Open Foundations · Nevada

The Nell J Redfield Foundation

Reno, Nevada · EIN 271017158. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.5M across 101 grants in 2025, a median of $20K each.

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$4.5M
paid in 2025
101
grants paid
$20K
median grant
13%
to first-time recipients
$71.9M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Dr Ken Coll
Address
1755 E Plumb Lane Suite 212, Reno, NV, 89502
Phone
7753231373
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Form letter entitled "The Nell J. Redfield Foundation Grants, Policies, Procedures:
Submission deadline
Deadline is at least 10 days before a regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the board.
Restrictions on awards
Generally limited to qualified organizations that are located in Washoe County, NV.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202621329349102407. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

holidaysurplusscholarshipsscholarshipcapitalschools

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 101 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Unr FoundationNV$500,000Capital Campaign for the College of Business Building (2nd installment)
2Education Alliance of Washoe CountyNV$325,000To support Redfield Community Coordinators Outreach program in twelve schools
3Unr FoundationNV$320,000National Merit Scholarship
4Unr FoundationNV$250,000addl payment on capital campaign for College of Business buidlding
5Unr FoundationNV$150,000UNR Scholarships for Women's Basketball
6Pbs Reno (formerly Knpb)NV$130,000Curiosity Classroom program
7Reno PhilharmonicNV$125,000Fund several educational programs for 2025
8Renown Health FoundationNV$125,0001st of two installments to support the Nursing Scholarship Recruitment program
9Unr FoundationNV$120,000UNR Scholarships for Women's other sports (excluding Basketball, Volleyball & Soccer)
10Community Health AllianceNV$100,000Neil Road and Sun Valley clinic programs
11Nevada Museum of ArtNV$100,000to underwrite the Director of Public Programs and Community Engagement 2025/26
12Unr FoundationNV$100,000Women's Intercollegiate Scholarships, Volleyball and Soccer Teams
13Nevada Museum of ArtNV$81,000to underwrite the School Services position 2025/26,Redfield Learning Cntr, Scholastic Awards
14Care ChestNV$80,000Medical Resource programs for 2025
15Nevada Discovery MuseumNV$75,000financial aid, consumables in DaVinci's corner and capacity building at Art Alcove and the Shop

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202097$4.3M
202178$4.2M
202269$4.6M
202382$3.8M
202484$4.3M
2025 (partial year)101$4.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Nevada96%
Idaho3%
California1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Daniel K WalkerPresident, CFO, & Director · 2025
Glenda HudgensDirector in Waiting · 2025
Kathrin DimasDirector in Waiting · 2025
Kenneth M CollExecutive Director · 2025
Kevin TiberDirector in Waiting · 2025
Melissa a FowlerVP, Director, & Secretary · 2025
Michael SebreeVP & Director · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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