Nell J. Redfield Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- This foundation funds education, healthcare, medical research, care for needy children and women, aid to the elderly and the homeless, and its guidelines specify organisations located in Washoe County, Nevada, with priority given to Northern Nevada; it also states it does not fund applications from outside Washoe County, from non-profits operating three years or less (except for approved programs and projects initiated by the Foundation), for endowments, loans, fund-raising activities, attempts to influence legislation or elections, political organisations, individuals, other similar foundations that give to 501(c)(3)s, or private foundations.
- Most grants to organisations fall between $6,000 and $100,000, with a median grant of $20,000, so pitch a request in that range rather than assuming you'll secure the $500,000 top figure.
- A high share of grant dollars (87%) goes to organisations already funded in the prior two filings, suggesting this is a relationship-led funder where ongoing contact matters; before applying you must discuss your proposed request with the Executive Director.
- Applications are considered at quarterly board meetings held the first Thursday of March, June, September and December, and must be submitted at least ten business days beforehand, so plan your approach around those dates.
- Make sure your application shows sound management, support from your own trustees and constituency, realistic long-term planning, and a clear community need, as the Foundation says these factors make requests more viable.
Overview
Nell J. Redfield Foundation is a US private foundation based in Reno, NV.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation focuses its charitable giving on education, healthcare and helping those most in need. Its stated purposes also include medical research, care for needy children and women, aid to the elderly and the homeless. It makes grants to qualified tax-exempt charitable organisations with 501(c)(3) status that are not private foundations, and its guidelines specify organisations located in Washoe County, Nevada. The Foundation describes its interests as far-reaching, supporting almost all community non-profits within its mission space. Applicants are expected to show sound management, support from their own trustees and constituency, and solid, realistic long-term planning; the Board considers applications at quarterly meetings.
Themes
- Education
- Healthcare
- Medical research
- Needy children and women
- Elderly
- Homelessness
Geographic Focus
Washoe County. Priority: Northern Nevada.
What They Don't Fund
- Applications from outside of Washoe County, Nevada
- Applications from non-profits that have been operating for three years or less, except for approved programs and projects initiated by the Foundation
- Applications to fund an endowment
- Applications for direct or indirect loans
- Applications for fund-raising activities
- Applications attempting to influence legislation or elections
- Applications from political organizations
- Applications from individuals
- Applications to fund other similar Foundations who give to 501(c)(3)’s
- Private foundations
How to apply
Applicants must discuss the proposed request with the Executive Director before applying.
Deadlines: At least ten business days before the quarterly board meetings, held on the first Thursday of March, June, September and December.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 285 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applicants should demonstrate sound management, support from their own trustees and constituency, and solid, realistic long-term planning.
- Requests aligned with education, health care and helping those most in need are more viable.
- Applications should demonstrate that the programme meets a community need.
- Grant recipients are expected to provide periodic progress reports and, at the project's end, a narrative report and statements of disbursements.
- Foundation representatives may make periodic site visits to monitor funded projects.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations Nell J. Redfield Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 106 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- UNR Foundation · Capital Campaign for the College of Business Building (2nd installment)$500,0002025 tax year
- Education Alliance of Washoe County · To support Redfield Community Coordinators Outreach program in twelve schools$325,0002025 tax year
- UNR Foundation · National Merit Scholarship$320,0002025 tax year
- UNR Foundation · addl payment on capital campaign for College of Business buidlding$250,0002025 tax year
- UNR Foundation · UNR Scholarships for Women's Basketball$150,0002025 tax year
- PBS Reno · Curiosity Classroom program$130,0002025 tax year
- Reno Philharmonic · Fund several educational programs for 2025$125,0002025 tax year
- Renown Health Foundation · 1st of two installments to support the Nursing Scholarship Recruitment program$125,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kenneth M Coll — Executive Director
- Kathrin Dimas — Director in Waiting
- Glenda Hudgens — Director in Waiting
- Kevin Tiber — Director in Waiting
- Michael Sebree — VP & Director
- Melissa A Fowler — VP, Director, & Secretary
- Daniel K Walker — President, CFO, & Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $4,863,683 | $3,974,247 | $81,885,764 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,351,329 | $4,489,794 | $85,156,921 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $5,613,010 | $4,661,700 | $92,337,300 | Filing for 2025 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Nell J. Redfield Foundation?
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Contact
- (775) 323-1373
- redfieldfoundation@yahoo.com
- Reno, NV
- nelljredfieldfoundation.org
Applying to Nell J. Redfield Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (775) 323-1373
- redfieldfoundation@yahoo.com
- Reno, NV
- nelljredfieldfoundation.org