Stand for Schools supports nebraska's public Schools, working to advance policies that make them stronger while opposing policies that would weaken them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$207K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$207K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $352K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$609K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$542K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$579K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$609K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$609K
Expenses
$542K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$542K
Net assets
$579K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$462K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$513K
FY2024$579K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $361K Management & general 28% · $151K Fundraising 6% · $31K

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; $207K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$123,641Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$83,441Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dunixi Guereca’s $124K as Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dunixi Guereca$123,641$123,769$53,234——
Ann Hunter-Pirtle——$21,818$93,171$89,898
Daniel Russell$83,441$80,368$76,731——

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

Advocates for stronger public schools by supporting beneficial policies and opposing harmful ones.

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1 program · $361K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Stand for schools works to strengthen all nebraska public schools, providing a statewide perspective on issues affecting public education in nebraska. Stand for schools works to diminish threats to public schools by advocating against policies that would endanger school funding, as well as working to reduce opportunity gaps by advancing…

$361Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$352K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$609K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$609K
Investment incomeLn 3$257
Money outPt IX
$542K
Ln 25
Programscol B$361K
Managementcol C$151K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$579K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$600K
Total assetsLn 16$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$609K
Investment incomeLn 3$257
Total revenueLn 12$609K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$600K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$600K
Total assetsLn 16$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$579K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K$600K
Total assetsLn 16$518K$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$513K$579K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$245K$141K$80K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$110K$99K$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$18K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$95K$95K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$5K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$542K$361K$151K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $609K$542K$67K$579K 990 PDF
FY2023 $511K$426K$84K$513K 990 PDF
FY2022 $75K$359K−$283K$178K 990 PDF
FY2021 $349K$312K$36K$462K 990 PDF
FY2020 $312K$302K$10K$157K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $609,088 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $510,152$608,831
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $368$257
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $510,520$609,088
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $327,060$379,455
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $99,149$163,024
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $426,209$542,479
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,311$66,609
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $609,088 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$608,831
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$608,831
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $257$257
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $257$609,088
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $542,479 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,422 · Management $80,038 · Fundraising $23,898$245,358
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $99,203 · Management $5,511 · Fundraising $5,511$110,225
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,143 · Management $4,058 · Fundraising $1,671$23,872
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,609$37,609
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $94,550$94,550
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,484$1,484
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,201$2,201
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,013$8,013
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,360$2,360
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,473$4,473
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,000 · Management $6,156$11,156
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,178$1,178
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $360,678 · Management $150,721 · Fundraising $31,080$542,479
Part X · Balance sheet $600,288 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $161,588$600,288
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $518,177$600,288
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,652$21,154
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,652$21,154
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $512,525$579,134
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $512,525$579,134
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $518,177$600,288
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $579,134 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$609,088
XI-2 Total expenses$542,479
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$512,525
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$579,134

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