The Edwin M. Posin Family Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of sizable grants that support healthcare infrastructure and institutions, local community needs in the Reno/Incline Village area, and Jewish communal life. Grants combine large capital-equipment or facility gifts to hospitals and university medical centers with substantial local philanthropy for animal welfare and synagogue/university Jewish programming, plus modest support for justice-related work.
The Edwin M Posin Family Foundation’s largest recent grants show a clear pattern: it funds high-cost healthcare equipment and local community institutions in the same year. In 2025, it gave $365,000 to Renown Regional Medical Center for radiology medical equipment and another $365,000 to Pet Network Incline Village for general support, placing medical infrastructure and Incline Village community needs at the center of its giving. The foundation also backs institutional healthcare projects beyond Northern Nevada, including $150,000 to UC Davis Foundation for a surgery center and $60,000 to City of Hope for general support. Alongside those larger awards, its recent grant list includes support for Jewish communal life and campus programming, with gifts to Congregation Beth Israel The Jewish Community and Chabad at UNR. Justice-related work also appears in the portfolio through support for Awaken Justice. The result is a grantmaking profile that mixes capital or equipment-heavy gifts, broad operating support, and local philanthropy across a small set of recipients.
Healthcare infrastructure is a major part of the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $365,000 to Renown Regional Medical Center for radiology medical equipment and $150,000 to UC Davis Foundation for a surgery center, showing support for both diagnostic capacity and surgical facilities. The portfolio also includes medical research and treatment institutions: City of Hope received $60,000 in general support, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital received $50,000 in general support. Beyond healthcare, the foundation supports Jewish communal organizations. Its recent grants include $150,000 to Congregation Beth Israel The Jewish Community for general support and $5,000 to Chabad at UNR for general support. Civil justice work appears as well through a $55,000 grant to Awaken Justice.
The recent grant sizes are uneven, with two $365,000 awards at the top, followed by $150,000, $60,000, $55,000, $50,000, and $5,000. That spread suggests a mix of major institutional gifts and smaller community or advocacy grants. The foundation’s latest 990 year is 2025, and every recent grant listed is from that year. Several recipients are healthcare or community institutions rather than individuals, consistent with the foundation’s nonprofit-only profile. The foundation does not make program-related investments and does not fund individuals.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of recipients—mix of local institutions and major national medical charities; few but large awards rather than many small gifts.
Notable grantees: Pet Network Incline Village, Renown Regional Medical Center, UC Davis Foundation, Congregation Beth Israel / Chabad at UNR, Awaken Justice
Recent grants went entirely to U.S. recipients. Northern Nevada appears prominently through Renown Regional Medical Center and Awaken Justice in Reno, plus Pet Network Incline Village in Incline Village. Outside Nevada, the foundation gave to UC Davis Foundation in Davis, California; City of Hope in Duarte, California; St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee; and Congregation Beth Israel The Jewish Community in Charlotte, North Carolina. The recipient distribution shows all 8 recent grants in the United States.
Its recent grants center on healthcare institutions, Jewish communal organizations, animal welfare, and civil justice work. Examples include Renown Regional Medical Center for radiology medical equipment, Pet Network Incline Village for general support, Congregation Beth Israel The Jewish Community for general support, and Awaken Justice for general support.
Recent grants range from $5,000 to $365,000. The largest awards in the list are two grants of $365,000 each, while smaller awards include $55,000, $50,000, and $5,000.
Yes. Recent grants went to organizations in California, Tennessee, and North Carolina as well as Nevada. Named recipients outside Nevada include UC Davis Foundation in Davis, City of Hope in Duarte, St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, and Congregation Beth Israel The Jewish Community in Charlotte.
No. The profile indicates that the foundation funds individuals is False and makes program-related investments is False, so its recent activity is through grants to organizations rather than direct support to people or PRIs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renown Regional Medical Center | Reno, NV | $365,000 | 2025 | Radiology Medical Equipment |
| Pet Network Incline Village | Incline Village, NV | $365,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| UC Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | Surgery Center |
| Congregation Beth Israel The Jewish Community | Charlotte, NC | $150,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Awaken Justice | Reno, NV | $55,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $50,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Chabad at UNR | Reno, NV | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
Renown Regional Medical Center
$365,000Radiology Medical Equipment
Pet Network Incline Village
$365,000General Support
UC Davis Foundation
$150,000Surgery Center
Congregation Beth Israel The Jewish Community
$150,000General Support
City of Hope
$60,000General Support
Awaken Justice
$55,000General Support
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
General Support
Chabad at UNR
$5,000General Support