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THE MEL & RUTH WOLZINGER FOUNDATION

· LAS VEGAS, NV · private_foundation · program funder

46recipients FY2016–24
$13Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 85% of giving in Nevada

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A local funder — 85% of its dollars go to NV. It is a candidate for organizations in the 9 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, DC, ID, IL, NV, NY, OK, TX.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
NV ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONRENO, NVprogram funder19
WYNN RESORTS LIMITED EMPLOYEE FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder18
MGM RESORTS FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder17
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder16
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN NEVADA INCLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder14
CANARELLI FAMILY FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder13
NEVADA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder13
ENGELSTAD FAM FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder11
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION INCLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder11
MONDAYS DARK INCLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder10
ANDRESS FAMILY FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder9
THE BOYD FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder9
THREE SQUARELAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder9
SPEEDWAY CHILDRENS CHARITIESCONCORD, NCprogram funder8
ALAN AND CHRISTY MOLASKY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder7
RAIDERS FOUNDATIONprogram funder7
THE SI REDD & TAMARA REDD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder7
THOMAS NELSON ABDELLA MD FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder7
TIBERTI FAMILY FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder7
BRENDEN MANN FOUNDATIONSIOUX FALLS, SDprogram funder6
DERMODY PROPERTIES FOUNDATIONRENO, NVprogram funder6
JAMES JOSEPH FORD FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder6
JOSEPHS FOUNDATIONLAS VEGAS, NVprogram funder6
LINCOLN DYNAMIC FOUNDATIONHENDERSON, NVprogram funder6
ZIONS BANCORPORATION FOUNDATIONSALT LAKE CITY, UTprogram funder6

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
SAFE NEST FOUNDATION INCNV52024$33,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHERN NEVADANV62024$20,000
ADAMS PLACENV52024$9,200
THREE SQUARENV42024$8,000
THE SHADE TREE INCORPORATEDNV62024$7,000
THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATIONIL12024$3,000
UMC FOUNDATION INCNV22024$2,500
NEVADA CHILD SEEKERSNV32024$2,500
SUNRISE CHILDRENS FOUNDATIONNV32024$2,250
NEVADA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICANV22024$1,500
THE ANIMAL FOUNDATIONNV52022$9,000
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INCID22022$7,500
F E A T OF SOUTHERN NEVADANV22022$7,000
LAS VEGAS RESCUE MISSIONNV42022$2,500
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTIONNY12021$1,000
CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATIONNV12020$5,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADANV32020$2,500
LIONS EYE FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA NEVADA INCCA22020$2,000
PROJECT 150NV32020$1,900
HEARTS ALIVE VILLAGENV12020$1,000
OCEAN CONSERVANCY INCDC22020$1,000
TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADANV12019$2,000
GLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATIONCA12019$2,000
NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE INCNV22019$1,750
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTHCO12019$1,500
ST JUDES RANCH FOR CHILDREN INCNV22019$1,500
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONOK12019$1,000
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEVADANV12019$1,000
HEAVEN CAN WAIT ANIMAL SOCIETYNV12019$1,000
DIRECT RELIEFCA12019$1,000
ALL VEGAS HORSESNV12019$1,000
GLOBAL CHARITY FOUNDATIONNV12019$700
NEVADA BLIND CHILDRENS FOUNDATIONNV12019$700
SPREAD THE WORD NEVADANV12019$700
ALS UNITED NEVADANV12019$500
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCECA12019$500
GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INCNY12019$500
NEVADA PARTNERSHIP FOR HOMELESS YOUTHNV12019$500
PEACEFUL VALLEY DONKEY RESCUE INCTX12019$500
PUPPIES BEHIND BARS INCNY12019$500
HELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADANV12019$500
FRONT RANGE FREEDOM RESCUE INCCO12019$500
BARN BUDDIES RESCUENV12019$250
MEADOWS SCHOOLNV12018$750
HELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY INCNV12018$500
TALITHA KOUM INSTITUTETX12018$250