Funding search · EIN 880244735 · Reno, NV

Nv Energy Charitable Foundation

Name: Nv Energy Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

834
grants reported: $14.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

2 grants matching “launchpad” · $35,000

$20,000
Henderson Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2025
Launchpad and I CAN BE Scholarship
$15,000
Henderson Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2023
Launchpad Business Incubator

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

United Way of So Nevada11 grants · $1.3M
United Way of Southern Nevada7 grants · $842,834
United Way of No Nevada & the Sierra9 grants · $534,989
Unlv Foundation11 grants · $498,000
United Way of Northern Nevada & the Sierra1 grant · $448,442
The Public Education Foundation11 grants · $436,750
University of Nevada Reno Foundation5 grants · $349,500
Tahoe Fund4 grants · $340,000
Three Square3 grants · $275,000
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada10 grants · $270,700

Giving over time

$2.7M

2022

$3.0M

2023

$4.9M

2024

$4.2M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 834 grants.

$500,000
United Way of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
REACH Program Support
$500,000
United Way of So Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Project REACH
$500,000
United Way of So Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Energy Assistance Program Funding
$448,442
United Way of Northern Nevada & the Sierra · Reno, NV · 2025
Employee Giving Matching Gift
$350,000
United Way of No Nevada & the Sierra · Reno, NV · 2024
Special Assistance Fund for Emergencies (SAFE)
$250,000
University of Nevada Reno Foundation · Reno, NV · 2025
Tahoe Environmental Observatory Network (TEON) - Protecting the Jewel of the Sierra
$250,000
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe · Fallon, NV · 2024
Stepping Stones Emergency Youth Shelter
$250,000
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Legal Aid Center Advocacy & Justice Complex Capital Campaign
$250,000
Nevada State College Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2024
Building a Stronger Workforce in Southern Nevada
$250,000
Tahoe Fund · Tahoe City, CA · 2024
Smartest Forest Fund Partnership
$250,000
Unlv Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
(cash payment in 2022 for prior year payable)
$243,484
United Way of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Employee Giving Matching Gift
$125,000
Three Square · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Three Square Emergency Response
$100,000
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada · Reno, NV · 2025
America 250 Nevada
$100,000
Food Bank of Northern Nevada · Sparks, NV · 2025
FBNN Emergency Response
$100,000
Rebuilding Together So Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Merlayne Affordable Rental Project
$100,000
The Public Education Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Public Education Foundation's Scholarship Plus
$100,000
Help of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Shannon West Homeless Youth Center
$100,000
Nevada Clean Energy Fund · Reno, NV · 2024
Unlocking Tribal Clean Energy Opportunities in Nevada
$100,000
The Public Education Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Evening of Excellence Starlight Awards
$100,000
Unlv Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Bonnie & Richard Bryan Endowment in Public History
$100,000
Lvmpd Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Community Oriented Policing (COP) Program
$86,174
The Just One Project · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Food for All Program
$75,774
United Way of So Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Employee Giving Match
$75,000
Friends of the Marzen House · Lovelock, NV · 2025
Marzenville: Museum Heritage Electricity Project
$75,000
Serving Our Kids Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2025
Feeding Their Dreams
$75,000
The Nature Conservancy · Reno, NV · 2025
Atwood Preserve Science Support
$75,000
Three Square · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
2025 Bag Childhood Hunger Campaign
$75,000
Walker River Paiute Tribe · Schurz, NV · 2025
Little League Ballfield
$75,000
Sky Tavern Junior Ski Program · Reno, NV · 2024
Dollars for Doers
$75,000
Three Square · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Bag Childhood Hunger Campaign
$75,000
University of Nevada Reno Foundation · Reno, NV · 2024
Global Water Center Early Career Women in Science Initiative
$75,000
Three Square Food Bank · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
2023 Bag Childhood Hunger Campaign
$75,000
Three Square Food Bank · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
2022 Bag Childhood Hunger Campaign
$70,000
Communities in Schools of Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Future Ready: Skills and Opportunities for K-12 Youth
$70,000
Help of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Shannon West Homeless Youth Center
$70,000
Communities in Schools of Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Wraparound Support for Underserved K-12 Students
$60,000
The Nevada Independent · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Indy Talks and IndyFest
$60,000
United Way of No Nevada & the Sierra · Reno, NV · 2023
Annual Corporate Contribution
$60,000
United Way of So Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Annual Corporate Contribution
$60,000
Communities in Schools of Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Integrated Student Support
$60,000
Csn Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
(cash payment in 2022 for prior year payable)
$54,000
United Way of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Annual Corporate Contribution
$50,000
Latin Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Otto Merida DocuFilm
$50,000
