Grants for Nevada nonprofits address a wide range of focus areas, from health grants to the arts. Learn more about grants for Nevada with our search tool available on Grant Finder. Become a member.
Giving Trends in Nevada
Nevada was home to 1,668 foundations that collectively gave more than $396.2 million in grants in 2019, according to Philanthropy Southwest and Candid. This is about twice as many foundations than are based in nearby Arizona, but their combined giving was around two-thirds as much as Arizona grantmakers gave that year. Foundations based outside of Nevada gave a total of $53.8 million in grants for Nevada organizations in 2019, Candid reports.
Nevada foundations for nonprofits appear to prioritize education, health, and human services, according to joint reporting by the regional association of grantmakers Philanthropy Southwest and Candid. Children and youth, and economically vulnerable, are the leading populations that Nevada grants aim to address.
The top funders of Nevada grants are a mix of private, family, community, and corporate foundations. Leading Nevada grantmakers include the Skip Viragh Foundation, Troesh Family Foundation, MGM Resorts Foundation, Community Foundation of Western Nevada, Nevada Community Foundation, James E. and Beverly Rogers Educational Foundation, Dave and Cheryl Duffield Foundation, United Way of Southern Nevada, and Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation.
Foundations in Nevada
CAROL FRANC BUCK FOUNDATION
The Carol Franc Buck Foundation supports music, visual and performing arts, and education in the arts in Nevada and elsewhere in the western U.S.
HELEN CLOSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Helen Close Charitable Foundation supports emergency services, animal welfare, outdoor recreation, human services, and education in Nevada and the adjacent counties of California.
E.L. CORD FOUNDATION
The E.L. Cord Foundation supports secondary education, higher education, social services, youth and culture in Nevada.
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NEVADA
The Community Foundation of Western Nevada awards grants in Nevada in the following areas: advocacy, animal welfare, arts and culture, children, conservation and energy, education, food and shelter, health and wellness, and intervention and protection.
DERMODY PROPERTIES FOUNDATION
The Dermody Properties Foundation supports the arts, education, family, children, and the elderly in Nevada and other places where the company does business.
GREENSPUN FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Greenspun Family Foundation invests in children and youth, higher education, the physically and mentally challenged, religion and homelessness causes in Nevada.
ROBERT Z. HAWKINS FOUNDATION
The Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation supports human services, basic needs, arts and culture, health, animals, recreation, seniors, youth in Nevada.
HENDERSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Henderson Community Foundation supports children and youth, seniors, human services, hunger, education, homelessness, violence prevention, and other community needs in Southern Nevada.
LIED FOUNDATION TRUST
The Lied Foundation Trust supports human services, basic needs, arts and culture, animals, workforce development in Las Vegas, Nevada.
TONY AND RENEE MARLON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, health, human services, arts, and culture.
MARNELL FOUNDATION
The Marnell Foundation supports health, children, education, and veterans in Nevada and elsewhere in the U.S.
MGM RESORTS FOUNDATION
The MGM Resorts Foundation supports affordable housing, economic opportunity/workforce development, K-12 education, family services, food security, health and wellness, homelessness efforts, services for seniors, and services for veterans and military families in Southern Nevada and other U.S. communities.
NEVADA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Nevada Community Foundation supports education, quality of life, human services, women and girls, and other issues in Southern Nevada.
NEVADA WOMEN’S FUND
The Nevada Women’s Fund supports efforts that benefit local women and children in Northern Nevada.
NV ENERGY FOUNDATION
The NV Energy Foundation supports arts and culture, education, STEM programs, environment, community enhancement, safety and wellness in Nevada.
PARASOL TAHOE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation supports the Lake Tahoe region of Nevada in the areas of arts, culture, heritage, basic needs, community, education and youth development, environment, recreation, animal welfare, and health and well-being.
NELL J. REDFIELD FOUNDATION
The Nell J. Redfield Foundation supports health, medical research, care of handicapped, children, and the aged, education, and religion in Northern Nevada.
