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Sidney Public Schools Educational Foundation

Tax-deductible

Sidney, NE501(c)(3)EIN 47-0621956Revenue $102K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1101 21st Ave, 69162-1802 · Sidney, NETax-exempt since Mar 1980Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Provide scholarships and funding for Educational opportunites

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $196K a year · 70% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
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
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
$102K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$108K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$102K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$606K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$107K
FY2025$102K
Expenses
$108K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$51K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$84K
FY2025$108K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$666K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1980.

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% · $108K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Don Cruise
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elisa Lecher
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Heckenlively
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carter Kokjer
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Sidney Public Schools Educational Foundation is a nonprofit based in Sidney, NE.

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1 program · $108K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide scholarships

$108Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $379K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$67,671
Unitemized GrantFY2025$20,363
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,849
Unitemized GrantFY2024$56,750
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,408
Unitemized GrantFY2024$400
Unitemized GrantFY2024$100
Unitemized GrantFY2023$73,595
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,080
Unitemized GrantFY2022$91,904
Unitemized GrantFY2021$48,798

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$102K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$350
Money outPt IX
$108K
Ln 25
Programscol B$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$350
Gains on assetsLn 7$24K
Total revenueLn 12$102K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$70K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$91K$91K
Accounting feesLn 11c$315$315
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$88$88
Total functional expensesLn 25$108K$108K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $102K$108K−$6K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $107K$84K$23K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $80K$84K−$3K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $606K$94K$511K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $504K$51K$453K$666K 990 PDF
FY2020 $34K$213K 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 $102,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,346$40,658
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $51,937$61,097
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,990$350
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $107,273$102,105
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $70,658$90,883
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,656$17,398
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $84,314$108,281
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,959−$6,176
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $102,105 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,658
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$40,658
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37,576$37,576
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $21,281 · Excluded from tax $2,240$23,521
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$350
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,281 · Excluded from tax $39,816$102,105
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $108,281 across 5 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $90,883$90,883
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $315$315
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $13,115$13,115
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,880$3,880
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $88$88
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $108,281 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$108,281
Part X · Balance sheet $1,191,175 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,683$46,681
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,459$23,581
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,121,209$1,120,913
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,197,351$1,191,175
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $385,444$295,529
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $811,907$895,646
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,197,351$1,191,175
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,197,351$1,191,175
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,191,175 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$102,105
XI-2 Total expenses$108,281
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,176
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,197,351
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,191,175

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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