UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO FOUNDATION

EIN 94-2781749 · Education (B110)

What they do

Facilitate Gifts & Grants for The Benefit of The University of Nevada, Reno to Enhance The Quality of Education Through Charitable Giving.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $82.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders50 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

51.55%of revenue went to mission work82.7% of expenses · Program services

2.18%of revenue went to fundraising3.5% of expenses

$62.34spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.61%of revenue went to management and office costs13.8% of expenses

$9.43in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

78.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $139,459 for BRIAN SANDOVAL (PRESIDENT, UNR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$101,755,310

Mission workProgram services$52,453,95451.55% of revenue82.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$8,763,1918.61% of revenue13.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,214,7632.18% of revenue3.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$38,323,40237.66% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$63,431,90862.34% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 82.7% mission · 13.8% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.34% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.9% mission · 13.8% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.16% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 85.1% mission · 9.8% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 28.38% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 80.9% mission · 15.0% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 54.11% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 82.0% mission · 13.3% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.48% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$101,755,310

Expenses$63,431,908

Annual surplus $38,323,402 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$52,453,954 · 82.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$8,763,191 · 13.8% of expenses

Fundraising$2,214,763 · 3.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$101,755,310

Expenses$63,431,908

Assets$597,911,342

Income$175,929,932

Contributions$79,679,973

Mission work (program services)$52,453,954

Fundraising$2,214,763

Grants given$316,136,937

Average grant$9,879,279

Management and general$8,763,191

Stocks and bonds$80,251,183

Accounting fees$88,428

Investing fees$3,371,996

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

BRIAN SANDOVALPRESIDENT, UNR · 2 hrs/week $139,459Base · Other $139,459

DENISE LEWISTREASURER · 30 hrs/week $79,596Base · Other $79,596

PATRICIA RICHARD INTERIMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/2025) · 25 hrs/week $67,407Base · Other $67,407

HOLLY STANCOCORPORATE SECRETARY (UNTIL 9/2024) · 30 hrs/week $50,386Base · Other $50,386

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (50)

BRIAN SANDOVALPRESIDENT, UNR

DENISE LEWISTREASURER

PATRICIA RICHARD INTERIMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/2025)

HOLLY STANCOCORPORATE SECRETARY (UNTIL 9/2024)

PETER COSTAMEMBER-AT-LARGE

KEVINN PINKNEYVICE CHAIR SCHOLARSHIP & GRANTS

LEONARD WOHLETZVICE CHAIR INVESTMENT-INTERIM

MARILYN SPIEGELTRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/2024)

MARK DENZLER VICE CHAIRINVESTMENT (UNTIL 12/2024)

MELISSA HARMONTRUSTEE

MITCH HITCHCOCKTRUSTEE

OPAL ADAMSTRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/2024)

PAMELA JOYNERTRUSTEE (FROM 1/2025)

PAT MILTENBERGER EDGINGTONMEMBER-AT-LARGE

PAUL MATHEWSTRUSTEE

KELLY LEGROWTRUSTEE (FROM 1/2025)

RYAN BELLOWSTRUSTEE (FROM 1/2025)

SARA LAFRANCEMEMBER-AT-LARGE

SARAH FERGUSONTRUSTEE

SHENEA STRADERTRUSTEE

STEPHANIE KRUSE VICE CHAIRDEVELOPMENT (UNTIL 12/2024)

STEVEN PERALTAVICE CHAIR NOMINATING

STUART BRADYTRUSTEE

TAMMY DERMODYTRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/2024)

THOMAS WITTERTRUSTEE

TRACY OSTREMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 4/2025)

VICK WOWOTRUSTEE

DEENA BEHNKEVICE CHAIR DEVELOPMENT

ANN MORGANCHAIR (UNTIL 12/2024)

BENSON MATHEWSTRUSTEE

BRIAN SHARPESTRUSTEE (FROM 1/2025)

BRIAN WALLACEVICE CHAIR AUDIT AND FINANCE

BRIGID SULLIVAN PIERCETRUSTEE

CAROLYN BARBASHTRUSTEE

CARYN SWOBETRUSTEE

CHERYL HAWKINSTRUSTEE

DANIEL LOFRESETRUSTEE

DAVID FENIMORETRUSTEE

DEAN BYRNETRUSTEE

KEN COLL CHAIR ELECTVICE CHAIR, GIFT ACCEPT. & ACQUI.

DON BERNARD IITRUSTEE

EUGENE WONGTRUSTEE

FRANK GALLAGHERCHAIR

JANET MELLOTRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/2024)

JARRETT ROSENAUTRUSTEE

JASON SALATRUSTEE

JEFF RODEFERTRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/2024)

JOHN DESMONDVICE CHAIR GOVERNANCE

JULIE TEEL VICE CHAIRSPECIAL EVENTS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ANDREW DISSTRUSTEE (FROM 1/2025)

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1982
Location: 1664 N VIRGINIA ST MSC 0162, RENO, NV 89557-0162
County: Washoe
In care of: Holly Luna
Primary officer: Holly Luna, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailgiving@unr.edu Phone(775) 784-1587

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: EIDE BAILLY LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B110)
Grant-giving organization: Yes