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Engelstad Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$27M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
26
Grants FY2024
67
Organizations funded FY2023
27%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$176,808
Largest grant, FY2024
$21,042,556
Organizations funded a year
67 to 132
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$666M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 27% of the organizations Engelstad Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5.5M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving26$27M46%
FY202367$34M27%
FY202290$51M36%
FY2021101$36M18%
FY2020125$34M40%
FY2019132$66Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$56MEducation$40MPhilanthropy$33MHuman Services$17MAnimals$17MArts & Culture$15MRecreation & Sports$13MPublic Safety & Disaster$12MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 167 grantees
All grantees of Engelstad Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts$10,001,000359%
St Rose Dominican Health Foundation$10,000,000436%
Opportunity Village$10,000,000216%
Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation$9,500,000238%
Re Arena Inc$9,112,6354n/a
University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation$9,090,11366%
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada$7,819,971231%
Blind Center of Nevada Inc$6,875,000531%
Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada$6,055,000474%
Roseman University of Health Sciences$5,900,00033%
The Animal Foundation$5,001,000619%
Green Our Planet$4,500,000238%
Opportunity 180$4,223,51659%
Goodie Two Shoes Foundation Inc$4,200,000394%
Touro University Nevada$3,300,00042%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada$3,000,000312%
Three Square$2,505,00012%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas$2,500,000424%
St Judes Ranch for Children Inc$2,075,0002n/a
Community Violence Intervention Center$2,000,000410%
Farm Rescue Foundation$1,975,0002n/a
The Rogers Foundation$1,850,100286%
Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation Inc$1,705,000413%
Hope for Prisoners Inc$1,510,000331%
Texas A&M Foundation$1,500,00011%
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada$1,500,00017%
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation$1,450,000427%
Gigis Playhouse Inc$1,428,2283n/a
4e Kennels Healing Hearts Inc$1,415,000592%
Project 150$1,400,000236%
Future Smiles$1,300,000329%
Vmsn Inc$1,300,000516%
The Simon Keith Foundation$1,250,000598%
Together California Inc$1,200,000110%
Nevada Health Centers Inc$1,150,00031%
Bacot Foundation of South Mississippi$1,075,000350%
Sacred Heart Church & School$1,011,0002n/a
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation$1,000,00018%
Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer$945,000418%
Fulfillment Fund Las Vegas$942,900226%
Albion SC Las Vegas$820,000243%
Nevada Child Seekers$820,000564%
Special Olympics Nevada$800,0003n/a
Spread the Word Nevada$786,75935%
YMCA of Southern Nevada$750,00027%
The Just One Project$750,00013%
Tyler Robinson Foundation$700,000324%
The Folded Flag Foundation$625,00053%
Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada$605,00026%
The Friends of Green Chimneys$600,000236%
Alliance for Childhood Diseases$556,74211%
Mikeroweworks Foundation$550,000115%
Collaboration Center Foundation$520,00028%
Red Rock Search and Rescue$513,194360%
Children's Museum of Minot Inc$500,000147%
318 Foundation Inc$500,0001n/a
Westcare Nevada Inc$500,00023%
Council for a Better Nevada$457,000363%
Native American Guardians Association$450,000296%
Hope Foundation of North Dakota$375,000149%
Lighthouse Charities Inc$349,999342%
High Rollers Adaptive Sports Foundation$334,999382%
Neighborhood Housing Services of Southern Nevada Inc$300,00018%
Nevada Grantlab$300,000132%
Assisting Lives in Las Vegas$300,000213%
Las Vegas Jaycees Senior Citizens M Home Community Foundation$277,00044%
Police Athletic League Inc$275,000345%
Las Vegas Area Council Inc Boy Scouts of America$250,00017%
The Neon Museum$250,00013%
Special Olympics North Dakota Inc$250,000116%
Aydens Army of Angels$250,000250%
A Source of Joy Theatricals Inc$225,000229%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$225,00050%
Grant A Gift Autism Foundation$210,00037%
The Garrett Meriwether Foundation$210,000279%
North Country Food Bank Inc$200,00012%
Breakthrough T1d$200,00020%
Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada$200,00033%
Las Vegas Collegiate$200,0001n/a
Freedom House Sober Living$200,00026%
Edward Kline Mem Homeless Veterans Fund Inc$185,800416%
Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$175,00016%
Behind the Blue$175,000140%
