The purpose of the organization is to enhance omaha's economic development potential by improving the quality of its physical environment and how the places we live, work, learn, shop, worship, exercise and play connect to one another.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $91K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $234K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$585K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$629K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$270K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$585K
FY2022▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$375K
FY2021$488K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$629K
FY2022▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$629K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$964K
Net assets
$270K
FY2022▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$654K

From the FY2022 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 Mar 2013.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $419K Management & general 26% · $166K Fundraising 7% · $44K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
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Secretary
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Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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Director
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Scott Dobbe’s $145K as Ex-Officio is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Scott Dobbe$144,869$128,818

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves Omaha's physical environment and connections between places to boost economic development.

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1 program · $419K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The purpose of the organization is to enhance omaha's economic development potential by improving the quality of its physical environment and how the places we live, work, learn, shop, worship, exercise and play connect to one another.

$419Kprogram 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 1 funder$234K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$585K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$588K
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Money outPt IX
$629K
Ln 25
Programscol B$419K
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$270K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$270K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$588K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Total revenueLn 12$585K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$270K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$270K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 660
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K$270K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$317K$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$315K$270K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$282K$139K$106K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$14K$10K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$11K$8K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$190$108$82
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$196K$187K$9K$548
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$19K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$29K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$746$7K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$14K$12K
TravelLn 17$358$143$215
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$6K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$316$316
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$629K$419K$166K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$964K$288K$654K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$96K$366K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $585K$629K−$44K$270K 990 PDF
FY2021 $488K$381K$107K$315K 990 PDF
FY2020 $375K$367K$9K$208K 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 $584,887 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $492,574$588,056
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $59$51
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,612−$3,220
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $488,021$584,887
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $192,562$332,506
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $188,792$296,804
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $381,354$629,310
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $106,667−$44,423
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $584,887 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$43,374
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$544,682
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$588,056
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51$51
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$3,220
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $51$584,887
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $629,310 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $139,385 · Management $106,431 · Fundraising $36,641$282,457
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,701 · Management $10,462 · Fundraising $3,602$27,765
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,041 · Management $8,320 · Fundraising $2,923$22,284
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $108 · Management $82$190
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $186,568 · Management $8,741 · Fundraising $548$195,857
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,912 · Management $2,666$21,578
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,037 · Management $2,107$31,144
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $746 · Management $6,619$7,365
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,274 · Management $11,678$25,952
IX-17 TravelPrograms $143 · Management $215$358
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,546 · Management $4,084$9,630
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $316$316
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,915$2,915
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,499$1,499
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $419,461 · Management $166,135 · Fundraising $43,714$629,310
Part X · Balance sheet $271,429 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $214,938$169,455
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,183$100,234
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,056$1,740
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $317,177$271,429
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,447$1,122
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,447$1,122
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $241,988$168,845
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $72,742$101,462
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $314,730$270,307
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $317,177$271,429
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $270,307 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$584,887
XI-2 Total expenses$629,310
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,423
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$314,730
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$270,307

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