38 private foundations reported education grants in Nevada on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 38 private foundations reported 64 grants for education totaling $4,760,566 to 53 organizations in Nevada. The most-funded Nevada communities were Las Vegas, Reno, Henderson. The Bretzlaff Foundation Inc reported the most education giving — $1,230,000 across 4 grants. The median grant was $15,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Bretzlaff Foundation Inc | 4 | $1,230,000 |
| Newe Numa Scholarship Foundation | 1 | $821,000 |
| Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable Foundat | 10 | $763,050 |
| Wayne L Prim Foundation | 6 | $387,000 |
| Dorothy Lemelson Foundation | 3 | $228,616 |
| Douglas S Witcher Family Foundation | 1 | $200,000 |
| A Gary Anderson Family Foundation | 1 | $160,000 |
| The Price Foundation | 1 | $150,000 |
| Xiong Foundation | 1 | $125,000 |
| The Jensen Project Inc | 1 | $100,000 |
| Siriwan Singhasiri and Kenneth LIN Foundation | 1 | $100,000 |
| Binion Family Foundation | 3 | $95,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada Reno Foundation | 2 | $1,015,000 |
| University of Nevada LAS Vegas Foundation | 2 | $456,053 |
| BPS Foundation | 4 | $385,000 |
| The Living Desert | 1 | $313,500 |
| Western Folklife Center | 1 | $200,000 |
| Washoe County School District | 1 | $186,616 |
| POWER2PARENT | 1 | $160,000 |
| Dunghuang Foundation | 1 | $125,000 |
| Awaken | 1 | $100,000 |
| Elon University | 1 | $100,000 |
| First NV | 1 | $100,000 |
| Project 150 | 2 | $90,000 |
| Clark County School District | 2 | $75,000 |
| Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow | 1 | $74,966 |
| First Round Academy | 1 | $45,000 |
38 private foundations reported education grants in Nevada on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $4,760,566. The largest by reported dollars were The Bretzlaff Foundation Inc, Newe Numa Scholarship Foundation, Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable Foundat. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
53 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Nevada, led by University of Nevada Reno Foundation, University of Nevada LAS Vegas Foundation, BPS Foundation. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported education grant in Nevada was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $1,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
