NV Energy Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Reno, NV · EIN 88-0244735 · reported 2023–2025
616grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$350lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$12.2Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 34 of its 616 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $75K 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
PO Box 10100
Reno, NV 89520-0024
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Southern Nevada REACH Program Support | Las Vegas, NV | $500,000 |
| United Way of So Nevada Energy Assistance Program Funding | Las Vegas, NV | $500,000 |
| United Way of So Nevada Project REACH | Las Vegas, NV | $500,000 |
| United Way of Northern Nevada & the Sierra Employee Giving Matching Gift | Reno, NV | $448,442 |
| United Way of No Nevada & the Sierra Special Assistance Fund for Emergencies (SAFE) | Reno, NV | $350,000 |
| University of Nevada Reno Foundation Tahoe Environmental Observatory Network (TEON) - Protecting the Jewel of the Sierra | Reno, NV | $250,000 |
| Nevada State College Foundation Building a Stronger Workforce in Southern Nevada | Henderson, NV | $250,000 |
| Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Legal Aid Center Advocacy & Justice Complex Capital Campaign | Las Vegas, NV | $250,000 |
| Tahoe Fund Smartest Forest Fund Partnership | Tahoe City, CA | $250,000 |
| Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe Stepping Stones Emergency Youth Shelter | Fallon, NV | $250,000 |
| United Way of Southern Nevada Employee Giving Matching Gift | Las Vegas, NV | $243,484 |
| Three Square Three Square Emergency Response | Las Vegas, NV | $125,000 |
| Community Foundation of Northern Nevada America 250 Nevada | Reno, NV | $100,000 |
| Food Bank of Northern Nevada FBNN Emergency Response | Sparks, NV | $100,000 |
| Rebuilding Together So Nevada Merlayne Affordable Rental Project | Las Vegas, NV | $100,000 |
| The Public Education Foundation Public Education Foundation's Scholarship Plus | Las Vegas, NV | $100,000 |
| Unlv Foundation Bonnie & Richard Bryan Endowment in Public History | Las Vegas, NV | $100,000 |
| Nevada Clean Energy Fund Unlocking Tribal Clean Energy Opportunities in Nevada | Reno, NV | $100,000 |
| Help of Southern Nevada Shannon West Homeless Youth Center | Las Vegas, NV | $100,000 |
| The Public Education Foundation Evening of Excellence Starlight Awards | Las Vegas, NV | $100,000 |
| The Just One Project Food for All Program | Las Vegas, NV | $86,174 |
| United Way of So Nevada Employee Giving Match | Las Vegas, NV | $75,774 |
| Friends of the Marzen House Marzenville: Museum Heritage Electricity Project | Lovelock, NV | $75,000 |
| Serving Our Kids Foundation Feeding Their Dreams | Henderson, NV | $75,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy Atwood Preserve Science Support | Reno, NV | $75,000 |
| Three Square 2025 Bag Childhood Hunger Campaign | Las Vegas, NV | $75,000 |
| Walker River Paiute Tribe Little League Ballfield | Schurz, NV | $75,000 |
| Three Square Food Bank 2023 Bag Childhood Hunger Campaign | Las Vegas, NV | $75,000 |
| University of Nevada Reno Foundation Global Water Center Early Career Women in Science Initiative | Reno, NV | $75,000 |
| Three Square Bag Childhood Hunger Campaign | Las Vegas, NV | $75,000 |
| Sky Tavern Junior Ski Program Dollars for Doers | Reno, NV | $75,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Nevada Future Ready: Skills and Opportunities for K-12 Youth | Las Vegas, NV | $70,000 |
| Help of Southern Nevada Shannon West Homeless Youth Center | Las Vegas, NV | $70,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Nevada Wraparound Support for Underserved K-12 Students | Las Vegas, NV | $70,000 |
| United Way of No Nevada & the Sierra Annual Corporate Contribution | Reno, NV | $60,000 |
| United Way of So Nevada Annual Corporate Contribution | Las Vegas, NV | $60,000 |
| The Nevada Independent Indy Talks and IndyFest | Las Vegas, NV | $60,000 |
| United Way of Southern Nevada Annual Corporate Contribution | Las Vegas, NV | $54,000 |
| Latin Chamber of Commerce Foundation Otto Merida DocuFilm | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Lgbtqia Community Center of S Nevada Inc Caf Connect to Permanency | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Public Education Foundation Powerful Partner Scholarship | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Tahoe Fund Fire Smart Pilot Home Hardening Fund | Incline Village, NV | $50,000 |
| Unlv Foundation UNLV Foundation Annual Dinner | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Western Folklife Center 40th and 41st National Cowboy Poetry Gathering | Elko, NV | $50,000 |
| Western Nevada College Foundation Commercial Driver's License Program | Carson City, NV | $50,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Nevada Integrated Student Support | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Dri Foundation Cloud Seeding | Reno, NV | $50,000 |
| Dri Foundation AWE+ A DRI Global Initiative | Reno, NV | $50,000 |
| Food Bank of Northern Nevada Core Food Distribution Program & MLK Day of Service | Sparks, NV | $50,000 |
| Humboldt Watershed Cwma Elko Community Ponds | Spring Creek, NV | $50,000 |
| Public Education Foundation Powerful Partnership Scholarships | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| The Public Education Foundation Teacher Pathway, PEF Teaacher Superstore, Book Bus and Southern Nevada Family Engagement Center | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Lvmpd Foundation (cash payment in 2023 for prior year payable) | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| The Igloo The Igloo Rink & Rec Center Project | Elko, NV | $50,000 |
| Public Education Foundation Cheyenne High School Senior Night Trip | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Serving Our Kids Foundation Feeding Their Dreams | Henderson, NV | $50,000 |
| Western Nevada College Foundation The Hub: Community, Career and Employer Service Center | Carson City, NV | $50,000 |
| Tech Impact Workforce Training & Employment Assistance Programs | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation P'ship Conserving Wildlife Corridors and Connectivity in Nevada | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Nevada Outdoor School Outdoor Educational Program Support | Winnemucca, NV | $50,000 |
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