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Nevada Donor Network Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Las Vegas, NV EIN: 88-0253675 Website

Nevada donor network (the "network") is a federally designated not-for-profit organ, tissue, and eye procurement organization. The network is responsible for the coordination, recovery, and distribution of donated human organs and tissues intended for transplantation, medical education and research. The network provides services to hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout nevada and participates in the national organ and tissue sharing program.

Key facts about Nevada Donor Network Inc

In short: Nevada Donor Network Inc gave $204K across 16 grants in 2024 (avg $13K), mostly in Nevada. 75% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.

EIN
88-0253675
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$204,000
Grants made (2024)
16
Average grant
$12,750
Median grant
$7,500
New grantees (estimate)
75% first-time grantees (12 of 16, 2024)
Total assets
$41,067,181
Primary geography
Nevada (83% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 filing · View filing

Total Assets

$41.1M

+23.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$204K

+96.4% YoY

Grant Count

16

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

-1.8% YoY

Is Nevada Donor Network Inc open to new grantees?

75%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 12 of 16 grantees (75%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $13K; repeat grants $13K. How we count

Medians: $8K first-time, $9K repeat.

  • 13% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+12%). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

About Nevada Donor Network Inc

Based on IRS filings

Nevada Donor Network Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $41.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $204K. Net investment income was $395K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of all 16 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

Las VegasRenoHendersonNew YorkRichmondAzuszChicagoDes MoinesKansas CityMidlothianPhiladelphia

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants20204 grants20216 grants20228 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

SK Baseball: $39KSK Baseball$39KVegas Golden Knights Foundation: $28KVegas Golden KnightsFoundation$28KLas Vegas Lights: $22KLas Vegas Lights$22KNevada Hospital Association: $20KNevada Hospital Association$20KOnelegacy Foundation: $15KOnelegacy Foundation$15KRenown Health Foundation: $10KRenown Health Foundation$10KTrue Heritage Foundation DBA Legends Ranch: $8KTrue Heritage Foundation DBALegends Ranch$8KUnos: $8KUnos$8KGirl Scouts of Southern Nevada: $8KGirl Scouts of Southern Nevada$8KInternational Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners: $8KInternational Association ofCoroners & Medical Examiners$8K

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

32<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
SK BASEBALL Reno, NVPROGRAM SUPPORT$39,000
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS FOUNDATION Las Vegas, NVPROGRAM SUPPORT$28,000
LAS VEGAS LIGHTS Las Vegas, NVPROGRAM SUPPORT$21,500
NEVADA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION Reno, NVPROGRAM SUPPORT$20,000
ONELEGACY FOUNDATION Azusz, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT$15,000
RENOWN HEALTH FOUNDATION Reno, NVPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
TRUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION DBA LEGENDS RANCH Las Vegas, NVPROGRAM SUPPORT$8,000
UNOS Richmond, VAPROGRAM SUPPORT$7,500
GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA Las Vegas, NVPROGRAM SUPPORT$7,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORONERS & MEDICAL EXAMINERS Las Vegas, NVPROGRAM SUPPORT$7,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$25M$50M$75M$100M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$41,067,181$33,136,759$34,402,861
Revenue$74,737,363$55,663,445$47,629,722
Expenses$70,620,965$53,369,390$47,357,783
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$395,257$263,834$-368,139
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nevada Donor Network Inc is led by Joseph Ferreira, President & CEO on filings since 2020; 12 of 25 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Joseph Ferreira

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $576K (2020) → $562K (2024)

  • Trudy Larson MD

    Board Chair

    Professor & Dean → Chair-Elect, 2022

    Chair-Elect → Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua James Adam

    Director of Information Technology

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $174K (2022) → $181K (2024)

  • Phillip Ruiz

    Medical Director of Clinical Laboratories

    Medical Director of Clinical Laboratories → Medical Director of Clinic, 2023

    Medical Director of Clinic → Medical Director of Clinical Laboratories, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $415K (2022) → $329K (2024)

  • Aaron Almeroth

    Director of Finance

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2023) → $181K (2024)

  • Jason Mahfood

    Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

    CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2022

    Chief Financial Officer → Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $328K (2020) → $395K (2024)

  • Sara Levinson

    Vice President of People

    Director of Hr → Vice President of People, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $150K (2020) → $223K (2024)

  • Tyre Lamont Gray

    Chief Administrative Officer & Legal Officer

    Member → Chief Administrative Officer, 2023

    Chief Administrative Officer → Chief Administrative Officer & Legal Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $183K (2023) → $297K (2024)

  • Elizabeth Marie Shipman

    Vice President of Organ Services

    Senior Director of Organ Services → Vice President of Organ Services, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $174K (2022) → $208K (2024)

  • Kelsi Kolle

    Advanced Practice Coordinator

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $191K (2023) → $211K (2024)

  • Chris Johns

    Senior Diretor of Tissue Operations

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $156K (2024)

  • Harrison Pollinger

    Procurement Transplant Surgeon

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $476K (2024)

  • Jedd Kinzie

    Supervisor of Surgical Services

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $215K (2024)

  • Bill Welch

    Past Chair

    CEO → Board Chair, 2022

    Board Chair → Past Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Bosse

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Chief Government Relations Officer, 2021

    Chief Government Relations Officer → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claude Wise

    Member

    Director → CEO, 2021

    CEO → Member, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mason Vanhouweling

    Member

    Director → CEO & Transplant Center Dsa CEO, 2021

    CEO & Transplant Center Dsa CEO → Member, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sebastian Giwa

    Member

    Director → Serial Biotech Founder & CEO, 2021

    Serial Biotech Founder & CEO → Member, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Sklamberg

    Member

    CEO → Past Chair, 2022

    Past Chair → Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Rubel

    Member

    President & CEO → Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Allen

    Member

    President → Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Watson-Lawler

    Secretary

    Director, Quality & Patient Safety → Member, 2022

    Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Jone Blackhurst

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Packham

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Corrigan Rayhill MD

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (35)
  • Former: Steven Peralta (2020–2023) — Foundation President
  • Former: Brian Kleven (2022–2023) — Member
  • Former: Daniel Lunn (2022–2023) — Vice President of Tissue Operations
  • Former: Jacquelyn A. Warn (2022–2023) — Chief Quality Officer
  • Former: Peter Guzman (2022–2023) — Member
  • Former: Christopher Lee Johns (2022) — Director of Ocular Services
  • Former: Esther-Marie Carmichael (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Kathy Silver (2022) — Member
  • Former: Esther-Marie Carmichael Ascp Phm Cl (2020–2021) — Transplant Quality Expert
  • Former: Kathy Silver Bs Mba Fache Fhfma (2020–2021) — Healthcare CEO
  • Former: Stephen Corrigan Rayhill Md Facs (2020–2021) — Transplant Surgeon
  • Former: Almeroth Aaron (2021) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Ferreira Joseph M. (2021) — President & CEO
  • Former: Hudson Michael (2021) — Director of Hospital Services
  • Former: Larry Barnard (2021) — Nevada Market President
  • Former: Levinson Sara (2021) — Senior Director of Hr
  • Former: Lunn Daniel (2021) — Vice President of Tissue Operations
  • Former: Mahfood Jason (2021) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: McClellan Kelley (2021) — Director of Community Services
  • Former: Peralta Steven (2021) — Foundation President
  • Former: Rodriguez Valarie (2021) — Manager of Clinical Laboratories
  • Former: Warn Jacquelyn A. (2021) — Chief Quality Officer
  • Former: Adam Blacker (2020) — Director of Clinical Lab
  • Former: Adam James (2020) — Director of Tissue Operations
  • Former: Amy McKinney (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: April Sanborn Cpm (2020) — Director
  • Former: Barry Brown MD (2020) — Director
  • Former: Brent Bergquist (2020) — Manager of Facility
  • Former: Darren Lahrman (2020) — Vice President of Clinical Affairs
  • Former: David Marlon (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jacqueline Warn (2020) — Vice President Quality & Regulatory Affairs
  • Former: Kevin Burns MD (2020) — Medical Director Hla Lab
  • Former: Leonard Frehof (2020) — Director
  • Former: Matthew Graves (2020) — Regional Director of Operations
  • Former: Michael Hudson (2020) — Director of Hospital Services

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 2024 IRS filing

Joseph Ferreira — President/CEO: $562KJoseph FerreiraPresident/CEO$562KHarrison Pollinger — Procurement Transplant Surgeon: $476KHarrison PollingerProcurement Transplant Surgeon$476KJason Mahfood — Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer: $395KJason MahfoodExecutive Vice President &…$395KPhillip Ruiz — Medical Director of Clinical Laboratories: $329KPhillip RuizMedical Director of Clinical…$329KTyre Lamont Gray — Chief Administrative Officer and Legal Officer: $297KTyre Lamont GrayChief Administrative Officer…$297KSara Levinson — VP of People: $223KSara LevinsonVP of People$223KJedd Kinzie — Supervisor of Surgical Services: $215KJedd KinzieSupervisor of Surgical Services$215KKelsi Kolle — Advanced Practice Coordinator: $211KKelsi KolleAdvanced Practice Coordinator$211KElizabeth Marie Shipman — Vice President of Organ Services: $208KElizabeth Marie ShipmanVice President of Organ Services$208KAaron Almeroth — Director of Finance: $181KAaron AlmerothDirector of Finance$181KJoshua James Adam — Director of Information Technology: $181KJoshua James AdamDirector of Information…$181KChris Johns — Senior Diretor of Tissue Operations: $156KChris JohnsSenior Diretor of Tissue…$156K

Frequently asked questions about Nevada Donor Network Inc

How much does Nevada Donor Network Inc give each year?

Nevada Donor Network Inc gave $204K across 16 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. In 2023 it gave $104K across 8 grants.

What is Nevada Donor Network Inc's typical grant size?

Nevada Donor Network Inc's median grant in 2024 was $7,500, and its average grant was $12,750, across 16 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Organizations receiving their first grant from Nevada Donor Network Inc that year got $13K on average.

Where does Nevada Donor Network Inc give grants?

Nevada Donor Network Inc gives mostly in Nevada: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Las Vegas, NV (8 grants) and Reno, NV (3 grants).

Does Nevada Donor Network Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Nevada Donor Network Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 filing were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (16 grants).

Who are Nevada Donor Network Inc's largest grantees?

Nevada Donor Network Inc's largest 2024 grantees include SK Baseball ($39,000), Vegas Golden Knights Foundation ($28,000) and Las Vegas Lights ($21,500), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Nevada Donor Network Inc?

Nevada Donor Network Inc reported $41.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Its revenue that year was $74.7M.

What is Nevada Donor Network Inc?

Nevada Donor Network Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Las Vegas, NV. It holds $41.1M in total assets as of 2024.

What is Nevada Donor Network Inc's EIN?

Nevada Donor Network Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-0253675. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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