Cornerstone Christian Schools

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Bellevue, NE501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-2298836

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To provide Christian education to families in and around bellevue nebraska.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers and 128 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $51K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$556K
76% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 76% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$180K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$180K
FY2025▲ +56%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$687K
FY2021$405K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$115K
FY2025$180K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $3.0M Management & general 12% · $422K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Superintendent
$52,083Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teri Lynn Schrag’s $52K as Superintendent is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Teri Lynn Schrag$52,083$53,000$52,925$50,277$50,000$45,833

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers Christian education to families in and around Bellevue, Nebraska.

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3 programs · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Cornerstone christian schools inc. CCS is an approved school through the nebraska department of education. All teachers hold a state of nebraska teaching certificate and have a strong commitment to the lord jesus christ and his children.

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

Cornerstone christian schools inc. Has a hot lunch and milk program. Hot lunch is provided daily and the students can opt to purchase hot lunch or bring their own lunch. The lunch is contracted out to a local catering company. The students do have an opportunity to purchase milk every day.

$117Kprogram expense
03

The students in grades 6TH through 12TH have the opportunity to participate in athletic programs such as volleyball cross country cheer tennis football swimming basketball archery track baseball and soccer.

$113Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$51K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $901K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$113,524
Cornerstone Cougars INCNE · FY2024$15,542
Unitemized GrantFY2023$110,113
Unitemized GrantFY2022$85,432
Cornerstone Cougars INCNE · FY2022$51,900
Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$116,441
Cornerstone Cougars INCNE · FY2021$46,631
Deep WellNE · FY2021$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$164,121
Cornerstone Cougars INCNE · FY2020$5,050
Unitemized GrantFY2019$156,377

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$581K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$422K
Owns and owesPt X
$180K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K
Total assetsLn 16$736K
LiabilitiesLn 26$556K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$581K
Government grantsLn 1e$154K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$193K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$217K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$518K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$736K
LiabilitiesLn 26$556K
Net assetsLn 32$180K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5128
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K$217K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$582K$518K
Total assetsLn 16$766K$736K
LiabilitiesLn 26$651K$556K
Net assetsLn 32$115K$180K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16K$16K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$135K$135K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$0$52K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.6M$229K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$151K$128K$22K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$88K$0$88K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$0$31K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$862$862$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$56K$56K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$53K$53K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$489K$489K$0$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$28K$28K$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$63K$63K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$433K$433K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$3.0M$422K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.5M$3.5M$65K$180K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.4M$3.4M−$67K$115K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.5M−$279K$183K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.3M$3.4M−$30K$375K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$2.7M$251K$405K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$2.4M$416K$687K 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 $3,528,997 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $971 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$193,438
VIII-1d Related organizations$50,000
VIII-1e Government grants$154,348
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$183,389
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$581,175
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,938,142 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,938,142
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,720$1,720
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$13,025−$13,025
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,014 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$20,014
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,959,127 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,305$3,528,997
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,464,317 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,542$15,542
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $135,298$135,298
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $52,083 · Fundraising $0$52,083
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,622,380 · Management $229,214 · Fundraising $0$1,851,594
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $128,384 · Management $22,260 · Fundraising $0$150,644
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $87,650 · Fundraising $0$87,650
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $30,678 · Fundraising $0$30,678
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $862 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$862
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $56,199 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$56,199
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $52,681 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$52,681
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $488,656 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$488,656
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,211 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,211
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $27,697 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,697
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $63,277 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$63,277
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,213 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,213
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $433,032 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$433,032
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,042,432 · Management $421,885 · Fundraising $0$3,464,317
Part X · Balance sheet $735,580 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,255$213,936
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,050$3,264
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $581,657$518,380
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $765,962$735,580
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,214$43,408
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $75,000$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,755
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $650,635$555,573
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $115,327$180,007
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $765,962$735,580
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $180,007 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,528,997
XI-2 Total expenses$3,464,317
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,680
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$115,327
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$180,007

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