Friends of the Las Vegas Academy
Raise funds for Las Vegas Academy of the Arts.
Friends of the Las Vegas Academy at a glance
In short: Friends of the Las Vegas Academy gave $52K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $52K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $52,444
- -36.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $52,444
- -36.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $52,444
- Total assets
- $1,755,304
- +111.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nevada (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends of the Las Vegas Academy funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Las Vegas Academy of the Arts ($52K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2021) to $100K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $52K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Las Vegas, NV | School support | $52,444 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,755,304 | $993,777 | $117,933 | $52,444 | 1 | $21,665 |
| 2024 | $829,907 | $134,775 | $97,300 | $82,070 | 1 | $7,442 |
| 2022 | $651,462 | $34,102 | $50,613 | $9,517 | Total only | $-45,422 |
| 2021 | $667,984 | $73,278 | $20,435 | $9,350 | Total only | $47,054 |
| 2019 | $771,826 | $185,886 | $104,433 | $100,285 | Total only | $27,989 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Friends of the Las Vegas Academy
Based on IRS filings
Friends of the Las Vegas Academy is a public charity focused on Education, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $52K. Net investment income was $22K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of the Las Vegas Academy is led by Nick Della Penna, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nick Della Penna
President
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Bement
Director of Alumni
Vp- → Director of Alumni, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chalice Lundquist
Director of Public Engagement
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maggie Verderme
Director of Staff Appreciation
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Musburger
Director of Media
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Ribeiro
Director of Fundraising
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amber Gustafson
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Musburger
Vice President of Finances
Director → Vice President of Finances, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Windom
Vice President of Governance
Director → Vice President of Governance, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Toth
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lezlie Koepp
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Corrin Douglas (2024) — President
- Former: Allison Salmon (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Jarrett Virkler (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Scott Walker (2019–2022) — Vp-
- Former: Theresa Leeds (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Cori Jo Anderson (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Gabriella Bartlett (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Josh Reid (2021–2022) — Vp-
- Former: Tammy Peterson (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Brian Shapiro (2019) — President
- Former: Kathryn Henner (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Randie Wegener (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Friends of the Las Vegas Academy
How much does Friends of the Las Vegas Academy give each year?
Friends of the Las Vegas Academy gave $52K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $82K across 1 grant.
How large is Friends of the Las Vegas Academy?
Friends of the Las Vegas Academy reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $994K.
What is Friends of the Las Vegas Academy?
Friends of the Las Vegas Academy is a public charity focused on Education, based in Las Vegas, NV. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends of the Las Vegas Academy operate?
Friends of the Las Vegas Academy has awarded grants in Nevada.
What is Friends of the Las Vegas Academy's EIN?
Friends of the Las Vegas Academy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1771038. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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