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Private foundation (trust)EIN 880214245Est. 1986-09

HELEN CLOSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

RENO, NV 89501

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$7.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$288K

FY 2023

Grants Made

20

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$14K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$53K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$404K

Total Expenses

$396K

Qualifying Distributions

$319K

Distributable Amount

$331K

Min. Investment Return

$336K

Undistributed Income

$170K

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

20 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $10K to maximum $53K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $342K in 2019. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

135 grants

SIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS
$390K
8 grants
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO FOUNDATION
$133K
7 grants
AMERICAN RED CROSS OF NORTHERN NEVADA
$100K
1 grant
HUMANE SOCIETY OF TRUCKEE-TAHOE
$85K
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO FOUNDATION
$83K
3 grants
NEVADA DISCOVERY MUSEUM
$80K
5 grants
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA INC
$65K
4 grants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NEVADA
$50K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

135 grants

<$10K
83
grants
$10–50K
47
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Nevada
$1.7M
93% of total
California
$120K
6% of total
South Dakota
$15K
1% of total

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