Southern Nevada Public Television

Analysis

Southern Nevada Public Television is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Vegas, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Southern Nevada Public Television reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.6m (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southern Nevada Public Television sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum ($1.6m), History San Jose ($1.6m) and Anna K Meredith Endowment Trust ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $68k. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $291k, net assets of $4.2m.