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Lighthouse

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Lincoln, NE501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 36-3656310Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSlincolnlighthouse.org2601 N St, 68510-1334 · Lincoln, NETax-exempt since Sep 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Promotes the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of adolescents through a community based after-school program for youth in middle and high school

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 171 volunteers and 23 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$194K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
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
6
named funders · $563K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$703K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$827K
FY2021$971K
FY2022$894K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1993.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.2M Management & general 13% · $184K Fundraising 3% · $50K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $194K 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
Bill Michener
Exec. Dir
$129,019Pt VII · Sec A
Pete Allman
President
$64,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Colin Clare
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Dunlap
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jay Foreman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bill Michener’s $129K as Exec. Dir is at the 61st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bill Michener$129,019$123,471$111,805$107,052$99,188$89,729
Pete Allman$64,600$54,081$47,207$45,732$43,986$42,702

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

Supports teens' well-being through community-based after-school programs.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Lighthouse provided a safe, structured and nurturing environment for 563 unduplicated youth during 10,044 visits; served 3,968 evening meals to 308 unduplicated youth; served 2,301 snacks to 276 unduplicated youth; and provided 1,114 units of enrichment activities to 206 unduplicated youth

$899Kprogram expense
02

Lighthouse provided educational services to local students, through cooperation with area schools, the juvenile justice system, parents, and other community resources. 43 unduplicated youth participated in 263 units of hands on training in the trades and industries pathways program, 511 hours of training were given to the youth

$330Kprogram 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
Lincoln Community Foundation INCFY2024$180K
Lighthouse FoundationFY2024$145K
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster CountyFY2024$109K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$88K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$22K
Nebraska Children and Families FoundationFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$563K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $95K · 2024–2024
Lighthouse FoundationNE · FY2024$95,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$184K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$443K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$234K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$27K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$131K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$443K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$443K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6171
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$441K$443K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$95K$95K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$845K$719K$109K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$12K$3K$527
Other employee benefitsLn 9$94K$84K$9K$181
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$53K$8K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$29K$900
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$57K$56K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167K$164K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$11K$7K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$184K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.5M−$42K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.3M−$130K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$75K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$894K$259K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$971K$58K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $703K$827K−$124K$1.5M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,421,775 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,205,117$1,406,026
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,181$13,673
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$41,391$2,076
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,177,907$1,421,775
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$95,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $966,114$1,017,278
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $341,620$351,546
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,307,734$1,463,824
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$129,827−$42,049
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $1,421,775 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$105,992
VIII-1c Fundraising events$131,299
VIII-1d Related organizations$144,820
VIII-1e Government grants$234,417
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$789,498
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$27,435
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,406,026
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $15,267$15,267
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,594−$1,594
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,076$2,076
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,673 · Excluded from tax $2,076$1,421,775
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,463,824 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $95,000$95,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $719,223 · Management $108,591 · Fundraising $17,573$845,387
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,795 · Management $3,250 · Fundraising $527$15,572
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $83,971 · Management $9,434 · Fundraising $181$93,586
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,082 · Management $8,307 · Fundraising $1,344$62,733
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,992$40,992
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $20,145$20,145
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,087 · Management $900$29,987
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,395$7,395
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $55,653 · Management $1,721$57,374
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $163,780 · Management $3,327$167,107
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,825 · Management $7,427 · Fundraising $10,294$28,546
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,229,811 · Management $183,949 · Fundraising $50,064$1,463,824
Part X · Balance sheet $1,722,933 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $441,381$442,719
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $148,396$154,882
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,844$329
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,177,877$1,125,003
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,770,498$1,722,933
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,824$55,308
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,824$55,308
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,709,674$1,667,625
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,709,674$1,667,625
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,770,498$1,722,933
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,667,625 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,421,775
XI-2 Total expenses$1,463,824
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,049
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,709,674
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,667,625

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

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