Nevada Nurses Foundation

Who We Are

Our Mission:

The Nevada Nurses Foundation (NNF) is the charitable and philanthropic arm of Nevada Nurses Association (NNA). The mission of the NNF is to increase access to quality health care for Nevada citizens by promoting professional development of nurses through recognition, grants, and scholarships.

The Nevada Nurses Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Foundation, EIN 47-1388572.

More About Us:

• Foundation Board of Directors
• Foundation Advisory Board

Documents:

• NNF Summary of Purpose & Activities rev. 2019
• NNF Bylaws rev. 3/2016

History:

The Nevada Nurses Foundation (NNF) recognizes and thanks the Nevada Nurses Association and Betty Razor, RN, for providing seed money to the Foundation. We also appreciate the extraordinary contributions of Barbara Wardwell, Margaret Curley, RN, and Betty Razor, RN, for completing the enormous amount of paperwork required for our 501(c)3 non-profit status, which was approved in October, 2014. If not for the financial and administrative assistance from Margaret Curley, Betty Razor, Barbara Wardwell, Nevada Nurses Association, and Calmoseptine, the NNF would not have been able to award scholarships since 2015.

Foundation Timeline:

• 2014 – Established NNF
• 2015 – Big Hat High Tea, My Fair Lady, NV Governor's Mansion, Carson City, Nevada
• 2015 – Begin awarding scholarships
• 2016 – Future of Nursing in Nevada, Suncoast Casino, Las Vegas
• 2016 – Mary Poppins Big Hat High Tea, NV Governor's Mansion, Carson City, Nevada
• 2017 – Future of Nursing in Nevada, Green Valley Resort, Henderson, Nevada
• 2017 – Mad Hatter Big Hat High Tea, NV Governor's Mansion, Carson City, Nevada
• 2017 – Nurses Have Talent @ NNA/NONL Convention, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
• 2018 – Wizard of Oz Big Hat High Tea, NV Governor's Mansion, Carson City, Nevada
• 2018 – Shining Stars of Nursing in Nevada, Celebrity Showroom, Nugget Casino, Sparks, Nevada
• 2019 – Big Hat "Crowns & Tiaras" High Tea, NV Governor's Mansion, Carson City, Nevada
• 2019 – Shining Stars of Nursing in Nevada, The Blind Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
• 2020 – Big Hat "Wild West" High Tea, COVID online, recorded at Pennington Health Sciences building, University of Nevada, Reno
• 2020 – Shining Stars of Nursing in Nevada, Nugget Casino, Sparks, Nevada
• 2021 – Big Hat "Tea on the Comstock" High Tea, Piper's Opera House, Virginia City, Nevada
• 2021 – Rural & Frontier Nursing Symposium, online, 4 CEUs, September 25
• 2021 – Shining Stars of Nursing in Nevada, Aliante Casino, North Las Vegas, Nevada
• 2022 – Big Hat "Kentucky Derby" High Tea, NV Governor's Mansion, Carson City, Nevada
• 2022 – Shining Stars of Nursing in Nevada, Celebrity Showroom, Nugget Casino, Sparks, Nevada
• 2023 – Big Hat "Mardi Gras" High Tea, NV Governor's Mansion, Carson City, Nevada
• 2023 – Shining Stars of Nursing in Nevada, Aliante Casino, North Las Vegas, Nevada