Southern Nevada Centers for Independent Living

Analysis

Southern Nevada Centers for Independent Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Vegas, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Southern Nevada Centers for Independent Living reported income of $750k and spending of $770k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $655k to $750k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Southern Nevada Centers for Independent Living sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western Communities Action Network Inc ($750k), Mission Texarkana Inc ($750k) and Families First in Cabarrus County Inc ($750k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $311k. At year end it held assets of $499k against liabilities of $302k, net assets of $197k. It reported 10 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.