To spread the gospel of jesus christ by providing foster care and other helping services and to (1) provide training and support services for youth and families in nebraska through foster care services, foster care placement, foster care training, parent and youth education, skill development, crisis intervention, mental health counseling and other family support services; (2) guide struggling children and families to experience god's love through safety, security, and beloning; (3) protect and promote nebraska's children by supporting foster parents and offering help to individuals and families in crisis; and (4) restore the relationships of parents with their children, and families with their community, including the local church.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 66 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $19K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.5M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$852K
FY2021$831K
FY2022$837K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2008.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.6M Management & general 14% · $631K Fundraising 3% · $127K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Chief Executive Officer
$139,818Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Stanton’s $140K as President and Chief Executive Officer is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Stanton$139,818$134,907$134,907$127,373$129,939$127,494

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains foster families to create safe, stable, and nurturing homes for displaced youth.

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Foster Care

Comprehensive training of foster care families to provide better environments for displaced youth. Provides resources and assistance to help bring joy and peace to children in need of a safe and loving home.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Intensive Family Preservation

Provides for 6-32 weeks of in-home counseling and support to prevent children from entering foster care. The team consists of licensed counselors and intensive family preservatoin specialists who are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to assist with crisis situationss and help resolve conflicts, ensuring families remain intact.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Family Support

Family specialists equip struggling familites or individuals with the tools and resources to help them thrive and care for themselves and their children. Family support services helping clients with their goals in finding and maintaining employment, completing parenting curriculum, locating and maintaining safe and stable housing…

$544Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$19K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2025–2025
Faithbridge Foster Care INCGA · FY2025$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$631K
Fundraisingcol D$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$909K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$199K
SavingsLn 2$710K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$909K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$223K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$938K$909K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$153K$223K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$140K$108K$31K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.5M$384K$80K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$22K$7K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$29K$9K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$171K$129K$36K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$58K$46K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$57K$32K$22K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$96K$82K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$49K
InsuranceLn 23$136K$136K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.3M$10K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$188K$105K$62K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.6M$631K$127K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.5M$4.4M$47K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.5M$4.6M−$54K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$3.2M$307K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.8M$6K$837K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.7M−$21K$831K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$3.0M$206K$852K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,454,066 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $192,886$211,308
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,266,593$4,215,659
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,834$27,099
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,213$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,503,526$4,454,066
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$18,556
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,707,951$2,395,493
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,849,825$1,992,888
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,557,776$4,406,937
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$54,250$47,129
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,454,066 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$211,308
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$211,308
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,215,659$4,215,659
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,099$26,099
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,000$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,215,659 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,099$4,454,066
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,406,937 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,556$18,556
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,660 · Management $30,760 · Fundraising $1,398$139,818
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,549,804 · Management $384,264 · Fundraising $79,943$2,014,011
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,338 · Management $7,107 · Fundraising $1,394$30,839
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,511 · Management $9,071 · Fundraising $1,780$39,362
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $129,174 · Management $35,748 · Fundraising $6,541$171,463
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,497$11,497
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,675$16,675
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $27,439$27,439
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $46,441 · Fundraising $11,610$58,051
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,206 · Management $22,445 · Fundraising $2,170$56,821
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,562 · Management $14,394$95,956
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $49,038$49,038
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $136,477$136,477
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,341,853 · Management $9,838 · Fundraising $1,328$1,353,019
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $105,147 · Management $62,098 · Fundraising $20,670$187,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,648,767 · Management $631,336 · Fundraising $126,834$4,406,937
Part X · Balance sheet $1,144,865 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $391,742$198,955
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $546,087$709,589
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,072$8,712
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $153,268$223,019
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,590$4,590
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,101,759$1,144,865
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,220$8,197
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,220$8,197
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,089,539$1,136,668
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,089,539$1,136,668
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,101,759$1,144,865
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,136,668 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,454,066
XI-2 Total expenses$4,406,937
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$47,129
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,089,539
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,136,668

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