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United Way of Southern Nevada

UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, inc.

$15M
Granted FY2025still arriving
53
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$240k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$3.8MEducation$1.8MHealth$1.6MYouth Development$1.6MEmployment$1.5MHousing & Shelter$965kPhilanthropy$613kArts & Culture$369kOther$0
02FY2025 · 53 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 53 grants below total $2,030,385, the rows itemized in this filing. The $14,628,844 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $12,598,459 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $37k
  • $10k–50k37 grants · $651k
  • $50k–250k11 grants · $1.3M
$15,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$11M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LEADERS IN TRAINING$240,000
FULFILLMENT FUND OF LAS VEGAS$200,000
UNLV FOUNDATION$181,000
YMCA OF SOUTHERN NEVADA-HEINRICH$132,000
SPREAD THE WORD NEVADA$120,000
GREEN OUR PLANET$111,652
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT$100,000
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION$80,600
CRISTO REY ST VIATOR COLLEGE$64,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF$59,819
JOBS FOR NEVADA GRADUATES INC ( JA$53,548
DISCOVERY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM$45,000
NEVADA BALLET THEATER$33,000
NEVADA HAND INC$32,500
HELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY INC$30,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $3.0M) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA INC: $55k → 11%MAKE THE ROAD STATES INC: $17k → 20%HELP OF SOUTHERN NV: $337k → 13%HELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $60k → 13%ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: $31k → 13%HELP OF SOUTHERN NV: $17k → 13%HELP OF SOUTHERN NV: $17k → 13%AL-MAUN (NEIGHBORLY NEEDS): $95k → 13%ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BOARD: $63k → 13%HELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY INC: $40k → 13%HELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY INC: $30k → 13%FOSTER KINSHIP: $30k → 13%HELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY INC: $25k → 13%COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEVADA: $42k → 13%FOSTER KINSHIP: $20k → 13%FOSTER KINSHIP: $20k → 13%COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SOUTHERN: $16k → 13%HELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY: $40k → 13%THE CUPCAKE GIRLS: $39k → 13%SAFE NEST SHELTER: $34k → 13%THE CUPCAKE GIRLS: $30k → 13%SAFE NEST SHELTER: $18k → 13%NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE: $34k → 13%NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE: $20k → 13%YMCA OF SOUTHERN NEVADA-HEINRICH: $132k → 13%YMCA OF SOUTHERN NEVADA-HEINRICH: $100k → 13%SAFE NEST: $60k → 13%PROJECT 150: $135k → 13%SAFE NEST: $55k → 13%PROJECT 150: $70k → 13%YMCA OF SOUTHERN NEVADA-HEINRICH: $50k → 13%THE GARDEN FOUNDATION: $20k → 13%SAFE NEST SHELTER: $40k → 13%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SO NV: $125k → 13%THE CENTER: $86k → 13%LAS VEGAS CHIPS (SOUTHERN NEVADA: $77k → 13%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NV: $71k → 13%LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES: $61k → 13%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NV: $56k → 13%LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES: $50k → 13%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NV: $50k → 13%GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY OF: $40k → 13%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SO NV: $25k → 13%LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES: $22k → 13%BOYS TOWN OF NEVADA: $20k → 13%BOYS TOWN OF NEVADA: $20k → 13%EAST VALLEY FAMILY SERVICES: $46k → 13%COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS: $85k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OR
NV
PA
CA
UT
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
DC
FL
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$12M · 88 repeat orgs$2.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

88 repeat relationships: 35 still active in FY2025, 53 since wound down; 18 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

88
88

Total granted

$12M
$2.5M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
0%

Still filing today

89%
66%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $303k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • LI
    LEADERS IN TRAINING
    6× · 2019–2025 · $614k · revenue +37% · 54% of their budget
  • HO
    HELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
    6× · 2017–2022 · $461k · revenue +48%
  • FF
    FOUNDATION FOR AN INDEPENDENT TOMORROW
    6× · 2018–2024 · $379k · revenue +128%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $508k
  • SC
    SUNRISE CHILDRENS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $113k · revenue +39%
  • KG
    KENNY GUINN CENTER FOR POLICY PRIORITIESgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue +71%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada Inc