The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation$150,00022%
Nevada News Bureau Inc$150,00018%
Claremont Graduate University$150,00010%
The Shade Tree Inc$150,00014%
Heaven Can Wait Animal Society$150,00018%
Capability Health & Human Services$150,00012%
Hopelink of Southern Nevada$150,00012%
United Service Organizations Inc$140,00020%
Las Vegas Rotary Foundation Inc$136,97559%
St Joseph's Social Care and Thrift Store$125,00019%
Shine a Light Foundation$125,000121%
Boys Town Nevada Inc$125,00012%
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Foundation Inc$125,000116%
Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence Inc$120,00031%
Abused Adult Resource Center$105,00023%
Altru Health Foundation$100,99832%
Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada$100,000130%
Forward Foundation$100,000143%
Baller Dream Foundation$100,00018%
Aquatic Research Foundation$100,00021%
Red River Valley Athletics Inc$100,000117%
Huntsman Cancer Foundation$100,00010%
Project 4 Humanity$100,000166%
Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Inc$95,00034%
United Way of South Mississippi$90,00032%
Rebuilding Together Fargo-Moorhead Area Inc$86,000126%
Honor Flight Southern Nevada$80,000157%
Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults$80,00043%
Nevada Alliance$80,00011%
Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs$75,000120%
Brigham Young University-Hawaii$65,9001n/a
Foster Kinship$65,00033%
American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign$64,39031%
Second Liners Mardi Gras Club Inc$60,000367%
Nevada Veterans Foundation$53,000128%
Hope Inc$50,000115%
The Git-R-Done Foundation$50,000111%
Positively Arts$50,000145%
Bemidji Community Theater Inc$50,000130%
Fraternity of the Desert Bighorn$50,00016%
Grand Forks Parks and Recreation Foundation$50,00015%
Emerald Coast Foundation Inc$45,000319%
Sunshine Nevada Organization$45,000118%
UND Alumni Association and Foundation$41,00010%
St Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy$40,00031%
Street Teens$35,000127%
Santa Claus Girls$32,000317%
Valley Lake Boys Home Inc$30,00014%
Soso Strong Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Inc$30,000119%
Biloxi First Inc$30,000316%
North Dakota Dental Foundation$30,00018%
St Annes Guest Home$30,00012%
Rainbow Dreams Educational Foundation$25,000113%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$25,00010%
United Msd Foundation Inc$25,00016%
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Inc$25,00010%
Hernando Meals on Wheels$25,000129%
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Foundation Inc$24,50031%
Lauren Elizabeth Foundation$21,1703n/a
Odessa Grant Food Pantry$20,000110%
Nevada School of the Arts$20,00012%
Gulf Coast Business Council$20,00022%
Clark County School District$19,3342n/a
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$15,50010%
Sojourner Project Inc$15,00011%
CASA of Harrison and Stone Counties$15,00034%
Educate Nevada Now$10,0001n/a
Christopher Smith Foundation$10,000111%
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center$10,00030%
Five for the Fight Foundation$10,00010%
Feeding Pets of the Homeless Aka Pets of the Homeless$10,00011%
African Arts Arena$10,0001n/a
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$9,50030%
Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra Inc$9,50032%
Young Men's Christian Association of Minot$5,00010%
Sacred Heart Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Kiddie Korner Preschool & Daycare Sunshine Kids Center$4,2501n/a
Seashore Mission Inc$3,00031%
Loaves and Fishes Inc$3,00030%
Back Bay Mission$3,00030%
Discovery Children's Museum$2,50010%
Mississippi Gulf Coast Young Men's Christian Association Inc$2,00020%
League of Women Voters Education Fund$1,00010%
Boys & Girls Club of Jackson County Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 95 recipients with no EIN on record ($81M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Engelstad Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 44 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 153 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Smith Center for the Performing Arts: $10,001,000 over 3y, 59% of budgetSt Rose Dominican Health Foundation: $10,000,000 over 4y, 36% of budgetOpportunity Village: $10,000,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetJoybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: $9,500,000 over 2y, 38% of budgetUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation: $9,090,113 over 6y, 5.8% of budgetLegal Aid Center of Southern Nevada: $7,819,971 over 2y, 31% of budgetBlind Center of Nevada Inc: $6,875,000 over 5y, 31% of budgetJunior Achievement of Southern Nevada: $6,055,000 over 4y, 74% of budgetRoseman University of Health Sciences: $5,900,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetThe Animal Foundation: $5,001,000 over 6y, 19% of budgetGreen Our Planet: $4,500,000 over 2y, 38% of budgetOpportunity 180: $4,223,516 over 5y, 9.4% of budgetGoodie Two Shoes Foundation Inc: $4,200,000 over 3y, 94% of budgetTouro University Nevada: $3,300,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada: $3,000,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetThree Square: $2,505,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas: $2,500,000 over 4y, 24% of budgetCommunity Violence Intervention Center: $2,000,000 over 4y, 10% of budgetThe Rogers Foundation: $1,850,100 over 2y, 86% of budgetNathan Adelson Hospice Foundation Inc: $1,705,000 over 4y, 13% of budgetHope for Prisoners Inc: $1,510,000 over 3y, 31% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $1,500,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCatholic Charities of Southern Nevada: $1,500,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetNevada Childhood Cancer Foundation: $1,450,000 over 4y, 27% of budget4e Kennels Healing Hearts Inc: $1,415,000 over 5y, 92% of budgetProject 150: $1,400,000 over 2y, 36% of budgetFuture Smiles: $1,300,000 over 3y, 29% of budgetVmsn Inc: $1,300,000 over 5y, 16% of budgetThe Simon Keith Foundation: $1,250,000 over 5y, 98% of budgetTogether California Inc: $1,200,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetNevada Health Centers Inc: $1,150,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetBacot Foundation of South Mississippi: $1,075,000 over 3y, 50% of budgetTheodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation: $1,000,000 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetCandlelighters for Childhood Cancer: $945,000 over 4y, 18% of budgetFulfillment Fund Las Vegas: $942,900 over 2y, 26% of budgetAlbion SC Las Vegas: $820,000 over 2y, 43% of budgetNevada Child Seekers: $820,000 over 5y, 64% of budgetSpread the Word Nevada: $786,759 over 3y, 5.4% of budgetYMCA of Southern Nevada: $750,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetThe Just One Project: $750,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetTyler Robinson Foundation: $700,000 over 3y, 24% of budgetThe Folded Flag Foundation: $625,000 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetGay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada: $605,000 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetThe Friends of Green Chimneys: $600,000 over 2y, 36% of budgetAlliance for Childhood Diseases: $556,742 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetMikeroweworks Foundation: $550,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetCollaboration Center Foundation: $520,000 over 2y, 7.9% of budgetRed Rock Search and Rescue: $513,194 over 3y, 60% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 153.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Mgm Resorts FoundationNV81.4× affinity40 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mgm Resorts Foundation · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · United Way of Southern Nevada · Canarelli Family Foundation · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · Wynn Resorts Foundation · Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc · The Boyd Family Foundation · Mondays Dark · Speedway Children's Charities · Raiders Foundation Nv · Cashman Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Engelstad Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Engelstad Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Engelstad Family Foundation

How much does Engelstad Family Foundation give?
Engelstad Family Foundation reported 26 grants totaling $27,276,113 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 67 and 132 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Engelstad Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (22%), Education (16%), Philanthropy (13%).
Who are Engelstad Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: The Smith Center for the Performing Arts ($10M), St Rose Dominican Health Foundation ($10M), Opportunity Village ($10M).
Does Engelstad Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Engelstad Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Engelstad Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mgm Resorts Foundation, NV Energy Charitable Foundation, United Way of Southern Nevada.
Where is Engelstad Family Foundation based?
Engelstad Family Foundation is based in NV.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 266 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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