Kearney Buffalo County Casa

Tax-deductible

Kearney, NE501(c)(3)Since 2020Human ServicesEIN 45-5571865Revenue $226K in FY2024

On file with the IRSkearneybuffalocountycasa.com16 W 11th St, 68847-7440 · Kearney, NETax-exempt since Jun 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the national court appointed special advocate (Casa) association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court appointed volunteer advocacy so that every abused and neglected child can be safe, establish permanence and have the opportunity to thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 47 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · 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 $77K a year · 34% 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
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $41K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$226K
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$208K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$377K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$226K
FY2024▲ +0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$224K
FY2024$226K
Expenses
$208K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$193K
FY2024$208K
Net assets
$377K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$230K
FY2022$285K
FY2023$328K
FY2024$360K
FY2024$377K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2020.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $200K Management & general 4% · $8K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Resource Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margot Icenogle-Larsen’s $62K as Executive Di is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Margot Icenogle-Larsen$62,077$46,275$43,746$8,542

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

Advocates champion abused and neglected children in court for safety and thriving.

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1 program · $200K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Court Appointed Special Advocates

Every year 3 million children nationally are reported abused or neglected. In kearney and buffalo countythere is an average of 60 new cases eacy year. Casa volunteers are every day citizens who volunteer their time to be the eyes and ears of the court in casis of abuse and neglecgt to provide the court with an independent report of the…

$200Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$41K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$226K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$208K
Ln 25
Programscol B$200K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$377K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$374K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K
Government grantsLn 1e$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Total revenueLn 12$226K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$192K
SavingsLn 2$182K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$374K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$377K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 647
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K$374K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$364K$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$360K$377K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$151K$151K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$519
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$559$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$208K$200K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $224K$193K$32K$360K 990 PDF
FY2023 $210K$168K$42K$328K 990 PDF
FY2022 $214K$159K$55K$285K 990 PDF
FY2021 $214K$144K$70K$230K 990 PDF
FY2020 $260K$73K$187K$187K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $225,900 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $177,190$180,221
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $353$7,259
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,879$38,420
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $224,422$225,900
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $144,719$162,229
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $47,824$46,244
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $192,543$208,473
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,879$17,427
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $225,900 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$8,011
VIII-1d Related organizations$44,339
VIII-1e Government grants$71,443
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,428
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$180,221
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,259$7,259
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $38,420$38,420
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $45,679$225,900
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $208,473 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $150,599$150,599
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,630$11,630
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,104$1,104
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,075 · Management $519$2,594
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,130$6,130
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,186$1,186
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $559 · Management $1,676$2,235
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,431$5,431
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,410$18,410
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,154$9,154
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,148 · Management $8,325 · Fundraising $0$208,473
Part X · Balance sheet $380,797 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $178,891$191,852
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $175,759$182,118
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,062$6,827
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $363,712$380,797
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,348$3,436
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,778$3,436
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $359,934$377,361
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $359,934$377,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $363,712$380,797
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $377,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$225,900
XI-2 Total expenses$208,473
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,427
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$359,934
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$377,361

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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