Nebraska State Bar Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-6030023)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$391K
FY2021	$904K
FY2022	$473K
FY2023	$404K
FY2024	$650K
FY2025	$707K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$440K
FY2021	$482K
FY2022	$514K
FY2023	$612K
FY2024	$542K
FY2025	$624K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$7.3M
FY2021	$8.0M
FY2022	$6.8M
FY2023	$7.2M
FY2024	$7.6M
FY2025	$8.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1964.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

57%

31%

Program services 57% · $358K Management & general 31% · $196K Fundraising 11% · $70K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

Who runs it and what they're paid

31 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Kurt Arganbright

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hon Joseph Bataillon

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Bramhall

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracey Buettner

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Fischer

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Gerrard

Ex-Officio

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Gotch

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Guenzel

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

See Nebraska State Bar Foundation executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

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

Improves justice administration and equal access to law through creative programs for Nebraskans.

Questions for Nebraska State Bar Foundation

Tap to ask. Nebraska State Bar Foundation sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Nebraska State Bar Foundation answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

1 program · $358K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Sponsor law-related education programs administered by the bar foundation

$358Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024

Winthrop and Frances Lane FoundationFY2024$13K

Irene & Joseph Malek Charitable TrustFY2024$12K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

Grants paid · 4 grants · $120K · 2020–2025

Nebraska State Bar AssociationNE · FY2025$30,000

Nebraska State Bar AssociationNE · FY2024$30,000

Nebraska State Bar AssociationNE · FY2023$30,000

Nebraska State Bar AssociationNE · FY2020$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

Download 990

from philanthropy.org

1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$707K

Ln 12

Investment incomeLn 3$386K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K

Other incomeLn 4–11$66K

Money outPt IX

$624K

Ln 25

Programscol B$358K

Managementcol C$196K

Fundraisingcol D$70K

Owns and owesPt X

$8.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$338K

Total assetsLn 16$8.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$277K

PeoplePt VI, VII

31

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a31

IndependentVI 1b31

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K

Investment incomeLn 3$386K

Other incomeLn 4–11$66K

Gains on assetsLn 7$205K

Total revenueLn 12$707K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$338K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$338K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.9M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$795K

Other assetsLn 15$151K

Total assetsLn 16$8.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$277K

Net assetsLn 32$8.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 55

VolunteersI 6400

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$341K	$338K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$6.5M	$6.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$782K	$795K
Total assetsLn 16	$7.9M	$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$285K	$277K
Net assetsLn 32	$7.6M	$8.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$30K	$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$197K	$64K	$89K	$44K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$19K	$6K	$9K	$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$16K	$5K	$7K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$15K	$5K	$7K	$3K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K		$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$22K		$22K
Office expensesLn 13	$32K		$32K
TravelLn 17	$7K		$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$198K	$198K
All other expensesLn 24e	$86K	$50K	$22K	$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$624K	$358K	$196K	$70K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$707K	$624K	$84K	$8.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$650K	$542K	$108K	$7.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$404K	$612K	−$208K	$7.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$473K	$514K	−$42K	$6.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$904K	$482K	$422K	$8.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$391K	$440K	−$49K	$7.3M	990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $707,365 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $152,354$236,479

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,847$18,643

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $437,119$386,319

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,734$65,924

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $650,054$707,365

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $30,000$30,000

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $239,228$247,042

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $273,223$346,544

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $542,451$623,586

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,603$83,779

Part VI · Governance 31 of 31 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31

VI-1b Independent voting members31

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

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $707,365 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$236,479

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$236,479

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,643$18,643

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $181,300$181,300

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $122,099 · Excluded from tax −$56,175$65,924

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $205,019$205,019

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $223,662 · Unrelated business $122,099 · Excluded from tax $125,125$707,365

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $623,586 across 11 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,000$30,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,944 · Management $89,370 · Fundraising $43,929$197,243

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,218 · Management $8,691 · Fundraising $4,272$19,181

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,219 · Management $7,294 · Fundraising $3,586$16,099

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,707 · Management $6,578 · Fundraising $3,234$14,519

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,580$1,580

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,577$21,577

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $32,086$32,086

IX-17 TravelManagement $7,103$7,103

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $197,777$197,777

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50,157 · Management $21,630 · Fundraising $14,634$86,421

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $358,022 · Management $195,909 · Fundraising $69,655$623,586

Part X · Balance sheet $8,432,492 assets, 12 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $340,710$338,294

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $175,545$210,885

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $782,070$795,190

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,491,059$6,937,343

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $143,373$150,780

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,932,757$8,432,492

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72,397$99,074

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $285,003$276,829

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,859,410$3,017,963

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,788,344$5,137,700

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,647,754$8,155,663

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,932,757$8,432,492

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,155,663 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$707,365

XI-2 Total expenses$623,586

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$83,779

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,647,754

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$424,130

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,155,663

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

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Nebraska State Bar Foundation

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Nebraska State Bar Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV