Nevada Women's Philanthropy

What Nevada Women's Philanthropy does

Nevada Women's Philanthropy (NWP) is a private nonprofit giving circle founded in 2005 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The organization pools $5,000 annual contributions from approximately 117 active members to award a single Impact Grant of up to $500,000 each year to a carefully vetted Southern Nevada nonprofit, supplemented by a Founders' Gift of at least $30,000 to the runner-up finalist. NWP operates a structured annual grant cycle spanning September through May, including an Outreach Symposium, application review by a Grant Screening Committee, site interviews, a Grant Hearing, and member voting on the recipient, followed by a three-year monitoring period.

The business model is built on recurring membership contributions and donations, with all giving routed through a donor-advised fund structure at the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada to provide tax-deductible status. Revenue streams consist of $5,000 annual membership dues (with optional ten-month payment plans) and contributions to the NWP Endowment Fund, which was established in 2018 to sustain grantmaking during economic downturns. The organization is entirely volunteer-run, with no paid staff, and is governed by a dual-board structure comprising a Foundational Board of founders and advisors and an Operational Board of elected officers and committee chairs.

NWP's core products are the Impact Grant, the Founders' Gift, the NWP Endowment Fund, and the Membership program itself. Over its 20-year history, the organization has granted $8.7 million to 33 nonprofit recipients across Southern Nevada, spanning human services, child welfare, healthcare, disability services, education, and workforce development. The organization does not develop or deploy any technology products; its platform is the giving circle itself, supported by a Wix-hosted website, social media presence, and email communications.

Name

Nevada Women's Philanthropy

Legal name

Nevada Women's Philanthropy

Website

https://nwpsnv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nevada Women's Philanthropy is a volunteer-run, member-driven women's giving circle in Las Vegas that pools $5,000 annual contributions from 117 members into an annual Impact Grant of up to $500,000 for vetted Southern Nevada nonprofits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Philanthropy and Grantmaking Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Women's giving circle
• Pooled fund philanthropy
• Community grantmaking
• Nonprofit grant funding
• Collective giving model

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Membership Contributions: Each member contributes $5,000 annually with funds due before the annual Grant Hearing in April. The number of members corresponds to the size of the annual Impact Grant, with the grant size maxing out at $500,000.
2. Endowment Fund Donations: Accepts contributions from individuals, estates, and organizations to support the mission through tax-deductible donations and planned giving. The endowment bridges funding shortfalls during economic downturns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Nevada Women's Philanthropy operates a member-driven women's giving circle in which approximately 117 members each contribute $5,000 annually, pooling these funds to award a single large Impact Grant of up to $500,000 to a vetted Southern Nevada nonprofit organization each year. The organization runs a multi-phase annual grant cycle including an Outreach Symposium, application review by the Grant Screening Committee, site interviews, and a member vote at the Grant Hearing, supplemented by a Founders' Gift for the runner-up and a long-term Endowment Fund.

Product overview

Nevada Women's Philanthropy operates as a member-driven, pooled-fund women's giving circle that makes large impact grants to carefully selected nonprofit projects annually. The organization offers four core offerings: the Impact Grant (up to $500,000 awarded annually for specific vetted projects), the Founders' Gift (an unrestricted gift of at least $30,000 to the runner-up), the NWP Endowment Fund (established to ensure grant continuity during economic downturns), and Membership (a $5,000/year giving-circle participation with voting rights and community engagement opportunities). All donations are tax-deductible through the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Impact Grant The primary annual grant awarded to a carefully vetted Southern Nevada nonprofit organization for a specific project addressing critical community needs. Grant amount is determined by total membership contributions, up to a maximum of $500,000. The award is selected through a multi-phase process (Outreach Symposium, application review, Grant Screening Committee analysis, site interviews, Grant Hearing, and one-member one-vote ballot) and is followed by a three-year monitoring agreement.
• Founders' Gift An unrestricted gift of at least $30,000 awarded to the runner-up finalist at the annual Grant Hearing. Recipients may use the funds at their discretion. Recent examples include Spread the Word Nevada ($55,000 in 2025), Opportunity Village ($50,000 in 2024), and Goodwill of Southern NV ($62,500 in 2023).
• NWP Endowment Fund An endowment fund created in 2018 to bridge funding shortfalls that could occur within membership during economic downturns, ensuring NWP can fulfill its grant commitment to the community. The fund accepts tax-deductible contributions from individuals, estates, and organizations and is administered through the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada.
• NWP Membership A giving-circle membership program where each member contributes $5,000 annually (with an optional ten-month payment plan starting at $1,000). Members gain voting rights to select the annual Impact Grant recipient and access to volunteer opportunities, educational events, and community activities. As of 2025, NWP has 117 active members, and the annual Impact Grant scales to total member contributions, capped at $500,000.

Quantifiable outcome

• $8.7M granted to Southern Nevada nonprofits over 20 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Community Foundation of Northern Nevada (CFNN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005NWP is a donor advised fund through the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada. All donations and membership contributions are tax-deductible through this affiliation. The endowment fund accepts contributions and is administered through CFNN.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fidelity Charitable: The largest U.S. sponsor of donor-advised funds and a direct alternative to NWP's pooling model. Affluent donors increasingly choose large commercial DAFs for tax-advantaged giving, which is the primary competitive headwind NWP faces.
• Schwab Charitable: Major commercial DAF sponsor and another head-to-head alternative to NWP for high-net-worth Las Vegas donors seeking low-friction charitable giving vehicles.
• United Way of Southern Nevada: The region's largest federated giving organization, pooling payroll-deduction donations from across Southern Nevada and distributing them to multiple local nonprofits. Operates a similar pooled-funding model but at materially larger scale and with a corporate-employer channel rather than individual members.

Others

• Jewish Federation of Las Vegas: Local federated giving organization pooling community donations to support Jewish and general community nonprofits in Las Vegas. Comparable as a federated-giving model competitor in the same market.
• Women's Funding Network: Membership network of women's foundations and giving circles globally. NWP would be a peer-of-peers within this network — a relevant ecosystem/comparable for benchmarking, learning, and partnership.
• Community Foundation of Northern Nevada: NWP's strategic fiscal sponsor and DAF administrator. A community foundation managing many similar donor-advised fund affiliates; comparable because it houses NWP and provides the operational backbone that other DAF-sponsored giving circles rely on.

Direct peers

• Impact100: National network of women's giving circles operating the same model NWP uses — pooling $1,000+ per-member contributions to fund $100,000+ Impact Grants annually. It is the direct category-defining peer and the inspiration for most local women's giving circles.
• Impact100 Las Vegas: Local chapter of the Impact100 network operating the same women's giving-circle model in the same Las Vegas market. The closest geographic competitor for both member contributions and grant applicants.

Regional players

• The Women's Foundation of Colorado: Statewide women's foundation running pooled-fund grantmaking similar in spirit to NWP but serving Colorado. A relevant regional comparable for women's pooled philanthropy.

Emerging players

• Texas Women's Foundation: Regional women's foundation pooling donations and making research-driven grants to Texas nonprofits. Comparable as a geographically distinct women's pooled-giving organization operating at a meaningfully larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NevadaWomensPhilanthropy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nevada-women's-philanthropy
• Instagraminstagram.com/nvwomensphilanthropy
• Xx.com/NVWPhilanthropy

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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