Lgbtqia Community Center of S Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Caf Connect to Permanency
$50,000
Public Education Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
Powerful Partner Scholarship
$50,000
Tahoe Fund · Incline Village, NV · 2025
Fire Smart Pilot Home Hardening Fund
$50,000
Unlv Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
UNLV Foundation Annual Dinner
$50,000
Western Folklife Center · Elko, NV · 2025
40th and 41st National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
$50,000
Western Nevada College Foundation · Carson City, NV · 2025
Commercial Driver's License Program
$50,000
Food Bank of Northern Nevada · Sparks, NV · 2024
Core Food Distribution Program & MLK Day of Service
$50,000
Nevada Outdoor School · Winnemucca, NV · 2024
Outdoor Educational Program Support
$50,000
Public Education Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Cheyenne High School Senior Night Trip
$50,000
Serving Our Kids Foundation · Henderson, NV · 2024
Feeding Their Dreams
$50,000
Tech Impact · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Workforce Training & Employment Assistance Programs
$50,000
The Igloo · Elko, NV · 2024
The Igloo Rink & Rec Center Project
$50,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation P'Ship · Washington, DC · 2024
Conserving Wildlife Corridors and Connectivity in Nevada
$50,000
Western Nevada College Foundation · Carson City, NV · 2024
The Hub: Community, Career and Employer Service Center
$50,000
Communities in Schools of Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Integrated Student Support
$50,000
Dri Foundation · Reno, NV · 2023
Cloud Seeding
$50,000
Dri Foundation · Reno, NV · 2023
AWE+ A DRI Global Initiative
$50,000
Food Bank of Northern Nevada · Sparks, NV · 2023
Core Food Distribution Program & MLK Day of Service
$50,000
Humboldt Watershed Cwma · Spring Creek, NV · 2023
Elko Community Ponds
$50,000
Lvmpd Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
(cash payment in 2023 for prior year payable)
$50,000
Public Education Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Powerful Partnership Scholarships
$50,000
The Public Education Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Teacher Pathway, PEF Teaacher Superstore, Book Bus and Southern Nevada Family Engagement Center
$50,000
Friends of Nevada Wilderness · Sparks, NV · 2022
Southern & Northern Nevada Stewardship Programs
$50,000
Help of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
1640 Building Fire Fund
$50,000
Lvmpd Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
(cash payment in 2022 for prior year payable)
$50,000
The Nevada Independent · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
IndyTalks Coverage Expansion
$50,000
The Public Education Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Teacher Pathway Program
$49,500
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
NPHY Drop-In Center for Homeless Youth
$48,000
The Public Education Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Powerful Partnership Scholarship Program
$45,000
The National Judicial College · Reno, NV · 2023
Reading & Robes Program
$44,883
United Way of So Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Employee Giving Match
$42,582
United Way of So Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Employee Giving Match
$40,000
Olympia Companies Sh Charitable Fdn · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Governor's Black Tie
$40,000
Food Bank of Northern Nevada · Sparks, NV · 2022
FY23 Core Food Distribution Program & MLK Day of Service
$40,000
Walker River Paiute Tribe · Schurz, NV · 2022
Community Park
$36,437
United Way of No Nevada & the Sierra · Reno, NV · 2024
Employee Giving Match
$35,000
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful · Reno, NV · 2025
Raise the River & Christmas Tree Recycling
$35,000
Tahoe Fund · Tahoe City, CA · 2023
Tahoe Meadows Access Ramp
$35,000
The Nevada Independent · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
IndyTalks Coverage Expansion
$34,000
Cristo Rey St Viator Las Vegas Work Study · North Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Program Support - Food Bags
$34,000
Cristo Rey St Viator Las Vegas Work Study · North Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Corporate Work Study Program
$32,500
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful · Reno, NV · 2024
Christmas Tree Recycling Program & Raise the River Sponsorship
$30,000
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada · Reno, NV · 2025
Powerful Partner Scholarship
$30,000
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada · Reno, NV · 2024
Powerful Partnership Scholarships
$30,000
Domestic Violence Resource Center · Reno, NV · 2024
Dollars for Doers
$30,000
Sparks Fire Department · Sparks, NV · 2024
W Reg Firefighter Challenge/Pancake Breakfast/Holiday w/a Hero
$30,000
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada · Reno, NV · 2023
Powerful Partnership Scholarships
$30,000
Domestic Violence Resource Center · Reno, NV · 2023
Capacity Building Support
$30,000
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful · Reno, NV · 2023
KTMB Annual Projects: Raise the River and Christmas Tree Recycling Program
$30,000
Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada · Reno, NV · 2022
Free Immigration Legal Consultation Days
$30,000
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada · Reno, NV · 2022
Dollars for Doers
$27,125
United Way of No Nevada & the Sierra · Reno, NV · 2024
Employee Giving Match
$27,000
Domestic Violence Resource Center · Reno, NV · 2022
General Operating Support; Purple Gala Support
$26,000
Green Vibe World · Reno, NV · 2025
GreenVibe Defensible Space Pilot
$25,000
Air Force Association · Nellis Afb, NV · 2025
2025 Aviation Nation Women in Aviation
$25,000
Center for Nonprofit Business · Reno, NV · 2025
Powering Nevada's Nonprofits: A Rural Capacity Building Initiative

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