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Et Cetera Thrift Shop INC

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Seward, NE501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 47-0806434Revenue $610K in FY2025

On file with the IRS504 Seward St, 68434-2008 · Seward, NETax-exempt since Mar 2000Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To alleviate human suffering and make known the gospel of jesus christ and the great commission by: 1) providing the community an outlet for usable items to be sold; 2) providing an opportunity to purchase these items at reasonable prices; 3) giving proceeds to the mennonite central committee which is involved in world wide relief and development programs; 4) to create interest in voluntary service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$610K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$678K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$323K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$610K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$368K
FY2021$492K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$557K
FY2024$581K
FY2025$610K
Expenses
$678K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$437K
FY2022$481K
FY2023$402K
FY2024$583K
FY2025$678K
Net assets
$323K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$103K
FY2021$167K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$384K
FY2024$388K
FY2025$323K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending November 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2000.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $614K Management & general 10% · $65K

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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Karen Barker
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jessica Dunlap
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doyle Hostetler
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deb Reil
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kraig Roth
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Troyer
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan Burger
Treasurer/No
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Sells donated items to fund global relief efforts and encourage volunteerism.

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1 program · $611K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

All profits are donated to local charitable organizations or to the mennonite central committee church for use in religious outreach and the healthy growth of local and national ministerial and missionary needs

$611Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$610K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$604K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$700
Money outPt IX
$678K
Ln 25
Programscol B$614K
Managementcol C$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$323K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K
Total assetsLn 16$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$700
Fees for servicesLn 2g$604K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$610K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$112K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$103K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111K
Total assetsLn 16$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$323K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$182K$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$95K$103K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K$111K
Total assetsLn 16$391K$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$388K$323K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$143K$143K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$469K$449K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$6K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$678K$614K$65K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $610K$678K−$69K$323K 990 PDF
FY2024 $581K$583K−$2K$388K 990 PDF
FY2023 $557K$402K$154K$384K 990 PDF
FY2022 $557K$481K$76K$226K 990 PDF
FY2021 $492K$437K$55K$167K 990 PDF
FY2020 $368K$347K$21K$103K 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 $609,814 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,051$700
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $575,337$604,250
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,500$4,864
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $580,888$609,814
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,274$154,717
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $452,812$523,769
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $583,086$678,486
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,198−$68,672
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $609,814 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$700
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $604,250$604,250
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,245$3,245
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,619$1,619
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,864 · Excluded from tax $604,250$609,814
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $678,486 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $143,493$143,493
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,224$11,224
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,950$5,950
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,506$1,506
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,392$5,392
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,018$3,018
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,663$14,663
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $448,820 · Management $20,384$469,204
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,701 · Management $18,335$24,036
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $613,762 · Management $64,724 · Fundraising $0$678,486
Part X · Balance sheet $325,614 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,921$112,409
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $113,618$110,600
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $95,136$102,605
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $390,675$325,614
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,634$2,957
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,634$2,957
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $388,041$322,657
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $388,041$322,657
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $390,675$325,614
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $322,657 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$609,814
XI-2 Total expenses$678,486
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$68,672
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$388,041
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,288
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$322,657

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

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