Grants awarded
Who does The E L Cord Foundation fund?
The E L Cord Foundation has awarded $18 million across 267 grants to 151 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $16,500, with most between $10,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $15,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$17.8M
Typical grant
$16K
Grantees
151
Grants
267
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $8.0M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
University of Nevada Reno Foundation
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$1.8M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Nevada Museum of Art INC
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$610K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| I Individual recipient | $555K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $380K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$300K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada
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$300K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
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$300K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada INC
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$300K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
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$275K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| K Keep Memory Alive | $200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| N National Automobile Museum | $200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Ava Ballet Theatre | $150K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Solace Tree | $136K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Nature Conservancy
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$130K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| D Desert Research Institute Foundation | $124K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Nevada Children's Foundation INC
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$120K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Nevada Humane Society INC
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$102K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Nevada Military Support Alliance
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$102K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U Unlv Foundation | $85K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$80K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
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$80K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| A Assistance League Reno-Sparks | $80K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Washoe County School District | $72K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$68K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NV | |
Arts for All Nevada
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$65K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
House Calls Ltd
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$65K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
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$65K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Safe Talk for Teens
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$60K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| A Auburn Cord Duesen Automobile Museum | $60K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Domestic Violence Resource Center | $60K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Fndn | $60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Nevada Women's Fund | $50K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Boys & Girls Club of Mason Valley INC
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| C Catholic Charities of Northern Nevadast Vincent's | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Renown Health Foundation
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| B Boy Scouts of America | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeastern Nevada
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| R Reno Cancer Foundation | $45K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Terry Lee Wells Discovery Museum | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Reno High School | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Sierra Nevada Ballet
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$45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
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$40K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| A Assistance League of Reno-Sparks | $40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N North Valleys High School | $40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$40K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| A American Red Cross | $40K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Salvaton Army | $40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation | $40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Marvin Picollo School | $40K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Care Chest of Sierra Nevada | $40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Damonte Ranch High School | $38K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Dilworth Middle School | $38K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada | $35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Rebuilding Together Northern Nevada INC
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$30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NV | |
| N Northern Nevada Italian Association INC | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of No Nev | $30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mtoyosc | $30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W White Pine Youth Center INC | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W White Pine School District | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| C Community Health Alliance Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NV | |
| R Reno Continental Little League | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Mason Vallye | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City of Reno Police Department | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$25K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NV | |
| E Edward C Reed High School | $22K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| V Veterans Memorial Elementary School | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NJ | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| C Community Chest INC | $20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Fred Alexander Clinic | $20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Historic Virginia & Truckee Trail | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Sierra Kids Foundation INC
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$20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| K Kate Smith Elementary School | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Desert Skies Middle School | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| T The Children's Cabinet | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Eddy House
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NV | |
Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Reno Bike Project INC
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| R Ronald McDonald House of Northern Nevada | $20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Bud Beasley Elementary School | $17K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Reno-Sparks Gospel Mission Incorporated | $16K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NV | |
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$15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NV | |
Great Reno Balloon Race INC
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
| M Make-A-Wish | $15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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