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The James Joseph Ford Foundation focuses on local Las Vegas nonprofit initiatives that support children, families with special needs, and animal welfare. Most grants are modest and targeted to frontline service providers—literacy programs, services for visually impaired and developmentally disabled children, youth development for underserved/BIPOC and unhoused families, and humane animal rescue/rehoming. The foundation shows a preference for direct-service organizations in its community rather than large policy or research efforts.
$98K
$271K
$24K
$47K
Most grants fall between $2K and $4K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$4K
About 40% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Modest, geographically concentrated grants ($5k–$8k) to direct‑service providers; a mix of one-off awards and at least one repeat grantee, emphasizing many small grants across local child‑ and animal‑focused nonprofits.
Notable grantees: Tutwiler Community Education Center, Heaven Can Wait Animal Society, Capability Health & Human Services, Reading in Motion, Children's Lifesaving Foundation
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S LIFESAVING FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED, BIPOC YOUTH AND HOUSELESS FAMILIES LIVING IN SHELTERS AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BY PROVIDING OUTDOOR EDUCATION AS WELL AS OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSITANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS. |
| HEAVEN CAN WAIT ANIMAL SOCIETY | LAS VEGAS, NV | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ELIMINATE THE SENSELESS, UNNECESSARY EUTHANIASIA OF CATS AND DOGS. |
| CAPABILITY HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES | LAS VEGAS, NV | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SERVE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND OTHER DISORDERS AS WELL AS FAMILIES AND ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL LIMITATIONS. |
| NSPCA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $3,000 | 2025 | TO HELP PEOPLE AND PETS BY PROVIDING WALK-IN ADOPTIONS, LOW COST VETERINARY ASSISTANCE, FOSTERING PETS AND PROVIDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH THE PET PANTRY. |
| FOSTER KINSHIP | LAS VEGAS, NV | $2,500 | 2025 | TO STRENGTHEN KINSHIP CAREGIVERS' CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SAFE, STABLE, AND NURTURING HOMES FOR CHILDREN. |
| JACOBS HEART | WATSONVILLE, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. |
| QUEENS ACADEMY | QUEENS, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | TO FOSTER COMMUNITY, ACCEPTANCE, INTEGRITY, RESPECT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERSEVERANCE IN STUDENTS SO THEY CAN BE RESPONSIBLE, DRIVEN AND SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. |
| OCEAN'S HARBOR HOUSE | TOMS RIVER, NJ | $2,500 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HOMELESS TEENS AND YOUTH WITH A STABLE, SAFE, CLEAN AND HEALTHY LIVING ENVIROMNENT. |
| ELEVATE YOUR GAME | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | TO LIFT URBAN STUDENTS (THROUGH MENTORING) TO HIGHER LEVELS IN THE GRADES, ATTENDANCE AND MATURITY TO EMPOWER THEM TO BE LEADERS. |
| LIVING GRACE HOMES | HENDERSON, NV | $2,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT FOR THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF HOMELESS, PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUNG WOMEN. |
| BRIDGE BUILDERS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE | PEARL, MS | $2,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND SUCCEED WITH TUITION-FREE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING. |
| THE DR SHIRLEY LINZY YOUNG ARTISTS ORCHESTRA OF LAS VEGAS | LAS VEGAS, NV | $1,000 | 2025 | TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE, AND DEVELOP THE MUSICAL TALENT OF STUDENTS. |
| YMCA OF HAMPTON ROAD | CHESAPEAKE, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE A SAFE, FAMILY-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT, AND A GATHERING PLACE FOR THOUSANDS OF KIDS, FAMILIES, SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS. |
| ST JUDE'S RANCH OF CHILDREN | BOULDER CITY, NV | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. |
| THE IMMIGRATION CENTER FOR WOMEN | LAS VEGAS, NV | $1,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE IMMIGRATION SERVICES TO UNDERREPRESENTED IMMIGRANTS IN NEVADA. |
| SWEET POTATO COMFORT PIE | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | $1,000 | 2025 | TO FOSTER RACIAL HEALING AND GROW BELOVED COMMUNITY. |
| GENTLEMEN BY CHOICE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $1,000 | 2025 | TO EMPOWER TOMORROW'S INNOVATORS BY FOSTERING YOUTH GROWTH, ENHANCING RESILIENCE, SELF-CONFIDENCE AND PERSONAL AWARENESS. |
| ANIMAL FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $600 | 2025 | TO HELP PETS FIND AND STAY IN LOVING HOMES WITH ADOPTION, VETERINARY CARE, AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. |
| CHILDRENS LIFESAVING FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED, BIPOC YOUTH AND HOUSELESS FAMILIES LIVING IN SHELTERS AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BY PROVIDING OUTDOOR EDUCATION AS WELL AS OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSITANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS. |
| THE DR SHIRLEY LINZY YOUNG ARTISTS ORCHESTRA OF LAS VEGAS | LAS VEGAS, NV | $3,500 | 2024 | TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE, AND DEVELOP THE MUSICAL TALENT OF STUDENTS. |
| READING IN MOTION | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT STUDENTS READING AT GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE DURING THEIR EARLY YEARS |
| TUTWILER COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER | TUTWILER, MS | $2,500 | 2024 | TO SAVE ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY |
| FOSTER KINSHIP | LAS VEGAS, NV | $2,500 | 2024 | TO STRENGTHEN KINSHIP CAREGIVERS' CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SAFE, STABLE, AND NURTURING HOMES FOR CHILDREN. |
| BOYS TOWN NEVADA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $2,500 | 2024 | TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE THE SUPPORT AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE, STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH SERVICES AND CLASSES. |
| BE A MENTOR INC | HAYWARD, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | TO STRENGTHEN MENTORS' CAPACITY TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO COME FROM CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES TO DEVELOP THE ASSETS THEY NEED TO CREATE SUCCESSFUL LIVES FOR THEMSELVES. |
| PROJECT HOPE ALLIANCE | COSTA MESA, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ENDING THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING HELP IN AREAS SUCH AS ACADEMICS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS, AND BASIC NEEDS FOR THOSE FROM KINDERGARTEN TO THE AGE OF 24. |
| JACOB'S HEART CHILDRENS | WATSONVILLE, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. |
| LEAD WITH HORSES | RENO, NV | $1,500 | 2024 | TO HELP IMPROVE THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN THROUGH QUALITY EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. |
| GENESIS & LIGHT CTR | JACKSON, MS | $1,500 | 2024 | TO STRENGTHEN AND UPLIFT FAMILIES AS WELL AS YOUTH BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY BY OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND EDIFICATION AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE BETTER FUTURES THAN THE LIVES THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED TO. |
| APRIL PARKER FOUNDATION | LONG BEACH, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | TO EMPOWER AND STRENGTHEN BIPOC COMMUNITIES, VETERANS, AND BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND ADVOCACY. |
| PROGRESSIVE ED RESOURCE SERVICE | CARSON, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE LAPTOPS TO STUDENTS WITHOUT COMPUTERS, SO EACH STUDENT CAN WORK AT THEIR OWN PACE WHILE ALLOWING THE TEACHER TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH EACH STUDENT. |
| TUTWILER COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER | TUTWILER, MS | $8,000 | 2023 | TO SAVE ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY |
| READING IN MOTION | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT STUDENTS READING AT GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE DURING THEIR EARLY YEARS |
| NEVADA BLIND CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | HENDERSON, NV | $5,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE EXTENDED EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND TRANSITIONAL SKILLS TO CHILDREN WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. |
| THE DR SHIRLEY LINZY YOUNG ARTISTS ORCHESTRA OF LAS VEGAS | LAS VEGAS, NV | $3,500 | 2023 | TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE, AND DEVELOP THE MUSICAL TALENT OF STUDENTS. |
| FOSTER KINSHIP | LAS VEGAS, NV | $2,500 | 2023 | TO STRENGTHEN KINSHIP CAREGIVERS' CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SAFE, STABLE, AND NURTURING HOMES FOR CHILDREN. |
| LIBERTY UNION RUGBY CLUB | BRENTWOOD, CA | $1,100 | 2023 | WE ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR PLAYERS THROUGH THE SPORT'S FIVE CORE VALUES OF INTEGRITY, PASSION, SOLIDARITY, DISCIPLINE, AND RESPECT. |
| THE ANIMAL FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $1,000 | 2023 | TO SAVE ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY |
CHILDREN'S LIFESAVING FOUNDATION
$5,000TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED, BIPOC YOUTH AND HOUSELESS FAMILIES LIVING IN SHELTERS AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BY PROVIDING OUTDOOR EDUCATION AS WELL AS OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSITANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
HEAVEN CAN WAIT ANIMAL SOCIETY
$5,000TO ELIMINATE THE SENSELESS, UNNECESSARY EUTHANIASIA OF CATS AND DOGS.
CAPABILITY HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
$5,000TO SERVE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND OTHER DISORDERS AS WELL AS FAMILIES AND ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL LIMITATIONS.
NSPCA
$3,000TO HELP PEOPLE AND PETS BY PROVIDING WALK-IN ADOPTIONS, LOW COST VETERINARY ASSISTANCE, FOSTERING PETS AND PROVIDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH THE PET PANTRY.
FOSTER KINSHIP
$2,500TO STRENGTHEN KINSHIP CAREGIVERS' CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SAFE, STABLE, AND NURTURING HOMES FOR CHILDREN.
JACOBS HEART
$2,500TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.
QUEENS ACADEMY
$2,500TO FOSTER COMMUNITY, ACCEPTANCE, INTEGRITY, RESPECT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERSEVERANCE IN STUDENTS SO THEY CAN BE RESPONSIBLE, DRIVEN AND SUCCESSFUL ADULTS.
OCEAN'S HARBOR HOUSE
$2,500TO PROVIDE HOMELESS TEENS AND YOUTH WITH A STABLE, SAFE, CLEAN AND HEALTHY LIVING ENVIROMNENT.
ELEVATE YOUR GAME
$2,500TO LIFT URBAN STUDENTS (THROUGH MENTORING) TO HIGHER LEVELS IN THE GRADES, ATTENDANCE AND MATURITY TO EMPOWER THEM TO BE LEADERS.
