Nonprofit · EIN 47-0843794
NEBRASKA LAND TR
Tax-exempt · LINCOLN, NE 68502
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,344,086 | $937,442 | $406,644 | $4,927,294 | $457,022 | $4,470,272 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,279,637 | $541,453 | $738,184 | $4,397,663 | $478,052 | $3,919,611 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,925,683 | $4,745,838 | $179,845 | $3,577,307 | $504,056 | $3,073,251 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,046,556
- Program service revenue
- $72,692
- Investment income
- $224,778
- Other revenue
- $60
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $97,156
- Other salaries and wages
- $119,535
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $233,315
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $17,442
- Accounting fees
- $18,097
- Occupancy
- $14,234
- Travel
- $14,627
- Depreciation
- $3,565
- Program services (functional)
- $847,079
- Management and general (functional)
- $54,371
- Fundraising (functional)
- $35,992
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,397,663
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,927,294
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $457,022
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,470,272
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,142
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,071,994
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,636,845
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,833,427
- Gross receipts
- $1,344,086
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2001
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACOB ALISHOUSE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $94,326 | $2,830 |
| JOE FRANCIS | CHAIR/AUDUBON SOCIETY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MCKNIGHT | SECRETARY/LOWER PLATTE NOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISHA NELSON | TREASURER/HISTORY NEBRASKA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA SORTUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL SIMMONS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER POSPICHAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY WAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TY COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR WOHLERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT STEFFEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN FEDDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DARLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FONTENELLE NATURE ASSOCIATION | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NRD | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| NEBRASKA WILDLIFE FEDERATION | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| PAPIO-MISSOURI RIVER NRD | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| NIOBRARA COUNCIL | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID SANDS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $86,940 |
| JACOB ALISHOUSE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $45,323 |
| JOE FRANCIS | CHAIR/AUDUBON SOCIETY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MCKNIGHT | SECRETARY/LOWER PLATTE NOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TRISH NELSON | TREASURER/HISTORY NEBRASKA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA SORTUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARL SIMMONS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER POSPICHAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY WAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TY COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAYLOR WOHLERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT STEFFEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN FEDDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT DARLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS DIRECTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FONTENELLE FOREST | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NRD | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| NEBRASKA WILDLIFE FEDERATION | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| PAPIO-MISSOURI RIVER NRD | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| NIOBRARA COUNCIL | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVE SANDS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $133,998 | $4,080 |
| MICHAEL LINDER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE FRANCIS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MCKNIGHT | SECRETARY/LOWER PLATTE NOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISHA NELSON | TREASURER/HISTORY NEBRASKA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FONTENELLE FOREST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA SORTUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER POSPICHAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TY COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NRD | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEBRASKA WILDLIFE FEDERATION | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAPIO-MISSOURI RIVER NRD | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUDUBON | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIOBRARA COUNCIL | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3201 PIONEERS BLVD STE 107, LINCOLN, NE 68502-5964
- In care of
- % JOHN D ELLSWORTH
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JACOB ALISHOUSE, 3201 PIONEERS BLVD STE 107, LINCOLN, NE 68502
- Signed the 990
- JACOB ALISHOUSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (402) 438-5263
- Website
- WWW.NELANDTRUST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HBE LLP
Mission
TO FOSTER THE PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON LAND IN NEBRASKA THROUGH EDUCATION, PARTNERING AND PERMANENT CONSERVATION.
Program accomplishments
- ACQUIRING, HOLDING AND MAINTAINING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND OTHER INTERESTS IN LAND LOCATED IN NEBRASKA.Expenses $847,079 · revenue $72,752
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
- 47-0843794
- 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
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C34)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,927,294
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,344,086
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,344,086 | $937,442 | $4,927,294 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,279,637 | $541,453 | $4,397,663 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,925,683 | $4,745,838 | $3,577,307 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $589,903 | $345,681 | $2,933,319 | 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 47-0843794).
Questions about NEBRASKA LAND TR
- What is the EIN of NEBRASKA LAND TR?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEBRASKA LAND TR is 47-0843794.
- Is NEBRASKA LAND TR tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to NEBRASKA LAND TR tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEBRASKA LAND TR 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 LAND TR 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 LAND TR 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 LAND TR?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JACOB ALISHOUSE.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEBRASKA LAND TR?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $94,326 (JACOB ALISHOUSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NEBRASKA LAND TR have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,344,086, expenses of $937,442 and total assets of $4,927,294 at year end.
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