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Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$890k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2025
62
Organizations funded FY2024
44%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$175,000
Organizations funded a year
54 to 63
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$8.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 44% of the organizations Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $280k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyYouth 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
FY2025still arriving40$885k10%
FY202462$834k44%
FY202363$754k11%
FY202260$639k15%
FY202155$563k18%
FY202054$292kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Science & Tech$2.0MHealth$662kEducation$448kArts & Culture$311kPublic Benefit$299kYouth Development$51kHuman Services$35kCivil Rights$30kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OR
NV
CT
CA
CO
MD
AZ
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DC
GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 54 grantees
All grantees of Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Incline Village Community Hospital Foundation$172,00053%
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation$150,00040%
Planned Parenthood$75,0004n/a
University of California San Francisco Foundation$60,00060%
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc$55,00040%
Boys and Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe$50,00050%
Nevada Museum of Art$40,00040%
Renown Health Foundation$35,00040%
Lake Tahoe School$34,00040%
Notre Dame High School$32,0004n/a
10000 Degrees$30,00060%
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting Inc$30,00030%
The Peninsula Bridge Program$30,00060%
San Francisco Jazz Organization$30,00060%
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art$27,00050%
Bentley School$25,00030%
Washoe County School District$25,0005n/a
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation$25,00050%
Tahoe Family Solutions Inc$22,00061%
Sage Ridge School$21,00030%
Cymbal Foundation$20,0004n/a
Cornell University$15,00030%
Let Them Hear Foundation$15,00038%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$11,00020%
Village League to Save Incline Assets Inc$10,0001n/a
Special Olympics Nevada$10,0004n/a
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$9,00050%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$8,00040%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$8,00040%
The Carter Center Inc$8,00050%
Alameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food Bank$6,00060%
The Exploratorium$6,00060%
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts$6,00060%
Compassion & Choices$6,00060%
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival$5,00020%
Arts For The Schools dba Fox Cultural Hall$5,00050%
Capital Public Radio Fdba Kxpr/Kxjz Inc$5,00040%
Bishop Manogue Catholic School$5,0001n/a
Hispanic Federation Inc$5,00010%
Sierra Avalanche Center$5,00050%
Eastside College Preparatory School Inc$5,00010%
Sierra Arts Foundation Inc$4,10050%
California Academy of Sciences$4,00040%
Save The Children Federation Inc$4,00010%
Placer County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue$4,00043%
The Barack Obama Foundation$4,00040%
Food Bank of Northern Nevada Inc$3,00030%
Phoenix Country Day School$2,00010%
St Baldrick's Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,00010%
CASA of San Mateo County$1,00010%
Guitars Not Guns Inc$1,00011%
Mercy Corps$1,00010%
Rural Education & Development Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 57 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetIncline Village Community Hospital Foundation: $172,000 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetCalifornia Pacific Medical Center Foundation: $150,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of California San Francisco Foundation: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetNevada Museum of Art: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRenown Health Foundation: $35,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLake Tahoe School: $34,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budget10000 Degrees: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChannel 5 Public Broadcasting Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Peninsula Bridge Program: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSan Francisco Jazz Organization: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art: $27,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBentley School: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTahoe Family Solutions Inc: $22,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetSage Ridge School: $21,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCornell University: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLet Them Hear Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 8.2% of budgetMuscular Dystrophy Association Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Carter Center Inc: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAlameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food Bank: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Exploratorium: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetYerba Buena Center for the Arts: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCompassion & Choices: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetArts For The Schools dba Fox Cultural Hall: $5,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetCapital Public Radio Fdba Kxpr/Kxjz Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHispanic Federation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Avalanche Center: $5,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetEastside College Preparatory School Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Arts Foundation Inc: $4,100 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Academy of Sciences: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlacer County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue: $4,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetThe Barack Obama Foundation: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank of Northern Nevada Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPhoenix Country Day School: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Baldrick's Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCASA of San Mateo County: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGuitars Not Guns Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMercy Corps: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRural Education & Development Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 47.

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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.

Tahoe Community FoundationNV32.1× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tahoe Community Foundation · Community Foundation of Northern Nevada · Wayne L Prim Foundation · Offerdahl Family Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Nell J Redfield Foundation · The E L Cord Foundation · Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Dean C & Gloria Smith Foundation · Greater Nevada Credit Union

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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About Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation

How much does Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation give?
Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation reported 41 grants totaling $890,400 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 54 and 63 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (50%), Health (17%), Education (11%).
Who are Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Incline Village Community Hospital Foundation ($172k), California Pacific Medical Center Foundation ($150k), Planned Parenthood ($75k).
Does Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Harvey and Leslie Wagner 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 Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tahoe Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northern Nevada, Wayne L Prim Foundation.
Where is Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation based?
Harvey and Leslie Wagner 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 113 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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