Lutheran Social Services of Nevada closed its doors last month, stating on its website that “operations are temporarily paused” because of the government shutdown.

But according to former employees and board members, the 40-year-old nonprofit’s financial crisis was long in the making. They cite what they see as questionable practices, including payments to the current CEO’s wife and her business partner, for prompting their resignations more than a year ago.

“The sheer level of mismanagement means that no one within the organization can confidently account for how the funds were used,” Darryl Davis, briefly the nonprofit’s chief operating officer, wrote to the board chairman after resigning in September 2024.

The nonprofit, headquartered on Boulder Highway, operates a food pantry and pr

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