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1150 Foundation

Accepts applications Las Vegas, Nevada · EIN 461547070

1150 Foundation is a private foundation in Las Vegas, Nevada. In tax year 2025 it gave $231,469 in 27 grants; the typical grant was $4,438 and the largest $58,086. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $176,155 the year before.

78% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$113,39221$94,205
2024$176,15526$30,945
2025$231,46927$69,252

How to apply

ContactRichard Leavitt
7081 Montana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89110
Phone or email(702) 857-9546, richard@leavittleavitt.com
What to submitNo particular form is required. Applications should include information establishing qualification, specifying nature and amount of funding need, and life improvement anticipated.
DeadlinesNone. We generally request applications be submitted prior to funding need, but will liberally consi
RestrictionsGrantees must be handicapped persons, or immediate family member of handicapped person, and be disadvantaged by the handicap.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What 1150 Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Nevada. It also paid $39,226 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Nevada17$112,096
Utah6$74,209
California2$5,438
Kansas1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 27 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
UT
Scholarships$58,086
Casa de Los BedlamitosRespite operation & maintenance$39,226
Kenney Maintenance
Las Vegas, NV
Handicap assistance$21,070
Laura Rogers Charitable Fund
Las Vegas, NV
Handicap assistance$14,999
Individual
NV
Handicap assistance$13,565
Individual
NV
Handicap assistance$10,211
Broadway Kids Acadamy
Las Vegas, NV
Scholarships$10,000
Individual
NV
Funeral assistance$10,000
Individual
UT
Handicap assistance$7,100
Headstones Project
Las Vegas, NV
Memorial maintenance$7,100
Esplin Funeral
Hurricane, UT
Post funeral children assistance$5,000
Las Vegas Academy
Las Vegas, NV
School fundraiser$5,000
Megan Whipple Funeral Fund
Las Vegas, NV
Funeral assistance$5,000
Elizabeth Hope Fund
Los Angeles, CA
Handicap assistance$4,438
Pena Mission Fund
Las Vegas, NV
Handicap assistance$4,431
Sail School
Boulder City, NV
Recreation instruction$3,375
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Da
Las Vegas, NV
Handicap assistance$3,013
Individual
UT
Handicap assistance$2,539
Jeff Jones Charity
Las Vegas, NV
Providing thanksgiving meals$2,000
Individual
NV
Scholarships$1,120
Roccoco Scholarship Fund
Mill Valley, CA
Scholarship$1,000
Lindsay Carolyn Fund
Cedar City, UT
Handicap assistance$877
Payson High School
Payson, UT
School fundraiser$607
Thomas Lovanda Fund
Las Vegas, NV
Handicap assistance$554
Individual
KS
Handicap assistance$500
Individual
NV
$450
Kay Carl Elementary School
Las Vegas, NV
School fundraiser$208

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does 1150 Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None. We generally request applications be submitted prior to funding need, but will liberally consi.

How much does 1150 Foundation give?

$231,469 in tax year 2025, across 27 grants, with a typical grant of $4,438.

Who runs 1150 Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard Leavitt (President) and Carolyn Leavitt (Director).

What does 1150 Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and faith communities.

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