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Silver State Schools Credit Union

Public charity · Grantmaker Las Vegas, NV EIN: 88-0062898 Website

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Silver State Schools Credit Union at a glance

In short: Silver State Schools Credit Union gave $50K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $50K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$50,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$50,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$1,250,197,010
+9.7% 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 Silver State Schools Credit Union funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Silver State Schools CU People Over Profit Foundation: $50KSilver State Schools CU PeopleOver Profit Foundation$50K

The largest 2024 recipient was Silver State Schools CU People Over Profit Foundation ($50K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

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

Cities

Las VegasRye Brook

How Silver State Schools Credit Union gives

  • Giving fell 49% from 2021 to 2024. 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$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $97K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Silver State Schools CU People Over Profit Foundation Las Vegas, NVGeneral Support$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$1,250,197,010$69,807,736$67,982,551$50,0001$7,896,915
2023$1,139,471,028$58,278,829$51,160,127$50,0001$5,498,664
2022$1,151,766,991$49,927,446$38,665,350$10,0001$6,592,608
2021$1,130,843,063$44,363,932$35,505,398$97,0922$5,350,977
2020$994,130,620$42,106,964$37,830,315$14,3751$1,792,125
2019$828,840,856$43,539,175$35,237,470$31,5001$3,526,370

About Silver State Schools Credit Union

Based on IRS filings

Silver State Schools Credit Union is a public charity, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.3B in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $7.9M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Silver State Schools Credit Union is led by Scott Arkills, CEO & President on every filing since 2019; 14 of 21 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Scott Arkills

    CEO & President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $403K (2019) → $622K (2024)

  • Mitch Fox

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Moulton

    Director

    Director Starting February → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joyce Woodhouse

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Lange

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ida Chapki

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Johnson

    Senior Vice President & CAO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $192K (2019) → $304K (2024)

  • Cody Goulding

    Vice President & Controller

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2019) → $186K (2024)

  • Raymond Wilson

    Senior Vice President & CFO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $225K (2019) → $300K (2024)

  • Ben Christensen

    Senior Vice President & CIO

    Senior Vice President & CIO Starting February → Senior Vice President & CIO, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $197K (2020) → $62K (2024)

  • Ariana Hites

    Vice President of Member Services

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2022) → $143K (2024)

  • Robert Rivas

    Vice President of Information Technology

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2022) → $191K (2024)

  • Alfie Hernandez

    Accounting Manager

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2023) → $115K (2024)

  • Mel Valenzuela

    Senior Vice President & Clo

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $233K (2023) → $299K (2024)

  • Ralph Ramirez

    Senior Vice President & Cxo

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $211K (2023) → $298K (2024)

  • Heidi Muenchow

    Assistant Vice President Remore Services

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2024)

  • Ken Downs

    Senior Vice President & CIO

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $176K (2024)

  • Oscar Moran

    Assistant Vice President Real Estate Lending

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $133K (2024)

  • Randy Traub

    Vice President Consumer Lending

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $139K (2024)

  • George Ann Rice

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Beth Scow

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Javier Trujillo (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Malinda Watson (2019–2023) — Assistant Vice President Internal Controls
  • Former: Greg Halopoff (2023) — Associate Director
  • Former: Jessica Maag (2023) — Assistant Vice President Project Manager
  • Former: Sandra Sifontes-Marioni (2023) — Assistant Vice President Collections & Loan Servicing
  • Former: James Bolin (2019–2022) — Senior Vice President & Clo
  • Former: Erika Christensen (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Jones (2022) — Assistant Vice President Continuous Improvement
  • Former: Bryan West (2019–2021) — Assistant Vice President Buisiness Intelligence
  • Former: Cindy Parrish (2019–2021) — Assistant Vice President Mortgage Lending
  • Former: Teresa Yeoman (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Hasmik Ohanjanyan (2020–2021) — Mortgage Loan Originator
  • Former: Jeanine Collins (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ruth Hernandez (2019–2020) — Mortgage Loan Originator
  • Former: Joshua Pasene (2020) — Mortgage Loan Originator
  • Former: Maria Isabel Sanchez (2019) — Vice President Branch Services
  • Former: Michael Randall (2019) — Senior Vice President & COO
  • Former: Terry Mannion (2019) — Director
  • Former: Walter Ruffles (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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

Scott Arkills — CEO/President: $622KScott ArkillsCEO/President$622KAnn Johnson — SVP/Cao: $304KAnn JohnsonSVP/Cao$304KRaymond Wilson — SVP/CFO: $300KRaymond WilsonSVP/CFO$300KMel Valenzuela — SVP/CLO: $299KMel ValenzuelaSVP/CLO$299KRalph Ramirez — SVP/CXO: $298KRalph RamirezSVP/CXO$298KRobert Rivas — VP of Information Technology: $191KRobert RivasVP of Information Technology$191KCody Goulding — VP/Controller: $186KCody GouldingVP/Controller$186KKen Downs — SVP/CIO as of July: $176KKen DownsSVP/CIO as of July$176KAriana Hites — VP of Member Services: $143KAriana HitesVP of Member Services$143KRandy Traub — VP Consumer Lending: $139KRandy TraubVP Consumer Lending$139KOscar Moran — AVP Real Estate Lending: $133KOscar MoranAVP Real Estate Lending$133KHeidi Muenchow — AVP Remore Services: $117KHeidi MuenchowAVP Remore Services$117KAlfie Hernandez — Accounting Manager: $115KAlfie HernandezAccounting Manager$115KBen Christensen — SVP/CIO thru January: $62KBen ChristensenSVP/CIO thru January$62K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $622K, to Scott Arkills (CEO/President). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Silver State Schools Credit Union

How much does Silver State Schools Credit Union give each year?

Silver State Schools Credit Union gave $50K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $50K across 1 grant.

How large is Silver State Schools Credit Union?

Silver State Schools Credit Union reported $1.3B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $69.8M.

Where does Silver State Schools Credit Union operate?

Silver State Schools Credit Union has awarded grants in Nevada, New York.

What is Silver State Schools Credit Union's EIN?

Silver State Schools Credit Union's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-0062898. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 31, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 20, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 17, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 18, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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