Council for a Better Nevada
9212 Tesoras Drive, unit 402, Las Vegas 89144
Total contributed
$666K
All Nevada filings, 2014–2024.
Contributions
31
After dedup of superseded reports.
Top recipients shown
5
Ranked by amount received.
Lobbyists representing
1
Registered for the 83rd Session.
Where the money landed
Contributions split by recipient party affiliation. "Nonpartisan" includes ballot questions, judicial races, and similar.
| Party / Affiliation | Contributed | Contributions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $666,182 | 31 | 100.0% |
Who received the largest checks
Top 10 recipients of contributions from this entity. Amounts are cumulative across all reporting years on file. Recipients can be candidates, parties, or political committees.
| # | Recipient | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | $630,382 | 22 |
| 2 | Yes on 1 | $17,800 | 6 |
| 3 | Nevadans for a Court of Appeals | $10,000 | 1 |
| 4 | Nevadans for Background Checks | $5,000 | 1 |
| 5 | Nevada Auto Dealers Election Action Committee (NADEAC) | $3,000 | 1 |
Every contribution, newest first
31 individual contributions on file in the deduplicated Nevada Secretary of State campaign-finance dataset.
| Date | Recipient | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-28 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $2,500 |
| 2024-03-15 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $6,750 |
| 2024-03-08 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | In Kind Contribution | $18,250 |
| 2023-11-01 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | In Kind Contribution | $30,000 |
| 2021-08-21 | Yes on 1 | Monetary Contribution | $1,300 |
| 2021-08-12 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $1,300 |
| 2021-07-22 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $2,500 |
| 2021-06-28 | Yes on 1 | Monetary Contribution | $2,500 |
| 2021-06-06 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $2,500 |
| 2021-06-06 | Yes on 1 | Monetary Contribution | $2,500 |
| 2021-05-27 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | In Kind Contribution | $1,109 |
| 2021-04-27 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | In Kind Contribution | $20,998 |
| 2021-04-21 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | In Kind Contribution | $5,600 |
| 2021-04-20 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $5,000 |
| 2021-04-20 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | In Kind Contribution | $8,875 |
| 2021-04-20 | Yes on 1 | Monetary Contribution | $5,000 |
| 2021-03-01 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $15,000 |
| 2021-03-01 | Yes on 1 | Monetary Contribution | $1,500 |
| 2020-10-20 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $10,000 |
| 2020-10-16 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $70,000 |
| 2020-10-14 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $15,000 |
| 2020-10-13 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $10,000 |
| 2020-10-02 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $65,000 |
| 2020-09-24 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $35,000 |
| 2020-07-13 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $200,000 |
| 2020-05-13 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $40,000 |
| 2020-05-13 | Nevadans for Higher Quality Education | Monetary Contribution | $65,000 |
| 2020-05-13 | Yes on 1 | Monetary Contribution | $5,000 |
| 2016-10-19 | Nevada Auto Dealers Election Action Committee (NADEAC) | Monetary Contribution | $3,000 |
| 2016-10-17 | Nevadans for Background Checks | Monetary Contribution | $5,000 |
| 2014-01-15 | Nevadans for a Court of Appeals | Monetary Contribution | $10,000 |
1 detector finding(s) on file
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Client's lobbyist Maureen Schafer is also a NVSOS-registered Director of this client's corporate entity (currently Active). NRS 218H + NRS 281A.420 structural conflict.
Business-entity record on file
This client name matches one or more entities in the Nevada Secretary of State's business-entity registry. Type, status, formation date, registered agent, and active officers as filed with NVSOS. Useful for tracing parent/subsidiary relationships, beneficial owners, and shared registered agents across multiple lobbying clients.
COUNCIL FOR A BETTER NEVADA
Domestic Nonprofit Corporation · Active · formed 2005-03-03 · NV-ID NV20051264311
Registered agent: MAUREEN E. SCHAFER
6 active officers on file:
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Bassewitz | Director | Las Vegas, NV |
| Peter Guzman | Director | Las Vegas, NV |
| TODD SKLAMBERG | President | Las Vegas, NV |
| Maureen Schafer | Director | Las Vegas, NV |
| Paul Schmitt | Director | Las Vegas, NV |
| Terry Shirey | Director | Las Vegas, NV |
Source: Nevada Secretary of State, nvsos_corporations + nvsos_corporation_officers + nvsos_resident_agents. Tokenwise high-confidence name match. Inactive / terminated / resigned officers are filtered out.
PACs whose name matches this client
cf_groups committees in the Nevada SOS dataset whose name matches this client by loose-key (corporate suffix stripped). When a corporation gives politically through a PAC bearing its name, the PAC's giving represents the corporation's political footprint even if the corporation itself doesn't appear in cf_contributors. Total via affiliated PACs: $3,000.
| PAC name | Total given | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| Committee For A Better Nevada | $3,000 | 1 |
Registered for the 83rd (2025) Session
These lobbyists named this client as an employer when registering with the Nevada Legislature.
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