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Grants and funding in Nevada

2,191 foundations reported granting into Nevada on their most recent IRS filings: 6,882 itemized grants worth $696M between them. On top of that, 8 live grant programs and 33 contract opportunities are specific to Nevada, alongside 3,344 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
2,191
of 129,981 grantmaking foundations on file
in itemized grants into the state
$696M
across 6,882 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Nevada
8
of 3,984 live grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
31
of 483 CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 2,191 foundations granting into Nevada, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check is thousands, not millions.

66
355
742
608
349
40
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of August 29, 2026.

Who gives the most into Nevada

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Nevada on their most recent filings. Size and openness are different things: the giants here are mostly endowments that choose their own recipients, which is why the list worth working from is the 2,191 above filtered to funders that accept applications.

University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation$58M
University of Nevada Reno Foundation$52M
Bps Foundation$35M
Panda Cares Foundation Inc$34M
UCLA Foundation$28M
Itemized grants into Nevada from each foundation's most recent IRS filing, as of August 29, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the Nevada-specific grants are for

Of the 8 live grant programs specific to Nevada, here is who the announcements name. 4 more are open to any organization type and counted separately, never twice.

Nonprofits7
Tribal organizations3
Cities and towns2
Small businesses0
Researchers0

Wherever you sit, nonprofits, tribal organizations, cities and towns and every other reader get their own page saying what Quillify does and does not do for them.

The lenders almost nobody checks

31 community development lenders serve Nevada: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks all 483 nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Nevada foundation grants by focus

The foundations above, cut by what they fund and filtered to the ones that accept applications.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of September 1, 2026 and refresh twice monthly. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022 and move as new filings arrive. Segment counts are programs that explicitly name the segment; programs open to any organization type are reported separately, never double-counted.

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