Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies

Tax-deductible

Lincoln, NE501(c)(3)Since 2018ReligionEIN 83-1313821Revenue $455K in FY2025

On file with the IRSemmausinstitute.net3700 Sheridan Blvd Ste 3, 68506-6100 · Lincoln, NETax-exempt since Jun 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Emmaus Institute exists to lead god's people to deeper conversion through a life-giving encounter with god in his word.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 7 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$803
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$455K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$466K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$70K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$455K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$355K
FY2021$72K
FY2022$317K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$394K
FY2025$455K
Expenses
$466K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$316K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$307K
FY2024$379K
FY2025$466K
Net assets
$70K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$46K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$70K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $340K Management & general 18% · $82K Fundraising 9% · $44K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Past Preside
$64,167Pt VII · Sec A
Past Treasur
$43,739Pt VII · Sec A
Past Preside
$11,375Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Se
$11,365Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joshua Burks’s $64K as Past Preside is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2021
Joshua Burks$64,167—————
Thomas Lally$43,739$49,500$46,711$17,379——
Seth Odgaard———$18,746$13,767$48,450
Dr Vernon Steiner$11,375$42,000$40,700$40,083——
Dr Vern Steiner————$9,250$34,875
Naomi Beauclair$11,365—————

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 courses, seminars, and retreats to teach and promote biblical studies.

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1 program · $340K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization provides adult education focused on the reading and study of the bible to all christians, both catholic and non-catholic. Teaching includes in-person and online classes, seminars, retreats, training, and presentations at parishes, catholic schools, and other locations throughout the lincoln diocese and beyond.

$340Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$455K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K
Other incomeLn 4–11$891
Money outPt IX
$466K
Ln 25
Programscol B$340K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$803
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K
Other incomeLn 4–11$891
Total revenueLn 12$455K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$803
Net assetsLn 32$70K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$84K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$84K$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$803
Net assetsLn 32$80K$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$33K$65K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$99K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$4K$9K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$800
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
TravelLn 17$137K$137K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$542$542
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$466K$340K$82K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $455K$466K−$10K$70K 990 PDF
FY2024 $394K$379K$15K$80K 990 PDF
FY2023 $296K$307K−$10K$65K 990 PDF
FY2022 $317K$247K$70K$75K 990 PDF
FY2021 $355K$316K$39K$46K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $455,400 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $323,332$297,966
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,320$156,543
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,973$891
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $393,625$455,400
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $273,432$247,083
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,340$218,646
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $378,772$465,729
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,853−$10,329
Part VI · Governance 5 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $455,400 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $279 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$297,966
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,966
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $156,264$156,264
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $891$891
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $157,434$455,400
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $465,729 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,662 · Management $65,324 · Fundraising $32,662$130,648
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $98,667$98,667
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,442 · Management $8,884 · Fundraising $4,442$17,768
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $800$800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,831 · Fundraising $6,831$13,662
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,384$7,384
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,610$6,610
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,800$30,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $137,498$137,498
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,759$12,759
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $542$542
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $6,091$6,091
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $340,153 · Management $81,641 · Fundraising $43,935$465,729
Part X · Balance sheet $70,587 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,451$53,306
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$17,281
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $84,451$70,587
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,338$803
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,338$803
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,113$69,784
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $84,451$70,587
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,784 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$455,400
XI-2 Total expenses$465,729
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,329
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,113
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,784

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

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