Nebraska Cooperative Council

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Nebraska Cooperative Council is a trade assocation of Nebraska cooperatives. The organization provides educational, legislative and legal services to its members and is supported primarily by dues and fees received from member cooperatives.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$413K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $118K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$413K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
38 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 37.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$684K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$952K
FY2021$856K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$978K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$932K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$847K
FY2023$905K
FY2024$994K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Jul 1946.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.0M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $413K 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
President
$279,099Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Cooperative Advancement
$119,482Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$4,014Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Treasurer
$3,275Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$2,774Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$2,310Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$2,122Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rocky Weber$279,099$264,414$250,632$242,797$245,748$244,709
Adam Feser$119,482—————
Chris Beins$4,014—————
Galen Kuska——$3,728$1,602$3,889$1,850
Dave Beckman———$2,467$3,719$2,400
Tim Rowe$3,275$2,503$2,490$1,810$2,491$1,000
Jeff Loschen$2,310$3,101$1,963———
Evan Brandes———$1,788$3,045$1,850

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

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Supports Nebraska cooperatives with education, legal, and legislative services.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Unrestricted Fund

The council provides educational, legislative and legal services to its members.

$992Kprogram expense
02

Restricted Use Fund

Ncc-pac - during the fiscal year ended august 31, 2000, the council established a political action committee. The purpose of this fund is to solicit and receive political contributions and make expenditures to support or oppose such issues or candidates as deemed appropriate; to promote the economic and social well being of the council…

$13Kprogram expense
03

Restricted Use Fund

Fund for excellence - during the year ended august 31, 1999, the council established the 'fund for excellence'. The purpose of this fund is to benefit and support agricultural cooperative education programs at the institute of agricultural and natural resources, university of nebraska foundation, or any other land grant COLLEGE.ENERGY…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $225K · 2019–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$974K
Investment incomeLn 3$113K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$684K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$974K
Investment incomeLn 3$113K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$117K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$684K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$2.9M$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25K$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$742K$684K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$83K$83K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$446K$446K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$81K$81K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$30K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$42K$42K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K$123K
All other expensesLn 24e−$108−$108
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$1.0M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.0M$155K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$994K$117K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $978K$905K$73K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$847K$188K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $856K$702K$154K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $952K$932K$20K$1.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,160,085 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $62,600$70,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $944,033$973,617
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $96,908$113,061
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,920$3,407
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,110,461$1,160,085
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $169,864$82,925
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $536,443$585,317
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $287,464$336,606
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $993,771$1,004,848
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $116,690$155,237
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,160,085 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$70,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$70,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $973,617$973,617
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $113,061$113,061
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,020−$3,020
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,427$6,427
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $980,044 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $110,041$1,160,085
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,004,848 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $82,925$82,925
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $445,894$445,894
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,760$80,760
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,011$20,011
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,967$8,967
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,685$29,685
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,193$8,193
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $29,627$29,627
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,373$25,373
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,017$9,017
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,218$15,218
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,016$22,016
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,631$33,631
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,262$14,262
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $42,377$42,377
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $5,165$5,165
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,738$1,738
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,515$7,515
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $122,582$122,582
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$108−$108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,004,848 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,004,848
Part X · Balance sheet $3,313,634 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,491,390$1,586,955
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,452,641$1,567,581
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,561$7,695
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,299$9,561
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $137,316$116,842
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,137,207$3,313,634
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $622,304$590,103
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $119,251$94,391
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $741,555$684,494
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,641,284$1,820,952
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $754,368$808,188
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,395,652$2,629,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,137,207$3,313,634
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,629,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,160,085
XI-2 Total expenses$1,004,848
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$155,237
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,395,652
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$78,251
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,629,140

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