Nevada Action for Choice Access FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Las Vegas, NV501(c)(3)EducationEIN 82-0930795Revenue $331K in FY2020

On file with the IRSnevadaaction.org376 East Warm Springs Road Suite 25, 89119-4262 · Las Vegas, NVTax-exempt since Jun 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

The organization's purpose is to improve the quality of educational opportunities for students across Nevada by supporting the growth of high-quality seats in elementary and secondary schools of Choice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $117K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$331K
Spent
$421K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$41K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$331K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$540K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$720K
FY2024$937K
Expenses
$421K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$421K
FY2021$487K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$800K
Net assets
$41K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$581K
FY2024$714K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $354K Management & general 11% · $46K Fundraising 5% · $21K

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

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Don Soifer’s $150K as President is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Don Soifer$150,000$100,000$110,000$100,000$100,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

See Nevada Action for Choice Access executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

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

Programs and updates

Improves educational opportunities by supporting quality seats in Nevada schools of choice.

Questions for Nevada Action for Choice Access

Tap to ask. Nevada Action for Choice Access sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Nevada Action for Choice Access answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 programs · $354K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization's purpose is to improve the quality of educational opportunities for students across nevada by supporting the growth of high-quality seats in elementary and secondary schools of choice.

$194Kprogram expense
02

The southern nevada urban micro academy

$112Kprogram expense
03

The national summer school initiative

$48Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Edchoice INCFY2025$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$331K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Money outPt IX
$421K
Ln 25
Programscol B$354K
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$41K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Total revenueLn 12$331K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$103K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$41K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K$103K
Total assetsLn 16$149K$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$121K$41K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$118K$15K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$784$784
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$734$440
OccupancyLn 16$43K$34K$5K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$551$496$55
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$176K$170K$6K$275
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$6K$4K$246
Total functional expensesLn 25$421K$354K$46K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $937K$800K$138K$714K 990 PDF
FY2023 $720K$471K$249K$581K 990 PDF
FY2022 $587K$351K$236K$332K 990 PDF
FY2021 $540K$487K$53K$96K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $331K$421K−$90K$41K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $331,255 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $202,948$331,235
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $230$20
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $203,178$331,255
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $113,563$168,585
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,653$252,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $275,216$420,998
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$72,038−$89,743
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $331,255 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$331,235
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$331,235
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20$20
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20$331,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $420,998 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,006 · Management $14,751 · Fundraising $14,751$147,508
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,275 · Management $784 · Fundraising $784$7,843
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,588 · Management $1,323 · Fundraising $1,323$13,234
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,545$4,545
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,564$2,564
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,694 · Management $734 · Fundraising $440$5,868
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,155 · Management $5,337 · Fundraising $3,202$42,694
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $496 · Fundraising $55$551
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,261$8,261
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $169,762 · Management $6,359 · Fundraising $275$176,396
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,116 · Management $3,672 · Fundraising $246$10,034
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $354,156 · Management $45,766 · Fundraising $21,076$420,998
Part X · Balance sheet $112,861 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $139,067$103,009
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,389$3,413
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,437$2,937
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,893$3,502
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $148,786$112,861
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,807$50,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$22,063
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,807$72,063
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $120,979$40,798
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $120,979$40,798
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $148,786$112,861
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $40,798 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$331,255
XI-2 Total expenses$420,998
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$89,743
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$120,979
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$9,562
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$40,798

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.