The Skip Viragh Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation gives only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so if your organisation has not been invited, do not send it a proposal.
- Its filings show 75% of grant dollars to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests its giving leans towards established relationships.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $32,000 and $1,600,000, and half of its 146 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less, so a modest request is more in keeping with its typical giving, though its largest grant was about $8,150,000.
- Its filings show grants mainly in California, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia, but no geographic focus is stated, so that is where its grants have gone rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
The Skip Viragh Foundation is a US private foundation based in Reno, NV.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Its recorded grants include support for cancer detection and research, services for people experiencing homelessness, programmes for families grieving a death in the armed forces, early-childhood education, and education and career-transition assistance. Recipients in the filings include schools, health and research organisations, youth programmes, social-service providers and community charities. Other grants address refugee assistance, foster and adoptive care, substance-use treatment, food access and community health. It supports work across several charitable sectors.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 146 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 9%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations The Skip Viragh Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 52 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $231k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Early detection initiative and research$4,900,0002024 tax year
- Chaminade College Preparatory School · General support of the organization.$3,750,0002024 tax year
- AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation · Unlocking the potential of every student and closing the achievement gap before students enter kindergarten by providing them with the social, emotional, and cognitive skills they need to thrive in school.$2,650,0002024 tax year
- Icm · Provide the funds for the development of Hope Centers and refugee aid worldwide$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Father Martin's Ashley · Alcohol and substance abuse treatment center - new building$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund · Education and career transition assistance$1,750,0002024 tax year
- TAPS Tragedy Assist Program · To support program that offers help for those grieving death of loved one in Armed Forces.$1,300,0002024 tax year
- Cristo Rey Network · Network comprises 30 Catholic, college preparatory high schools for underrepresented urban youth.$1,250,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Katherine A Viragh — Secretary
- Roger E Young — Vice President
- Mark S Viragh — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $26,853,948 | $24,498,596 | $223,568,060 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $36,879,051 | $34,893,946 | $216,972,689 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $33,176,181 | $31,119,557 | $204,781,394 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Reno, NV