How do I find funders for a civil rights and advocacy nonprofit in Nevada?

Start with the funders already giving to civil rights and advocacy in Nevada, currently Nevada Bar Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, New Venture Fund. Then look at who funds the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Nevada from out of state.

How much grant money goes to civil rights and advocacy in Nevada?

$21M reached 18 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Nevada, from 96 funders. 28% came from funders also based in Nevada.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Nevada · Civil rights and advocacy

Who funds civil rights and advocacy in Nevada

Most of it comes from outside Nevada: only 28% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Nevada's civil rights and advocacy organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 5 funders each.

$21M

granted

organizations

28%

from in-state

The short version

96 funders gave $21M to 18 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Nevada across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
28% of that came from funders also based in Nevada; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of civil rights and advocacy in Nevada is Nevada Bar Foundation, at $3M.
The civil rights and advocacy organization drawing the most is Legal Aid Center of Southern, at $7M.

Largest funders of civil rights and advocacy in Nevada

The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in Nevada, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Nevada Bar Foundation$3M 2Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$1M 3New Venture Fund$1M 4NEO Philanthropy Inc$1M 5Marykaye Cashman and Family Foundation$1M 6Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing$1M 7Engelstad Family Foundation$1M 8Telescope Fund$800k 9Way to Win Action Fund Inc$789k 10Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$719k

Civil rights and advocacy organizations in Nevada that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Legal Aid Center of Southern$7M Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada$4M Institute for a Progressive Nevada$3M Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Action$3M Fpc Action Foundation$2M

How to find civil rights and advocacy funders in Nevada

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Start with the funders already active in Nevada
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy in Nevada are Nevada Bar Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, New Venture Fund. A funder already writing civil rights and advocacy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
72% of civil rights and advocacy money in Nevada comes from funders elsewhere, so national civil rights and advocacy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Nevada.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a civil rights and advocacy nonprofit in Nevada?: Start with the funders already giving to civil rights and advocacy in Nevada, currently Nevada Bar Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, New Venture Fund. Then look at who funds the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Nevada from out of state.
Who is the largest civil rights and advocacy funder in Nevada?: Nevada Bar Foundation gives the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in Nevada, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to civil rights and advocacy in Nevada?: $21M reached 18 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Nevada, from 96 funders. 28% came from funders also based in Nevada.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.