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Robert Z Hawkins Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Robert Z Hawkins Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024still arriving
50
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$2.0MEducation$1.0MArts & Culture$898kYouth Development$610kFood & Nutrition$567kHuman Services$563kRecreation & Sports$298kPhilanthropy$170kOther$0
02FY2024 · 50 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k11 grants · $51k
  • $10k–50k34 grants · $683k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $588k
$18,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$16M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOOD BANK OF NORTHERN NEVADA$200,000
43 NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS$136,000
RENOWN HEALTH FOUNDATION$102,000
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH$100,000
SKY TAVERN JR SKI PROGRAM$50,000
NOTE-ABLE MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES$45,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS$40,500
ARTOWN$35,000
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE RENO-SPARKS$30,000
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE$30,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHERN NEVADA$25,000
KIDS AND HORSES THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER$25,000
NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART$25,000
CARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEVADA$25,000
NEVADA DIABETES ASSOCIATION$25,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $626k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%NEVADA INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC NURSING: $20k → 13%CONSOLIDATED AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES: $5k → 16%HEALTHY COMMUNITIES COALITION: $20k → 11%HEALTHY COMMUNITIES COALITION: $15k → 11%EDDY HOUSE: $28k → 10%EDDY HOUSE: $23k → 10%EDDY HOUSE: $20k → 10%EDDY HOUSE: $5k → 10%THE EMPOWERMENT CENTER: $20k → 10%NEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT: $20k → 10%NEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT: $20k → 10%THE RIDGE HOUSE: $19k → 10%NEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT: $10k → 10%NEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT: $10k → 10%NEVADA DIABETES ASSOCIATION: $25k → 10%NEVADA DIABETES ASSOCIATION: $25k → 10%NEVADA DIABETES ASSOCIATION: $25k → 10%NEVADA DIABETES ASSOCIATION: $20k → 10%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER: $45k → 10%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER: $25k → 10%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER: $25k → 10%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER: $20k → 10%CASA DE VIDA: $17k → 10%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER: $10k → 10%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE RENO-SPARKS: $30k → 10%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE RENO-SPARKS: $30k → 10%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE RENO-SPARKS: $30k → 10%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE RENO-SPARKS: $30k → 10%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE RENO-SPARKS: $30k → 10%DISABILITY RESOURCES: $5k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.2M · 66 repeat orgs$724k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

66 repeat relationships: 40 still active in FY2024, 26 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

66
37

Total granted

$6.2M
$495k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+59%
+13%

Still filing today

67%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $229k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsEnvironmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • FB
    Food Bank of Northern Nevada Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $445k · revenue +28%
  • NM
    Nevada Museum of Art
    5× · 2020–2024 · $264k · revenue +111%
  • CC
    Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada
    5× · 2020–2024 · $255k · revenue +48%

Funded once

  • 4N
    41 NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
    one grant, 2020 · $64k
  • UF
    UNR FOUNDATION COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
    one grant, 2021 · $60k
  • NN
    NORTHERN NEVADA DENTAL HEALTH
    one grant, 2020 · $30k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Healthy Nevada
Health
2
Community Services of Nevada

CSNV is engaged in comprehensive community development projects that promote neighborhood revitalization and economic development, community education and civic action, housing, development; cultural awareness, equity and

Housing & Shelter
3
Nevada Wild Horses

Wild horse protection, preservation, rescue and care work.

Animals
4
Nevada Primary Care Association

As nevada's federally designated primary care association, nvpca promotes access to affordable, comprehensive & quality health care for nevada's underserved populations. we support & advocate on behalf of member community health centers,…

Health
5
Westcare Nevada Inc

To provide substance abuse prevention & treatment.

Health
6
Nevada Healthright

Nevada HealthRight exists to serve the forensic healthcare needs of Nevada residents and visitors by providing excellence in clinical forensic healthcare services, violence prevention, education, and research.

Health
7
Fair Government Nevada

To promote fair government practices and for all other legal purposes

—
8
Nevada Peer Support Network Inc
Health
9
Native Voters Alliance Nevada

To uplift the indigenous community by building political power.

