Southern Nevada Conservancy
The Organization's purpose is to enhance visitor appreciation and enjoyment of Nevada's public lands. The Organization uses communications and media and engages in other activities to enhance the understanding of historical, scientific, geological, interpretive and other attributes of such areas, including research and educational activities for the general public and its members.
Southern Nevada Conservancy at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,154,368
- -45.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,858,258
- -26.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $65
- -100.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,177,416
- -23.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Southern Nevada Conservancy funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $878 (2022) to $110K (2019). In 2022 it reported $878 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| College Heights Foundation Bowling Green, KY | Scholarship | $9,082 |
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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 | $1,154,368 | $1,858,258 | $2,177,416 | — | — | $65 |
| 2024 | $2,097,236 | $2,520,691 | $2,858,795 | — | — | $-7,296 |
| 2023 | $2,272,456 | $2,366,080 | $2,766,566 | — | — | $3,316 |
| 2022 | $1,929,617 | $2,619,009 | $2,446,030 | $878 | Total only | $2,539 |
| 2021 | $1,716,638 | $2,108,156 | $1,797,793 | $9,082 | 1 | $7,041 |
| 2020 | $1,358,938 | $1,713,166 | $2,032,022 | — | — | $7,750 |
| 2019 | $1,781,445 | $2,179,190 | $2,464,943 | $110,259 | 4 | $7,236 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Southern Nevada Conservancy
Based on IRS filings
Southern Nevada Conservancy is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $65.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Southern Nevada Conservancy is led by John Linss, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 2 of 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Linss
President
Trustee → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Coriz
Controller
CFO → Controller, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$20K (2024) → $81K (2025)
Miles Woodruff
Secretary & Treasurer
Interim Executive Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
$28K (2025)
Former officers (24)
- Former: Mary Pike (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ross Williams (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Beth Schuck (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Matt Esper (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Rebecca Dukes (2022–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Brenda Boudreaux (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Cheryl Wagner (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Devon Euing (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Hillarie Patton (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Bradley (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Julie Estrella (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Shawn McCrohan (2023–2024) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Troy Hysmith (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Mark Spencer (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Mark Wilnewic (2019–2022) — CFO
- Former: Melissa Giovanni (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Rex Berman (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Wainscott (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jose Witt (2020–2022) — Executive Di
- Former: Frank Fritz (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: David Low (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Andrew Hart (2019–2020) — Executive Di
- Former: Katie Tanaka (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Grozenski (2019) — Vice President
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $81K, to Tom Coriz (Controller). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Southern Nevada Conservancy
How large is Southern Nevada Conservancy?
Southern Nevada Conservancy reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
What is Southern Nevada Conservancy?
Southern Nevada Conservancy is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Las Vegas, NV. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Southern Nevada Conservancy operate?
Southern Nevada Conservancy has awarded grants in Kentucky, Nevada.
What is Southern Nevada Conservancy's EIN?
Southern Nevada Conservancy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0714837. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
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