Pawnee Playcare

Tax-deductible

Tecumseh, NE501(c)(3)Since 1989Human ServicesEIN 47-0727354

Provide Community-wide daycare services to Tecumseh, Nebraska (population 1900) and surrounding area. Many families are low to moderate income.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 17 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 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
$59K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 83% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: -0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$109K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$277K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$316K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$164K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$277K
FY2025▼ -11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$520K
FY2024$312K
FY2025$277K
Expenses
$316K
FY2025▼ -6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$335K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$316K
Net assets
$164K
FY2025▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$14K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$156K
FY2025$164K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1994.

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% · $316K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$29,960Pt VII · Sec A
$29,308Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brooke Wilson’s $30K as President is at the 17th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022
Brooke Wilson$29,960—
Roxanne McDonald$29,308$27,371
Brooke McDonald—$28,424

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers community-wide daycare services to families in Tecumseh and surrounding areas.

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1 program service account for $316K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Pawnee Playcare provided day care services to approximately 23 families in 2023. Without Pawnee Playcare many working families would not have day care for their children.

$316Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$277K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$274K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$316K
Ln 25
Programscol B$316K
Owns and owesPt X
$164K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$555
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$274K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$277K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$234
SavingsLn 2−$789
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$555
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$274K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
Net assetsLn 32$164K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 65
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−$356−$555
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$274K$274K
Total assetsLn 16$273K$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K$109K
Net assetsLn 32$156K$164K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$59K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$90K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$225$225
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$316K$316K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $277K$316K−$39K$164K 990 PDF
FY2024 $312K$335K−$24K$156K 990 PDF
FY2023 $520K$335K$184K$158K 990 PDF
FY2022 $314K$329K−$15K$14K 990 PDF
FY2021 $224K$212K$12K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $157K$172K−$15K−$2K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $277,423 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,750
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $273,671$273,671
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1 · Unrelated business $1$2
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $273,672 · Unrelated business $1 · Excluded from tax $0$277,423
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $316,093 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,268$59,268
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,468$90,468
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,875$40,875
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,743$1,743
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,923$1,923
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $225$225
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,925$4,925
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,996$40,996
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,959$17,959
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,738$25,738
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $31,973$31,973
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $316,093 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$316,093
Part X · Balance sheet $272,972 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$398$234
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $42−$789
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $273,527$273,527
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $273,171$272,972
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,000$109,457
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $156,171$163,515
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $273,171$272,972
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $163,515 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$277,423
XI-2 Total expenses$316,093
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,670
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$156,171
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$46,014
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$163,515

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

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