Nonprofit · EIN 47-0498629
THE ARC OF LINCOLN
Tax-exempt · LINCOLN, NE 68505
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $408,346 | $360,527 | $47,819 | $683,294 | $134,799 | $548,495 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $268,754 | $257,830 | $10,924 | $635,886 | $135,210 | $500,676 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $277,996 | $249,422 | $28,574 | $629,611 | $139,859 | $489,752 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $114,183
- Program service revenue
- $266,878
- Investment income
- $12,462
- Net income from fundraising events
- $13,625
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $414
- Other revenue
- $14,823
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $72,351
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $76,816
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,900
- Occupancy
- $21,657
- Depreciation
- $2,293
- Program services (functional)
- $316,990
- Management and general (functional)
- $36,499
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,038
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $635,886
- Total assets, end of year
- $683,294
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $134,799
- Net assets, end of year
- $548,495
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $71,551
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $261,526
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $286,969
- Gross receipts
- $420,001
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1967
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER MEINTS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MARY PHILLIPS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MARY ELLS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ALAN CARLSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ERIN PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEB SAFARIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANGIE WILLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MELISSA REAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KATHI MERADITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| EVAN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MINDY ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIN PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEB SAFARIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANGIE WILLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MELISSA REAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MEINTS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MARY PHILLIPS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MARY ELLS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ALAN CARLSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER STUHMER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 0 | $42,000 |
| ANGIE WILLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEB SAFARIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BOWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MELISSA REAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ERIN PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MARY PHILLIPS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MEINTS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ALAN CARLSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MARY ELLS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 57002, LINCOLN, NE 68505-7002
- In care of
- % JENNIFER STUHMER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JENNIFER MEINTS, PO BOX 57002 Ste 2, LINCOLN, NE 68505
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER STUHMER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (402) 421-8866
- Website
- WWW.ARCLINCOLN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Riggs & Associates CPAs PC
Mission
ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND RECREATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABLITIES.
Program accomplishments
- ARC EXPEDITIONS IS A VACATION & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITES. TRIP DESTINATIONS AND INTERERARIES ARE PUBLISHED IN A BROCHURE WHICH IS MAILED OUT TO VACATIONERS EACH YEAR. THEY CHOOSE THE TRIPS THEY WISH TO GO ON AND PAY FOR THOSE SPECIFIC TRIPS. THERE ARE VOLUNTEER CAREGIVERS WHO ASSIST THE VACATIONERS WHILE TRAVELING. CAREGIVER RATIO TO VACATIONERS IS 1:3. THE COST OF THE TRIP LISTED INCLUDES: ALL MEALS, TRANPORTATION, LODGING, ACTIVITES AND 1/3 OF THEIR CAREGIVERS EXPENSES.Expenses $202,129
- TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE ARC CURRENTLY OWNS THREE DUPLEXES AND WORKS WITH REGION V IN PLACING AND SERVICING CLIENTS. TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO LOCATE AND OBTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ITS CLIENTS.Expenses $63,899
- THE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES (IFSS) PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY TO PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE IFSS PROGRAM OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITES FOR PEOPLE WHO SHARE A COMMON RELATIONSHIP, EXPERIENCE OR CONCERN TO COME TOGETHER TO EXPLORE ISSUES, SHARE IDEAS AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. THE IFSS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE SERVICES LISTED AS FOLLOWS: INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY SERVICES, NAVIGATING THROUGH DAILY PERSONAL CHALLENGES. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SYSTEM CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITES (DD) AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THE IFSS PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED ADVOCACY SERVICES TO HELP FAMILIES.Expenses $50,962
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-0498629
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $683,294
- Income (IRS master file)
- $420,001
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $408,346 | $360,527 | $683,294 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $268,754 | $257,830 | $635,886 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $277,996 | $249,422 | $629,611 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $206,797 | $202,597 | $491,845 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 47-0498629).
Questions about THE ARC OF LINCOLN
- What is the EIN of THE ARC OF LINCOLN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE ARC OF LINCOLN is 47-0498629.
- Is THE ARC OF LINCOLN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
- Are donations to THE ARC OF LINCOLN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE ARC OF LINCOLN 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 THE ARC OF LINCOLN due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE ARC OF LINCOLN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE ARC OF LINCOLN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JENNIFER MEINTS.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE ARC OF LINCOLN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THE ARC OF LINCOLN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $408,346, expenses of $360,527 and total assets of $683,294 at year end.
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