Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
14 people listed on the 990; $172K paid to officers and key staff.
Zedeka Poindexter’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 74th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gina Keplinger | — | $82,091 | — | — | — |
| Zedeka Poindexter | $78,750 | $81,541 | $43,750 | — | — |
| Gina Tranisi | $62,344 | — | $69,008 | — | — |
| Matt Mason | — | — | — | $67,500 | $67,500 |
| Kara Warner | $31,250 | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Nebraska Writers Collective executive salaries →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
Empowers individuals and builds communities in the Midwest through creative writing and performance poetry.
Questions for Nebraska Writers Collective
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All Writes Reserved (awr)
This program is entering its 15TH season, which aligns with the educational year. Students from across nebraska and southwest iowa work with professional teaching artists on writing, editing, giving and receiving feedback, and performance.
Collective for Youth (cfy)
This program is sponsored by another organization that provides after-school enrichment programs to middle school students in the omaha area. The NWC partners to offer a curriculum that builds literacy through hip-hop in 4 northeast omaha locations. Each week, approximately 45-60 students are served.
The nebraska youth poet laureate program is a licensed program done in coordination with urbanword. This program looks to recruit diverse students from across nebraska who show civic engagement and artistic merit.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $127K | $50K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2K | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $131K | $51K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $11K | $11K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $120K | $40K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $175K | $83K | $56K | $36K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $69K | $11K | $58K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $27K | $250 | $27K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $26K | $26K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $455 | $455 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $10K | $10K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $11K | $11K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $232K | $191K | $41K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $548 | $548 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7K | $958 | $6K | $42 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $16K | $15K | $1K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $27K | $15K | $12K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $2K | $774 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $2K | $2K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $18K | $8K | $8K | $3K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $8K | $7K | $650 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $637K | $319K | $267K | $51K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $556K | $637K | −$81K | $40K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2025 | $664K | $620K | $44K | $120K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 20, 2023 | $561K | $611K | −$50K | $76K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 9, 2022 | $471K | $584K | −$113K | $126K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 23, 2021 | $725K | $612K | $113K | $239K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $556,361 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $556,361 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $637,051 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $51,210 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,999 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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