Nonprofit · EIN 47-0813703
NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT
Tax-exempt · OMAHA, NE 68102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,474,454 | $2,693,397 | $2,781,057 | $21,733,103 | $58,157 | $21,674,946 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,991,656 | $1,975,827 | $3,015,829 | $19,546,379 | $60,868 | $19,485,511 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,303,334 | $1,315,654 | -$12,320 | $17,505,740 | $61,894 | $17,443,846 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,292,617
- of which government grants
- $1,070,466
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,181,837
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,659,259
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,998,028
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $112,473
- Other salaries and wages
- $114,739
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $227,212
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $53,399
- Occupancy
- $3,627
- Travel
- $9,904
- Program services (functional)
- $2,281,697
- Management and general (functional)
- $209,859
- Fundraising (functional)
- $201,841
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,546,379
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,733,103
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $58,157
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,674,946
- Publicly traded securities
- $21,233,876
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $670,817
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $21,004,129
- Gross receipts
- $5,474,454
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1998
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGGIE SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $118,410 |
| AMY HADDAD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRYE HUTCHERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICH VIERK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BUNTAIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RITA STINNER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA CHRISTENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAREY HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMI HELLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CANDY HENNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC LEBARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAY SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUIS SOTOELO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD VIERK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE HOMA | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARI HOFSCHIRE | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MARKEY | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SOMMERICH | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK CAMPBELL | EMERITUS NON-VOTING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MURRAY NEWMAN | EMERITUS NON-VOTING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SLOSBURG | EMERITUS NON-VOTING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGGIE SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $98,193 |
| AMY HADDAD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRYE HUTCHERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICH VIERK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BUNTAIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RITA STINNER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA CHRISTENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAREY HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMI HELLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CANDY HENNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC LEBARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAY SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUIS SOTOELO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD VIERK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE HOMA | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARI HOFSCHIRE | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MARKEY | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SOMMERICH | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK CAMPBELL | EMERITUS NON-VOTING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MURRAY NEWMAN | EMERITUS NON-VOTING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SLOSBURG | EMERITUS NON-VOTING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGGIE SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $88,785 |
| RITA STINNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HADDAD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICH VIERK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRYE HUTCHERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CAREY HAMILTON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BUNTAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARILYN HADLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CANDY HENNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARENT HORNADY-DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC LEBARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA MARVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT NEFSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUIS SOTELO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARI HOFSCHIRE | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MARKEY | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SOMMERICH | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA CHRISTENSEN | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK CAMPBELL | EMERITUS NON-VOTING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MURRAY NEWMAN | EMERITUS NON-VOTING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SLOSBURG | EMERITUS NON-VOTING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1004 FARNAM ST PLAZA LEVEL, OMAHA, NE 68102-0000
- In care of
- % GAIL WALLING YANNEY PRES
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MAGGIE SMITH, 1004 FARNAM STREET PLAZA LEVEL, OMAHA, NE 68102
- Signed the 990
- MAGGIE SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (402) 595-2722
- Return prepared by
- HAYES & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL AND THE NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL DOING BUSINESS AS HUMANITIES NEBRASKA.
Program accomplishments
- THE NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT IS THE PRIVATE PARTNER IN A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF NEBRASKA TO SUPPORT THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES IN NEBRASKA. IN 1998, A PUBLIC FUND WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE STATE OF NEBRASKA TO BENEFIT THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OF THE NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL AND HUMANITIES NEBRASKA. EACH CONTRIBUTION TO THE CULTURAL ENDOWMENT IS MATCHED BY THE INCOME FROM THE PUBLIC FUND. THE PUBLIC MATCH PROVIDES REAL TIME SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES, AND THE PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT SERVE TO ACCESS THE MATCH IS ENDOWED FOR FUTURE SUPPORT OF THOSE PROGRAMS.Expenses $2,281,697 · grants $1,998,028
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
- 47-0813703
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,733,103
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,474,454
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $5,474,454 | $2,693,397 | $21,733,103 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,991,656 | $1,975,827 | $19,546,379 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,303,334 | $1,315,654 | $17,505,740 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,037,702 | $1,620,850 | $15,679,143 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 47-0813703).
Questions about NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT
- What is the EIN of NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT is 47-0813703.
- Is NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT 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 CULTURAL ENDOWMENT 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 NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT 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 NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MAGGIE SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $118,410 (MAGGIE SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,474,454, expenses of $2,693,397 and total assets of $21,733,103 at year end.
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