Our mission is to recruit, train, and support community volunteers so they can advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children in the juvenile court system. Casa volunteers serve as "friends of the court", DO their own investigation and provide written reports to the juvenile court judge regarding the best interests of the children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $55K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$406K
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$321K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$348K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$406K
FY2023▲ +60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$431K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$336K
FY2025$346K
Expenses
$321K
FY2023▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$274K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$339K
FY2025$388K
Net assets
$348K
FY2023▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$321K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$345K
FY2025$302K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2001.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $272K Management & general 11% · $37K Fundraising 4% · $12K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$75,928Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secret
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dawn Rockey’s $87K as Executive Di is at the 77th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dawn Rockey$86,664$80,622$75,928$72,450$67,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains and supports volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in court.

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1 program · $272K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Casa for lancaster county provides support and programs for abused and neglected children in the state of nebraska.

$272Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$406K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$264
Money outPt IX
$321K
Ln 25
Programscol B$272K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$348K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$264
Total revenueLn 12$406K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$175K
SavingsLn 2$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75K
Other assetsLn 15$34K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$348K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6122
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$68K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$280K$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$52K
Net assetsLn 32$263K$348K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$61K$11K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$144K$144K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$17K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$4K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$17K$6K
TravelLn 17$919$483$436
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$11K$7K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$321K$272K$37K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $346K$388K−$42K$302K 990 PDF
FY2024 $336K$339K−$3K$345K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $406K$321K$85K$348K 990 PDF
FY2022 $253K$311K−$58K$263K 990 PDF
FY2021 $431K$274K$157K$321K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $405,525 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $263,890$397,960
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$11,051$7,301
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $190$264
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $253,029$405,525
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $228,455$242,940
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,704$77,938
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $311,159$320,878
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$58,130$84,647
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $405,525 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$58,537
VIII-1e Government grants$25,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$314,423
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$397,960
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,301$7,301
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $264$264
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $264 · Excluded from tax $7,301$405,525
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $320,878 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,743 · Management $11,389 · Fundraising $3,796$75,928
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,216$144,216
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,097 · Management $5,699$22,796
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,426 · Management $1,474$5,900
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,327 · Management $3,110$12,437
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,100 · Management $5,700$22,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $483 · Management $436$919
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,998 · Management $1,665$6,663
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,931 · Management $7,142 · Fundraising $8,251$26,324
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,895$2,895
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $272,216 · Management $36,615 · Fundraising $12,047$320,878
Part X · Balance sheet $399,538 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,340$175,152
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$18,211
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $52,227$97,617
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $68,162$74,895
X-15 Other assets$33,663
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $279,729$399,538
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,899$2,680
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,490$48,871
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,389$51,551
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $211,113$250,370
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,227$97,617
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $263,340$347,987
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $279,729$399,538
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $347,987 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$405,525
XI-2 Total expenses$320,878
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$84,647
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$263,340
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$347,987

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