Hilltop Foundation prioritizes health care and human services with a clear emphasis on local and regional nonprofits serving Nevada and nearby California communities. They routinely fund medical institutions (hospitals, hospice, community health), faith-based organizations and ministries, and direct community services (senior center, homelessness/youth services), often through one-time charitable contributions. Grants also support cultural and recreational local institutions (zoo, museum), indicating a community-building interest alongside basic needs and faith-related programming.
A 2025 charitable contribution of $60,000 to St Judes Childrens Research Hosp in Las Vegas stands out in Hilltop Foundation’s recent giving, both for size and for the way it reflects the foundation’s tilt toward health-related institutions in Nevada and nearby California. The grant list shows a pattern of support for hospitals, hospice care, community health providers, and organizations tied to direct human services. Hilltop Foundation also funds faith-based ministries, local social-service organizations, and a smaller set of community institutions such as museums and zoos. In 2025, it made $52,500 to Nathan Adelson Hospice, $40,000 to Valley Health Foundation in San Jose, and $35,000 to Community Health Alliance in Reno, alongside grants to organizations serving children, seniors, and people experiencing homelessness or other acute needs. The foundation’s giving is not limited to one type of nonprofit; instead, it moves across health care, faith, and community support while keeping a strong regional footprint. That mix of medical, religious, and civic support defines Hilltop Foundation’s recent grantmaking profile.
Health care is a central theme. Hilltop Foundation gave $52,500 to Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas for charitable contribution, $40,000 to Valley Health Foundation in San Jose in 2025, and $35,000 to Community Health Alliance in Reno. The list also includes $30,000 to Northern Nevada Hopes in Reno and $20,000 to Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in San Jose. Faith-based giving is another recurring area: the foundation awarded $50,000 to Faith Communications Corporation in Las Vegas and $25,000 to Agape Church Slo in San Luis Obispo. Community-serving institutions appear as well, including $25,000 to Pahrump Senior Center and $25,000 to Sierra Mono Museum in North Fork. These grants show support for both direct services and local anchor organizations.
Typical grants cluster in the low thousands, with a p25 of $2,500, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $7,125. The recent list also includes several larger one-time charitable contributions, suggesting a mix of routine smaller gifts and occasional higher-dollar awards. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, and the grant records show a charitable-contribution format rather than program-related investments or individual support. Repeated recipients appear in the data, including Faith Communications Corporation in both 2023 and 2025, Valley Health Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and several other organizations with more than one grant year on file.
$1.1M
$3.7M
$311K
$1.5M
Most grants fall between $3K and $7K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$7K
About 60% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Moderate number of mid-sized, mostly one-off charitable contributions distributed across many organizations rather than large multi-year commitments; geographically concentrated in Nevada and adjacent California, with occasional repeat grantees but generally broad distribution across health, faith, and community-service recipients.
Notable grantees: Valley Health Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Nathan Adelson Hospice, Faith Communications Corporation, Northern Nevada HOPES
Hilltop Foundation’s giving is heavily concentrated in Nevada and California. Nevada recipients include Las Vegas, Reno, and Pahrump, while California grants reach San Jose, Fresno, Clovis, North Fork, Santa Clara, San Luis Obispo, San Francisco, and Truckee. California is the top state by grant count, but 60% of grants go to recipients in Nevada, where the foundation is headquartered. The recipient-country data is entirely U.S.-based, with 126 grants recorded in the United States.
The recent grants point to health care providers, hospice organizations, faith-based ministries, and community-serving nonprofits. Examples in the data include hospital and health foundations, hospice care, senior services, homelessness support, and local cultural institutions such as a zoo and a museum.
The grant-size distribution is centered at modest amounts: p25 is $2,500, median grant size is $5,000, and p75 is $7,125. The recent list also shows larger contributions, including several awards in the $20,000 to $60,000 range.
Yes. The recent grants show repeated support for multiple recipients across years, including Valley Health Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Faith Communications Corporation in 2023 and 2025, and other organizations with more than one grant year recorded.
