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Nevada Grantlab

NEVADA GRANTLAB supports nonprofit organizations and their government partners to access and administer federal grants that benefit nevadans.

$228k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$17k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$15,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HIGH SIERRA AHEC$17,397
THE CUPCAKE GIRLS$15,112
HELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA$15,000
NEVADA HEALTH FOUNDATION$15,000
NAMI SOUTHERN NEVADA$15,000
THE JUST ONE PROJECT$15,000
AID FOR AIDS NEVADA$15,000
LAS VEGAS NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM$15,000
FUTURE SMILES$15,000
SPREAD THE WORD NEVADA$15,000
BABY'S BOUNTY$15,000
THE CHILDREN'S CABINET$15,000
OLIVE CREST$15,000
HELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY$15,000
VMSN OF SOUTHERN NEVADA$15,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 80% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE CUPCAKE GIRLS: $15k → 12%THE CHILDREN'S CABINET: $15k → 10%HELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $15k → 13%HELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY: $15k → 13%BABY'S BOUNTY: $15k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Nevada Health Centers Inc

NVHC provides health services throughout the State of Nevada. Health services include OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Primary medical, Behavioral Health and dental care services. NVHC operates a mobile mammography clinic, two mobile…

Health
2
Healthy Nevada
Health
3
Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition

To foster strategic alliances in the health care community, collaborating on workforce issues and being a proactive force for legislative initiatives to improve access and the delivery of health care in southern nevada.

Community Improvement
4
Nevada Primary Care Association

As nevada's federally designated primary care association, nvpca promotes access to affordable, comprehensive & quality health care for nevada's underserved populations. we support & advocate on behalf of member community health centers,…

Health
5
Neighborhood Housing Services of Southern Nevada Inc

Neighborhood housing services of southern nevada, inc (nhssn) purpose is to provide affordable housing, homeownership, education and neighborhood revitalization in targeted areas throughout southern nevada to low and moderate-income…

Housing & Shelter
6
Immunize Nevada

Immunize nevada advocates for and educates about the benefits of vaccines and fosters statewide collaboration to achieve nevada's health priorities.

Health
7
Northern Nevada Hiv Outpatient Program Education and Services

Northern Nevada Hopes provides affordable, high-quality, medical, behavioral health, and support services for all. We are dedicated to building a healthier community by providing coordinated care and support for individuals and family…

Health
8
Westcare Nevada Inc

To provide substance abuse prevention & treatment.

Health
9
Nevada Healthright

Nevada HealthRight exists to serve the forensic healthcare needs of Nevada residents and visitors by providing excellence in clinical forensic healthcare services, violence prevention, education, and research.

Health
10
Nevada Child Seekers

Nevada child seekers mission is to advocate for and engage in prevention, identification and location efforts on behalf of missing and exploited children.

Crime & Legal
11
Nevada Humane Society

To care for pets, find them homes and save lives.

Animals
12
Nevada Health Care Association

To provide leadership and support to members assisting them to advance both professional and community interests in long term care facilities.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Children's Cabinet Inc; the most unlike its peers is Help of Southern Nevada. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
5/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HIGH SIERRA AHEC: $17,397 · HealthHIGH SIERRA AHECFUTURE SMILES: $15,000 · HealthFUTURE SMILESNEVADA HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · HealthNEVADA HEALTH FOUNDATION INCVMSN INC: $15,000 · HealthVMSN INCOLIVE CREST: $15,000 · HealthOLIVE CRESTTHE CUPCAKE GIRLS: $15,112 · Human ServicesTHE CUPCAKE GIRLSBABY'S BOUNTY: $15,000 · Human ServicesBABY'S BOUNTYHELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY: $15,000 · Human ServicesHELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEYTHE CHILDREN'S CABINET INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S CABINET INCHELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $15,000 · Human ServicesHELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADAAID FOR AIDS OF NEVADA (AFAN): $15,000 · OtherAID FOR AIDS O…NAMI SOUTHERN NEVADA: $15,000 · OtherNAMI SOUTHERN …THE JUST ONE PROJECT: $15,000 · PhilanthropySPREAD THE WORD NEVADA: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentLAS VEGAS NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM: $15,000 · Arts & Culture
Health$77,397Human Services$75,112Other$30,000Philanthropy$15,000Youth Development$15,000Arts & Culture$15,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHIGH SIERRA AHEC: $17,397 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetTHE CUPCAKE GIRLS: $15,112 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFUTURE SMILES: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBABY'S BOUNTY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE JUST ONE PROJECT: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEVADA HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetSPREAD THE WORD NEVADA: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S CABINET INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAS VEGAS NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAID FOR AIDS OF NEVADA (AFAN): $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetNAMI SOUTHERN NEVADA: $15,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetVMSN INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOLIVE CREST: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

United Way of Souther…Mgm Resorts FoundationNV Energy Charitable …Nevada Community Foun…Lincoln Dynamic Found…Raiders Foundation NvCanarelli Family Foun…Wynn Resorts Foundati…Mondays DarkSpeedway Children's C…Thomas Nelson Abdella…Vegas Golden Knights …
United Way of Southern NevadaNV24.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Southern Nevada · Mgm Resorts Foundation · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · Lincoln Dynamic Foundation · Raiders Foundation Nv · Canarelli Family Foundation · Wynn Resorts Foundation · Mondays Dark · Speedway Children's Charities · Thomas Nelson Abdella MD Foundation · Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Nevada Grantlab funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Nevada Grantlab. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    04Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Nevada Grantlab?

    Find your warmest path to Nevada Grantlab through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 15 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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