Nebraska Community Foundation
8100 S 15th St Ste A, Lincoln, NE · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $60,942,564 | $40,267,181 | $275,396,187 |
| FY2024 | $66,506,049 | $36,668,298 | $254,720,804 |
| FY2023 | $51,510,146 | $53,772,504 | $224,883,053 |
| FY2022 | $20,781,363 | $39,893,971 | $227,145,411 |
| FY2021 | $96,169,891 | $29,883,906 | $246,258,019 |
| FY2020 | $36,819,625 | $37,777,234 | $179,972,034 |
| FY2019 | $66,053,813 | $32,541,682 | $180,929,643 |
| FY2018 | $49,000,601 | $31,264,625 | $147,417,512 |
| FY2017 | $40,722,525 | $27,806,124 | $129,681,536 |
| FY2016 | $30,622,792 | $20,485,350 | $116,765,135 |
| FY2015 | $29,496,990 | $20,654,720 | $106,627,693 |
| FY2014 | $52,185,061 | $36,897,190 | $97,785,423 |
| FY2013 | $27,963,296 | $22,542,464 | $82,497,552 |
| FY2012 | $33,911,239 | $24,460,826 | $77,076,720 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Nebraska Community Foundation (EIN 47-0769903), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $32,383,578 | 53% |
| Program service revenue | $2,698,939 | 4% |
| Other revenue | $25,860,047 | 42% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $34,745,665 | 86% |
| Management & general | $4,644,272 | 12% |
| Fundraising | $877,244 | 2% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 53% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 86% of functional expenses, management & general 12%, and fundraising 2%.
- 86% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 37.1% of 1000 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations nationwide (too few in NE for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 82.1 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 41st percentile among 470 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in NE.
- Total revenue was higher than 98.6% of 485 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in NE.
- Total revenue rose from $33,911,239 in FY2012 to $60,942,564 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 3 of 14 reported years (FY2020, FY2022, FY2023).
- The highest revenue on record here is $96,169,891 in FY2021.
- Net assets grew from $77,076,720 to $275,396,187 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 95% of revenue in FY2012 and 53% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
THE NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION UNLEASHES ABUNDANT LOCAL ASSETS, INSPIRES CHARITABLE GIVING, AND CONNECTS AMBITIOUS PEOPLE TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND A GREATER NEBRASKA.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1994 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T31 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in NE) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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