The Sam D Young Family Foundation operates as a very small, closely held family fund based in Reno, NV. In the reporting period all recorded giving (two grants totaling $79,740) was directed to a single, unspecified recipient labeled “SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE,” indicating focused, donor-directed support with limited public detail about beneficiaries or program areas.
Highly concentrated: two grants, both to the same unspecified recipient; relatively modest total giving and limited transparency about purpose or thematic priorities.
Sam D Young Family Foundation’s recorded giving is defined by a highly concentrated pattern: in 2024 and 2023, it made two large grants to a single recipient listed as "See Attached Schedule." That donor-directed structure is the clearest public signal about how the foundation operates. The foundation is small in asset base and grant volume, but its filings still show a wider 2025 cluster of charitable gifts across Nevada and beyond, including support for Renown Health Foundation, The Big Reno Coat Drive, and Nevada Humane Society. The mix of recipients suggests a combination of local community support, health-related giving, and selective gifts to a few organizations outside Nevada. In the most recent filing year, the foundation’s support ranged from one large, schedule-based grant to smaller gifts at several fixed amounts, which points to a family fund making targeted awards rather than a broad open-ended program. The public record also shows that its named grants are overwhelmingly charitable in nature, with recipients ranging from community service groups to medical, animal welfare, and veteran-focused organizations.
A central theme in the foundation’s 2025 giving is community support in Reno and nearby Nevada places. It gave $2,500 to The Big Reno Coat Drive and $1,000 to Nevada Humane Society, both in Reno, along with $1,000 to the Spca of Northern Nevada. Health-related giving also appears in the record: the foundation awarded $5,000 to Renown Health Foundation in Reno and $1,000 to Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. Beyond Nevada, it supported relief and service organizations with $1,000 to Tunnel to Towers Foundation in Staten Island and $1,000 to Wounded Warrior Project in Jacksonville. The foundation also made smaller gifts tied to specific community or faith settings, including $7,000 to Church of St Clement in El Paso and $2,000 to Village of Ruidoso in Ruidoso, New Mexico. These named grants show a pattern of selective, purpose-specific support rather than a single public program line.
The foundation’s reported grant sizes cluster tightly around about $40,000 for its largest awards: the typical grant size is $39,435 at the 25th percentile, $39,870 at the median, and $40,305 at the 75th percentile. That narrow spread matches the two schedule-based grants recorded in 2023 and 2024. The public filing pattern suggests recurring support to the same unnamed recipient across multiple years, followed by a wider set of smaller charitable gifts in 2025. It operates as a family foundation, not a fund that makes grants to individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
$109K
$279K
$10K
$36K
Most grants fall between $39K and $40K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$39K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$40K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NV.
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Notable grantees: SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE (only disclosed grantee)
Sam D Young Family Foundation gives locally in Nevada, and 100% of its grants in the data go to recipients in the HQ state. Reno appears most often, with grants to Renown Health Foundation, The Big Reno Coat Drive, the SPCA of Northern Nevada, and Nevada Humane Society. Outside Nevada, the recent record includes recipients in El Paso, Texas; Ruidoso and Sunland Park, New Mexico; New York, New York; Staten Island, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Jacksonville, Florida. All recorded grants in the recipient country distribution are in the US.
Its typical grant size is tightly clustered around $40,000: the 25th percentile is $39,435, the median is $39,870, and the 75th percentile is $40,305. That narrow range reflects a small number of large awards in the record.
Yes. The data shows 100% of grants going to recipients in Nevada, and Reno is the city that appears most often among named recipients in the recent grants list.
The named grants include charitable, religious, health, animal-welfare, military-support, and community-service recipients. Examples from the record include Renown Health Foundation, Nevada Humane Society, Tunnel to Towers Foundation, and Church of St Clement.
Yes. Two large grants in 2023 and 2024 went to the same recipient listed as "See Attached Schedule," with amounts of $39,000 and $40,740. That points to repeated support for a single, closely held award recipient.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT | EL PASO, TX | $7,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| RENOWN HEALTH FOUNDATION RENOWN HEALTH FOUNDATION | RENO, NV | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PAWSITIVE RESCUERS OF EL PASO PAWSITIVE RESCUERS OF EL PASO | EL PASO, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BIG RENO COAT DRIVE THE BIG RENO COAT DRIVE | RENO, NV | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO | RUIDOSO, NM | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BARDERLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOC BARDERLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOC | EL PASO, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $1,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MT CRISTO REY RESTORATION MT CRISTO REY RESTORATION | SUNLAND PARK, NM | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SPCA OF NORTHERN NEVADA SPCA OF NORTHER NEVADA | RENO, NV | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| NEVADA HUMANE SOCIETY NEVADA HUMANE SOCIETY | RENO, NV | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE | SEE ATTACHED, NV | $40,740 | 2024 | SEE ATTACHED |
| SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE | SEE ATTACHED, NV | $39,000 | 2023 | SEE ATTACHED |
CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT
$7,000RELIGIOUS
RENOWN HEALTH FOUNDATION RENOWN HEALTH FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE
PAWSITIVE RESCUERS OF EL PASO PAWSITIVE RESCUERS OF EL PASO
$2,500CHARITABLE
THE BIG RENO COAT DRIVE THE BIG RENO COAT DRIVE
$2,500CHARITABLE
VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO
$2,000CHARITABLE
BARDERLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOC BARDERLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOC
$1,500CHARITABLE
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
$1,500CHARITABLE
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE
$1,000CHARITABLE
MT CRISTO REY RESTORATION MT CRISTO REY RESTORATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
SPCA OF NORTHERN NEVADA SPCA OF NORTHER NEVADA
$1,000CHARITABLE
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
NEVADA HUMANE SOCIETY NEVADA HUMANE SOCIETY
$1,000CHARITABLE
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
$1,000CHARITABLE
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE
$40,740SEE ATTACHED
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE
$39,000SEE ATTACHED