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← NEBRASKA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by NEBRASKA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,057,253
Total expenses
$3,067,090
Contributions and grants received
$1,884,494
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,113,280
Investment income
$47,962
Other revenue
$11,517
Total assets, end of year
$1,355,077
Total liabilities, end of year
$271,296
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,083,781
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,861,444

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $23,050

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEETING & EDUCATION

    total $484,677 · related or exempt $484,677

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MAGAZINE REVENUE

    total $484,213 · related or exempt $484,213

  • 2c · Program service revenue: LOSS CONTROL PARTICIPA

    total $85,889 · related or exempt $85,889

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING REVENUE

    total $58,501 · unrelated business $58,501

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $47,962 · excluded $47,962

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $11,517 · excluded $11,517

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $11,517

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $48,450

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $460,418

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $126,658

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $104,331

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $35,557

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $236,391

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $84,004

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $46,797

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $43,220

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $615,635

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $52,364

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,541

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $33,968

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $47,108

  • 17 · Travel

    total $74,731

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $451,704

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $25,735

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,808

  • 24a · Other expenses: MAGAZINE EXPENSES

    total $477,406

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $42,679

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT EXPENSES

    total $23,737

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,848

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $708,550 · end of year $533,068

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $157,229 · end of year $187,870

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $46,823 · end of year $156,067

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

    $977,703

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

    $523,112

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $486,525 · end of year $454,591

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,250 · end of year $1,250

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $32,448 · end of year $22,231

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $212,399 · end of year $171,424

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $126,880 · end of year $99,872

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,093,546 · end of year $1,083,781

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

PROVIDE VALUE AND SUPPORT THROUGH ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORTS MEMBERS BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES RELATED TO ELECTRIFICATION.

  • THE TRADE ASSOCIATION HAS 35 RURAL ELECTRIC SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS AND SMALL TOWNS IN NEBRASKA. NEBRASKA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION PROVIDES THEIR MEMBER-SYSTEMS WITH MAGAZINE, DIRECTORY, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SUPPORT; JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION AND SAFETY; ADVOCACY AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; AND OTHER SPECIAL SERVICES RELATED TO ELECTRIFICATION.

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Greg Strehle

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $3,600
    From this org
    $3,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Vance McCoy

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $1,200
    From this org
    $1,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dan Scheer

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $3,250
    From this org
    $3,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Blazek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Papenhausen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $800
    From this org
    $800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Justin Brickner

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL OCT '25)

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Kildow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Gray Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,800
    From this org
    $1,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dennis Kuchar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Merlin Prior

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Schlack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harry Walahoski

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL MAY '25)

    Total calculated
    $200
    From this org
    $200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Ruggles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $600
    From this org
    $600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Keener

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $600
    From this org
    $600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerry Childers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stewart Huneke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,200
    From this org
    $1,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ron Stech

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,200
    From this org
    $1,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Christy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryan Monahan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Becker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dana Meyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Damon C Birkhofer

    DIRECTOR (AS OF OCT '25)

    Total calculated
    $200
    From this org
    $200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Woods

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brent Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Douglas Oertwich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $800
    From this org
    $800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dennis White

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marcus Milanuk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Knaub

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Wyman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Kounovsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $1,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerry Fullerton

    DIRECTOR (AS OF OCT '25)

    Total calculated
    $200
    From this org
    $200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Wadas

    DIRECTOR (AS OF AUG '25)

    Total calculated
    $400
    From this org
    $400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Roberts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aj Kuxhausen

    DIRECTOR (ALTERNATE)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Batie

    DIRECTOR (AS OF SEPT '25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Thomas

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL OCT '25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ac Pat Hecox II

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL JAN '25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Nelson

    GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachael Black

    DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES & EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $226,751
    From this org
    $141,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $85,113
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,638
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $51,251
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,136
    Filer's total
    $229,025

  • James Dukesherer

    GRASSROOTS COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $207,539
    From this org
    $137,496
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,043
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,496
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $38,580
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,734
    Filer's total
    $209,810

  • John Wayne Price

    EDITOR NEBRASKA MAGAZINE

    Total calculated
    $160,279
    From this org
    $100,308
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,971
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $100,308
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,221
    Filer's total
    $162,037

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C;
PER THE INSTRUCTIONS, COLUMN C INCLUDES THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN. THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THE ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
10 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612539349300646

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