Winding up and termination of an unincorporated nonprofit association must proceed in accordance with the following rules:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 81.870

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

‘ 1.  All known debts and liabilities must be paid or adequately provided for.

‘ 2.  Any property subject to a condition requiring return to the person designated by the donor must be transferred to that person.

‘ 3.  Any property subject to a trust must be distributed in accordance with the trust agreement.

‘ 4.  Any remaining property must be distributed as follows:

‘ (a) As required by law other than NRS 81.700 to 81.890, inclusive, that requires assets of an association to be distributed to another person with similar nonprofit purposes;

‘ (b) In accordance with the association’s governing principles or, in the absence of applicable governing principles, to the members of the association per capita or as the members direct; or

‘ (c) If neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies, pursuant to chapter 120A of NRS.