Grants awarded
Who does Helen Close Charitable Foundation fund?
Helen Close Charitable Foundation has awarded $1.9 million across 132 grants to 64 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $17,000.
Total awarded
$1.9M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
64
Grants
132
Years
2019–2024
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 | Support |
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$374K | 7 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
University of Nevada Reno Foundation
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$190K | 9 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe INC
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$85K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $83K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Assistance League of Reno-Sparks | $60K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C City of Sparks | $55K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Nevada Discovery Museum
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$50K | 3 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | NV | |
| C Community Foundation of Western Nevada | $50K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$50K | 3 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | NV | |
| U University of Nevada-Reno Foundation | $40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Channel 5 Public Broadcasting | $40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada | $38K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting INC
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$35K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
Truckee Meadows Community College Foundation
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$35K | 4 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | NV | |
| T Truckee Meadows Community | $35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Care Chest of Sierra Neavda | $35K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$32K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
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$30K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | NV | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Domestic Violence Resource Center | $30K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Mason Valley Fire Protection District | $30K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| T The Empowerment Center | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NV | |
| E Empowerment Center | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$22K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| A American Red Cross | $22K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Canine Rehabilitation Center and Cat Sanctuary | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Care Chest of Sierra Nevada | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Institute of Range and the American Mustang | $20K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Experience Education DBA Brain Health Leadership Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross of Northern Nevada | $17K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada
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$17K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| T The Childrens Cabinet | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Special Recreation Services INC | $15K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Northern Nevada Rave Family Foundation | $15K | 2 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Children's Cabinet | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Soroptimist International of Truckee Meadows | $14K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
Safe Talk for Teens
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NV | |
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NV | |
| C College of Southern Nevada Foundations INC | $10K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Western Nevada College Foundation Bristlecone Bldg 147 | $10K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Nevada Discovery Museum | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| R Reno-Sparks Gospel Mission Incorporated | $8K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | NV | |
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$8K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| W Western Nevada College Foundation | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Safe Talk for Teens | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Nevada Humane Society INC
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NV | |
| F Food Bank of Northnern Nevada | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Nature Conservancy in Nevada | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Special Recreational Services INC | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| S Safe Talks for Teens | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Friends in Service Helping | $5K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NV | |
Good Shepherds Clothes Closet
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NV | |
| S Sclar Large Animal Emergency Evacuation | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Friends in Service Helping-Emergency Referral Service
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NV | |
All About Equine Animal Rescue INC
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA |
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