Nevada · Nonprofit
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC (Nevada) receives grants from 28 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,523,554 to it, the largest being THE FOLEY FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($2,450,000). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.2M
- Funders on record
- 28
- Grants received
- $4.5M
- Net assets
- $9.6M
What Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc does
Mission
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 iniatives are funded through corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, signature events, in-game programs, and merchandise sales. As las vegas' first major professional sports team, the vegas golden knights recognize and embrace our duty to stregthen and inspire our community.our players, coaches and staff enthusiastically set the example for our loyal fans, whom we hope to encourage to become agents of growth and change themselves.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
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.
$1,823,500 spentof which $1,823,500 as grants85% of program spendingThe foundation also focuses on a) securing the future of las vegas military, first responders, and their families, especially those who have suffered a sacrifice for the greater good and b) fostering the physical, social, and emotional growth of las vegas youth, with emphasis on sports.
$330,110 spent15% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,153,610.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $7.3M to $9.8M (+34%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
40% of VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 15 funders, grant income rose $205k → $595k.
6 of 28 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 10% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $140k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Vegas Golden Knights Alumni Association Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 27 of 28 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 54% of grant income and the top three 73%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 98% · 2018 70% · 2019 33% · 2020 69% · 2021 75% · 2022 56% · 2023 42% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
46% of VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC draws 82% of its grant income from funders outside Nevada, across 9 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $460k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Nevada
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
44%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- The Folded Flag Foundation Inc · exempt
- Vegas Junior Golden Knights Foundation · exempt
- Henderson Silver Knights Foundation · exempt
- Black Knight Sports and Entertainment LLC · corp_trust
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC?
- VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC (Nevada) receives grants from 28 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,523,554 to it, the largest being THE FOLEY FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($2,450,000). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 28 organizations giving $4,523,554 in grants to VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC, 17 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC?
- THE FOLEY FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,450,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Nevada. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 28 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing