How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Nevada?

Start with the funders already giving to education in Nevada, currently University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation, Ucla Foundation, Windsong Trust. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Nevada from out of state.

Who is the largest education funder in Nevada?

University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Nevada, $337M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Nevada?

$764M reached 369 education organizations in Nevada, from 874 funders. 70% 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 · Education

Who funds education in Nevada

Funding is concentrated: University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation alone draws 57% of every education grant dollar in Nevada. One funder dominates the giving, University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation, at 44% of the total.

$764M

granted

369

organizations

70%

from in-state

The short version

874 funders gave $764M to 369 education organizations in Nevada across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
70% of that came from funders also based in Nevada; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in Nevada is University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation, at $337M.
The education organization drawing the most is University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation, at $436M.

Largest funders of education in Nevada

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

1University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation$337M 2Ucla Foundation$49M 3Windsong Trust$25M 4Mountain West Conference$22M 5Opportunity 180$19M 6Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$19M 7Engelstad Family Foundation$15M 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$14M 9The Mel & Ruth Wolzinger Foundation$11M 10The Nell J Redfield Foundation$11M

Education organizations in Nevada that draw the most

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

University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation$436M

359 other education organizations$127M

University of Nevada Reno Foundation$75M Opportunity 180$50M Fulfillment Fund Las Vegas$18M

How to find education funders in Nevada

1
Start with the funders already active in Nevada
The funders giving the most to education in Nevada are University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation, Ucla Foundation, Windsong Trust. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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
30% of education money in Nevada comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Nevada.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Nevada?: Start with the funders already giving to education in Nevada, currently University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation, Ucla Foundation, Windsong Trust. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Nevada from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in Nevada?: University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Nevada, $337M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Nevada?: $764M reached 369 education organizations in Nevada, from 874 funders. 70% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.