Totals
- Total revenue
- $18,576,488
- Total expenses
- $11,840,371
- Contributions and grants received
- $17,119,596
- Grants paid
- $665,826
- Program service revenue
- $635,237
- Investment income
- $817,980
- Other revenue
- $3,675
- Total assets, end of year
- $38,192,732
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,022,697
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $24,170,035
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $11,716,602
- Management and general expenses
- $23,942
- Fundraising expenses
- $99,827
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $11,716,602
Program services were 99.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1d · Related organizations
$329,155
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,248,931
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$14,541,510
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$75,590
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2a · Program service revenue: INTEREST ON LENDING ACTIVITIES
total $336,805 · related or exempt $336,805
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2b · Program service revenue: FEES AND REIMBURSEMENTS
total $298,432 · related or exempt $298,432
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3 · Investment income
total $817,980 · excluded $817,980
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6a · Gross rents
real property $3,675
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $3,675
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $3,675 · related or exempt $3,675
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $339,676 · program services $339,676
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $326,150 · program services $326,150
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $502,445 · management and general $502,445
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,202,924 · program services $4,902,773 · management and general $157,944 · fundraising $142,207
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $285,490 · program services $271,596 · management and general $6,016 · fundraising $7,878
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,211,498 · program services $1,031,874 · management and general $145,744 · fundraising $33,880
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $450,845 · program services $394,371 · management and general $45,681 · fundraising $10,793
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11b · Fees: legal
total $34,051 · program services $21,162 · management and general $12,889
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $47,058 · management and general $47,058
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $95,112 · program services $93,612 · management and general $1,500
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $7,770 · management and general $7,770
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,100,434 · program services $929,718 · management and general $167,605 · fundraising $3,111
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16 · Occupancy
total $174,085 · program services $166,634 · management and general $7,451
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17 · Travel
total $242,296 · program services $223,986 · management and general $14,450 · fundraising $3,860
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $316,866 · program services $299,488 · management and general $15,468 · fundraising $1,910
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20 · Interest
total $19,870 · program services $19,870
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23 · Insurance
total $56,701 · program services $51,797 · management and general $4,904
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24a · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COS
total $691,980 · program services $691,980 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: PUBLICATION AND SUBSCRI
total $216,582 · program services $157,479 · management and general $52,886 · fundraising $6,217
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24c · Other expenses: FUNDS TO RELATED PARTIE
total $161,578 · program services $158,130 · management and general $3,448 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACT
total $138,527 · program services $138,527
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24e · All other expenses
total $218,433 · program services $1,497,779 · management and general -$1,169,317 · fundraising -$110,029
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $9,390,261 · end of year $12,758,924
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,672,377 · end of year $1,813,973
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $3,500 · end of year $16,349
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $4,365,059 · end of year $8,331,055
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $56,983 · end of year $155,983
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$186,240
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$142,034
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $53,441 · end of year $44,206
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,195,799 · end of year $1,287,076
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,301,007 · end of year $13,785,166
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $818,138 · end of year $704,057
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
end of year $10,019,870
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,804,870 · end of year $3,298,770
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,611,465 · end of year $11,927,879
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,803,954 · end of year $12,242,156
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO CULTIVATE STRONG COMMUNITIES ROOTED IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.
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NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION - AN ALLIANCE OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVOCATES FOR FEDERAL POLICY REFORM TO ADVANCE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SYSTEMS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $3,313,151 · Grants $15,000 · Revenue $183,283
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FARM AND COMMUNITY - SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL NEBRASKA BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT VALUE ADDED AGRICULTURE, WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIC FARMING, NEW FARMERS AND RANCHERS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
Expenses $3,772,072 · Grants $638,826 · Revenue $4,750
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RURAL PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM - ADVOCATES FOR STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES THAT SUPPORT FAMILY SIZE FARMS, VALUE ADDED AGRICULTURE, MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, BEGINNING FARMERS, AND SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION.
Expenses $2,281,386 · Revenue $10,400
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LENDING SERVICES - PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO RURAL MICRO ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS THE FULL EXPANSE OF RURAL NEBRASKA AND INCLUDES A RURAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER AND A RURAL HISPANIC BUSINESS CENTER.
Expenses $1,041,476 · Grants $12,000 · Revenue $382,206
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER NETWORK - A DIVERSE COALITION OF 56 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PROTECT THE LAND, WATER, WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES' GREATEST RIVER.
Expenses $644,454 · Revenue $2,749
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NEWSLETTER AND COMMUNICATIONS
Expenses -$38,800
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SOLAR FOR ALL
Expenses $702,863
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GENERAL
Revenue $55,524
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Dennis DemmelDENNIS DEMMEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jay HallJAY HALL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Chuck KarpfCHUCK KARPF
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Barbara DillyBARBARA DILLY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Leverne BarrettLEVERNE BARRETT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Krista Peeks DittmanKRISTA PEEKS DITTMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Melissa FlorellMELISSA FLORELL
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Greg FrippGREG FRIPP
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Ross LarsonROSS LARSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Nancy MeyerNANCY MEYER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Karina PerezKARINA PEREZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Audrey Lutz MusilekAUDREY LUTZ MUSILEK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Paul SwansonPAUL SWANSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Steele ValenzuelaSTEELE VALENZUELA
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jane YuleJANE YULE
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Lee TesdellLEE TESDELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Brian DepewBRIAN DEPEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $190,771
- From this org
- $168,241
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,530
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $168,241
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,278
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,252
- Filer's total
- $190,771
-
Mike BrideMIKE BRIDE
CFO
- Total calculated
- $171,631
- From this org
- $130,416
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,215
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $130,416
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,293
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,922
- Filer's total
- $171,631
-
Sandra RennerSANDRA RENNER
CHIEF OF STAFF
- Total calculated
- $118,409
- From this org
- $88,973
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,436
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Sarah HackneySARAH HACKNEY
NSAC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $174,773
- From this org
- $153,157
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,616
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,157
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,364
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,252
- Filer's total
- $174,773
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Sophia KruszewskiSOPHIA KRUSZEWSKI
NSAC DEPUTY POLICY DIRECOR
- Total calculated
- $173,725
- From this org
- $132,471
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,254
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $132,471
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,332
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,922
- Filer's total
- $173,725
-
Mike LavenderMIKE LAVENDER
NSAC POLICY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $196,752
- From this org
- $154,471
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $42,281
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,471
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,359
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,922
- Filer's total
- $196,752
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Eowyn CorralEOWYN CORRAL
GRASS ROOTS CO-DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $136,393
- From this org
- $107,424
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,969
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS SET ANNUALLY BY THE CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABLES WITHIN THE NONPROFIT INDUSTRY.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
-
$250,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$72,291
F&C SUBCONTRACTS
-
SARA MAY BRUBACHER STEINBRINK SKY CHIEF SPRINGS LLC
$5,385
CONSERVATION MENTORSHIP NETWORK
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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THE GRANARY FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · SOLICIT AND HOLD ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS. · NE
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CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS COMMUNITY CAPITAL
501(C)(3) · PROVIDE FINANCING & TECHNICAL ASSIST FOR SMALL BUSINESSES & COMMUNITY · NE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 24 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202611209349302156
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