Peek Family Charitable Foundation
Reno, NV · EIN 87-3956915. Reported 177 grants totalling $2,390,000 to 85 recipients across tax years 2022-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Peek Family Charitable Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $175,750. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Horizons | Kansas City, MO | $276,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bank of America | Reno, NV | $175,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unr Foundation | Reno, NV | $151,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Eddy House | Reno, NV | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nevada Military Support Alliance | Reno, NV | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cure 4 the Kids Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unr Foundation Unr College of Business | Reno, NV | $81,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows | Reno, NV | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reno Bike Project | Reno, NV | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northern Nevada Hopes | Reno, NV | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sky Tavern | Reno, NV | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Biggest Little Trails Stewardship Inc | Reno, NV | $53,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nevada Cancer Coalition | Reno, NV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Nevada Childrens Cancer Foundation | Reno, NV | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Truckee Meadows Community College Foundation | Reno, NV | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Truckee River Watershed Council | Truckee, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Soulful Seeds | Reno, NV | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada | Reno, NV | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Paltown Development Foundation Inc | Crownsville, MD | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cancer Community Clubhouse | Sparks, NV | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salmon Search and Rescue | Salmon, ID | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Judes Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Renown Health Foundation Renown Childrens Hospital | Reno, NV | $28,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coral Restoration Foundation | Tavernier, FL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washoe County Sheriffs Air Squadron | Reno, NV | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Builders Association Charity (bac) | Reno, NV | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nevada Museum of Art | Reno, NV | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nevada Women's Fund | Reno, NV | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Domestic Violence Resource Center (caaw) | Reno, NV | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Idaho State Search and Rescue Association Inc | Salmon, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Justin Hope Foundation | Reno, NV | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Housing Endowment | Reno, NV | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Step 2 | Reno, NV | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Earthecho | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nevada Humane Society | Reno, NV | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northern Nevada Youth Golf Foundation | Reno, NV | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Sacramento, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Nevada College Foundation | Carson City, NV | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Ark Inc | Reno, NV | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Whitewater | Cullowhee, NC | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Realtor Relief Foundation | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Empowerment Center | Reno, NV | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Truckee Meadows Habitat for Humanity | Sparks, NV | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Veterans Guest House | Reno, NV | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Northern Nevada | Sparks, NV | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ace Charter High School | Reno, NV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Awaken Inc | Reno, NV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA De Vida (washoe County) | Reno, NV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Support Council of Douglas County | Gardnerville, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mount Rose School | Reno, NV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Housing Endowment | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stand for the Silent | Perkins, OK | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sierra Nevada Journeys | Reno, NV | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Life Coveneant Church Inc | Torrance, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reno Rotary Foundation | Reno, NV | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Northern Nevada | Reno, NV | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| John Hopkins University to Support the Center for Psycheleic and Consciousn | Baltimore, MD | $7,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Western Nevada | Reno, NV | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reno Philharmonic Association | Reno, NV | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mcqueen Knightriders | Reno, NV | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Channel 5 Public Broadcasting | Reno, NV | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Earth Echo International Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Ace | Reno, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA Nevada Congress | Reno, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| SPCA of Northern Nevada | Reno, NV | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nevada Discovery Museum | Reno, NV | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nevada Rural Countries Rsvp Program | Carson City, NV | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Sierras | Reno, NV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nevada Policy Research Institute | Reno, NV | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Automobile Foundation National Automobile Museum | Reno, NV | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Health Alliance | Reno, NV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Life Coveneant Church Inc | Edmond, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women and Childrens Center of the Sierra | Reno, NV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nevada Interscholastic Cycling League | Incline Village, NV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nevada Ski Team Boosters | Reno, NV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pitch in for Baseball and Softball | Marminster, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reno Little Theater | Reno, NV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sierra Nevada Zoological Society Inc | Reno, NV | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Home Building Industry Disaster Releif Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Harrah Automobile Foundation | Reno, NV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Roots Garden Classrooms | Reno, NV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washoe County School District | Reno, NV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
58 of 85 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 82%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Bank of America
501C3 GRANT REIMBURSEMENT - Unr Foundation
PEEK SCHOLARSHIPS, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS - MULTIYEAR GRANT, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - OUTDOOR ADVENTURE AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT - Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
THE COAGULATION INSTRUMENT FOR THE ONLINE LAB AND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES - The Eddy House
$50K GALA SPONSORSHIP; $5K TO SUPPORT LESLIE PEEK BIKE LIBRARY - Nevada Cancer Coalition
SCREENING ADVOCACY IN HONOR OF LESLIE PEEK - Cancer Community Clubhouse
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, IN HONOR OF LESLIE PEEK
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 118 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 50 | $500,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 62 | $869,000 | $6,125 |
| 2024 | 65 | $1,021,000 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
76% of its giving went to organizations in Nevada. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nevada.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Peek Family Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 527 Washington St, Reno, NV, 89503. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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