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Nebraska Dental Foundation

Tax-deductible

Lincoln, NE501(c)(3)Since 2008 EIN 47-0639998Revenue $166K in FY2024Latest return filed Sep 29, 2025

On file with the IRSnedental.org/about-us/nebraska-dental-foundation7160 S 29th St Ste 1, 68516-5853 · Lincoln, NETax-exempt since Jan 1984Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Receiving of grants, donations and contributions and the application of funds so received to educate the public about Dental health related issues, to fund clinics providing Dental services at a reduced cost to low income people, to fund scientific research or Dental research, to make loans or grants to dentists who are victims of disasters to enable them to carry on their practices, to make loans or grants to Dental or allied Dental health students with financial need, to make loans or grants to disabled dentists for purposes of retraining, and to support other charitable or educational projects relating to Dental health.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers.
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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $112K a year · 54% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $440K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$166K
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$81K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$464K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$166K
FY2024▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$250K
FY2024$166K
Expenses
$81K
FY2024▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$111K
FY2024$81K
Net assets
$464K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$363K
FY2024$464K

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 Jan 1984.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $62K Management & general 23% · $18K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Deb West
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Ken Tusha
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Funds dental education, reduced-cost clinics, research, and aid for students and dentists.

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1 program · $62K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Support education and projects related to dental health

$62Kprogram 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
Fulk Family Foundation INCFY2024$75K
Edgar Reynolds Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Kaufmann-Cummings Foundation C/0 Richard RabeFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$80K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $76K · 2023–2024
America's Dentists Care FoundationKS · FY2024$38,000
America's Dentists Care FoundationKS · FY2023$38,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$166K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$81K
Ln 25
Programscol B$62K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$464K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K
Total assetsLn 16$464K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$166K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$440K
Total assetsLn 16$464K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$464K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6400
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$18K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$358K$440K
Total assetsLn 16$363K$464K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$363K$464K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$38K$38K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$575$575
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$24K$426
Total functional expensesLn 25$81K$62K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 29, 2025 $166K$81K$85K$464K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 2, 2026 $250K$111K$138K$363K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $165,638 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $255,382$149,215
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,139$16,423
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $262,521$165,638
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$38,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $111,230$42,621
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $111,230$80,621
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $151,291$85,017
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $165,638 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$149,215
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$149,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,805$13,805
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,618$2,618
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,423$165,638
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $80,621 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $38,000$38,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $575$575
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,020$4,020
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,894$5,894
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,206 · Management $426$24,632
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $62,206 · Management $18,415 · Fundraising $0$80,621
Part X · Balance sheet $463,624 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,153$18,267
X-4 Accounts receivable$5,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $357,947$440,357
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $363,100$463,624
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $363,100$463,624
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $363,100$463,624
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $363,100$463,624
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $463,624 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$165,638
XI-2 Total expenses$80,621
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,017
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$363,100
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,507
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$463,624

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

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