Nonprofit · EIN 51-0229888
WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · LINCOLN, NE 68506
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,929,399 | $289,225 | $1,640,174 | $4,006,057 | $2,931 | $4,003,126 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $421,211 | $247,032 | $174,179 | $2,270,174 | $3,539 | $2,266,635 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $271,627 | $244,990 | $26,637 | $2,038,222 | $3,846 | $2,034,376 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,777,689
- Membership dues
- $30,274
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $93,376
- Net rental income
- $54,037
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $4,297
- Other revenue
- $58,334
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $72,019
- Other salaries and wages
- $25,529
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $104,981
- Professional fundraising fees
- $6,500
- Accounting fees
- $5,818
- Depreciation
- $12,579
- Program services (functional)
- $196,106
- Management and general (functional)
- $76,455
- Fundraising (functional)
- $16,664
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,270,174
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,006,057
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,931
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,003,126
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,022,800
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,003,126
- Gross receipts
- $1,933,023
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1986
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK BROHMAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 1 | $72,019 |
| DAKOTA ALTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL BODEEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA FAAS | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ETHAN FREESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM KNOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STU LUTTICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM LYNCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRIS POWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSS SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROXANNE SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| APRIL STEVENSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANN BRIGGS | DIRECTOR Officer | 2 | $0 |
| THERESA PELLA | PRESIDENT Officer | 6 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK BROHMAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 1 | $70,404 |
| DAKOTA ALTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL BODEEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANN BRIGGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA FAAS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ETHAN FREESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM KNOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STU LUTTICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM LYNCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MERCY MANZANARES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRIS POWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSS SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL STEVENSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| THERESA PELLA | PRESIDENT Officer | 6 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK BROHMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $69,000 |
| APRIL STEVENSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| THERESA PELLA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| ANDREA FAAS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DYLAN AUFDENKAMP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAKOTA ALTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN BRIGGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSS SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM KNOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MERCY MANZANARES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRIS POWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STU LUTICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ETHAN FREESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4547 CALVERT ST STE 10, LINCOLN, NE 68506-5643
- In care of
- % MARK BROHMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- THERESA PELLA
- Signed the 990
- THERESA PELLA, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (402) 486-4846
- Website
- WWW.WACHISKAAUDUBON.ORG
- Return prepared by
- REDIGER & COMPANY CPAS
Mission
THE MISSION OF WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY IS TO PRESERVE & RESTORE NATIVE GRASSLANDS AND OTHER NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, PROMOTE BIRDING, SUPPORT NATURAL WILDLIFE, PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN SE NEBRASKA.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAMS & EDUCATION: INCLUDES FIELD TRIPS, BACKYARD HABITAT TOURS, PRAIRIE CELEBRATIONS, NATURAL SCIENCE CLASSES & LECTURES, CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS AND GENERAL MEETINGS.Expenses $112,660
- CONSERVATION & HABITAT: IDENTIFY & ORGANIZE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR HABITAT PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND EDUCATION. FINDING AND HELPING TO PRESERVE & RESTORE NATURAL HABITAT SUCH AS NATURAL PRAIRIE LANDS AND WETLANDS.Expenses $83,446
- PROGRAMS & EDUCATION: INCLUDES FIELD TRIPS, BACKYARD HABITAT TOURS, PRAIRIE CELEBRATIONS, NATURAL SCIENCE CLASSES & LECTURES, CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS AND GENERAL MEETINGS.
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
- 51-0229888
- 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
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,006,057
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,933,023
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,929,399 | $289,225 | $4,006,057 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $421,211 | $247,032 | $2,270,174 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $271,627 | $244,990 | $2,038,222 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $250,445 | $202,155 | $1,867,882 | 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 51-0229888).
Questions about WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY is 51-0229888.
- Is WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY 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 WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY 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 WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY 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 WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names THERESA PELLA.
- Who are the officers and directors of WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $72,019 (MARK BROHMAN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does WACHISKA AUDUBON SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,929,399, expenses of $289,225 and total assets of $4,006,057 at year end.
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