Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
880327392
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Phone
7022578150
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,167,797
Expenses
$1,185,295
Assets
$85,705
Liabilities
$32,328

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CATHERINE NIELSEN (PRESIDENT -)

Highest reported compensation

  • CELESTE GRAHAM (DEPUTY DIREC): $134,797 total reported compensation
  • KATHY M OSTI (EXECUTIVE DI): $88,248 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Protect and advocate for human and legal rights, interests, and welfare of nevadans with disabilities. Promote, support, and assist nevadans with disabilities in understanding and controlling those systems and processes which directly affect their lives. Foster the development, availability, and accessibility of services which increase the opportunities available to nevadans with disabilities to live their lives as fully, independently, and productively as possible.

What it reported doing in 2024

Developmental disabilities protection and advocacy program (padd): this fund is used to account for the expenditure and receipt of funds on an annual basis from the u.s. Department of health and human services, administration for community living (dhhs/acl) pursuant to title i, subtitle c of the developmental disabilities assistance and bill of rights act of 2000. Mental illness protection and advocacy program fund (paimi): this fund is used to account for the expenditure and receipt of funds on an annual basis from the u.s. Department of health and human services, substance abuse and mental health services administration (dhhs/samhsa), as authorized under sections 101-117 of the protection and advocacy of mentally ill individuals act of 1986. Protection and advocacy of individual rights program (pair): this fund is used to account for the expenditure and receipt of funds on an annual basis from the u.s. Department of education pursuant to p.l. 113-128 of the v rehabilitation act of 1973 as amended. Protection and advocacy: assistive technology program fund (paat): this fund is used for the expenditure and receipt of funds on an annual basis from the u.s. Department of health and human services, administration on community living (dhhs/acl) pursuant to section 5, protection and advocacy, 21st century assistive technology act (at act of 1998, as amended), p.l. 119-81. Protection and advocacy for beneficiaries of social security (pabss): this fund is used for the expenditure and receipt of funds on an annual basis from the u.s. Social security administration (ssa) pursuant to the ticket to work and work incentives improvement act (twwiia) of 1999. Protection and advocacy for voter access (pava): this fund is used for the expenditure and receipt of funds on an annual basis from the u.s. Department of health and human services, administration on community living (dhhs/acl) pursuant to title ii, subtitle d, section 291-292 of the help america vote act (hava), p.l. 107-252. Protection and advocacy for individuals with traumatic brain injury (patbi): this fund is used for the expenditure and receipt of funds on an annual basis from the u.s. Department of health and human services, administration on community living (dhhs/acl) pursuant to section 4, traumatic brain injury reauthorization act of 2014. Client assistance program (cap): this fund is used to account for the expenditure and receipt of funds on an annual basis from the u.s. Department of education pursuant to p.l. 113-128 i rehabilitation act of 1973, as amended. Protection and advocacy beneficiaries representative payee (pabrp): this fund is used for the expenditure and receipt of funds on an annual basis from the u.s. Social security administration on community living (ssa) pursuant to the strengthening protections for social security beneficiaries act of 2018 (spssb).

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.7%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 66.7%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.5%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.8%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.7% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.7% of revenue deployed · 66.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $791K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $135K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.