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Nevada Child Seekers

Tax-deductible

Las Vegas, NV501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 94-3250788Revenue $330K in FY2024

On file with the IRSnevadachildseekers.org6375 W Charleston Blvd L180, 89146-1139 · Las Vegas, NVTax-exempt since Oct 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Nevada Child Seekers mission is to advocate for and engage in prevention, identification and location efforts on behalf of missing and exploited children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 193 volunteers and 3 employees.
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 $29K a year · 9% 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
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $197K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$330K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$295K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$297K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$330K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$404K
FY2022$298K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$330K
Expenses
$295K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$281K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$298K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$295K
Net assets
$297K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$262K
FY2024$297K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $149K Management & general 22% · $65K Fundraising 27% · $81K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Margarita Edwards
Executive Di
$76,340Pt VII · Sec A
Lee Haney
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jay Nickels
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeremy Aguero
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nick Vassiliadis
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Steinbeck
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Meyer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margarita Edwards’s $76K as Executive Di is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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
Margarita Edwards$76,340$72,658$67,203$65,217$65,605

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.

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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

Programs and updates

Finds and helps prevent the exploitation of missing children.

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1 program · $149K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Emergency volunteers search force program mobilizes trained individuals to work with local law enforcement to search for missing individuals. Fingerprinting, dna kits & safety information program provides dna kits and directions on collecting samples as well as safety information for parents and training provided to parents in the "shout…

$149Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$170K
Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$24K
The Zions Bancorporation FoundationFY2024$2K
The Mel & Ruth Wolzinger FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$197K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$330K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Money outPt IX
$295K
Ln 25
Programscol B$149K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$297K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K
Total assetsLn 16$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Government grantsLn 1e$86K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$62K
Total revenueLn 12$330K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
SavingsLn 2$145K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$248K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$297K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6193
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K$248K
Total assetsLn 16$282K$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$262K$297K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$45K$12K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$60K$650$678
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K$58$68
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$225$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$593$593
Office expensesLn 13$21K$16K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$5K$602$1K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$466$906
InterestLn 20$35$35
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$565$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$295K$149K$65K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $330K$295K$35K$297K 990 PDF
FY2023 $344K$329K$15K$262K 990 PDF
FY2022 $298K$298K−$197$246K 990 PDF
FY2021 $404K$287K$117K$246K 990 PDF
FY2020 $259K$281K−$22K$142K 990 PDF

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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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $330,343 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $344,293$330,343
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $344,293$330,343
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $191,918$160,406
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $50,950$47,882
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,089$86,917
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $328,957$295,205
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,336$35,138
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $330,343 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$61,715
VIII-1e Government grants$85,556
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$183,072
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$330,343
VIII-12 Total revenue$330,343
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $295,205 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,184 · Management $12,323 · Fundraising $24,646$82,153
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,152 · Management $650 · Fundraising $678$61,480
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,651 · Management $58 · Fundraising $68$4,777
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,891 · Management $1,053 · Fundraising $2,052$11,996
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,580$42,580
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $47,882$47,882
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $225 · Management $3,997$4,222
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $593$593
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,184 · Management $2,576 · Fundraising $2,133$20,893
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,088 · Management $602 · Fundraising $1,174$6,864
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,926 · Management $466 · Fundraising $906$5,298
IX-20 InterestManagement $35$35
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,766 · Management $565 · Fundraising $1,101$6,432
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $149,067 · Management $65,498 · Fundraising $80,640$295,205
Part X · Balance sheet $309,977 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,188$102,781
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $44,739$144,997
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $80,399$34,557
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,954$685
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,074$5,787
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,492$21,170
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $281,846$309,977
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,151$11,425
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,813$1,813
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,245$13,238
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $229,853$274,641
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,748$22,098
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $261,601$296,739
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $281,846$309,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $296,739 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$330,343
XI-2 Total expenses$295,205
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,138
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$261,601
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$296,739

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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