Helen Close Charitable Foundation

RENO, NV EIN: 88-0214245

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.6M

+0.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$288K

-6.4% YoY

Grant Count

20

-9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

+3.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$129K$257K$386K$514K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,613,706$5,605,371$5,656,487
Revenue$404,339$354,322$398,696
Expenses$396,094$405,276$371,070
Qualifying Distributions$318,715$335,966$297,907
Net Investment Income$331,568$289,032$330,122
Distributable Amount$330,899$305,956$325,822

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$85K$171K$256K$342K20 grants202027 grants202120 grants202222 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

SIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS$53KUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-REN…$40KSIERRA NEVADA JOURNEYS$25KTHE EMPOWERMENT CENTER$25KEXPERIENCE EDUCATION DBA…$20KCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF …$17KHUMANE SOCIETY OF TRUCKE…$15KTRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY$13KCANINE REHABILITATION CE…$10KCARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEV…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

109 grants across all recorded years

105<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KENNETH E STIEHA JRPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE$15KCAROLE MATHISENSECRETARY/TRUSTEE$13KBETTY VOGLERTREASURER/TRUSTEE$13KDAVID M QUINNV PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE$13K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KENNETH E STIEHA JRPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE3$15,000
CAROLE MATHISENSECRETARY/TRUSTEE2$12,600
BETTY VOGLERTREASURER/TRUSTEE2$12,600
DAVID M QUINNV PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE2$12,600

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

Carson CityEl Dorado HillsElkoGardnervilleHot SpringsIncline VillageLas VegasRenoSomersetSparksStagecoachTruckeeYerington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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