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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4780231

Kraus Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Elko, NV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $71,211 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $71,211

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $741,279

  • Tax year 2024

    $24,208

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $776,535

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,899

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $653,578

  • Tax year 2022

    $14,993

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $515,481

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $454,059

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,584

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $356,611

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,284

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $287,351

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Elko Senior CenterElko, NV

    General purpose

    $20,000
  2. Elko County Fair BoardElko, NV

    County fair

    $11,211
  3. The Reach FoundationRiverton, WY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  4. Elko Sky FairElko, NV

    General purpose

    $5,000
  5. Friends in ServiceElko, NV

    General purpose

    $4,000
  6. Horizon Hospice IncElko, NV

    General purpose

    $3,000
  7. Battle Mountain Volunteer Fire DepartmentBattle Mountain, NV

    General purpose

    $2,500
  8. LassoElko, NV

    General purpose

    $2,500
  9. Tunnel to TowersStaten Island, NY

    General purpose

    $2,500
  10. Wounded WarriorsJacksonville, FL

    General purpose

    $2,500
  11. Elko Firefighters AssociationElko, NV

    General purpose

    $2,000
  12. Winnemucca Youth Football AssociationWinnemucca, NV

    General purpose

    $2,000
  13. Nevada Drillers AthleticsElko, NV

    General purpose

    $1,000
  14. St Mark Lutheran PreschoolElko, NV

    General purpose

    $1,000
  15. Winnemucca Hockey AssociationWinnemucca, NV

    General purpose

    $1,000
  16. Paradise Valley PTOPhoenix, AZ

    General purpose

    $500
  17. TDC AthleticsSpring Creek, NV

    General purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,00057% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $3,00017% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $2,50014% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation2 grants $2,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nevada13 grants $55,711
  2. Wyoming1 grant $10,000
  3. Florida1 grant $2,500
  4. New York1 grant $2,500
  5. Arizona1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Paul M KrausDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie KrausDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Miranda HolcombASST DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Merissa GustASST DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marriah PeracchiASST DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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