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Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada

Public charity · Grantmaker Las Vegas, NV EIN: 46-2250934 Website

Raises funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of S. Nevada in support of their mission of helping children facing adversity reach their full potential through professionally supported one to one mentoring relationships.

Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada at a glance

In short: Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada gave $190K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $190K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$190,000
+5.6% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$190,000
+5.6% vs 2023
Median grant
$190,000
Total assets
$116,256
-14.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
Nevada (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada: $190KBig Brothers Big Sisters of SNevada$190K

The largest 2024 recipient was Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada ($190K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Las Vegas

How Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+6%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $180K (2021) to $216K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $190K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada Las Vegas, NVTo support one to one mentoring$190,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$116,256$847,983$875,078$190,0001
2023$135,868$812,123$880,787$180,0001
2022$194,473$1,069,508$933,741$216,000Total only
2021$581,861$968,675$882,487$180,0001
2020$131,773$755,212$932,091$186,0001

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada

Based on IRS filings

Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $116K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $190K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada is led by Kelly Schwarz, CEO on every filing since 2023; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kelly Schwarz

    CEO

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $9K (2023) → $0 (2024)

  • Jason Dunn

    Board Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Kaptain

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Jerome Pinckney (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Robin Skone-Palmer (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Zachary Moyle (2020–2022) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Kelly Schwarz — CEO: $9KKelly SchwarzCEO$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $9K, to Kelly Schwarz (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada

How much does Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada give each year?

Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada gave $190K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $180K across 1 grant.

How large is Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada?

Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada reported $116K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $848K.

What is Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada?

Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Las Vegas, NV. It holds $116K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada operate?

Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada has awarded grants in Nevada.

What is Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada's EIN?

Friends of Big Brothers Big Sisters of S Nevada's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2250934. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 25, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 5, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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