—
10
Deaf Centers of Nevada

To make a difference in the lives of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community of Nevada through advocacy, education and serving the diverse community.

—
11
Rino Art District

Build a stronger community of creative individuals and businesses. Create an attractive area for people to live visit engage and shop. Spread awareness about Rino in Denver in Colorado and nationally. Provide education about the arts…

Community Improvement
12
Nevada Casa Association Inc

The organization supports Nevada local CASA programs which recruit, train, retain and deploy volunteers to advocate for abused or neglected children.

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Arts for All Nevada; the most unlike its peers is Consolidated Agencies of Human Services. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

77 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 77 of the 115 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
29
Early backer (in before they grew)
76/77
Grantees still filing
62/77
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

44 NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS: $347,000 · Other44 NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPSUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH: $306,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTHRenown Health Foundation: $184,000 · OtherRenown Health FoundationTRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $180,000 · OtherTRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $172,000 · OtherDESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $150,870 · OtherCOMMUNITY HEALTH ALLIANCE: $145,000 · OtherFRIENDS IN SERVICE HELPING: $140,000 · Other43 NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS: $136,000 · Other+51 more: $1,520,420 · Other+51 moreNevada Museum of Art: $263,500 · Arts & CultureNevada Museum of A…NOTE-ABLE MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES: $250,000 · Arts & CultureNOTE-ABLE MUSIC TH…ARTOWN: $145,000 · Arts & CultureARTOWNCHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC: $90,000 · Arts & CultureCHANNEL 5 PUBLIC B…RENO PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION INC: $70,000 · Arts & CultureRENO PHILHARMONIC …SIERRA SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS: $60,665 · Arts & CultureSIERRA SCHOOL OF P…New Reno Little Theater: $41,200 · Arts & CultureNEVADA WOODCHUCKS INC: $40,202 · Arts & CultureARTS FOR ALL NEVADA: $40,000 · Arts & CultureBREWERY ARTS CENTER: $39,000 · Arts & Culture+9 more: $92,960 · Arts & Culture+9 moreCatholic Charities of Northern Nevada: $255,250 · Human ServicesCatholic Chari…THE 1701 GROUP FKA ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF RENO-SPARKS: $150,000 · Human ServicesTHE 1701 GROUP…DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER: $125,000 · Human ServicesDOMESTIC VIOLE…NEVADA DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS: $95,000 · Human ServicesNEVADA DIABETE…EDDY HOUSE: $75,050 · Human ServicesEDDY HOUSENEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT: $60,000 · Human ServicesNEVADA YOUTH E…HEALTHY COMMUNITIES OF LYON AND STOREY COUNTIES: $35,000 · Human Services+8 more: $96,000 · Human Services+8 moreNorthern Nevada HIV Outpatient Program Education and Services: $228,000 · HealthNorthern Ne…CARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEVADA: $215,000 · HealthCARE CHEST …For Kids Foundation: $80,000 · HealthFor Kids Fo…NEVADA HEALTH CENTERS INC: $60,000 · HealthNEVADA HEAL…ADOPT A VET DENTAL PROGRAM INC: $55,000 · HealthADOPT A VET…+4 more: $45,000 · Health+4 moreFood Bank of Northern Nevada Inc: $445,000 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $15,000 · Food & NutritionBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS: $120,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MASON VALLEY: $95,000 · Youth DevelopmentBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NOTHERN NEVADA INC: $63,605 · Youth DevelopmentSIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentNEVADA AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 329: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentSierra Kids Foundation Inc: $57,500 · Recreation & SportsTRUCKEE MEADOWS PARKS FOUNDATION: $32,500 · Recreation & SportsTHE FIRST TEE OF NORTHERN NEVADA: $25,000 · Recreation & SportsRENO BIKE PROJECT INC: $15,350 · Recreation & SportsTahoe Rim Trail Association: $6,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$3,281,290Arts & Culture$1,132,527Human Services$891,300Health$683,000Food & Nutrition$460,000Youth Development$314,105Recreation & Sports$136,350

