Edna B and Bruno Benna Foundation
Private foundation · Reno, NV · EIN 88-0367131 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Edna B & Bruno Benna Foundation
72grants reported
$3,750median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$597Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 72 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $107K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
3025 Mill St
Reno, NV 89502-2136
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Unr Foundation | Reno, NV | $62,560 |
| Unr Foundation | Reno, NV | $62,210 |
| Unr Library | Reno, NV | $62,210 |
| Nevada Museum of Art | Reno, NV | $50,000 |
| Little Flower Church | Reno, NV | $50,000 |
| Nevada Museum of Art | Reno, NV | $50,000 |
| Bishop Manogue Catholic High School | Reno, NV | $26,000 |
| Bishop Manogue Catholic High School | Reno, NV | $12,500 |
| Northern Nevada Food Bank | Sparks, NV | $11,000 |
| Community Health Alliance of N NV | Reno, NV | $10,000 |
| Reno Philharmonic | Reno, NV | $10,000 |
| Northern Nevada Italian Assoc | Reno, NV | $9,000 |
| Northern Nevada Italian Assoc | Reno, NV | $9,000 |
| Bishop Manogue Catholic High School | Reno, NV | $7,500 |
| Community Health Alliance of N NV | Reno, NV | $7,500 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Yerrington, NV | $7,500 |
| Reno Philharmonic | Reno, NV | $6,970 |
| Sage Ridge School | Reno, NV | $6,615 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Yerrington, NV | $5,500 |
| Artown | Reno, NV | $5,000 |
| Carmel of Our Lady of the Mountains | Reno, NV | $5,000 |
| Institute for Young Dramatic Voices | San Diego, CA | $5,000 |
| Little Flower Church | Reno, NV | $5,000 |
| Northern Nevada Food Bank | Sparks, NV | $5,000 |
| Reno Philharmonic | Reno, NV | $5,000 |
| Sierra Nevada Journeys | Reno, NV | $5,000 |
| St Teresa of Avila School | Carson City, NV | $5,000 |
| Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation | Truckee, CA | $5,000 |
| Artown | Reno, NV | $5,000 |
| Knpb | Reno, NV | $5,000 |
| Noah's Animal House | Reno, NV | $5,000 |
| Sierra School of the Performing Art | Sparks, NV | $5,000 |
| Truckee Meadows Community College | Reno, NV | $5,000 |
| Artown | Reno, NV | $5,000 |
| Institute for Young Dramatic Voices | San Diego, CA | $5,000 |
| Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation | Truckee, CA | $5,000 |
| PBS Reno | Reno, NV | $2,500 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno | Reno, NV | $2,500 |
| Sky Tavern | Reno, NV | $2,500 |
| Desert Research Institute | Reno, NV | $2,500 |
| Institute for Young Dramatic Voices | San Diego, CA | $2,500 |
| Little Flower Church | Reno, NV | $2,500 |
| Sierra Nevada Ballet | Reno, NV | $2,500 |
| Sky Tavern | Reno, NV | $2,000 |
| Sierra Music Society | Reno, NV | $1,900 |
| For the Love of Jazz | Reno, NV | $1,700 |
| Sierra Kids Foundation | Reno, NV | $1,500 |
| Bubhugs Foundation | Reno, NV | $1,500 |
| Bubhugs Foundation | Reno, NV | $1,500 |
| Nevada Discovery Museum | Reno, NV | $1,500 |
| Bruka Theater | Reno, NV | $1,000 |
| Bubhugs Foundation | Reno, NV | $1,000 |
| Catholic Charities | Reno, NV | $1,000 |
| Eddy House | Reno, NV | $1,000 |
| Sierra Nevada Ballet | Reno, NV | $1,000 |
| Sierra School of the Performing Art | Sparks, NV | $1,000 |
| Bruka Theater | Reno, NV | $1,000 |
| Nevada Basketball Academy | Reno, NV | $1,000 |
| Nevada Policy Research | Las Vegas, NV | $1,000 |
| Step 2 of Reno | Reno, NV | $1,000 |
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