To create more skilled, supported, connected communities through education, outreach, and storytelling across subcultures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$172K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $862K a year · 31% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$172K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $2.6M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$967K
To programs
46%
Net assets
$529K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.9M
Expenses
$967K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$967K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.9M
Net assets
$529K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$529K
FY2021$999K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$7.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $449K Management & general 45% · $440K Fundraising 8% · $79K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$94,407Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$77,687Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mike Smith’s $129K as Co-Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mike Smith$129,414$109,508$107,130$97,964$77,687
Andrew Norman$127,690$105,789$107,130$97,964$94,407
Mackenze Zastrow-Spiecher$68,679————
Mackenze Zastrow-Speicher—$37,855———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds stronger communities by educating, reaching out, and sharing stories across different groups.

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3 programs · $449K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The bay helps young people dream bigger by providing opportunities, exposure, and career pipelines within skateboarding, music and digital art. Located in one of lincoln's most-diverse, high-poverty neighborhoods, it features the state's only public indoor skatepark, a digital media lab, all-ages music venue, and more.

$367Kprogram expense
02

Rabble media is a for-youth, by-youth, emerging-media storytelling platform. It aims to connect and engage young people (age 16-24)ACROSS urban and rural nebraska through nonpartisan journalism and content creation, ranging in subject from arts and culture to civics and social issues.

$49Kprogram expense
03

Rabble mill creates youth-centered video storytelling, in partnership with public and private organizations and businesses.

$33Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$2.6M
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$912K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$967K
Ln 25
Programscol B$449K
Managementcol C$440K
Fundraisingcol D$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$529K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$351K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$912K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$351K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$351K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$185K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$529K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K$351K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$206K$185K
Total assetsLn 16$471K$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$440K$529K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$193K$64K$109K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$369K$135K$200K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$4K$14K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$19K$30K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$32K$2K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$16K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$112K$80K$32K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$93
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$544$544
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$38K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$7K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$34K$17K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$16K$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$967K$449K$440K$79K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.9M$2.9M$2.0M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$2.5M$1.3M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$1.9M$641K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.2M$294K$999K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$967K$89K$529K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,056,730 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $866,765$912,246
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,100$117,338
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $267$8,243
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70,339$18,903
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,031,471$1,056,730
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $516,162$642,649
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $614,206$324,843
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,130,368$967,492
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$98,897$89,238
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,056,730 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$946 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$912,246
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$912,246
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $117,338$117,338
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13$13
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $19,395$19,395
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $8,230$8,230
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $454$454
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $125,076 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,408$1,056,730
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $967,492 across 14 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $63,956 · Management $108,823 · Fundraising $20,475$193,254
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $134,683 · Management $199,701 · Fundraising $34,529$368,913
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,471 · Management $14,043 · Fundraising $7,855$26,369
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,434 · Management $30,449 · Fundraising $4,230$54,113
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,375$14,375
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,603 · Management $1,525 · Fundraising $4,985$38,113
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,500 · Management $3,872 · Fundraising $1,666$21,038
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $79,736 · Management $31,833$111,569
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,550 · Fundraising $93$3,643
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $544$544
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $38,189$38,189
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,836 · Management $14,868$21,704
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,433 · Management $16,712 · Fundraising $3,940$55,085
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,697 · Management $3,861 · Fundraising $1,025$20,583
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $448,632 · Management $440,062 · Fundraising $78,798$967,492
Part X · Balance sheet $557,886 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $220,440$350,946
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,922$21,654
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $206,078$185,286
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $471,440$557,886
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,882$28,209
X-19 Deferred revenue$881
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,882$29,090
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $439,558$420,446
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$108,350
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $439,558$528,796
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $471,440$557,886
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $528,796 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,056,730
XI-2 Total expenses$967,492
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,238
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$439,558
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$528,796

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