The mission of Nevada Humanities is to connect and transform communities by sharing and amplifying the stories, ideas, experiences, and traditions of the diverse people of Nevada

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 39 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$402K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$643K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$643K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$458K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$762K
FY2024$643K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1974.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.1M Management & general 15% · $217K Fundraising 7% · $98K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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With offices in reno and las vegas, nevada humanities creates public cultural programs and supports humanities-focused projects statewide that articulate the nevada experience and facilitate the exploration of ideas that matter to nevadans and their communities.

$1.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K
Grants paid · 117 grants · $1.3M · 2019–2023
Latino Arte and CultureFY2023$9,265
Nevada Museum of Art INCNV · FY2023$8,700
The Holland ProjectNV · FY2023$7,750
Iaf INCNV · FY2023$7,650
Western Folklife Center INCNV · FY2023$7,500
Women in Film NevadaNV · FY2023$7,425
Friends of Avi Kwa AMENV · FY2023$6,750
City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural AffairsFY2023$6,750
Department of Teaching and LearningNV · FY2023$6,750
Writing Downtown INCNV · FY2023$6,663
Reno Bike Project INCNV · FY2023$6,263
Discovery Childrens MuseumNV · FY2023$5,838
The Neon MuseumNV · FY2023$5,663
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$217K
Fundraisingcol D$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$643K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$741K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$402K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$627K
SavingsLn 2$114K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$741K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$402K
Net assetsLn 32$643K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 639
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$736K$741K
Total assetsLn 16$977K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K$402K
Net assetsLn 32$762K$643K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$215K$215K
Legal feesLn 11b$862$862
Accounting feesLn 11c$97K$97K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$296K$212K$65K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$213K$199K$3K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$91K$60K$22K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$14K$647$3K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$21K$6K$319
TravelLn 17$50K$45K$2K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$7K$2K$398
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K$85
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$390K$271K$113K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.1M$217K$98K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.5M−$121K$643K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.3M$239K$762K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.7M$72K$521K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.5M$52K$458K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.2M−$48K$404K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,340,940 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,538,874$1,327,547
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,538$6,959
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,520$6,434
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,545,932$1,340,940
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $191,276$215,271
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $48,000$48,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,067,366$1,198,292
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,306,642$1,461,563
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $239,290−$120,623
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,340,940 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,271,440
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,107
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,327,547
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,959$6,959
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,434$6,434
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,959 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,434$1,340,940
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,461,563 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $215,271$215,271
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $862$862
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $97,000$97,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $48,000$48,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $211,836 · Management $64,542 · Fundraising $19,305$295,683
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $199,475 · Management $3,475 · Fundraising $9,720$212,670
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $60,099 · Management $22,467 · Fundraising $8,148$90,714
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,042 · Management $647 · Fundraising $3,312$18,001
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,944 · Management $6,066 · Fundraising $319$27,329
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,913 · Management $1,603 · Fundraising $3,340$49,856
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,968 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $398$9,866
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,050 · Management $1,612 · Fundraising $85$6,747
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $270,966 · Management $112,969 · Fundraising $5,629$389,564
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,146,564 · Management $216,743 · Fundraising $98,256$1,461,563
Part X · Balance sheet $1,044,128 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $631,361$627,195
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,044$113,619
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $202,035$266,610
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $11,178$11,288
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,319$25,416
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $976,937$1,044,128
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $177,101$375,734
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $38,012$21,395
X-19 Deferred revenue$4,449
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $215,113$401,578
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $750,961$639,511
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,863$3,039
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $761,824$642,550
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $976,937$1,044,128
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $642,550 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,340,940
XI-2 Total expenses$1,461,563
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$120,623
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$761,824
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,185
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$836
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$642,550

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