LIVING GRACE HOMES
$2,000TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT FOR THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF HOMELESS, PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUNG WOMEN.
BRIDGE BUILDERS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
$2,000TO PROVIDE FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND SUCCEED WITH TUITION-FREE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING.
THE DR SHIRLEY LINZY YOUNG ARTISTS ORCHESTRA OF LAS VEGAS
$1,000TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE, AND DEVELOP THE MUSICAL TALENT OF STUDENTS.
YMCA OF HAMPTON ROAD
$1,000TO PROVIDE A SAFE, FAMILY-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT, AND A GATHERING PLACE FOR THOUSANDS OF KIDS, FAMILIES, SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS.
ST JUDE'S RANCH OF CHILDREN
$1,000TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA.
THE IMMIGRATION CENTER FOR WOMEN
$1,000TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE IMMIGRATION SERVICES TO UNDERREPRESENTED IMMIGRANTS IN NEVADA.
SWEET POTATO COMFORT PIE
$1,000TO FOSTER RACIAL HEALING AND GROW BELOVED COMMUNITY.
GENTLEMEN BY CHOICE
$1,000TO EMPOWER TOMORROW'S INNOVATORS BY FOSTERING YOUTH GROWTH, ENHANCING RESILIENCE, SELF-CONFIDENCE AND PERSONAL AWARENESS.
ANIMAL FOUNDATION
$600TO HELP PETS FIND AND STAY IN LOVING HOMES WITH ADOPTION, VETERINARY CARE, AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES.
CHILDRENS LIFESAVING FOUNDATION
$5,000TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED, BIPOC YOUTH AND HOUSELESS FAMILIES LIVING IN SHELTERS AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BY PROVIDING OUTDOOR EDUCATION AS WELL AS OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSITANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
THE DR SHIRLEY LINZY YOUNG ARTISTS ORCHESTRA OF LAS VEGAS
$3,500TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE, AND DEVELOP THE MUSICAL TALENT OF STUDENTS.
READING IN MOTION
$2,500TO SUPPORT STUDENTS READING AT GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE DURING THEIR EARLY YEARS
TUTWILER COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER
$2,500TO SAVE ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY
FOSTER KINSHIP
$2,500TO STRENGTHEN KINSHIP CAREGIVERS' CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SAFE, STABLE, AND NURTURING HOMES FOR CHILDREN.
BOYS TOWN NEVADA
$2,500TO ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE THE SUPPORT AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE, STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH SERVICES AND CLASSES.
BE A MENTOR INC
$2,500TO STRENGTHEN MENTORS' CAPACITY TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO COME FROM CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES TO DEVELOP THE ASSETS THEY NEED TO CREATE SUCCESSFUL LIVES FOR THEMSELVES.
PROJECT HOPE ALLIANCE
$2,500TO SUPPORT ENDING THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING HELP IN AREAS SUCH AS ACADEMICS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS, AND BASIC NEEDS FOR THOSE FROM KINDERGARTEN TO THE AGE OF 24.
JACOB'S HEART CHILDRENS
$2,500TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.
LEAD WITH HORSES
$1,500TO HELP IMPROVE THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN THROUGH QUALITY EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
GENESIS & LIGHT CTR
$1,500TO STRENGTHEN AND UPLIFT FAMILIES AS WELL AS YOUTH BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY BY OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND EDIFICATION AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE BETTER FUTURES THAN THE LIVES THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED TO.
APRIL PARKER FOUNDATION
$1,000TO EMPOWER AND STRENGTHEN BIPOC COMMUNITIES, VETERANS, AND BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND ADVOCACY.
PROGRESSIVE ED RESOURCE SERVICE
$1,000TO PROVIDE LAPTOPS TO STUDENTS WITHOUT COMPUTERS, SO EACH STUDENT CAN WORK AT THEIR OWN PACE WHILE ALLOWING THE TEACHER TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH EACH STUDENT.
TUTWILER COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER
$8,000TO SAVE ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY
READING IN MOTION
$5,000TO SUPPORT STUDENTS READING AT GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE DURING THEIR EARLY YEARS
NEVADA BLIND CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
$5,000TO PROVIDE EXTENDED EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND TRANSITIONAL SKILLS TO CHILDREN WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
THE DR SHIRLEY LINZY YOUNG ARTISTS ORCHESTRA OF LAS VEGAS
$3,500TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE, AND DEVELOP THE MUSICAL TALENT OF STUDENTS.
FOSTER KINSHIP
$2,500TO STRENGTHEN KINSHIP CAREGIVERS' CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SAFE, STABLE, AND NURTURING HOMES FOR CHILDREN.
LIBERTY UNION RUGBY CLUB
$1,100WE ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR PLAYERS THROUGH THE SPORT'S FIVE CORE VALUES OF INTEGRITY, PASSION, SOLIDARITY, DISCIPLINE, AND RESPECT.
THE ANIMAL FOUNDATION
$1,000TO SAVE ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY
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