Cornerstone Cougars INC EIN 45-4007361

Cornerstone Cougars INC

EIN  45-4007361 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bellevue, NE
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Raises funds and organizes programs to support Cornerstone Christian School.
Leadership
Bryan Bartels · President
Money in and out
$466K revenue, $472K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency

Raises funds and organizes programs to support Cornerstone Christian School. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $466K in revenue, $472K in expenses, and $12K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$466K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$472K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$6K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -77% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -342% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$466K
FY2025▲ +37%
Expenses
$472K
FY2025▲ +40%
Total assets
$13K
FY2025▼ -62%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▼ -91%
Total revenue
$466K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$472K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$13K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $465K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Cornerstone cougars inc. Administratively supports schools in sub-saharan africa central america and south asia. Cornerstone cougars inc. Fundraises on behalf of the schools but the primary goal of this partnership is to administratively support the schools.

$412Kprogram expense
02

Provide support to cornerstone christian school by seeking individual and corporate donors as well as applying for available grants.

$54Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCornerstone Cougars INC
EINHdr · item D45-4007361
Principal addressHdr · item CBellevue, NE
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNE
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B112)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$465K
Investment income$190
Total revenueLn 12$466K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program services99%$465K
Management & general1%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$472K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Total assetsLn 16$13K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$12K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $13K · Operating expenses/yr $472K
0.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $465K · Total expenses $472K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $6K · Total expenses $472K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $472K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $389K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $465K · Total revenue $466K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $466K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $466K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $190 · Total revenue $466K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $472K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $466K · Prior year $339K
+37%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $28K · FY2025 $466K
+76%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $12K · Beginning of year $18K
-35%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $466K · Expenses $472K
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $2K · Total assets $13K
12%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $12K · Total assets $13K
88%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $13K
14%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Bryan Bartels · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $472K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $472K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 37%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Deep WellFY2024$210K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$226K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $503K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$57,180
Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,499
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,490
Unitemized GrantFY2023$67,556
Unitemized GrantFY2022$108,650
A Lighted PathNE · FY2021$35,821
A Lighted PathNE · FY2020$25,650

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$466K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$339K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$359K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$373K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$136K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$28K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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