenthood Action Council, and Aclu of Utah Foundation. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards.
The recent list includes a Catholic secondary school, university departments and colleges, and local advocacy organizations. Named recipients include Judge Memorial Catholic High School, University of Utah Dept Orthopaedic, Southern Utah University, University of Utah College of Law, University of Utah College of Nursing, Planned Parenthood Action Council, and Aclu of Utah Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDGE MEMORIAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $40,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW CAMPUS |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEPT ORTHOPAEDIC | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2025 | ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF NURSI | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 2025 | ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT |
| ACLU OF UTAH FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEPT ORTHOPAEDIC | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF LAW | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | ADD TO ENDOWMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEPT ORTHOPAEDIC | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF NURSI | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT |
| SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY | CEDAR CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION COUNCIL | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEPT ORTHOPAEDIC | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $25,000 | 2023 | CREATE SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT |
| SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY | CEDAR CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2023 | ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF LAW | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2023 | ADD TO ENDOWMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ACLU OF UTAH FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL USE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION COUNCIL | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL USE |
JUDGE MEMORIAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$40,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW CAMPUS
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEPT ORTHOPAEDIC
$5,000ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF NURSI
$5,000ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
ACLU OF UTAH FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL USE
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEPT ORTHOPAEDIC
$5,000ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF LAW
$5,000ADD TO ENDOWMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEPT ORTHOPAEDIC
$5,000ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF NURSI
$5,000ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY
$5,000ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION COUNCIL
$5,000GENERAL USE
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEPT ORTHOPAEDIC
$25,000CREATE SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY
$5,000ADD TO SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF LAW
$5,000ADD TO ENDOWMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
ACLU OF UTAH FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL USE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION COUNCIL
$2,500GENERAL USE