Itcn's mission is to secure for our people the rights and benefits which should accrue to them pursuant to treaties and all legal, moral and equitable commitments and undertakings of the united states government; to preserve and protect…

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2
Healthy Nevada
Health
3
Nevada Peer Support Network Inc
Health
4
Nevada Council On Problem Gambling

The nevada council on problem gambling is a non-profit information and referral agency whose efforts are focused on reducing the impact of problem gambling on individuals, families and communities in nevada. it is the mission of the nevada…

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5
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
6
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
7
Opportunity Alliance Nevada

Partner to provide tools to grow financial capability in nv

Education
8
New Vista Ranch Inc

New vista is committed to providing people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities, equitable opportunities, and supported living arrangements so that they may experience life to the fullest.

Human Services
9
Children's Advocacy Alliance Inc

The children's advocacy alliance is an independent voice for nevada's children, advancing systemic change in the areas of early childhood education, children's health, and child welfare. we achieve public policy wins through collaboration…

Crime & Legal
10
Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violen

NCEDSV provides advocacy, education and support of the front-line organizations that help those impacted by domestic and sexual assault and work towards the elimination of domestic and sexual violence against all persons.

Human Services
11
Nevada Hands & Voices

To support, encourage and educate families of deaf and hard of hearing children to empower them to make choices that will enable their children to achieve their full potential.

Education
12
Nevada Agricultural Foundation
Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ymca of Southern Nevada; the most unlike its peers is Project Dot. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

165 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 165 of the 198 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

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

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
42
Early backer (in before they grew)
155/165
Grantees still filing
97/165
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $507,667 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFULFILLMENT FUND OF LAS VEGAS: $495,786 · OtherFULFILLMENT FUND OF LAS VEGASJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY: $291,896 · OtherBOARD OF REGENTS NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION: $273,428 · OtherSALVATION ARMY CC (LAS VEGAS): $235,889 · OtherCOMMUNITY ACTION AGAINST RAPE: $230,123 · OtherFOUNDATION FOR AN INDEPENDENT TOMORROW: $379,385 · OtherFOUNDATION FOR AN INDEPENDENT TOMORROWGREEN OUR PLANET: $291,652 · OtherJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $224,328 · Other+100 more: $3,727,651 · Other+100 moreHELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $460,665 · Human ServicesHELP OF SOUTHERN NEVAD…CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $340,628 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF …YMCA OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $304,102 · Human ServicesYMCA OF SOUTHERN NEVAD…SAFE NESTTEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR: $233,122 · Human ServicesSAFE NESTTEMPORARY ASS…PROJECT 150: $215,000 · Human ServicesPROJECT 150COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEVADA INC: $154,840 · Human ServicesLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF NEVADA: $151,340 · Human ServicesGAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $148,645 · Human ServicesHELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY: $135,000 · Human ServicesAL-MAUN NEIGHBORLY NEEDS LV: $104,500 · Human Services+25 more: $741,928 · Human Services+25 moreLEADERS IN TRAINING: $613,670 · EducationLEADERS IN TRA…UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS FOUNDATION: $350,818 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF …TECH IMPACT: $235,000 · EducationTECH IMPACTJOBS FOR NEVADAS GRADUATES INC: $212,048 · EducationJOBS FOR NEVAD…CORE POWERED BY THE ROGERS FOUNDATION: $150,000 · EducationCORE POWERED B…OPPORTUNITY 180: $94,363 · EducationLas Vegas Clark County Library District Foundation: $87,894 · Education+7 more: $154,063 · Education+7 moreNEVADA HEALTH CENTERS INC: $325,788 · HealthRESEARCH EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO CO: $181,667 · HealthCANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER: $81,171 · HealthGrant A Gift Autism Foundation: $75,000 · HealthVMSN INC: $61,604 · HealthFUTURE SMILES: $50,500 · HealthOLIVE CREST: $45,898 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $36,140 · Health+9 more: $175,068 · HealthUNITED LABOR AGENCY OF NEVADA INC: $617,733 · PhilanthropyNEVADA HAND INC: $52,500 · PhilanthropyOPPORTUNITY VILLAGE FOUNDATION: $50,808 · Philanthropy+6 more: $78,445 · PhilanthropyHOPELINK OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $320,205 · Housing & ShelterFAMILY PROMISE OF LAS VEGAS INC: $219,845 · Housing & ShelterEDWARD KLINE MEM HOMELESS VETERANS FUND INC: $109,956 · Housing & ShelterWOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $58,385 · Housing & ShelterNEVADA PARTNERSHIP FOR HOMELESS YOUTH: $56,083 · Housing & Shelter+2 more: $21,250 · Housing & ShelterSPREAD THE WORD NEVADA: $290,180 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $128,427 · Youth DevelopmentGIRLS ON THE RUN LAS VEGAS: $108,968 · Youth DevelopmentAndson Inc: $60,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentAYDENS ARMY OF ANGELS: $41,500 · Youth Development+1 more: $7,959 · Youth Development
Other$6,657,805Human Services$2,989,770Education$1,897,856Health$1,032,836Philanthropy$799,486Housing & Shelter$785,724Youth Development$687,034

