Nebraska Wildlife Federation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CONSERVING NEBRASKA'S WILDLIFE & HABITAT
- Income
- $31,630
- Spending
- $29,016
- Reserves
- 35.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 82%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- NEBRASKA 4-6 GRADE STUDENTS ARE RECRUITED TO CREATE A POSTER ABOUT NEBRASKA'S WILD LANDS AND WILDLIFE AND SEND IT TO THE NEWF BOARD FOR JUDGING. THE THEME FOR 2022 WAS "SAVING NEBRASKA WILDLANDS." POSTER CONTEST RULES ARE DISRIBUTED TO PRINCIPALS IN NEBRASKA TO SEND TO THEIR TEACHERS THAT HAVE 4TH, 5TH OR 6TH GRADE STUDENTS IN EITHER ARE OR LIFE SCIENCES CLASSES. ALL WIDLLIFE NEEDS TO BE FREE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ABOUT, TO FIND BROWSING AND RESTEING AREAS, TO MIGRATE AND MINGLE WITH OTHER HERDS OR INDIVIDUALS OF THIER SPECIES. THE OPEN LANDS OF NEBRASKA ARE NECESSARY FOR ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF WILDLIFE IN OUR STATE. AWARDS ARE GIVEN AT A BANQUET AND CEREMONY AT PIONEERS PARK NATURE CENTER, LINCOLN, NE
- $29,016 spent. A POSTER CONTEST IS HELD AND AN AWARD BANQUET AND CEREMONY IS HELD
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1989.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: National Wildlife Federation (Reston, VA), EIN 53-0204616. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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