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFood Bank of Northern Nevada Inc: $445,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetNevada Museum of Art: $263,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetCatholic Charities of Northern Nevada: $255,250 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetNOTE-ABLE MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES: $250,000 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetNorthern Nevada HIV Outpatient Program Education and Services: $228,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEVADA: $215,000 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetRenown Health Foundation: $184,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetTHE 1701 GROUP FKA ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF RENO-SPARKS: $150,000 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetARTOWN: $145,000 over 4y, 4.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY HEALTH ALLIANCE: $145,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetDOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER: $125,000 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS: $120,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHERN NEVADA LEGAL AID: $100,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetNORTHERN NEVADA CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION: $95,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MASON VALLEY: $95,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetNEVADA DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS: $95,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetCHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC: $90,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetFor Kids Foundation: $80,000 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetEDDY HOUSE: $75,050 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetRENO PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION INC: $70,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NOTHERN NEVADA INC: $63,605 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetSIERRA SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS: $60,665 over 5y, 7.2% of budgetNEVADA HEALTH CENTERS INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT: $60,000 over 4y, 5.6% of budgetSierra Kids Foundation Inc: $57,500 over 4y, 24% of budgetADOPT A VET DENTAL PROGRAM INC: $55,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetSoulful Seeds: $50,000 over 3y, 5.6% of budgetSPECIAL RECREATION SERVICES INC: $45,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetNew Reno Little Theater: $41,200 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetNEVADA WOODCHUCKS INC: $40,202 over 5y, 19% of budgetARTS FOR ALL NEVADA: $40,000 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetBREWERY ARTS CENTER: $39,000 over 3y, 28% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NORTH LAKE TAHOE: $35,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHEALTHY COMMUNITIES OF LYON AND STOREY COUNTIES: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTRUCKEE MEADOWS PARKS FOUNDATION: $32,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetTHE NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE: $30,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetA V A BALLET THEATRE: $26,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetTHE FIRST TEE OF NORTHERN NEVADA: $25,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetCOMMUNITY CHEST INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE GREATER RENO COMMUNITY ICE SKATING ASSOCIATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE EMPOWERMENT CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetNEVADA INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC NURSING: $20,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetChurchill Arts Council: $20,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetSIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRIDGE HOUSE INC: $19,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCASA DE VIDA: $17,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetRENO BIKE PROJECT INC: $15,350 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetNEVADA AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 329: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
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 Food Bank of Northern Nevada Inc ↗
  • Who funds Nevada Museum of Art ↗
  • Who funds Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada ↗
  • Who funds NOTE-ABLE MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Northern Nevada HIV Outpatient Program Education and Services ↗
  • Who funds CARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEVADA ↗
  • Who funds Renown Health Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE 1701 GROUP FKA ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF RENO-SPARKS ↗
  • Who funds ARTOWN ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY HEALTH ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN NEVADA LEGAL AID ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN NEVADA CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MASON VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds NEVADA DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ↗
  • Who funds CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC ↗
  • Who funds For Kids Foundation ↗
  • Who funds EDDY HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds RENO PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NOTHERN NEVADA INC ↗
  • Who funds SIERRA SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS ↗
  • Who funds NEVADA HEALTH CENTERS INC ↗
  • Who funds NEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds Sierra Kids Foundation 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.

The E L Cord Foundati…Dermody Properties Fo…NV Energy Charitable …Community Foundation …The Nell J Redfield F…John Ben Snow Memoria…Thelma B & Thomas P H…Estelle J Kelsey Foun…The Bretzlaff Foundat…Minnie B Leonette Fam…Helen Close Charitabl…Renown Health
The E L Cord FoundationNV101.3× affinity46 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The E L Cord Foundation · Dermody Properties Foundation · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation of Northern Nevada · The Nell J Redfield Foundation · John Ben Snow Memorial Tr Uw #839158 · Thelma B & Thomas P Hart Foundation · Estelle J Kelsey Foundation · The Bretzlaff Foundation Inc · Minnie B Leonette Family Foundation · Helen Close Charitable Foundation · Renown Health

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Robert Z Hawkins Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert Z Hawkins Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    35report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 115 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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