Outside Las Vegas Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE BY PROMOTING OPTIONS FOR HEALTHY AND HAPPY LIFESTYLES THROUGH OUTDOOR ADVENTURES. TO PROVIDE LIFELONG LEARNING S.T.E.A.M. PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND OLDER STUDENTS THAT INSPIRE STUDYING THE OUTDOORS. TO OFFER MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENCOURAGE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR NATURAL LANDSCAPES, LOCAL PARKS, AND URBAN TRAILS. TO CREATE VALUABLE STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS AND CONSISTENTLY BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOUNDATIONS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT BODIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT VALUE NEVADA'S TREASURED OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS.
- Income
- $290,882
- Spending
- $609,201
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 12.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 72%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 2,202
- Highest pay
- $54,814, fy25 ed
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 109% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 78% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $182,684 spent. VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS: THE CORE OF OUR MISSION IS ROOTED IN PROVIDING OUTDOOR-BASED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROJECTS THAT CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES TO THE OUTDOORS THROUGH UNIQUE VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS. OUR TEAM WORKS WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AND FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT PARTNERS TO CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES ON PUBLIC LANDS, URBAN PARKS AND TRAILS. VOLUNTEER PROJECTS TYPICALLY INCLUDE TREE PLANTING, NATIVE HABITAT RESTORATION, LITTER REMOVAL/RECOVERY, PAINTING/CLEANING AND OTHER OUTDOOR RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. FROM JANUARY TO JUNE 2025, WE HOSTED 49 VOLUNTEER EVENTS THAT ENGAGED 2,202 VOLUNTEERS AND GENERATED 5,156 HOURS OF SERVICE. TOGETHER OUR VOLUNTEERS PLANTED 113 TREES, ESTABLISHED 500 NATIVE PLANTS, AND RECOVERED OVER 17,556.1 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM OUTDOOR RECREATION AREAS LOCATED ACROSS CLARK COUNTY. VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS: THE CORE OF OUR MISSION IS ROOTED IN PROVIDING OUTDOOR-BASED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROJECTS THAT CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES TO THE OUTDOORS THROUGH UNIQUE VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS. OUR TEAM WORKS WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AND FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT PARTNERS TO CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES ON PUBLIC LANDS, URBAN PARKS AND TRAILS. VOLUNTEER PROJECTS TYPICALLY INCLUDE TREE PLANTING, NATIVE HABITAT RESTORATION, LITTER REMOVAL/RECOVERY, PAINTING/CLEANING AND OTHER OUTDOOR RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. FROM JANUARY TO JUNE 2025, WE HOSTED 49 VOLUNTEER EVENTS THAT ENGAGED 2,202 VOLUNTEERS AND GENERATED 5,156 HOURS OF SERVICE. TOGETHER OUR VOLUNTEERS PLANTED 113 TREES, ESTABLISHED 500 NATIVE PLANTS, AND RECOVERED OVER 17,556.1 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM OUTDOOR RECREATION AREAS LOCATED ACROSS CLARK COUNTY.
- $203,435 spent. OUTREACH PROGRAMS: GET OUTDOORS NEVADA SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY CONNECTOR, BRIDGING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY OF RESIDENTS WITH THE VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES AND LAND AGENCIES THAT MANAGE PUBLIC LANDS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA. IN PARTICULAR, OUR ORGANIZATION SERVES AS BOTH THE CONTRACTED FACILITATOR FOR THE REGIONAL OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS COLLABORATIVE AND AS THE OFFICIAL PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER, OR "FRIENDS GROUP" FOR LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. IN THESE CAPACITIES, WE INVEST TIME AND RESOURCES INTO DEVELOPING, SUPPORTING AND BUILDING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AROUND MAJOR OUTDOOR-FOCUSED PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE VEGAS VALLEY RIM TRAIL OR RESTORATION OF HISTORIC RAILROAD TUNNEL TRAIL. WE ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMING ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-BASED EVENTS, ALL FOCUSED ON BUILDING INCREASED AWARENESS AND CONNECTION WITH THE OUTDOORS THROUGH INITIATIVES THAT INCLUDE "LEAVE NO TRACE- AND "MEET YOUR MOJAVE." OUTREACH PROGRAMS: GET OUTDOORS NEVADA SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY CONNECTOR, BRIDGING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY OF RESIDENTS WITH THE VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES AND LAND AGENCIES THAT MANAGE PUBLIC LANDS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA. IN PARTICULAR, OUR ORGANIZATION SERVES AS BOTH THE CONTRACTED FACILITATOR FOR THE REGIONAL OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS COLLABORATIVE AND AS THE OFFICIAL PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER, OR "FRIENDS GROUP" FOR LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. IN THESE CAPACITIES, WE INVEST TIME AND RESOURCES INTO DEVELOPING, SUPPORTING AND BUILDING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AROUND MAJOR OUTDOOR-FOCUSED PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE VEGAS VALLEY RIM TRAIL OR RESTORATION OF HISTORIC RAILROAD TUNNEL TRAIL. WE ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMING ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-BASED EVENTS, ALL FOCUSED ON BUILDING INCREASED AWARENESS AND CONNECTION WITH THE OUTDOORS THROUGH INITIATIVES THAT INCLUDE "LEAVE NO TRACE- AND "MEET YOUR MOJAVE."
- $125,350 spent. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS: GET OUTDOORS NEVADA PROVIDES A RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO FOSTER LIFELONG CONNECTIONS BETWEEN K-12 YOUTH AND SOUTHERN NEVADA'S OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS. A CORE FOCUS OF OUR PROGRAMS IS INCREASING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF HANDS-ON, PLACE-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN THE OUTDOORS FOR ALL STUDENTS. THIS GOAL IS ACHIEVED THROUGH DELIVERING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS GUIDED FIELD TRIPS, NATIVE HABITAT EDUCATIONAL GARDENS AND OUR NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS) PROGRAM. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH CLARK COUNTY TO DELIVER THE MOJAVE MAX PROGRAM TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACROSS CLARK COUNTY. FROM JANUARY TO JUNE 2025, WE DELIVERED 121 CLASSROOM PROGRAMS THAT IMPACTED OVER 5,041 STUDENTS. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS: GET OUTDOORS NEVADA PROVIDES A RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO FOSTER LIFELONG CONNECTIONS BETWEEN K-12 YOUTH AND SOUTHERN NEVADA'S OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS. A CORE FOCUS OF OUR PROGRAMS IS INCREASING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF HANDS-ON, PLACE-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN THE OUTDOORS FOR ALL STUDENTS. THIS GOAL IS ACHIEVED THROUGH DELIVERING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS GUIDED FIELD TRIPS, NATIVE HABITAT EDUCATIONAL GARDENS AND OUR NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS) PROGRAM. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH CLARK COUNTY TO DELIVER THE MOJAVE MAX PROGRAM TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACROSS CLARK COUNTY. FROM JANUARY TO JUNE 2025, WE DELIVERED 121 CLASSROOM PROGRAMS THAT IMPACTED OVER 5,041 STUDENTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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