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William H Moffat JR Foundation

Reno, NV · EIN 81-4989250. Reported 205 grants totalling $3,688,535 to 100 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$3,688,535granted, 2021-2024
100organizations funded
69%of grantees funded again the next year
$18.5Massets, 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. William H Moffat JR 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $250 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
8 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
37 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
42 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
60 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
37 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
17 grants
$100,000 and Up
4 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Sky Tavern Junior Ski ProgramReno, NV$295,000442024
Nv Youth Empowerment ProjectReno, NV$215,000442024
ArtfuelOakland, CA$199,460442024
Haven of PeaceFrench Camp, CA$180,000442024
California Rangeland TrustSacramento, CA$177,000442024
Northeastern Nevada SafeElko, NV$163,000332023
Real Love Company IncRome, GA$150,000112021
Univ of Nevada Reno FoundationReno, NV$139,000442024
High Sierra Lacrosse FoundationReno, NV$130,000332023
Safe Talk for TeensReno, NV$122,500442024
Sacred RokYosemite, CA$115,000442024
Eagle Condor HumanitarianSalt Lake City, UT$105,000442024
Pioneer Center Youth ProgramsReno, NV$100,000442024
Tahoe Rim Trail AssociationStateline, NV$70,000332023
League to Save Lake TahoeS Lake Tahoe, CA$65,000332023
Outward Bound VoyagerSt Paul, MN$62,000332023
Hive Fives FoundationTruckee, CA$60,000442024
Wild West Access Fund of NevadaReno, NV$60,000332024
Westminster CollegeSalt Lake City, UT$57,500222023
Achieve TahoeAlpine Meadows, CA$50,000442024
Holland ProjectReno, NV$50,000442024
Lincoln PtcFresno, CA$50,000112021
Wholeness Through Wellness FdnReno, NV$50,000112024
Think Kindness (one Million Aok)Reno, NV$47,500222024
Camp Prime TimeYakima, WA$45,000332023
Southwest Kids Cancer FdnPhoenix, AZ$45,000222024
Abundant Life RanchSanger, CA$40,000222024
ArtownReno, NV$40,000442024
Ecology OutdoorsPortland, OR$40,000332023
Community Transitional SchoolPortland, OR$37,500332023
Reno Bike ProjectReno, NV$35,000442024
Alzheimer's Association of NorthernRno, NV$30,000332024
Boys & Girls Club of Western NevadaCarson City, NV$30,000112024
Friends of Nevada WildernessSparks, NV$27,500332024
Carson City Rural Child Advocacy CtCarson City, NV$25,000112024
Channel Islands YMCACarpinteria, CA$25,000222023
Cumorah AcademyPleasant Grove, UT$25,000222024
Sierra Nevada JourneysReno, NV$25,000222023
The EnvirolutionReno, NV$25,000112021
The Hippodrome StocktonStockton, CA$25,000112024
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare FestivalIncline Village, NV$22,500442024
Zero - the End of Prostate CancerAlexandria, VA$22,500332024
Reno Rodeo FoundationReno, NV$21,725332024
Boys & Girls Club of No Lake TahoeKings Beach, CA$20,000112024
Reno Tahoe Junior CyclingReno, NV$20,000222024
Step 2Reno, NV$16,500222024
AwakenReno, NV$15,500222023
Wild Horse ConnectionStagecoach, NV$15,500112024
Ciymca Youthfamily ServicesSanta Barbara, CA$15,000112021
Land Trust of Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz, CA$15,000222022
Placer Food BankRoseville, CA$15,000112024
Project 150 RenoReno, NV$15,000222024
Reno High SchoolReno, NV$15,000222023
National Park FoundationWashington, DC$13,000442024
Hospice of San JoaquinStockton, CA$11,000332023
Cms SoccerClaremont, CA$10,000112021
Reno VikingsCarson City, NV$10,000112022
UC Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA$10,000112021
Nv Humane SocietyReno, NV$8,600332023
Catholic Charities of Northern NvReno, NV$8,250442024
Blue Mountain Community CollegePendleton, OR$7,500112022
CandidNew York, NY$7,500112021
Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, AR$7,500112024
Prostate Cancer FoundationSanta Monica, CA$7,500112023
SPCA of Northern NevadaReno, NV$7,500112023
Trailblazers Motorcycle ClubSparks, NV$7,500112022
Wild Nevada Waste RemovalReno, NV$7,500112024
Truckee RotaryTruckee, CA$6,500222024
PBS Reno Aka KnpbReno, NV$6,000222022
Evoke WarriorsReno, NV$5,000112023
For the Fun of FitFresno, CA$5,000112023
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA$5,000112021
Habitat for HumanitySparks, NV$5,000332023
High Sierra Lacross LeagueReno, NV$5,000112021
PBS Reno Aka Knpb Channel 5Reno, NV$5,000112024
Pilots to the RescueBrooklyn, NY$5,000112023
Pleasant Hill Hawks BaseballPleasant Hill, CA$5,000112024
The Foundation CenterNew York, NY$5,000112022
The Foundation Center (candid)New York, NY$5,000112023
Wounded WarriorTopeka, KS$5,000112022
Wild West Access Fund of NvReno, NV$4,500112021
Rhs Boys SoccerReno, NV$3,000112021
Black Sox BaseballSalida, CA$2,500112022
Claremont Men's SoccerClaremont, CA$2,500112023
Nevada Women's FundReno, NV$2,500112023
Reno KiwanisReno, NV$2,000112024
Spanish Springs High SchoolSparks, NV$2,000112024
St Patrick's ChurchFallon, NV$2,000442024
Victory Elementary SchoolStockston, CA$1,800112024
Sadoe Irish NevadaReno, NV$1,700112024
Ronald Mcdonald HouseReno, NV$1,500112021
Salvation Army CorpsReno, NV$1,500222022
The Dougy CenterPortland, OR$1,500112022
Discovery Challenge AcademyLathrop, CA$1,000112024
Fraternal Order of PoliceLas Vegas, NV$1,000112023
John Wayne Cancer InstituteSanta Monica, CA$1,000112023
Nevada Society of Scottish ClansReno, NV$1,000112024
Paw for Purple HeartsPenngrove, CA$1,000112023
Santa Ynez Valley Humane SocietyBuellton, CA$1,000112021
Stockton Civic Theatre CorpStockton, CA$500112021

51 of 100 (51%) 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 69%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

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 recipient's own IRS classification, for the 100 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Recreation & Sports
18 grants
Human Services
16 grants
Arts & Culture
15 grants
Health Care
8 grants
Education
6 grants
Youth Development
6 grants
Food & Nutrition
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202149$1,081,310$10,000
202249$854,725$10,000
202358$882,500$10,000
202449$870,000$10,000

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

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 52% of this one's giving went to organizations in Nevada. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Nevada
$1.9M
California
$1.1M
Utah
$188K
Georgia
$150K
Oregon
$86K
Minnesota
$62K
Washington
$50K
Arizona
$45K

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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund33 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc31 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc25 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program17 shared recipientsCommunity Foundation of Northern Nevada14 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc14 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  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.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from William H Moffat JR Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 160 West Huffaker Lane, Reno, NV, 89511. 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 81-4989250 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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