Nevada Volunteers
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS FOR AMERICORPS FUNDING AND TO SUPPORT THE VOLUNTEER INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEVADA.
- Income
- $5.9 million
- Spending
- $5.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 98%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 36
- Highest pay
- $120,602, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 77% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (2)
- $4.9 million spent. NEVADA VOLUNTEERS IS A 501(C)(3) AND IS RECOGNIZED AS THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON SERVICE. NEVADA VOLUNTEERS IS AMONG A NETWORK OF STATE SERVICE COMMISSIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, WITH COMMISSIONS ALSO ESTABLISHED IN WASHINGTON DC, PUERTO RICO, AND GUAM. AS A STATE SERVICE COMMISSION, NEVADA VOLUNTEERS WAS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA TO CARRY OUT NATIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN NEVADA. NEVADA VOLUNTEERS IS SUPPORTED BY COMMISSIONERS, A BODY APPOINTED BY THE NEVADA GOVERNOR TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, CONTRIBUTE TO A 3-YEAR NATIONAL SERVICE STATE SERVICE PLAN, REVIEW AND APPROVE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATIONS. AS A FEDERAL FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR AMERICORPS, NEVADA VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED FUNDING TO 10 OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS AND 2 PLANNING GRANTS. PLANNING GRANTS ARE GIVEN TO PROGRAMS INTERESTED IN HOSTING AMERICORPS SERVICE MEMBERS BUT NEED A YEAR OF SUPPORT TO BUILD THEIR PROGRAM. WITHIN THE 10 OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS, THIS FUNDING ALLOWED FOR AN EXPECTED 420 NATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES TO ALIGN WITH THE NEEDS OF NEVADANS, IMPACTING 15 OF OUR 17 COUNTIES IN NEVADA. MEMBERS AREA OF SERVICE INCLUDED K-12 EDUCATION MENTORING AND SUPPORT, STEM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, HEALTHY LIVING EDUCATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND IMPROVEMENT TO PUBLIC LANDS, AND DISASTER RESPONSE. IN ADDITION TO ACQUIRING LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SKILLS, NATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS RECEIVE A VARIETY OF BENEFITS THAT INCLUDE A LIVING STIPEND, AN EDUCATION AWARD AT THE END OF THEIR TERM SERVICE, STUDENT LOAN DEFERMENT DURING SERVICE, AND TRAINING. FULL-TIME MEMBERS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE HEALTH CARE AND CHILDCARE. NEVADA VOLUNTEERS IS A 501(C)(3) AND IS RECOGNIZED AS THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON SERVICE. NEVADA VOLUNTEERS IS AMONG A NETWORK OF STATE SERVICE COMMISSIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, WITH COMMISSIONS ALSO ESTABLISHED IN WASHINGTON DC, PUERTO RICO, AND GUAM. AS A STATE SERVICE COMMISSION, NEVADA VOLUNTEERS WAS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA TO CARRY OUT NATIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN NEVADA. NEVADA VOLUNTEERS IS SUPPORTED BY COMMISSIONERS, A BODY APPOINTED BY THE NEVADA GOVERNOR TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, CONTRIBUTE TO A 3-YEAR NATIONAL SERVICE STATE SERVICE PLAN, REVIEW AND APPROVE GRANT FUNDING APPLICATIONS. AS A FEDERAL FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR AMERICORPS, NEVADA VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED FUNDING TO 10 OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS AND 2 PLANNING GRANTS. PLANNING GRANTS ARE GIVEN TO PROGRAMS INTERESTED IN HOSTING AMERICORPS SERVICE MEMBERS BUT NEED A YEAR OF SUPPORT TO BUILD THEIR PROGRAM. WITHIN THE 10 OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS, THIS FUNDING ALLOWED FOR AN EXPECTED 420 NATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES TO ALIGN WITH THE NEEDS OF NEVADANS, IMPACTING 15 OF OUR 17 COUNTIES IN NEVADA. MEMBERS AREA OF SERVICE INCLUDED K-12 EDUCATION MENTORING AND SUPPORT, STEM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, HEALTHY LIVING EDUCATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND IMPROVEMENT TO PUBLIC LANDS, AND DISASTER RESPONSE. IN ADDITION TO ACQUIRING LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SKILLS, NATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS RECEIVE A VARIETY OF BENEFITS THAT INCLUDE A LIVING STIPEND, AN EDUCATION AWARD AT THE END OF THEIR TERM SERVICE, STUDENT LOAN DEFERMENT DURING SERVICE, AND TRAINING. FULL-TIME MEMBERS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE HEALTH CARE AND CHILDCARE.