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNITED LABOR AGENCY OF NEVADA INC: $617,733 over 7y, 22% of budgetLEADERS IN TRAINING: $613,670 over 6y, 54% of budgetHELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $460,665 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR AN INDEPENDENT TOMORROW: $379,385 over 6y, 4.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS FOUNDATION: $350,818 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $340,628 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetNEVADA HEALTH CENTERS INC: $325,788 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHOPELINK OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $320,205 over 5y, 6.0% of budgetYMCA OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $304,102 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY: $291,896 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetGREEN OUR PLANET: $291,652 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetSPREAD THE WORD NEVADA: $290,180 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetTECH IMPACT: $235,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetSAFE NESTTEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR: $233,122 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetCOMMUNITY ACTION AGAINST RAPE: $230,123 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $224,328 over 5y, 5.6% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF LAS VEGAS INC: $219,845 over 2y, 9.7% of budgetCLARK COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $215,584 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetPROJECT 150: $215,000 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetJOBS FOR NEVADAS GRADUATES INC: $212,048 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetARRIBA LAS VEGAS WORKER CENTER: $188,333 over 4y, 8.9% of budgetRESEARCH EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO CO: $181,667 over 4y, 15% of budgetST JUDE'S RANCH FOR CHILDREN NEVADA REGION INC: $161,563 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEVADA INC: $154,840 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $152,236 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF NEVADA: $151,340 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetCORE POWERED BY THE ROGERS FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetGAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $148,645 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetTHE SHADE TREE INC: $143,841 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetHELPING HANDS OF VEGAS VALLEY: $135,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $128,427 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetThe Smith Center for the Performing Arts: $116,083 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSUNRISE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $113,362 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetEDWARD KLINE MEM HOMELESS VETERANS FUND INC: $109,956 over 3y, 13% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN LAS VEGAS: $108,968 over 5y, 22% of budgetTHREE SQUARE: $106,469 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAL-MAUN NEIGHBORLY NEEDS LV: $104,500 over 2y, 78% of budgetKENNY GUINN CENTER FOR POLICY PRIORITIES: $100,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetDISCOVERY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: $97,758 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetDRESS FOR SUCCESS SOUTHERN NEVADA: $90,000 over 4y, 12% of budgetLas Vegas Clark County Library District Foundation: $87,894 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetCANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER: $81,171 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetFOSTER KINSHIP: $80,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetTHE CUPCAKE GIRLS: $78,750 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetGrant A Gift Autism Foundation: $75,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $69,909 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetEMERGENCY AID OF BOULDER CITY INC: $68,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetASIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: $66,666 over 1y, 1.1% 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.

Mgm Resorts FoundationNV Energy Charitable …Nevada Community Foun…Wynn Resorts Foundati…Canarelli Family Foun…Vegas Golden Knights …Three SquareEngelstad Family Foun…Mondays DarkRaiders Foundation NvThe Zions Bancorporat…Speedway Children's C…
Mgm Resorts FoundationNV127.7× affinity65 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mgm Resorts Foundation · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · Wynn Resorts Foundation · Canarelli Family Foundation · Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc · Three Square · Engelstad Family Foundation · Mondays Dark · Raiders Foundation Nv · The Zions Bancorporation Foundation · Speedway Children's Charities

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 United Way of Southern Nevada funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from United Way of Southern Nevada. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
61report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.

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 198 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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