California is the top state by grant count, but Nevada receives 60% of grants. The recipient cities in the list include Las Vegas, Reno, Pahrump, San Jose, Fresno, Clovis, North Fork, Santa Clara, San Luis Obispo, San Francisco, and Truckee.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JUDES CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSP | LAS VEGAS, NV | $60,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $52,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| UNITED METHODIST MEMORIAL HOME | WARREN, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO | FRESNO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| IN THE WAITING | CLOVIS, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH ALLIANCE | RENO, NV | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| NORTHERN NEVADA HOPES | RENO, NV | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $28,498 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| PAHRUMP SENIOR CENTER | PAHRUMP, NV | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SIERRA MONO MUSEUM | NORTH FORK, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| BILL WILSON CENTER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| WARREN INC | GREENWICH, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| AGAPE CHURCH SLO | SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| CATHLOIC CHARITIES OF NORTHERN | RENO, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| ALCU FOUNDATION NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| HIGH FIVES FOUNDATION | TRUCKEE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| KQED | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH | ARLINGTON, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| THE KELLY S BRUSH FOUNDATION | BURLINGTON, VT | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| VERA INSTIUTUTE OF JUSTICE | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAR MONTE | SAN JOSE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| VETERANS GUEST HOUSE | RENO, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER | RENO, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SIERRA OAKS SENIOR CITIZENS | TOLLHOUSE, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE CHILDREN'S TRUST | CONCORD, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAMS | TUSTIN, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ADAPTIVE SPO | SHAVER LAKE, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| NIKE ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $14,249 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SOUTH COUNTY COMPASSION CENTER | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $14,249 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| EDDY HOUSE | RENO, NV | $13,498 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | CHICAGO, IL | $10,998 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| HOSPICE OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY | SCOTTS VALLEY, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| FIRST CHOICE PREGNANCY CENTER | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| STEP 1 INC | HINCLEY, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| PAHRUMP VALLEY UNITED METHODIST | PAHRUMP, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| VEGAS PBS | LAS VEGAS, NV | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO | LAS VEGAS, NV | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| MARJAREE MASON CENTER | FRESNO, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| FOOD BANK OF NORTHERN NEVADA | SPARKS, NV | $5,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH | PAHRUMP, NV | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| COLBY SAWYER COLLEGE | LONDON, NH | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| RENO SPARKS GOSPEL MISSION | SPARKS, NV | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| ABODE SERVICES | FREMONT, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| FRESNO IDEA WORKS | FRESNO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
ST JUDES CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSP
$60,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE
$52,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
UNITED METHODIST MEMORIAL HOME
$50,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
$50,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO
$50,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
IN THE WAITING
$50,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$40,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
COMMUNITY HEALTH ALLIANCE
$35,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
NORTHERN NEVADA HOPES
$30,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SALVATION ARMY
$28,498CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
PAHRUMP SENIOR CENTER
$25,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SIERRA MONO MUSEUM
$25,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
BILL WILSON CENTER
$25,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
WARREN INC
$25,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
AGAPE CHURCH SLO
$25,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
CATHLOIC CHARITIES OF NORTHERN
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
ALCU FOUNDATION NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
HIGH FIVES FOUNDATION
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
KQED
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
THE KELLY S BRUSH FOUNDATION
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
VERA INSTIUTUTE OF JUSTICE
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAR MONTE
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
VETERANS GUEST HOUSE
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
COVENANT HOUSE
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SIERRA OAKS SENIOR CITIZENS
$15,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHILDREN'S TRUST
$15,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
$15,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ADAPTIVE SPO
$15,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
NIKE ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION
$14,249CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SOUTH COUNTY COMPASSION CENTER
$14,249CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
EDDY HOUSE
$13,498CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$10,998CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
HOSPICE OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
$10,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
FIRST CHOICE PREGNANCY CENTER
$10,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
STEP 1 INC
$10,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
PAHRUMP VALLEY UNITED METHODIST
$10,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
VEGAS PBS
$7,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO
$7,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
MARJAREE MASON CENTER
$7,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
FOOD BANK OF NORTHERN NEVADA
$5,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
COLBY SAWYER COLLEGE
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
RENO SPARKS GOSPEL MISSION
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
ABODE SERVICES
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
FRESNO IDEA WORKS
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION