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← INVEST NEBRASKA CORP

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INVEST NEBRASKA CORP.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,234,005
Total expenses
$2,826,941
Contributions and grants received
$7,688,319
Grants paid
$53,964
Program service revenue
$159,477
Investment income
-$835,836
Other revenue
$222,045
Total assets, end of year
$66,318,312
Total liabilities, end of year
$729,458
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$65,588,854
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,542,449
Management and general expenses
$284,492
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,542,449

Program services were 89.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,536,641

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $151,678

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EARNED INCOME

    total $159,477 · related or exempt $159,477

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $740,211 · excluded $740,211

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $483,041

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $2,059,088

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$1,576,047

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,576,047 · related or exempt -$1,576,047

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $222,045 · related or exempt $222,045

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $222,045

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $53,964 · program services $53,964

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $297,122 · program services $178,273 · management and general $118,849

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $622,536 · program services $577,205 · management and general $45,331

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $60,391 · program services $55,858 · management and general $4,533

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $31,512 · program services $28,855 · management and general $2,657

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $58,356 · program services $49,450 · management and general $8,906

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $3,648 · program services $3,648

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,761 · management and general $41,761

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $49,654 · program services $5,200 · management and general $44,454

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $62,350 · program services $62,350

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $175,460 · program services $175,460

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $205,069 · program services $205,069

  • 17 · Travel

    total $78,360 · program services $78,360

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $41,573 · program services $41,573

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $59,314 · program services $59,314

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,001 · management and general $18,001

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $713,698 · program services $713,698

  • 24b · Other expenses: ROBOTICS

    total $176,079 · program services $176,079

  • 24c · Other expenses: OUTREACH PROGRAMS

    total $66,577 · program services $66,577

  • 24d · Other expenses: INTERSECT PROGRAMS

    total $11,516 · program services $11,516

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,093,924 · end of year $2,915,890

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,498,711 · end of year $3,631,845

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $306,520 · end of year $439,364

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $11,163,320 · end of year $12,032,397

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $330,395

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $313,145

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $67,669 · end of year $17,250

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,210,340 · end of year $1,334,102

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $41,087,032 · end of year $44,353,065

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,151,116 · end of year $1,594,399

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $494,110 · end of year $555,185

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $81,405 · end of year $174,273

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $285,400 · end of year $675,159

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $60,717,717 · end of year $64,913,695

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY IDENTIFYING, SUPPORTING, AND INVESTING IN HIGH-GROWTH, HIGH-IMPACT, OR COMMUNITY CRITICAL COMPANIES ACROSS NEBRASKA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

INVEST NEBRASKA CORPORATION GROWS NEBRASKA'S ECONOMY BY PROVIDING CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO EARLY STAGE STARTUPS, DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURS, AND ATTRACTING OUT-OF-STATE CAPITAL THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS. AS A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT VENTURE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, INVEST NEBRASKA CORPORATION HAS BECOME A KEY LEADER IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM; FUNDING PROGRAMS, ORGANIZING SERVICES, AND BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STATE.

  • SEED FUND PROGRAM - THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF NEBRASKA'S DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE CAPITAL TO EARLY-STAGE BUSINESSES THROUGH THE BUSINESS INNOVATION ACT. THESE BUSINESSES ARE STATUTORILY ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCING BASED ON A SERIES OF QUALIFYING FACTORS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES CAPITAL TO EARLY-STAGE BUSINESSES THROUGH FEDERALLY DESIGNATED GRANT FUNDS.

    Expenses $1,846,851

  • THE COMBINE - AN AGRIFOOD TECH INCUBATOR LOCATED ON NEBRASKA INNOVATION CAMPUS TO INCUBATE HIGH-GROWTH, EARLY-STAGE BUSINESS IN THE AG AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY SPACE.

    Expenses $344,906

  • NEBRASKA EMERGING GROWTH - THE ORGANIZATION ADMINISTERS FUNDS THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECEIVED UNDER THE STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE (SSBCI) PROGRAM OF THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. CONVERTIBLE DEBT AND EQUITY INVESTMENTS FROM $100,000- $1,000,000 CAN BE USED FOR WORKING CAPITAL, AND INVENTORY/EQUIPMENT PURCHASES. FUNDS MUST BE MATCHED BY PRIVATE FUNDS AS OUTLINED IN THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $191,495

  • OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - PROVIDE OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE STARTUP BUSINESSES THAT NEED TO COMPLETE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS IN ORDER TO ATTRACT OUTSIDE CAPITAL.

    Expenses $159,197 · Grants $53,964

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joseph Young

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Phil Bakken

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Amy Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Vishal Singh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Steve Gangwish

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Craig Tuttle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Courtney Dentlinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Daniel Padilla

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joseph Fox Ex-Officionon-Voting

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kristin Hassebrook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jasmine Kingsey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Donna Kush

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dan Hoffman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $297,122
    From this org
    $216,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,422
    Hours/week
    43

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,000
    Bonus
    $19,700
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $80,422
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $297,122
  • Ben Williamson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $230,141
    From this org
    $193,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,501
    Hours/week
    42

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,000
    Bonus
    $17,640
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,501
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $230,141

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

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

  • DYSLEXICO LLC

    $0

    VENTURE COMPETITION

  • PRIVY AI INC

    $0

    ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION RESEARCH

  • CATTLE KETTLE LLC

    $0

    VENTURE COMPETITION

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • INVEST NEBRASKA NMOTION LLC

    ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITY · NE · assets $2,368,613

    Directly controlled by INVEST NEBRASKA CORPORATION

  • INVEST NEBRASKA FUND I LLC

    ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITY · NE · assets $2,384,342

    Directly controlled by INVEST NEBRASKA CORPORATION

  • INVEST NEBRASKA FUND MANAGEMENT I LLC

    ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITY · NE · assets $320,546

    Directly controlled by INVEST NEBRASKA CORPORATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
20 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202521969349300302

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