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, University of Nevada Reno Foundation, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. 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, $85M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Nevada?

$308M reached 228 education organizations in Nevada, from 482 funders. 64% 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

Three organizations take 73% of all education funding in Nevada, led by University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation.

$308M

granted

228

organizations

64%

from in-state

The short version

482 funders gave $308M to 228 education organizations in Nevada across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
64% 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 $85M.
The education organization drawing the most is University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation, at $107M.

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$85M 2University of Nevada Reno Foundation$26M 3Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$20M 4Ucla Foundation$12M 5Windsong Trust$12M 6Mountain West Conference$11M 7Opportunity 180$9M 8Truckee Meadows Community College Foundation$6M 9Dri Research Foundation$6M 10Nevada Surplus Lines Foundation$6M

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$107M Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education$80M University of Nevada Reno Foundation$38M

218 other education organizations$36M

Opportunity 180$17M

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, University of Nevada Reno Foundation, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. 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
36% 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, University of Nevada Reno Foundation, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. 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, $85M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Nevada?: $308M reached 228 education organizations in Nevada, from 482 funders. 64% 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.