- $553,475 spent. WITH FUNCTIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS PLACED IN 2021, THE NEVADA VOLUNTEERS TEAM MAINTAINS EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO GRANTEES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS. RECOGNIZING A NEED, OUR ORGANIZATION ENHANCED NVVOLUNTEERCONNECT-A PLATFORM TO MATCH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH VOLUNTEERS SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES-TO ALSO INCLUDE BOARDCONNECT AND A COURT- ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE SEARCH ENGINE. NVVOLUNTEERCONNECT AND THESE ENHANCEMENTS ARE THE FIRST STATEWIDE SITES TO CONNECT OUR COMMUNITIES WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE. AMERICORPS SUPPORT ALLOWED US TO INTRODUCE VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND MICRO GRANTS TO 32 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH AMERICORPS, VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND, OR NEVADA VOLUNTEERS. THE AWARDS OF UP TO 5,000 WERE INVESTED IN STRENGTHENING VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND RECOGNITION, ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A ROBUST UNPAID WORKFORCE ACROSS OUR STATE. AMERICORPS FUNDING ALLOWED OUR ORGANIZATION TO CONTINUE GRANTING VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND AWARDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A ROBUST UNPAID WORKFORCE ACROSS OUR NEVADA. ADDITIONALLY, NEVADA VOLUNTEERS EXPANDED THE REACH OF OUR STATEWIDE WEBSITE-NVV OLUNTEERCONNECT.ORG, TO CONNECT ORGANIZATIONS WITH A MORE DIVERSE BASE OF VOLUNTEERS; PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING MINI- GRANTS UP TO 25,000 TO ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTING NEW EVIDENCE-BASED VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES, AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT EVIDENCE-BASED VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES. NEVADA VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATED INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF 26 AWARD-WINNING FINALISTS AT THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOVERNOR'S POINTS OF LIGHT AWARDS, OUR ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL SIGNATURE EVENT. A GOVERNOR'S POINTS OF LIGHT AWARD IS THE HIGHEST HONOR BESTOWED BY A NEVADA GOVERNOR AND NEVADA VOLUNTEERS TO CELEBRATE THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO MODEL NEVADA VALUES OF SERVICE, RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION, COMPASSION, AND THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP. FOR THE FIRST TIME, THIS EVENT WAS HELD AT THE BLIND CENTER OF NEVADA, A COMMUNITY PARTNER VENUE. WITH FUNCTIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS PLACED IN 2021, THE NEVADA VOLUNTEERS TEAM MAINTAINS EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO GRANTEES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS. RECOGNIZING A NEED, OUR ORGANIZATION ENHANCED NVVOLUNTEERCONNECT-A PLATFORM TO MATCH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH VOLUNTEERS SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES-TO ALSO INCLUDE BOARDCONNECT AND A COURT- ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE SEARCH ENGINE. NVVOLUNTEERCONNECT AND THESE ENHANCEMENTS ARE THE FIRST STATEWIDE SITES TO CONNECT OUR COMMUNITIES WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE. AMERICORPS SUPPORT ALLOWED US TO INTRODUCE VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND MICRO GRANTS TO 32 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH AMERICORPS, VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND, OR NEVADA VOLUNTEERS. THE AWARDS OF UP TO 5,000 WERE INVESTED IN STRENGTHENING VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND RECOGNITION, ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A ROBUST UNPAID WORKFORCE ACROSS OUR STATE. AMERICORPS FUNDING ALLOWED OUR ORGANIZATION TO CONTINUE GRANTING VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND AWARDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A ROBUST UNPAID WORKFORCE ACROSS OUR NEVADA. ADDITIONALLY, NEVADA VOLUNTEERS EXPANDED THE REACH OF OUR STATEWIDE WEBSITE-NVV OLUNTEERCONNECT.ORG, TO CONNECT ORGANIZATIONS WITH A MORE DIVERSE BASE OF VOLUNTEERS; PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING MINI- GRANTS UP TO 25,000 TO ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTING NEW EVIDENCE-BASED VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES, AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT EVIDENCE-BASED VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES. NEVADA VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATED INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF 26 AWARD-WINNING FINALISTS AT THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOVERNOR'S POINTS OF LIGHT AWARDS, OUR ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL SIGNATURE EVENT. A GOVERNOR'S POINTS OF LIGHT AWARD IS THE HIGHEST HONOR BESTOWED BY A NEVADA GOVERNOR AND NEVADA VOLUNTEERS TO CELEBRATE THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO MODEL NEVADA VALUES OF SERVICE, RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION, COMPASSION, AND THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP. FOR THE FIRST TIME, THIS EVENT WAS HELD AT THE BLIND CENTER OF NEVADA, A COMMUNITY PARTNER VENUE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 March 1998.
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 October 21, 2026.
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