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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “unre”
Where the money went
Largest: $150,000 to UNR Foundation — unr scholarships for women's basketball
Largest: $100,000 to UNR Foundation — m/w athletics
Community Foundation of Northern NevadaReno, NVCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $836,968 · through 2024Largest: $95,000 to UNR Foundation - Morrill Hall Alumni Center — engineering capstone project: unr library; roger bergmann athletic scholarship; dean's future scholars-grizzly creek ranch; silver & blue society
Largest: $25,000 to UNR Foundation — to provide scholarships to students pursuing a degree in special education
Largest: $15,610 to UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA FOUNDATION — unr scholarships
Largest: $1,000 to UNR FOUNDATION — unr foundation
Largest: $75,000 to UNR SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOUNDATION — ucan and research
Nevada Surplus Lines FoundationReno, NVCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $424,860 · through 2024Largest: $260,000 to UNR FOUNDATION — public education
Largest: $10,000 to UNR DEAN OF FUTURE SCHOLARS — scholarship program
Offerdahl Family FoundationIncline Village, NV
1 matching grant · $300,000 · through 2025Largest: $300,000 to UNR FOUNDATION — the university of nevada, reno foundation (founded 1981)facilitates philanthropic support for the university's academic, research, and public service programs.
Largest: $111,500 to UNR FOUNDATION — peek scholarships, college of business - multiyear grant, school of public health - outdoor adventure and leadership program operating support
A R K a Family FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
2 matching grants · $10,800 · through 2023Largest: $9,000 to CHABAD OF UNR — public support of organization mission
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →