NV Energy Charitable Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 88-0244735 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $9.2M
- Grants reported
- 425
- Median grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | $4.2M |
| 2024 | 218 | $5M |
Where NV Energy Charitable Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | REACH Program Support | 2025 | $500K |
| United Way of So Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | Project REACH | 2024 | $500K |
| United Way of Northern Nevada & the Sierra | Reno, NV | Employee Giving Matching Gift | 2025 | $448.4K |
| United Way of No Nevada & the Sierra | Reno, NV | Special Assistance Fund for Emergencies (SAFE) | 2024 | $350K |
| University of Nevada Reno Foundation | Reno, NV | Tahoe Environmental Observatory Network (TEON) - Protecting the Jewel of the Sierra | 2025 | $250K |
| Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | Legal Aid Center Advocacy & Justice Complex Capital Campaign | 2024 | $250K |
| Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe | Fallon, NV | Stepping Stones Emergency Youth Shelter | 2024 | $250K |
| Tahoe Fund | Tahoe City, CA | Smartest Forest Fund Partnership | 2024 | $250K |
| Nevada State College Foundation | Henderson, NV | Building a Stronger Workforce in Southern Nevada | 2024 | $250K |
| United Way of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | Employee Giving Matching Gift | 2025 | $243.5K |
| Three Square | Las Vegas, NV | Three Square Emergency Response | 2025 | $125K |
| Community Foundation of Northern Nevada | Reno, NV | America 250 Nevada | 2025 | $100K |
| UNLV Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | Bonnie & Richard Bryan Endowment in Public History | 2024 | $100K |
| Rebuilding Together So Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | Merlayne Affordable Rental Project | 2025 | $100K |
| The Public Education Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | Public Education Foundation's Scholarship Plus | 2025 | $100K |
| HELP of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | Shannon West Homeless Youth Center | 2024 | $100K |
| Food Bank of Northern Nevada | Sparks, NV | FBNN Emergency Response | 2025 | $100K |
| Nevada Clean Energy Fund | Reno, NV | Unlocking Tribal Clean Energy Opportunities in Nevada | 2024 | $100K |
| The Public Education Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | Evening of Excellence Starlight Awards | 2024 | $100K |
| The Just One Project | Las Vegas, NV | Food for All Program | 2024 | $86.2K |
| United Way of So Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | Employee Giving Match | 2024 | $75.8K |
| The Nature Conservancy | Reno, NV | Atwood Preserve Science Support | 2025 | $75K |
| Serving Our Kids Foundation | Henderson, NV | Feeding Their Dreams | 2025 | $75K |
| Three Square | Las Vegas, NV | 2025 Bag Childhood Hunger Campaign | 2025 | $75K |
| Friends of the Marzen House | Lovelock, NV | Marzenville: Museum Heritage Electricity Project | 2025 | $75K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Lisa Harris
- Address
- PO Box 10100 Reno, NV, 89520
- Phone
- 7758343067
- Deadlines
- None for charitable organizations.
- Application materials
- No form required for charitable organizations.
- Restrictions
- The organization provides grants to qualified charitable organizations located within the service are of Nevada Power Company D/B/A NV Energy and Sierra Pacific Power Company D/B/A NV Energy. The organization will make contributions only to qualified public charities, and not individuals.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from NV Energy Charitable Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.