Nevada · Public charity
Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc
The vegas golden knights foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that serves as the primary charitable link between the nhl team and the las vegas community.through our namesake foundation, the vegas golden knights support las vegas non-profits that make a difference every day via direct grants and fundraising partnerships. These…
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 57
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 48
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 42%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.7M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $141,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 25 to 60
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 8
- Total assets, FY2024
- $9.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 42% of the organizations Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $549k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 57 | $1.7M | 47% |
| FY2023 | 48 | $1.4M | 42% |
| FY2022 | 44 | $1.6M | 57% |
| FY2021 | 25 | $1.1M | 72% |
| FY2020 | 40 | $1.6M | 63% |
| FY2019 | 60 | $2.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Folded Flag Foundation | $1,590,184 | 6 | 8% |
| Vegas Junior Golden Knights Foundation | $476,817 | 4 | 17% |
| Opportunity Village | $383,593 | 2 | n/a |
| Vegas Golden Knights | $326,813 | 3 | n/a |
| Best Buddies International Inc | $295,760 | 3 | 0% |
| Levy Restaurants | $199,489 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada | $150,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Nevada Donor Network Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Olive Crest | $150,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Tfc Enterprises Inc | $137,960 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 159 grantees
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($817k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 121 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: Mgm Resorts Foundation · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · Wynn Resorts Foundation · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · United Way of Southern Nevada · Canarelli Family Foundation · Engelstad Family Foundation · Raiders Foundation · Raiders Foundation Nv · Mondays Dark · The Mel & Ruth Wolzinger Foundation · Three Square
How this is measured
Compare Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc with peer funders
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About Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc
- How much does Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc give?
- Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc reported 57 itemized grants totaling $1,666,167, out of $1,823,500 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 60 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (16%), Health (13%), Recreation & Sports (12%).
- Who are Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: The Folded Flag Foundation ($1.6M), Vegas Junior Golden Knights Foundation ($477k), Opportunity Village ($384k).
- Does Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mgm Resorts Foundation, Nevada Community Foundation Inc, Wynn Resorts Foundation.
- Where is Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc based?
- Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc is based in NV.
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