Nonprofit · EIN 47-2549083
KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA
Tax-exempt · OMAHA, NE 68137
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $164,186 | $82,474 | $81,712 | $313,765 | $0 | $313,765 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $69,309 | $77,334 | -$8,025 | $232,053 | – | $232,053 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $97,291 | $58,761 | $38,530 | $240,078 | – | $240,078 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990-EZ | $76,370 | $31,290 | $45,080 | $168,645 | – | $168,645 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $94,514
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,628
- Net income from fundraising events
- $48,746
- Other revenue
- $65,044
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $59,750
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $595
- Program services (functional)
- $74,061
- Management and general (functional)
- $8,413
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $232,053
- Total assets, end of year
- $313,765
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $313,765
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $293,765
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $20,000
- Gross receipts
- $196,129
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 2013
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE ARNOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE DAHL | ACTING SECRE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC FITCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DUANA FREEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAY GATES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RENEE GINAL | MARKETING CH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DALLAS JONES | PAST OUTREAC Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERI LENHOFF | SCHOLARSHIP Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CADRIEN LIVINGSTON | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF MAGEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALANA MITCHEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREEN VAN NORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM SHIRES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DON TERRY | CSO ALTERNAT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL VODVARKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN WILLS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF MAGEE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC FITCH | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| DUANA FREEMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| JAY GATES | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| DALLAS JONES | OUTREACH CHA | 1 | $0 |
| CHERI LENHOFF | SCHOLARSHIP | 1 | $0 |
| CADRIEN LIVINGSTON | PAST PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| DON TERRY | CSO ALTERNAT | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREEN VAN NORMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN WILLS | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SHIRES | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE DAHL | ACTING SECRE | 1 | $0 |
| BILL VODVARKA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| ALANA MITCHEM | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| RENEE GINAL | MARKETING CH | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE ARNOLD | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF MAGEE | PAST-PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH DOWDING | FUNDRAISING | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC FITCH | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| DUANA FREEMAN | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| JAY GATES | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| DR J BRIAN GILL | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| DALLAS JONES | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| CHERI LENHOFF | SCHOLARSHIP | 2 | $0 |
| CADRIEN LIVINGSTON | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| BLAKE MAASKE | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| ROD REHM | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS SMITH | MARKETING CH | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN STRICKLETT | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| DON TERRY | CSO ALTERNAT | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREEN VAN NORMAN | SCHOLARSHIP | 2 | $0 |
| SHAWN WILLS | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| TOM SHIRES | VICE-PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE DAHL | ACTING SECRE | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2021: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN WILLS | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH DOWDING | PAST-PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SMITH | PAST-PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| DON TERRY | PAST-PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS CALLIHAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| TIM DOWD | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| DR J BRIAN GILL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC FITCH | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| DALLAS JONES | PAST-PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE POPPERT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| ROD REHM | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN STRICKLETT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| JAY GATES | FMR. VICE PR | 1 | $0 |
| CADRIEN LIVINGSTON | PRESIDENT EL | 1 | $0 |
| BLAKE MAASKE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF MAGEE | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREEN VAN NORMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| DUANA FREEMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| CHERI LENHOFF | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 15418 WEIR STREET STE 157, OMAHA, NE 68137-5045
- In care of
- % DALLAS D JONES
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 15418 WEIR STREET STE 157, OMAHA NE 68137
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SHAWN WILLS, 15418 WEIR STREET STE 157, OMAHA, NE 68137
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- MELISSA WOITALEWICZ, PO BOX 81228, LINCOLN NE 68501
- Signed the 990
- SHAWN WILLS, TREASURER
- Phone
- (402) 573-2175
- Website
- WWW.KIDSCHANCEOFNE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GRAFTON & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF KIDS' CHANCE OF NEBRASKA IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF NEBRASKA WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED, TOTALLY DISABLED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF WORK RELATED INJURIES OR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES. IT IS THE GOAL OF KIDS' CHANCE OF NEBRASKA TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ACHIEVE BOTH THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND THEIR FAMILIES' DREAMS.
Program accomplishments
- TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF NEBRASKA WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED, TOTALLY DISABLED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF WORK RELATED INJURIES OR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES.Expenses $74,061 · grants $59,750
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-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2549083
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $313,765
- Income (IRS master file)
- $196,129
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $164,186 | $82,474 | $313,765 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $69,309 | $77,334 | $232,053 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $97,291 | $58,761 | $240,078 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | $76,370 | $31,290 | $168,645 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: MELISSA WOITALEWICZ | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 47-2549083).
Questions about KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA
- What is the EIN of KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA is 47-2549083.
- Is KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA 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 KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA 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 KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA 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 KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SHAWN WILLS.
- Who are the officers and directors of KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does KIDS CHANCE OF NEBRASKA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $164,186, expenses of $82,474 and total assets of $313,765 at year end.
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