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Second House Collaborative

Lincoln, NE501(c)(4)Since 2023Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 92-2387975Revenue $1.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSPo Box 80257, 68501-0257 · Lincoln, NETax-exempt since Dec 2023

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To engage in activities that promote social welfare including but not limited to direct democracy actions and grassroots campaigns.

98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $119K a year · 12% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $810K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$80K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+517% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$238K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +517%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$285K
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ ×10
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$160K
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$238K
FY2024▲ +91%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$125K
FY2024$238K

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 Dec 2023.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $1.6M Management & general 2% · $29K

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; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Meg Mikolajczyk
Executive Director
$124,605Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nic Swiercek
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gavin Geis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shelley Mann
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meg Mikolajczyk’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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.

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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

Promotes social welfare through direct democracy actions and grassroots campaigns.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Second house collaborative works to promote the social welfare through direct democracy and grassroots organizing campaigns across nebraska. In 2024, efforts focused on supporting public school funding, paid sick leave for nebraska workers, and enshrining abortion rights into the nebraska constitution.

$1.6Mprogram 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
Nebraska Donor AllianceFY2024$400K
Center for Rural AffairsFY2024$250K
Nebraska Civic Engagement TableFY2024$160K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$810K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $209K · 2024–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$100,000
Nebraska Civic Engagement TableNE · FY2024$78,890
Nebraskans for Reproductive FreedomFY2024$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$10,000
Nebraska VotesNE · FY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$238K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$311K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$31K
SavingsLn 2$342K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$311K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
Net assetsLn 32$238K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$125K$311K
Total assetsLn 16$125K$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$80K
Net assetsLn 32$125K$238K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$209K$209K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$88K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Management feesLn 11a$16K$10K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$298K$298K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$535K$533K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$110K$110K
Office expensesLn 13$222K$220K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.6M$29K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.6M$113K$238K 990 PDF
FY2023 $285K$160K$125K$125K 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 $1,755,104 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $284,504$1,748,938
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $77$6,166
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $284,581$1,755,104
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$208,890
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $102,565$182,701
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,095$1,250,327
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $159,660$1,641,918
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $124,921$113,186
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,755,104 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,748,938
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,748,938
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,166$6,166
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,166$1,755,104
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,641,918 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $208,890$208,890
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,296$34,296
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,005$88,005
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,042$40,042
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,358$20,358
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $10,000 · Management $6,500$16,500
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $298,330$298,330
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,334$17,334
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $532,781 · Management $1,850$534,631
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $110,418$110,418
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $219,842 · Management $2,228$222,070
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,219$7,219
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,078$10,078
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,086$1,086
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,215$1,215
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,446$31,446
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,612,791 · Management $29,127 · Fundraising $0$1,641,918
Part X · Balance sheet $317,932 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,843−$31,366
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,078$342,155
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$7,143
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $124,921$317,932
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$79,825
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$79,825
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $124,921$238,107
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $124,921$238,107
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $124,921$317,932
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $238,107 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,755,104
XI-2 Total expenses$1,641,918
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$113,186
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$124,921
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$238,107

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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