Nebraska Firefighters Foundations

Tax-deductible

Kearney, NE501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-0396038Revenue $111K in FY2025

On file with the IRSnebraskafirefightersmuseum.com2834 E 1st St, 68847-0403 · Kearney, NETax-exempt since Sep 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Foundations mission is to preserve Nebraskas firefighting heritage, foster public understanding of firefighting, educate individuals about fire prevention and safety, and memorialize Nebraska firefighters.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $34K a year · 33% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$111K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$155K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$111K
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$82K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$104K
FY2025$111K
Expenses
$155K
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$130K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$131K
FY2024$148K
FY2025$155K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $153K Fundraising 1% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$32,138Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Slater’s $32K as Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Slater$32,138$31,800$29,091——
Matthew Fitzgerald———$12,500$30,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves firefighting heritage, educates on fire prevention, and memorializes firefighters.

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1 program · $153K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Nebraska Firefighters Education and Historical Center and Commemorative Gardens Project - The organization opened its museum, educational venue, historical and cultural preservation center and memorial to Nebraska firefighters in 2009.

$153Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$111K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Money outPt IX
$155K
Ln 25
Programscol B$153K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Government grantsLn 1e$54K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$111K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$41K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$150$150
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$189
OccupancyLn 16$36K$36K
TravelLn 17$887$887
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$218$218
InterestLn 20$134$134
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$48K
InsuranceLn 23$298$298
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24−$17K−$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$155K$153K$0$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $111K$155K−$43K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $104K$148K−$44K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $126K$131K−$5K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $89K$119K−$30K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $82K$130K−$48K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $111,162 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $104,032$90,285
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $146$51
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30$20,826
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $104,208$111,162
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,592$52,205
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,358$102,317
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $147,950$154,522
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,742−$43,360
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $111,162 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,057 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,710
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,647
VIII-1e Government grants$54,438
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,490
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$90,285
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $51$51
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$402−$402
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,171$20,171
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,877 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$111,162
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $154,522 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,332$48,332
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $150$150
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,723$3,723
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,140$22,140
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,047$7,047
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,119 · Fundraising $1,333$2,452
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,786 · Fundraising $189$1,975
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,174$36,174
IX-17 TravelPrograms $887$887
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $218$218
IX-20 InterestPrograms $134$134
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,643$47,643
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $298$298
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs −$16,651−$16,651
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $153,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,522$154,522
Part X · Balance sheet $1,101,686 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,383$32,425
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $52,763$14,522
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,028,181$1,013,488
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $41,251$41,251
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,145,053$1,101,686
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,246$1,239
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,246$1,239
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,143,807$1,100,447
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,143,807$1,100,447
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,145,053$1,101,686
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,100,447 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$111,162
XI-2 Total expenses$154,522
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,360
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,143,807
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,100,447

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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