Nonprofit · EIN 23-7359778
NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · LINCOLN, NE 68508
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,465,703 | $2,688,484 | -$222,781 | $387,862 | $210,471 | $177,391 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,164,039 | $2,159,160 | $4,879 | $638,206 | $238,034 | $400,172 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,146,148 | $2,131,473 | $14,675 | $699,091 | $303,798 | $395,293 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,423,834
- of which government grants
- $466,060
- Program service revenue
- $28,230
- Investment income
- $13,639
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$826
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,088,735
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,923
- Other salaries and wages
- $593,209
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $909,864
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $108,942
- Occupancy
- $41,418
- Travel
- $106,730
- Depreciation
- $3,458
- Program services (functional)
- $2,042,798
- Management and general (functional)
- $422,247
- Fundraising (functional)
- $223,439
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $638,206
- Total assets, end of year
- $387,862
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $210,471
- Net assets, end of year
- $177,391
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,205
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $126,874
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,517
- Gross receipts
- $2,466,529
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 89
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- NE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER SOMMERICH | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $145,923 |
| EFFIE ATHANASSOPOULOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON DEITEMEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CESAR GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS HOCHSTETLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNETTE EILEEN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CECIL HICKS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN KRUEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW LOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| M TIMOTHY NOLTING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN OSBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL SANDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY SANDEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANA LOPEZ SHALLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNSHINE THOMAS-BEAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID VAIL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BETH WHITED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACLYN WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER SOMMERICH | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $116,273 |
| EFFIE ATHANASSOPOULOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACIELA CANEIRO-LIVINGSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON DEITEMEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNETTE EILEEN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CECIL HICKS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN KRUEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW LOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| M TIMOTHY NOLTING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN OSBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL SANDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANA LOPEZ SHALLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUNSHINE THOMAS-BEAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID VAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH WHITED | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACLYN WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER SOMMERICH | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 | $109,886 | $7,143 |
| BETH WHITED | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DON ARP JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EFFIE ATHANASSAPOLOUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACIELA CANEIRO-LIVINGSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE CUPPENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE DUNCAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL EVANS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CECIL HICKS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDGAR HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNETTE EILEEN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE LINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNETTE KRIEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANA LOPEZ SHALLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW LOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BARB SCHLOTHAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULETTE STEFKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID VAIL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DORI WANITSCHEKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACLYN WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 215 CENTENNIAL MALL S STE 330, LINCOLN, NE 68508-1868
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID VAIL, 215 CENTENNIAL MALL SOUTH STE 330, LINCOLN, NE 68508
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER SOMMERICH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (402) 474-2131
- Website
- WWW.HUMANITIESNEBRASKA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- AMGL PC
Mission
HUMANITIES NEBRASKA HELPS NEBRASKANS EXPLORE WHAT CONNECTS US AND MAKES US HUMAN.
Program accomplishments
- TO PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN HISTORY AND CULTURE IN NEBRASKA COMMUNITIES VIA GRANTS, SPEAKERS' BUREAU, TRAVELING EXHIBITS, CHATAUQUA SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE, YOUTH PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF WORLD ISSUES, TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS ON THE GREAT PLAINS, AND FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR LOW-LITERACY, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.Expenses $2,042,798 · grants $1,088,735 · revenue $28,230
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7359778
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1974
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $387,862
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,466,529
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $2,465,703 | $2,688,484 | $387,862 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2024 | $2,164,039 | $2,159,160 | $638,206 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $2,146,148 | $2,131,473 | $699,091 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $2,639,599 | $2,385,176 | $542,628 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7359778).
Questions about NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL
- What is the EIN of NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL is 23-7359778.
- Is NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
- Are donations to NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names DAVID VAIL.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,923 (CHRISTOPHER SOMMERICH, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,465,703, expenses of $2,688,484 and total assets of $387,862 at year end.
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