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The Marshall R Matley Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$424k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2025
19
Organizations funded FY2024
11%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 19
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$2.0M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 11% of the organizations The Marshall R Matley Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CultureRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesOther
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 arriving22$424k41%
FY202419$332k11%
FY202319$297k26%
FY202214$331k29%
FY202114$326k57%
FY202017$269k53%
FY201911$254k36%
FY201817$290k35%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$980kYouth Development$712kEducation$466kArts & Culture$258kHuman Services$149kRecreation & Sports$141kReligion$55kEmployment$48kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sierra Nevada Journeys$702,04093%
University of Nevada Reno Foundation$208,50040%
Renown Health Foundation$175,00051%
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting Inc$110,00050%
Urban Roots Garden Classrooms$90,03664%
Care Chest of Sierra Nevada$82,50061%
Special Recreation Services Inc$75,280312%
Sierra Kids Foundation Inc$72,500718%
Arts for All Nevada$62,04893%
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral$55,0001n/a
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All grantees of The Marshall R Matley Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sierra Nevada Journeys$702,04093%
University of Nevada Reno Foundation$208,50040%
Renown Health Foundation$175,00051%
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting Inc$110,00050%
Urban Roots Garden Classrooms$90,03664%
Care Chest of Sierra Nevada$82,50061%
Special Recreation Services Inc$75,280312%
Sierra Kids Foundation Inc$72,500718%
Arts for All Nevada$62,04893%
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral$55,0001n/a
Nevada Museum of Art$52,50050%
Northern Nevada HIV Outpatient Program Education and Services$50,00020%
United Cerebral Palsy of Nevada$45,00041%
Nevada Children's Foundation Inc$40,00020%
Kids and Horses Inc$33,82034%
Center for Adaptive Riding$31,00047%
Miracle Flights$24,00060%
Sky Tavern Inc$20,00013%
Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation$20,00020%
Washoe County School District$17,4003n/a
Special Olympics Nevada$15,0001n/a
For Kids Foundation$15,00013%
Achieve Tahoe$14,99211%
Lead with Horses$14,5002n/a
Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults$10,0001n/a
Note-Able Music Therapy Services$10,00020%
Domestic Violence Resource Center$10,00010%
Stephen J Wampler Foundation Camp WAMP$10,00011%
The Nevada Discovery Museum$10,00010%
Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows$10,00010%
Sierra Therapeutic Equestrian Program Inc$8,0001n/a
Williams Syndrome Association Inc$7,6501n/a
Reno Philharmonic Association Inc$7,50010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northern Nevada$5,00010%
Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada$2,00012%
Ryan's Case for Smiles$2,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($711k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Marshall R Matley Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSierra Nevada Journeys: $702,040 over 9y, 3.4% of budgetUniversity of Nevada Reno Foundation: $208,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRenown Health Foundation: $175,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetChannel 5 Public Broadcasting Inc: $110,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetUrban Roots Garden Classrooms: $90,036 over 6y, 4.4% of budgetCare Chest of Sierra Nevada: $82,500 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetSpecial Recreation Services Inc: $75,280 over 3y, 12% of budgetSierra Kids Foundation Inc: $72,500 over 7y, 18% of budgetArts for All Nevada: $62,048 over 9y, 3.4% of budgetNevada Museum of Art: $52,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetNorthern Nevada HIV Outpatient Program Education and Services: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Cerebral Palsy of Nevada: $45,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetNevada Children's Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetKids and Horses Inc: $33,820 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetCenter for Adaptive Riding: $31,000 over 4y, 6.7% of budgetMiracle Flights: $24,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSky Tavern Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetNorthern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFor Kids Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetAchieve Tahoe: $14,992 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNote-Able Music Therapy Services: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDomestic Violence Resource Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetStephen J Wampler Foundation Camp WAMP: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Nevada Discovery Museum: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReno Philharmonic Association Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Northern Nevada: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDown Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada: $2,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetRyan's Case for Smiles: $2,000 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 29.

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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.

The E L Cord Foundati…The Nell J Redfield F…Community Foundation …Dermody Properties Fo…Robert Z Hawkins Foun…John Ben Snow Memoria…NV Energy Charitable …Thelma B & Thomas P H…Minnie B Leonette Fam…Renown HealthWilliam N Pennington …Estelle J Kelsey Foun…
The E L Cord FoundationNV47.3× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The E L Cord Foundation · The Nell J Redfield Foundation · Community Foundation of Northern Nevada · Dermody Properties Foundation · Robert Z Hawkins Foundation · John Ben Snow Memorial Tr Uw #839158 · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · Thelma B & Thomas P Hart Foundation · Minnie B Leonette Family Foundation · Renown Health · William N Pennington Foundation · Estelle J Kelsey 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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About The Marshall R Matley Foundation

How much does The Marshall R Matley Foundation give?
The Marshall R Matley Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $423,550 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 19 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Marshall R Matley Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (35%), Youth Development (25%), Education (16%).
Who are The Marshall R Matley Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Sierra Nevada Journeys ($702k), University of Nevada Reno Foundation ($209k), Renown Health Foundation ($175k).
Does The Marshall R Matley Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Marshall R Matley Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Marshall R Matley Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The E L Cord Foundation, The Nell J Redfield Foundation, Community Foundation of Northern Nevada.
Where is The Marshall R Matley Foundation based?
The Marshall R Matley 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 66 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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