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Nebraska Children & Families Foundation
Nebraska Children & Families Foundation reported $44.1 million in revenue and $43.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.01 went to program services, $7.73 to management and general costs and $1.26 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.9% of the total. Government grants made up 57.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $246,076 (PRESIDENT). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 99% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $44MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $44M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$39.27 $17M
- Government grants$57.62 $25M
- Investment income$3.11 $1.4M
Other revenue was negative: −$3,644. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.0% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.7% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.9% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 57.6% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $246,076 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.56% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 21 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEarly childhood: develop and support a comprehensive and integrated system of early childhood care and education that provides children from vulnerable families the opportunities to establish a strong foundation for learning. Also partner with communities to implement evidence-based practices that enhance the social-emotional development of children, birth through age 8
Connected youth communities: connected youth initiative (cyi) is an innovative, youth-led initiative that has achieved success addressing the policies affecting youth aging out of foster care. Cyi works to actively remove barriers that keep youth in foster care from achieving permanence, educational achievement, employment, housing, physical and mental health, personal and community engagement, and economic success. We're currently assisting in the development of connected youth communities and collaborations across rural nebraska to help young people with exxperience in the foster care and…
Child well-being communities: assist in the development of child well-being communities to make progress on child well-being indicators child well-being communites are community-owned collaborations that seek to optimize the prevention of adverse childhood experiences by activiely promoting protective factors within the community context, across the community prevention system, and through parent-child interactions
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $218,742 | $0 | $27,334 | $246,076 |
| CFO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $185,157 | $0 | $30,639 | $215,796 |
| EVP Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $188,371 | $0 | $25,185 | $213,556 |
| EVP Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $171,784 | $0 | $23,364 | $195,148 |
| DIRECTOR FIRST FIVE NEBR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $149,478 | $0 | $32,186 | $181,664 |
| SENIOR VP STRATEGIC ENG Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $148,464 | $0 | $29,139 | $177,603 |
| CHIEF SCIENTIST EVALUATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,663 | $0 | $24,873 | $153,536 |
| SENIOR VP Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,084 | $0 | $20,497 | $152,581 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Nebraska Children & Families Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $800K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5124
- Volunteers Part I, line 634
Private foundation grants it received
17 private foundations reported grants to Nebraska Children & Families Foundation totaling $7.6M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Nebraska Children & Families Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Nebraska Children & Families Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Nebraska Children & Families Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Nebraska Children & Families Foundation reported that 91.0% of its $43.7 million in expenses went to program services, 7.7% to management and general and 1.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Nebraska Children & Families Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Nebraska Children & Families Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $246,076, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Nebraska Children & Families Foundation get its money?
Of $44.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 96.9% came from contributions and grants (including 57.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Nebraska Children & Families Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-1829974 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503019349300830 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433199349300813 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349312993 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243199349307909 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113199349320236 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033189349312268 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-1829974: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.