Nevada Law Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
880191854
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Phone
7023841204
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Legal Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,190
Expenses
$6,504
Assets
$9,791

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DARA GOLDSMITH (CHAIRPERSON)
  • NICOLE LAMBOLEY (VICE-CHAIR)
  • SHARON MCNAIR (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide funding for the legally disadvantaged, to victims of domestic violence, to children protected by or in need of protection by the juvenile court or for other law related education programs for the public. The foundation also collaborates and provides funding for similar programs.

What it reported doing in 2015

The foundation awards grants to several Nevada 501(c)(3) and government organizations that provide legal aid to the disadvantaged, victims of domestic violence and children in need of protection as well as organizations who provide law related educational programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -103.9%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.51; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -33.3% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -32.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 14 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 14 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.