Totals
- Total revenue
- $556,361
- Total expenses
- $637,051
- Contributions and grants received
- $536,317
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $18,314
- Investment income
- $1,900
- Other revenue
- -$170
- Total assets, end of year
- $51,210
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,211
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $39,999
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $318,667
- Management and general expenses
- $267,438
- Fundraising expenses
- $50,946
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $318,667
Program services were 50.0% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$41,485
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$494,832
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2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES
total $16,528 · related or exempt $16,528
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2b · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES & EVENT I
total $1,786 · related or exempt $1,786
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3 · Investment income
total $1,900 · excluded $1,900
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$4,070
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$4,240
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$170 · related or exempt -$170
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $174,893 · program services $83,420 · management and general $55,697 · fundraising $35,776
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $69,076 · program services $11,450 · management and general $57,626
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $27,249 · program services $250 · management and general $26,999
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $26,466 · management and general $26,466
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11b · Fees: legal
total $455 · management and general $455
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $9,758 · management and general $9,758
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $11,250 · fundraising $11,250
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11g · Fees: other
total $231,777 · program services $191,239 · management and general $40,538
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $548 · management and general $548
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13 · Office expenses
total $7,094 · program services $958 · management and general $6,094 · fundraising $42
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14 · Information technology
total $15,627 · management and general $14,627 · fundraising $1,000
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16 · Occupancy
total $26,732 · program services $14,603 · management and general $12,129
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17 · Travel
total $2,351 · program services $1,577 · management and general $774
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,174 · management and general $2,174
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23 · Insurance
total $5,142 · management and general $5,142
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24a · Other expenses: REFRESHMENTS / PRIZES
total $5,923 · program services $5,588 · management and general $229 · fundraising $106
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24b · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT
total $4,882 · program services $150 · management and general $4,452 · fundraising $280
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24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING
total $4,002 · management and general $1,510 · fundraising $2,492
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24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS AND LICENSI
total $3,570 · program services $2,000 · management and general $1,570
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24e · All other expenses
total $8,082 · program services $7,432 · management and general $650
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $31,984 · end of year $24,671
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $94,974 · end of year $25,519
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,248 · end of year $1,020
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $182 · end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$28,118
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$28,118
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,174 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $10,627 · end of year $11,211
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $119,019 · end of year $39,083
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $916 · end of year $916
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE NEBRASKA WRITERS COLLECTIVE FOSTERS PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING IN THE MIDWEST THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE POETRY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
FOSTERS PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE POETRY.
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ALL WRITES RESERVED (AWR): THIS PROGRAM IS ENTERING ITS 15TH SEASON, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATIONAL YEAR. STUDENTS FROM ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS ON WRITING, EDITING, GIVING AND RECEIVING FEEDBACK, AND PERFORMANCE. THIS PROGRAM SERVICES 30-40 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SITES, EACH SERVING 4-12 STUDENTS, AND ENDS WITH A FINAL SHOWCASE EACH APRIL. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING WORKFORCE READINESS SKILLS TO YOUTH, WE ALSO CONTRACT WITH LOCAL TEACHING ARTISTS, WHICH KEEPS ARTISTS PAID AND CONNECTED TO THE GREATER NEBRASKA AREA.
Expenses $141,640 · Revenue $1,725
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COLLECTIVE FOR YOUTH (CFY): THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE OMAHA AREA. THE NWC PARTNERS TO OFFER A CURRICULUM THAT BUILDS LITERACY THROUGH HIP-HOP IN 4 NORTHEAST OMAHA LOCATIONS. EACH WEEK, APPROXIMATELY 45-60 STUDENTS ARE SERVED. THE GOAL IS TO USE AN ARTS-BASED CURRICULUM TO ADDRESS LITERACY GAPS IN STUDENTS BEFORE THEY GET TO HIGH SCHOOL.
Expenses $24,816
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THE NEBRASKA YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM IS A LICENSED PROGRAM DONE IN COORDINATION WITH URBANWORD. THIS PROGRAM LOOKS TO RECRUIT DIVERSE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS NEBRASKA WHO SHOW CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ARTISTIC MERIT. THE WINNING PARTICIPANT RECEIVES ONE YEAR OF CIVIC AND ARTISTIC MENTORSHIP, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE TO BE THE UNITED STATES YOUTH POET LAUREATE.
Expenses $1,778
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OTHER PROGRAMS OF THE NEBRASKA WRITERS COLLECTIVE INCLUDE: NORTH OMAHA WRITERS WORKSHOP, NWC PRESS, WRITERS IN COMMUNITY, OMAHA & LINCOLN POETRY SLAMS, AND WRITERS' BLOCK.
Expenses $150,433 · Revenue $16,419
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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Zedeka PoindexterZEDEKA POINDEXTER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $85,046
- From this org
- $78,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,296
- Hours/week
- 40
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Gina TranisiGINA TRANISI
CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - THRU 04/25
- Total calculated
- $65,344
- From this org
- $62,344
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,000
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kara WarnerKARA WARNER
PROGRAMS DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $36,165
- From this org
- $31,250
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,915
- Hours/week
- 40
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Randy ChavezRANDY CHAVEZ
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tocarra SteeleTOCARRA STEELE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Keegan KorfKEEGAN KORF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joy KathurimaJOY KATHURIMA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bea CarrascoBEA CARRASCO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Theodore WheelerTHEODORE WHEELER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Seraphim MullinsSERAPHIM MULLINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen BrucknerSTEPHEN BRUCKNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Adil MoussaADIL MOUSSA
DIRECTOR THRU - 10/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michelle UlicnyMICHELLE ULICNY
DIRECTOR THRU - 10/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tina LonerganTINA LONERGAN
DIRECTOR THRU - 09/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601359349305290
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