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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2340132

The Rogers Foundation

A private foundation in Las Vegas, NV. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 50 grants and $3.8 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Scholarships
701 South 9th Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 657-3114
Form and materials
Scholarship application form and application process instructions available at therogers.foundation
Deadlines
February 8, 2023
Restrictions
Applicants must be a current high school senior in a public school in the clark county school district. Other minimum eligibility requirements and selection criteria are listed at therogers.foundation

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,796,310

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $58,507,076
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,437,076

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $70,710,221
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,029,156

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $79,790,154
  • Tax year 2021

    $9,465,886

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $98,020,626
  • Tax year 2019

    $9,474,598

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $89,323,674

Grants paid in 2024

50 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY

    Scholarships

    $1,192,496
  2. The Beverly TheaterLas Vegas, NV

    Film, theater, & performing arts

    $842,054
  3. Black Mountain InstituteLas Vegas, NV

    Educational purposes

    $545,510
  4. Core AcademyLas Vegas, NV

    Educational purposes

    $427,550
  5. Individual

    [individual]

    $114,272
  6. Individual

    [individual]

    $101,789
  7. Desert Research FoundationReno, NV

    Educational purposes

    $66,000
  8. University Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Scholarships

    $63,889
  9. Cleveland Clinic FoundationLas Vegas, NV

    Educational purposes

    $50,000
  10. University of Nevada RenoReno, NV

    Scholarships

    $39,421
  11. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Scholarships

    $33,500
  12. Individual

    Scholarships

    $32,750
  13. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Scholarships

    $26,508
  14. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Scholarships

    $25,000
  15. University of California-DavisWest Sacramento, CA

    Scholarships

    $21,865
  16. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Scholarships

    $20,000
  17. Ladies in TrainingLas Vegas, NV

    Educational purposes

    $15,275
  18. Harvard Law SchoolCambridge, MA

    Scholarships

    $14,349
  19. University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  20. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  21. Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  22. University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  23. University College LondonLondon, United Kingdom

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  24. University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  25. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Scholarships

    $9,415
  26. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $8,876
  27. Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, FL

    Scholarships

    $7,500
  28. Howard UniversityWashington, DC

    Scholarships

    $6,564
  29. Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  30. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  31. Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  32. University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  33. University of WyomingLaramie, WY

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  34. Individual

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  35. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  36. Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  37. Individual

    Educational purposes

    $5,000
  38. Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA

    Scholarships

    $4,434
  39. American UniversityWashington, DC

    Scholarships

    $3,500
  40. George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA

    Scholarships

    $2,856
  41. Massachusetts Institute of TechnoloCambridge, MA

    Scholarships

    $2,500
  42. Sarah Lawrence CollegeBuffalo, NY

    Scholarships

    $2,500
  43. Brescia UniversityOwensboro, KY

    Scholarships

    $2,500
  44. College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV

    Scholarships

    $2,500
  45. University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Scholarships

    $2,500
  46. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $2,004
  47. Individual

    Educational purposes

    $750
  48. Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, NV

    Scholarships

    $438
  49. Chapman UniversityOrange, CA

    Scholarships

    $145
  50. Misc CharityLas Vegas, NV

    Educational purposes

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education18 grants $1,717,87166% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $842,05432% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $20,000<1% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $15,275<1% of the total
  5. Public affairs1 grant $10,000<1% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nevada10 grants $1,988,848
  2. Kentucky2 grants $1,194,996
  3. California5 grants $93,399
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $50,349
  5. North Carolina1 grant $26,508
  6. Arizona3 grants $25,000
  7. Michigan1 grant $25,000
  8. New York4 grants $23,380
  9. Rhode Island1 grant $20,000
  10. Indiana2 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Rory ReidTrustee Hours 40Pay $279,228
  • Beverly RogersTrustee Hours 40Pay $402,488

The return

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