Open Foundations · Nevada

Estelle J Kelsey Foundation

Reno, Nevada · EIN 463362061. 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 $1.3M across 36 grants in 2025, a median of $11K each.

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$1.3M
paid in 2025
36
grants paid
$11K
median grant
27%
to first-time recipients
$15.0M
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
ESTELLE J KELSEY FOUNDATION
Address
5008 LAKERIDGE TERRACE EAST, RENO, NV, 89509
Phone
7758264860
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SOLICITATIONS FOR GRANTS OR FUNDS MUST MEET FOUNDATION CRITERIA AS TO BEING OF A CHARITABLE NATURE AND FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PURPOSE.
Submission deadline
NO SPECIFIC SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE IN EFFECT AT PRESENT.
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202641259349101274. 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.

childreneducationhealthfamilyyouth

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 36 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Renown Health FoundationNV$250,000DEEP BRAIN FOUNDATION
2Boys and Girls Club of Truckee MeadowsNV$200,000EDUCATION
3Nevada Museum of ArtNV$150,000HANDS ON PROGRAM
4University of Nevada Reno FoundationNV$100,000PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY
5University of Nevada Foundation Athletic DepartmentNV$90,000FIELD HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
6Nevada State Prison Preservation SocietyNV$80,000PRESERVATION PROJECT
7Food Bank of Northern NevadaNV$32,200FAMILIES IN NEED
8Food Bank of Northern NevadaNV$30,000FOOD PROGRAM
9Boys and Girls Club of Mason ValleyNV$25,000EDUCATION
10Boys and Girls Club of Western NevadaNV$25,000EDUCATION
11Care Chest of Sierra NevadaNV$20,000FAMILY HEALTH
12Catholic Charities of Northern NevadaNV$20,000FAMILY PROGRAMS
13Reno-sparks Gospel MissionNV$20,000CHILDREN IN NEED
14Salvation ArmyNV$20,000FAMILIES IN NEED
151701 GroupNV$15,000HELP FOR CHILDREN

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202027$976K
202125$1.1M
202228$1.3M
202327$1.1M
202435$1.2M
2025 (partial year)36$1.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Nevada97%
California3%

Who decides

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

Carolyn BernardTRUSTEE/SECRETARY/TREASURE · 2025
Donald Bernard IiTRUSTEE · 2025
Donald Bernard SrTRUSTEE/CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT · 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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