Funding search · EIN 860852488 · Reno, NV

The Shirley Family Charitable Foundation

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

69
grants reported
$903,469
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • The Shirley Family Foundation1 grant · $636,019
  • Cabrillo College Foundation1 grant · $100,000
  • Darby Rodeo Association4 grants · $23,550
  • Doctors Without Borders2 grants · $17,500
  • The Pepper Foundation3 grants · $15,000
  • Omega Nu Sigma Alpha Chapter2 grants · $11,000
  • Capella University1 grant · $10,000
  • The Child Foundation1 grant · $10,000
  • Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary2 grants · $10,000
  • Omega Nu1 grant · $7,500

Giving over time

$49,000
2022
$131,500
2023
$50,800
2024
$672,169
2025

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

  • $636,019

    The Shirley Family Foundation · Reno, NV · 2025

    Programs

  • $100,000

    Cabrillo College Foundation · Apos, CA · 2023

    Programs

  • $10,000

    Capella University · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Programs

  • $10,000

    The Child Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024

    Programs

  • $10,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Programs

  • $7,500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025

    Programs

  • $7,500

    Omega Nu · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025

    Programs

  • $7,500

    Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary · Imlay, NV · 2022

    Programs

  • $6,400

    Darby Rodeo Association · Darby, MT · 2022

    Programs

  • $6,150

    Darby Rodeo Association · Darby, MT · 2025

    Programs

  • $6,000

    Omega Nu Sigma Alpha Chapter · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    Programs

  • $5,500

    Darby Rodeo Association · Darby, MT · 2024

    Programs

  • $5,500

    Darby Rodeo Association · Darby, MT · 2023

    Programs

  • $5,000

    Omega Nu Sigma Alpha Chapter · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Programs

  • $5,000

    The Pepper Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Programs

  • $5,000

    The Pepper Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Programs

  • $5,000

    Sigma Alpha of Omega Nu · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    Programs

  • $5,000

    The Pepper Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Programs

  • $2,500

    Bitterrot Land Trust · Hamilton, MT · 2025

    Programs

  • $2,500

    McCallum Theatre · Palm Desert, CA · 2025

    Programs

  • $2,500

    Bitterrot Land Trust · Hamilton, MT · 2024

    Programs

  • $2,500

    Desert Scholarship Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2024

    Programs

  • $2,500

    McCallum Theatre · Palm Desert, CA · 2024

    Programs

  • $2,500

    Desert Scholarship Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2023

    Programs

  • $2,500

    McCallum Theater · Palm Desert, CA · 2023

    Programs

  • $2,500

    Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary · Imlay, NV · 2023

    Programs

  • $2,500

    Bitterroot Land Trust · Hamilton, MT · 2022

    Programs

  • $2,500

    McCallum Theater · Palm Desert, CA · 2022

    Programs

  • $2,000

    Food Bank of Northern Nv · Sparks, NV · 2025

    Programs

  • $2,000

    Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Programs

  • $2,000

    Foodbank of Northern Nevada · Sparks, NV · 2022

    Programs

  • $1,500

    Boy'S and Girl'S Club of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    Programs

  • $1,300

    Darby Community Partners · Darby, MT · 2024

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Alzheimer'S Research Fund · Clarksburg, MD · 2025

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Boys and Girls Club Truckee Meadows · Reno, NV · 2025

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Brightfocus Foundation · Clarksburg, MD · 2025

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Dog Town Canine Rescue · Fallon, NV · 2025

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Nevada Humane Society · Reno, NV · 2025

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Spca of Northern Nevada · Reno, NV · 2025

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Valley Christmas Project · Ben Lomond, CA · 2025

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Boys and Girls Club Truckee Meadows · Reno, NV · 2024

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Darby Rodeo Assn · Darby, MT · 2024

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Boy'S and Girl'S Club of Truckee Meadows · Reno, NV · 2023

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Foodbank of Northern Nevada · Sparks, NV · 2023

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Make a Wish Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Tony Molina Memorial Fund · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Bitterroot Health Foundation · Hamilton, MT · 2022

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Boy'S and Girl'S Club of Northern Nevada · Reno, NV · 2022

    Programs

  • $1,000

    George W Bush Presidential Center · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Linda Massa Youth Homes · Hamilton, MT · 2022

    Programs

  • $1,000

    Valley Christmas Project · Ben Lomond, CA · 2022

    Programs

  • $750

    Boys and Girls Club of Sc · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Programs

  • $500

    Make-a-Wish Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025

    Programs

  • $500

    Special Olympics · Las Vegas, NV · 2025

    Programs

  • $500

    Darby Volunteer Fire Dept · Darby, MT · 2024

    Programs

  • $500

    Special Olympics · Las Vegas, NV · 2024

    Prorgams

  • $500

    Valley Christmas Project · Ben Lomond, CA · 2024

    Prorgams

  • $500

    Boy'S and Girl'S Club of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    Programs

  • $500

    Childhaven · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Programs

  • $500

    Global Giving · Washington, DC · 2023

    Programs

  • $500

    Salvation Army · Reno, NV · 2023

    Programs

  • $500

    Spca of Northen Nevada · Reno, NV · 2023

    Programs

  • $500

    Sun Cities 4 Paws Rescue · Youngtown, AZ · 2023

    Programs

  • $500

    Valley Christmas Project · Ben Lomond, CA · 2023

    Programs

  • $500

    Corvallis Baseball Association · Darby, MT · 2022

    Programs

  • $500

    Darby Volunteer Fire Department · Darby, MT · 2022

    Programs

  • $500

    Nevada Humane Society · Reno, NV · 2022

    Programs

  • $250

    Friends of Darby Library · Darby, MT · 2024

    Prorgams

  • $100

    Friends of Darby Library · Darby, MT · 2022

    Programs

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.