Private foundation
HELEN CLOSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
RENO, NVEIN
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Private foundation
RENO, NVEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $404,339 | $396,094 | $318,715 | $5,613,706 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 53% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMPOWERMENT CENTERRENO, NV | CONSTRUCTION PROJECT | $25,000 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth E Stieha Jr | PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | 3.00 | $15,000 |
| Carole Mathisen | SECRETARY/TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $12,600 |
| Betty Vogler | TREASURER/TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $12,600 |
| David M Quinn | V PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $5,613,616 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $354,322 | $405,276 | $335,966 | $5,605,371 | $5,605,371 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $398,696 | $371,070 | $297,907 | $5,656,487 | $5,656,325 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $467,639 | $426,955 | $349,853 | $5,628,699 | $5,628,699 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $376,456 | $435,282 | $368,167 | $5,589,883 | $5,588,015 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $188,564 | $284,438 | $213,919 | $5,646,841 | $5,646,841 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $432,308 | $441,061 | $368,271 | $5,743,026 | $5,742,715 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $236,360 | $331,166 | $256,410 | $5,752,681 | $5,751,468 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $99,717 | $289,140 | $213,027 | $5,846,274 | $5,846,274 |
| CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS |
| $25,000 |
| 2024 |
| SIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYSRENO, NV | RENO HOUSING AUTHORITY YOUTH SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE | $24,257 | 2019 |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TRUCKEE-TAHOEMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.TRUCKEE, CA | HEALTHY PETS MEDICAL COSTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS | $20,000 | 2022 |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA INCRENO, NV | LOW INCOME PARTICIPANT ASSISTANCE | $20,000 | 2021 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSSMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2019 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.RENO, NV | DISASTER RELIEF- WESTERN WILDFIRE | $20,000 | 2021 |
| EXPERIENCE EDUCATION DBA BRAIN HEALTH LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONRENO, NV | RENO FIRE DEPARTMENT PTSD ASSISTANCE | $20,000 | 2024 |
| CARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEAVDARENO, NV | MEDICAL RESOURCE PROGRAMS | $20,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO FOUNDATIONRENO, NV | SCHOLARSHIPS | $20,000 | 2016 |
| DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCERENO, NV | EMERGENCY SERVICES | $20,000 | 2023 |
| NEVADA DISCOVERY MUSEUMRENO, NV | UNDERSERVED FINANCIAL AID | $20,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO FOUNDATIONRENO, NV | SCHOLARSHIPS | $20,000 | 2017 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN NEVADARENO, NV | EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS | $16,772 | 2024 |
| SIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYSRENO, NV | RECREATIONAL YOUTH SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $16,223 | 2018 |
| WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SPECIALIZED VEHICLE UNITRENO, NV | PURCHASE OF A POLARIS GENERAL SIDE X SIDE | $15,900 | 2016 |
| THE CHILDREN'S CABINETMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.RENO, NV | CLIENT EMERGENCY NEEDS FUND | $15,000 | 2022 |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA INCRENO, NV | LOW-INCOME FAMILIES PROGRAM SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2023 |
| RIDGE HOUSE INCRENO, NV | ROOF REPLACEMENT ASSISTANCE | $15,000 | 2021 |
| RIDGE HOUSE INCRENO, NV | OFFICE RENOVATION | $15,000 | 2021 |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TRUCKEE-TAHOE INCTRUCKEE, CA | FINANCIAL AID FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES AND PET ADOPTION EXPENSES | $15,000 | 2018 |
| RIDGE HOUSE INCRENO, NV | ASSISTANCE FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR EX-OFFENDERS | $15,000 | 2018 |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA INCRENO, NV | LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2020 |
| LEAST RESISTANCE TRAINING CONCEPTS INCSTAGECOACH, NV | ACQUISTION OF HORSE TRAINING MANNEQUIN AND ACCESSORIES | $15,000 | 2017 |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA INCRENO, NV | LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM | $15,000 | 2019 |
| DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTERRENO, NV | EMERGENCY SHELTER - AIR CONDITION SYSTEM REPLACEMENT | $15,000 | 2019 |
| 2.00 |
| $12,600 |
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Nov 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202431629349100633
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Nov 30, 2022
Filing id 202331069349100703
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Nov 30, 2021
Filing id 202211669349100131
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Nov 30, 2020
Filing id 202121949349100927
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Nov 30, 2019
Filing id 202010549349100001
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Nov 30, 2018
Filing id 201940859349100109
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Nov 30, 2017
Filing id 201840659349100509
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Nov 30, 2016
Filing id 201701989349100410
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.