The Alan and Christy Molasky Charitable Foundation appears to combine a strong focus on Southern Nevada community needs with selective support for large national causes. A large share of grants fund local human services—homelessness, housing, emergency shelter, food security and hospice care—while several sizable gifts go to health, conservation and civil rights organizations. They support a mix of operating/general program needs and targeted local initiatives, often funding established nonprofits that deliver direct services in Las Vegas.
A defining feature of the Alan and Christy Molasky Charitable Foundation is its concentrated support for Southern Nevada service providers, paired with larger gifts to a handful of national organizations. In 2025, it gave $50,000 to Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation in Las Vegas for general support and $30,000 to Planned Parenthood in Las Vegas for general support, alongside other local grants for housing, shelter, food, education and family services. The pattern points to a foundation that backs direct-service nonprofits as well as organizations working on community coordination and public health. The foundation’s recent giving also includes $70,000 to Conservation International Foundation for general support and $50,000 to American Red Cross for general program support, showing that its portfolio is not limited to Nevada-based recipients. Even so, every listed grant in the current data went to U.S. recipients, and the grant list is dominated by Las Vegas-area nonprofits. That mix of local human services and selective national support is the clearest signature in the available grant data.
Housing and homelessness are recurring priorities. The foundation gave $15,000 in 2024 and $14,500 in 2023 to Nevada Housing Coalition for general support, and it also awarded $10,000 in 2025 to Nevada Homeless Alliance to advocate, educate and coordinate homelessness efforts across the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Food and basic-needs work appears alongside shelter funding. Three Square received $20,000 in 2025 for supplementary food to seniors through coordinated living facilities and general support, while Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada received $5,000 for food, shelter and comprehensive services. Health-related grants include $20,000 to Susan G Komen Nevada for breast health education, cancer screening and support programs, plus national research support, and $50,000 to Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation for general support. The foundation also gave $5,000 to St Jude's Children's Research for program support to help children battle cancer and other deadly diseases.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a narrow range: p25 is $14,625, median is $14,750, and p75 is $14,875. That concentration suggests a fairly standardized check size, even though the list also includes a few larger awards. The recent record shows repeat giving to Nevada Housing Coalition in 2023 and 2024, indicating some ongoing relationships rather than only one-off gifts. The foundation does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments, so its activity is in institutional grantmaking rather than direct aid to people. The available data does not show an application process.
$485K
$8M
$2.8M
$526K
Most grants fall between $15K and $15K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Moderately diversified: many mid-sized local grants across social service and education nonprofits with a handful of larger, one-off gifts to national health, conservation and civil-rights organizations. Mix of repeat local grantees and single-year donations; emphasis on operating/program support rather than small pilot grants.
Notable grantees: Conservation International Foundation, Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation, Nevada Housing Coalition, Three Square (Las Vegas food bank), Anti-Defamation League
All listed grants in the current data went to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants were awarded to organizations in Nevada. Las Vegas appears most often, with grants also going to North Las Vegas and Boulder City. Outside the state, the only recipient cities in the recent list are Washington, Arlington, New York, Wheaton, Memphis, and Tampa, each appearing on a single grant. The geographic profile is therefore strongly local at the recipient level, with a small set of national out-of-state awards.
Yes. Nevada Housing Coalition appears in both 2023 and 2024 recent grants, with awards of $14,500 and $15,000 for general support. That suggests at least some recipients receive support across multiple years rather than only once.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $70,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS BIAS AND BULLYING IN SCHOOLS AND ONLINE HATE SPEECH AND HARASSMENT AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC, MEDIA AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COUNTER HATE-MOTIVATED CRIME |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | LAS VEGAS, NV | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CORE ACADEMY | LAS VEGAS, NV | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAFE NEST | LAS VEGAS, NV | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE SHADE TREE | NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SUSAN G KOMEN NEVADA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | FUND LOCAL BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION, CANCER SCREENING AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL RESEARCH AND GRANT PROGRAM TO FURTHER BREAST CANCER RESEARCH |
| THE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CARBON CACTUS PROJECT | LAS VEGAS, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THREE SQUARE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD TO SENIORS THROUGH COORDINATED LIVING FACILITIES AND GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SALVATION ARMY | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEVADA HOMELESS ALLIANCE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ADVOCATE, EDUCATE AND COORDINATE EFFORTS ON HOMELESSNESS CONNECTING THE PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT SECTORS AND LEVERAGING RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS FOR ISSUES ON HOMELESSNESS |
| ST JUDES RANCH FOR CHILDREN | BOULDER CITY, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNLV LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOONRIDGE FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEVADA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY | LAS VEGAS, NV | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE'S CHILDREN'S RESEARCH | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT TO HELP CHILDREN BATTLE CANCER AND OTHER DEADLY DISEASES |
| NEUROFIBROMATOSIS INC | WHEATON, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR FOOD, SHELTER AND COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES |
| CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KIDS COOPERATIVE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMFAR | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEVADA HOUSING COALITION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEVADA HOUSING COALITION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $14,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
$70,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$50,000GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$30,000EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS BIAS AND BULLYING IN SCHOOLS AND ONLINE HATE SPEECH AND HARASSMENT AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC, MEDIA AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COUNTER HATE-MOTIVATED CRIME
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CORE ACADEMY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAFE NEST
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE SHADE TREE
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SUSAN G KOMEN NEVADA
$20,000FUND LOCAL BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION, CANCER SCREENING AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL RESEARCH AND GRANT PROGRAM TO FURTHER BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CARBON CACTUS PROJECT
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THREE SQUARE
$20,000PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD TO SENIORS THROUGH COORDINATED LIVING FACILITIES AND GENERAL SUPPORT
SALVATION ARMY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEVADA HOMELESS ALLIANCE
$10,000TO ADVOCATE, EDUCATE AND COORDINATE EFFORTS ON HOMELESSNESS CONNECTING THE PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT SECTORS AND LEVERAGING RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS FOR ISSUES ON HOMELESSNESS
ST JUDES RANCH FOR CHILDREN
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNLV LEE BUSINESS SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MOONRIDGE FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEVADA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST JUDE'S CHILDREN'S RESEARCH
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT TO HELP CHILDREN BATTLE CANCER AND OTHER DEADLY DISEASES
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR FOOD, SHELTER AND COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES
CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KIDS COOPERATIVE
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
AMFAR
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEVADA HOUSING COALITION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEVADA HOUSING COALITION
$14,500GENERAL SUPPORT