About Nevada Nonprofits
Nevada Nonprofits strengthens nonprofits statewide through public policy advocacy, collaboration, and practical resources that help organizations advance their missions.
To be the statewide leader for nonprofit organizations.
Nevada Nonprofits
This association serves as a unifying voice for Nevada’s nonprofit sector, bringing organizations of all sizes, missions, and service areas together around shared priorities and opportunities.
Our goal is to create a strong network where nonprofits connect, collaborate, share resources, elevate their impact and ensure the nonprofit perspective is represented in important policy conversations and decisions affecting our State and communities.
Together, we build a more connected, informed, and influential nonprofit community—where organizations are supported individually and create greater impact.
Why was Nevada Nonprofits created?
Nevada is one of the few states that does not have a statewide nonprofit association, leaving a void for statewide nonprofit advocacy and influence as a sector. The state’s nonprofit sector is also undersized, underfunded, and understaffed compared to similar regions nationwide and for our population and service level demands.
Nevada Nonprofits was founded to ensure that Nevada’s nonprofit sector has a seat at the table when public policy decisions are made. Nonprofits are essential partners in addressing community needs, delivering services, creating economic opportunity, and strengthening quality of life, yet too often the sector lacks coordinated representation in policy discussions. Nevada Nonprofits was created to provide a unifying voice for nonprofit organizations around shared priorities, educate policymakers about the sector’s role and impact, advance policies that support nonprofits, and build the collective voice needed to address statewide challenges. Through advocacy, research, and collaboration, the association works to strengthen both individual organizations and the nonprofit sector as a whole.
Who created Nevada Nonprofits?
The Association developed through a first-of-its-kind collaboration of key organizations and sector leaders across Nevada, including:
- CEO Exchange (Las Vegas)
- Community Foundation of Northern Nevada (Reno)
- Engelstad Foundation (Las Vegas)
- Nevada Community Foundation (Las Vegas)
- Nevada GrantLab (Las Vegas)
- Nevada HAND (Las Vegas)
- Nevada Nonprofit Center (Reno)
- United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra (Reno)
- United Way of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas)