Prairie Loft Center FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Hastings, NE501(c)(3)Since 2004Youth DevelopmentEIN 20-1556250Revenue $237K in FY2020

On file with the IRSprairieloft.org4705 Dld Rd, 68901-7683 · Hastings, NETax-exempt since Jun 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To teach agricultural appreciation, outdoor education, cultural connections, and the wise use of natural resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$53K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $110K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$237K
Spent
$202K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$237K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$393K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$352K
FY2025$654K
Expenses
$202K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$384K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2005.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $117K Management & general 39% · $79K Fundraising 3% · $6K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$52,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megan Arrington-Williams’s $83K as Executive Di is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Megan Arrington-Williams$82,665$76,800$41,632———
Amy Sandeen———$58,830$55,500$52,750
Mike Rhoades———$2,240——

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

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

Programs and updates

Teaches appreciation for farming, nature, culture, and resource conservation.

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1 program · $117K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Prairie loft provides experiential place-based education programs for students, teachers, families, and groups involving active exploration to learn about interactions and systems in an agricultural landscape.

$117Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$110K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$237K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$202K
Ln 25
Programscol B$117K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$237K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
SavingsLn 2$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$393
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$25K$37K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$28K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$102$102
Office expensesLn 13$3K$130$2K$275
OccupancyLn 16$25K$11K$14K
TravelLn 17$126$126
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$896$68$828
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$6K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$202K$117K$79K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $654K$384K$269K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $352K$321K$31K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $189K$351K−$162K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $393K$340K$53K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $338K$204K$134K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $237K$202K$35K$1.5M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $237,143 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $260,424$220,251
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,937$9,143
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$3,541$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,121$7,749
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $289,941$237,143
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,717$103,245
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,269$98,813
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $226,986$202,058
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,955$35,085
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $237,143 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,075
VIII-1e Government grants$34,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$181,776
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$220,251
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,143$9,143
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $994 · Excluded from tax $5,631$6,625
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,124$1,124
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,143 · Unrelated business $994 · Excluded from tax $6,755$237,143
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $202,058 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,749 · Management $36,573 · Fundraising $6,187$67,509
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,653 · Management $2,259$29,912
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,595 · Management $2,229$5,824
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,530$3,530
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $102$102
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $130 · Management $2,436 · Fundraising $275$2,841
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,443 · Management $13,847$25,290
IX-17 TravelPrograms $126$126
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $68 · Management $828$896
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,737$43,737
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,823$12,823
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,515 · Management $2,838$8,353
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,115$1,115
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $117,016 · Management $78,580 · Fundraising $6,462$202,058
Part X · Balance sheet $1,497,762 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,871$169,330
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,412$21,891
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $335$234
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,337,585$1,305,914
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $396$393
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,607,599$1,497,762
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $143,641$2,948
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,691$9,769
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,294,363$1,413,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $158,545$74,705
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,452,908$1,487,993
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,607,599$1,497,762
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,487,993 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$237,143
XI-2 Total expenses$202,058
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,085
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,452,908
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,487,993

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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