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Ufc Foundation

Las Vegas, NV · EIN 86-1853067. Reported 132 grants totalling $1,578,484 to 100 recipients across tax years 2022-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,273median grant
$1,578,484granted, 2022-2025
100recipients, as named on its returns
46%of grantees funded again the next year
$196,871assets, latest filing

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. Ufc 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $5,273. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $512 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
2 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
30 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
45 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
34 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
15 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
5 grants
$100,000 and Up
1 grant

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
4OCEAN FoundationBoca Raton, FL$150,000112025
Make-a-Wish of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV$100,000222025
Folds of HonorOwasso, OK$75,000112025
The Bob & Rita Marley FoundationKingston$57,412112023
Shaquille O'neal FoundationLas Vegas, NV$50,000112025
Wrestle Like a Girl IncWashington, DC$50,000332025
Cure 4 the Kids FoundationLas Vegas, NV$48,580432025
Boys & Girls Club of HawaiiHonolulu, HI$41,696212023
Maxx Crosby FoundationHenderson, NV$32,800332025
Nellis Air Force BaseNellis Afb, NV$32,409112023
Unlv FoundationLas Vegas, NV$32,000222025
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer FoundationLas Vegas, NV$31,000332025
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV$30,000332025
Title Ix FoundationLas Vegas, NV$30,000222025
Las Vegas Metro Police Department FoundationLas Vegas, NV$28,260112023
Homeaid Hawai'iHonolulu, HI$28,170112025
Fighting for the Future FoundationLas Vegas, NV$27,000222025
Coaching CharitiesLas Vegas, NV$25,000112025
Communities in Schools NevadaLas Vegas, NV$25,000222025
Hunterseven FoundationProvidence, RI$25,000112023
Jared Allen's Homes for Wounded WarriorsScottsdale, AZ$25,000112023
Las Vegas Global Economic AllianceLas Vegas, NV$25,000112025
Monday's After DarkLas Vegas, NV$25,000112025
Muhammad Ali FoundationLouisville, KY$25,000112025
Special Forces Charitable TrustSouthern Pines, NC$25,000112023
Zo's Bravehearts FoundationLas Vegas, NV$25,000222025
Vegas Golden Knights FoundationLas Vegas, NV$22,500222025
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA$20,500112023
Aoki FoundationEncino, CA$20,000112025
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV$20,000222025
Three Square FoodbankLas Vegas, NV$20,000222025
St Jude's Ranch for ChildrenBoulder City, NV$15,000112022
The Just One ProjectLas Vegas, NV$15,000212023
Lvmpd FoundationLas Vegas, NV$11,500222025
American Cancer Society of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV$10,000222025
Baby's BountyLas Vegas, NV$10,000222025
CASA De LuzSan Diego, CA$10,000222024
Children's Foundation of Las VegasLas Vegas, NV$10,000222025
East Los Angeles Jiu JitsuLos Angeles, CA$10,000112025
Grant-a-Gift Autism FoundationLas Vegas, NV$10,000112024
Guardian Jiu-Jitsu Los AngelesBerkeley, CA$10,000112025
Help of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV$10,000112024
Hit the Books MmaNew York, NY$10,000112025
Raiders FoundationHenderson, NV$10,000112024
Ronald Mcdonald House of Greater Las VegasLas Vegas, NV$10,000222025
Superheroes 4 Sully FoundationLas Vegas, NV$10,000112024
The Good Fight FoundationYoungsville, LA$10,000112025
United Way of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV$10,000112025
YMCA Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV$10,000112025
Vegas Pet RescueLas Vegas, NV$9,899112024
Southern Nevada Sports Hall of FameLas Vegas, NV$8,500222025
American Cancer Society of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NE$7,500112023
Behind the Blue FoundationLas Vegas, NV$7,500222025
Friendship Circle of Las VegasLas Vegas, NV$6,000222025
Nevada Wrestling ChampionshipsSparks, NV$6,000112024
Niaa Wrestling ChampionshipsSparks, NV$6,000112025
Noah's Animal HouseNorth Las Vegas, NV$6,000112024
Silver State EqualityNorth Las Vegas, NV$6,000112024
Silver State Equality InstituteNorth Las Vegas, NV$6,000112025
Las Vegas Sun High School AwardsLas Vegas, NV$5,500112025
Youth Empowerment ProjectNew Orleans, LA$5,500112025
Superheroes 4 Sully FoundationLas Vegas, NE$5,046112023
Baller Dream FoundationScottsdale, AZ$5,000112024
Bmf Youth CampEdgewood, MN$5,000112023
Boys & Girls Club of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV$5,000112024
Boys & Girls Club of TucsonTucson, AZ$5,000112025
Boystown NevadaLas Vegas, NV$5,000112023
Communities in School of NevadaLas Vegas, NV$5,000112023
Fundacion Corazon De NinaPuerto Vallarta, Jalisco$5,000112023
International Center for Responsible GamingLas Vegas, NV$5,000112025
Las Vegas SunLas Vegas, NV$5,000112024
Law Enforcement Assistance FundLas Vegas, NV$5,000112024
Primary Children's HospitalLas Vegas, NV$5,000112023
Project Real NevadaLas Vegas, NV$5,000112024
Public Education FoundationLas Vegas, NV$5,000112025
Special Olympics NevadaLas Vegas, NV$5,000112025
Teach for America NevadaLas Vegas, NV$5,000112024
The Gentleman's LeagueLas Vegas, NV$5,000222025
US VetsLos Angeles, CA$5,000112025
Wise LvLas Vegas, NV$5,000112025
Nevada Blind Children's FoundationHenderson, NV$3,500112025
City of Lemoore Cd - Back to SchoolLemoore, CA$2,500112025
Covenant House New JerseyNewark, NJ$2,500112025
Dr Theodore a Atlas FoundationStaten Island, NY$2,500112025
Kline Veterans FundsLas Vegas, NV$2,500112024
Roseman University Medial CenterHenderson, NV$2,500112024
St James the Apostle Roman Catholic ChurchLas Vegas, NV$2,500112025
Vegas Elite BasketballLas Vegas, NV$2,500112024
Wise Women in SportsLas Vegas, NV$2,500112024
Alsac St Jude's Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN$2,000112025
Refuge for Women Las VegasHenderson, NV$2,000112024
The Folded Flag FoundationLas Vegas, NV$2,000112024
Catholic Charities of Southern NevadaNorth Las Vegas, NV$1,850112024
Goodwill of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV$1,500112023
Henderson Benevolent Firefighters AssociationHenderson, NV$1,500112024
The Ability CenterLas Vegas, NV$1,500112024
Fbi AcademyLas Vegas, NV$1,250112024
Chicago Bulls CharitiesChicago, IL$1,000112025
Partys People IncMilford, CT$600112023
Nj LeepNewark, NJ$512112025

24 of 100 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 46%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 60 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.

Human Services
14 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
12 grants
Diseases & Disorders
6 grants
Recreation & Sports
4 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
4 grants
Mental Health
3 grants
Crime & Legal
3 grants
Housing & Shelter
2 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
20223$50,000$15,000
202327$358,003$5,000
202446$332,799$5,000
202556$837,682$8,250

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

61% 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.

Nevada
$931K
Florida
$150K
Oklahoma
$75K
Hawaii
$70K
California
$58K
District of Columbia
$50K
Arizona
$35K
Rhode Island
$25K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund29 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc28 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc26 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust23 shared recipientsEnterprise Holdings Foundation16 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc16 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,273. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nevada.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Ufc Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 6650 S Torrey Pines Dr, Las Vegas, NV, 89118. 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.

EIN 86-1853067 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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