Our mission is to enhance, preserve, and beautify Nebraska by developing and managing programs and partnerships with statewide affiliates, private industry leaders and citizens who share our passion for the environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 61 volunteers and 4 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 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 6% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $39
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$425K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$389K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$425K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$166K
FY2020$194K
FY2021$265K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$372K
FY2025$425K
Expenses
$389K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$203K
FY2020$197K
FY2021$230K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$452K
FY2025$389K
Net assets
$61K
FY2025▲ +149%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$112K
FY2020$109K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$24K
FY2025$61K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1982.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $244K Management & general 35% · $138K Fundraising 2% · $6K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$97,170Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bob Verkuilen’s $97K as President/Ce is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Bob Verkuilen$97,170$94,340$89,000$83,888$65,333

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

Inspires Nebraskans to improve and beautify communities through individual action.

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3 programs · $244K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Facilitated the great american clean up for the state of nebraska; promoted additional clean up efforts across nebraska; promoted school recycling & statewide recycle right education; operated the nebraska litter hotline across numerous nebraska counties; provided resources & planning for numerous schools in the litter free school zones…

$125Kprogram expense
02

Facilitated the nebraska material exchange program; used oil collection program; food waste reduction program; and household hazardous waste program including the publication of various newsletters; social media postings; and informative RESOURCES/PRESENTATIONS.

$72Kprogram expense
03

Facilitated the school chemical cleanout campaign; a program that safely disposes of unused or unneeded hazardous chemicals from school chemistry laboratories.

$48Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$39

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$425K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$575
Money outPt IX
$389K
Ln 25
Programscol B$244K
Managementcol C$138K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Government grantsLn 1e$343K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$575
Total revenueLn 12$425K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$61K
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 661
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$24K$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$24K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$24K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$135K$135K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$48K$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$231$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$389K$244K$138K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $425K$389K$36K$61K 990 PDF
FY2024 $372K$452K−$80K$24K 990 PDF
FY2023 $278K$329K−$51K$104K 990 PDF
FY2022 $251K$271K−$20K$155K 990 PDF
FY2021 $265K$230K$35K$177K 990 PDF
FY2020 $194K$197K−$3K$109K 990 PDF
FY2019 $166K$203K−$37K$112K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $425,061 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $323,436$421,298
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,262$3,917
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,210$575
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,235−$729
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $372,143$425,061
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $258,779$270,439
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $192,937$118,130
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $451,716$388,569
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$79,573$36,492
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $425,061 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$9,615
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,843
VIII-1e Government grants$342,803
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,037
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$421,298
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,917$3,917
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $575$575
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$729
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,492$425,061
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $388,569 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,293 · Management $80,025$104,318
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $134,912$134,912
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,200$7,200
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,094$7,094
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,603 · Management $5,312$16,915
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,030$7,030
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,631$47,631
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,845$2,845
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,332$6,332
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $13,985$13,985
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $22,765$22,765
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,618$2,618
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,839$8,839
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,396$2,396
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $231 · Fundraising $3,458$3,689
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $244,421 · Management $137,845 · Fundraising $6,303$388,569
Part X · Balance sheet $60,954 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,072$50,465
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,390$10,489
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,462$60,954
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,462$60,954
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,462$60,954
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,954 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$425,061
XI-2 Total expenses$388,569
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,492
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,462
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,954

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