· Private foundation
Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- $10k–50k12 grants · $315k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $215k
- $250k+1 grant · $360k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute | $360,000 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA | $90,000 |
| St Rose Dominican Health Foundation | $65,000 |
| Wichita Art Museum | $60,000 |
| THE SHADE TREE INCORPORATED | $45,000 |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN NEVAD | $45,000 |
| DAV Charitable Service Trust | $45,000 |
| Keck Medicine of USC | $30,000 |
| Music Theater Wichita | $25,000 |
| Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial | $25,000 |
| Olympia Companies Southern Highlands Cha | $20,000 |
| NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| VEGAS PBS | $20,000 |
| Core Academy | $20,000 |
| Bishop Gorman High School | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $762k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
28 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CCCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA7× · 2019–2025 · $430k · revenue +123%
- WAWichita Art Museum Inc8× · 2018–2025 · $430k · revenue +69%
- SRST ROSE DOMINICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION3× · 2023–2025 · $218k · revenue +43%
Funded once
- DTDOUBLE TAP FOUNDATIONone grant, 2018 · $200k · 95% of their budget
- NONEWBY-GINNINGS OF NORTH IDAHO INCgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $52k · revenue +182%
- RGREBEL GOLF FOUNDATIONone grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue -10%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
To honor and preserve the legacy of our fallen brothers and sisters who have given their life in service to our country since nevada became a state in 1864
Sierra nevada memorial hospital ("snmh") is committed to improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.
Nevada veterans foundation's mission is to help improve quality of life for members of the military, military retirees, veterans and their families in the state of nevada.
Veterans Guest House promotes peace and wellness for the veteran community.
To foster strategic alliances in the health care community, collaborating on workforce issues and being a proactive force for legislative initiatives to improve access and the delivery of health care in southern nevada.
Kline veterans fund provides emergency housing assistance and supportive services to homeless and at-risk veterans and their families in southern nevada, focused on the highest need categories. our program is dedicated to serving with…
To nurture the spirit of generosity and volunteerism of the community, we focus our philanthropic efforts in fostering quality healthcare of the highest standards for Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital.
The salvation army north las vegas residences inc is a non-profit apartment complex that provides subsidized housing to low income elderly or handicapped persons.
Helping people live the healthiest lives possible.
The mission of the NCPGA Foundation is three-fold: To serve Veterans - Their health and their families; to provide resources to PGA members serving their communities in Northern California and Northwestern Nevada; and to grow the game of…
To support and promote the game of golf in southern nevada, our mission is to grow participation, provide excellent service, and demonstrate passion in the game of golf while upholding the integrity and traditions of the game.
Wild horse protection, preservation, rescue and care work.
How this is measured
19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 53 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA ↗
- Who funds Wichita Art Museum Inc ↗
- Who funds ST ROSE DOMINICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds DOUBLE TAP FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE SHADE TREE INC ↗
- Who funds MAKE-A-WISH NEVADA ↗
- Who funds Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation ↗
- Who funds Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust ↗
- Who funds GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA INC ↗
- Who funds NEWBY-GINNINGS OF NORTH IDAHO INC ↗
- Who funds REBEL GOLF FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA ↗
- Who funds USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC ↗
- Who funds OLYMPIA COMPANIES SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CORE POWERED BY THE ROGERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds INLAND NORTHWEST HONOR FLIGHT ↗
- Who funds SPECIALIZED NEEDS RECREATION INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc · Wynn Resorts Foundation · Mgm Resorts Foundation · United Way of Southern Nevada · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · The Tito and Sandra Tiberti Foundation · Alan and Christy Molasky Charitable Foundation · The Mel & Ruth Wolzinger Foundation · Canarelli Family Foundation · Vincent C and Pamela A Immordino Charitable Foundation · Mondays Dark · Engelstad Family Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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