Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Las Vegas, NV EIN: 80-0837811

Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation at a glance

Total assets
$4,460,956
+3.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$787,572
+33.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$667,112
+2513.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Las Vegas

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $300K (2019) to $406K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $406K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Las Vegas General Contribution$406,102
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$4,460,956$787,572$667,112——
2024$4,316,169$588,141$25,528——
2023$3,763,076$621,644$22,822——
2022$3,173,168$710,661$25,158——
2021$2,443,285$2,128,256$1,529,907$406,1021
2020$1,846,860$1,506,691$816,282——
2019$1,160,792$354,402$315,273$300,0001

About Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation is led by Gary Ameling, Outgoing President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gary Ameling

    Outgoing President

    President → Outgoing President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Heltsley

    President

    Treasurer → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arcilia Barajas

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Janssen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sabra Newby

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammy Malich

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dina Babsky

    Vice President & Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gayle Lloyd-Leakos

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Jorge Cervantes (2019–2024) — Director · Filing note: Term ended
  • Former: Kathi Thomas-Gibson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Morris-Hibbler (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Tom Perrigo (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Smith (2022–2024) — Vice President & Secretary
  • Former: William Arent (2019–2022) — Secretary - Former
  • Former: Venetta Appleyard (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Scott D. Adams (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Karen Duddlesten (2019) · Filing note: Term ended

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 Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation

How large is Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation?

Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $788K.

What is Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation?

Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Las Vegas, NV. It holds $4.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation operate?

Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation has awarded grants in Nevada.

What is Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation's EIN?

Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0837811. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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