Branched Oak Observatory: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-4467998)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$59K
FY2024	$36K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$46K
FY2024	$116K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$808K
FY2024	$728K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2015.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $44K Fundraising 3% · $1K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Doug Buhrman

COO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matt Anderson

CEO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bob Finke

CFO

$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

Shares the wonders of the night sky with Eastern Nebraska through astronomy education.

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1 program · $44K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Branched Oak Observatory is supported by science education professionals and astronomy enthusiasts who give of their valuable time and expertise to the growing facility. Our goal is simple: to share the wonders of the night sky with Eastern Nebraska.

$44Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Lincoln Community Foundation INCFY2024$11K

The Gorman FoundationFY2024$5K

Leland J and Dorothy H Olson Charitable FountationFY2024$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$17K

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$59K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K

Other incomeLn 4–11$203

Money outPt IX

$46K

Ln 25

Programscol B$44K

Fundraisingcol D$1K

Owns and owesPt X

$808K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K

Total assetsLn 16$811K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K

Other incomeLn 4–11$203

Total revenueLn 12$59K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$8K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$746K

Total assetsLn 16$811K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

Net assetsLn 32$808K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$746K
Total assetsLn 16	$795K	$811K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$3K
Net assetsLn 32	$795K	$808K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$453	$453
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$1K			$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$7K	$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$7K	$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$2K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$23K	$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$46K	$44K	$0	$1K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$36K	$116K	−$80K	$728K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$59K	$46K	$13K	$808K	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

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Part I · Summary $58,641 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$0

I-9 Program service revenue$58,438

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$203

I-12 Total revenue$58,641

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$3,571

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$1,275

I-17 Other expenses$40,677

I-18 Total expenses$45,523

I-19 Revenue less expenses$13,118

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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 $58,641 across 2 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $203 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,438$58,438

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,641 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$58,641

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,523 across 7 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,571$3,571

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $453$453

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,275$1,275

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,349$7,349

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,163$7,163

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,458$2,458

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,254$23,254

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,248 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,275$45,523

Part X · Balance sheet $811,177 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$8,006

X-8 Inventories for sale or use$56,911

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$746,260

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $794,914$811,177

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,145

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,145

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $794,914$808,032

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $794,914$811,177

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $808,032 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$58,641

XI-2 Total expenses$45,523

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,118

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$794,914

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$808,032

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Branched Oak Observatory FY2023 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Branched Oak Observatory

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV