Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE DIVERSE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ELDERLY AND DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS OF NEBRASKA.
- Income
- $13.3 million
- Spending
- $12.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 86%
- Employees
- 320
- Volunteers
- 384
- Highest pay
- $119,767, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 (4)
- $4.9 million spent. HEAD STARTHEAD START PROMOTES THE SCHOOL READINESS OF LOW-INCOME PRESCHOOL CHILDREN (AGES 3 TO 5), INCLUDING CHILDREN OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES, ALASKA NATIVES, AND MIGRATORY SEASONAL AND FARM WORKERS, AND INFANTS AND TODDLERS (BIRTH THROUGH AGE 3) BY ENHANCING THEIR COGNITIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT THEIR GROWTH IN LANGUAGE, LITERACY, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING, CREATIVE ART, PHYSICAL SKILLS, AND APPROACHES TO LEARNING. PARENTS RECEIVE SOCIAL SERVICES AND PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM.
- $942,986 spent. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)WIC PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIOUS FOODS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND REFERRALS TO HEALTH CARE FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS DURING CRITICAL PERIODS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. SUCH PERSONS INCLUDE PREGNANT WOMEN, BREAST-FEEDING WOMEN UP TO ONE YEAR POSTPARTUM, NON-BREAST-FEEDING WOMEN UP TO SIX MONTHS POSTPARTUM, INFANTS (PERSONS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE), AND CHILDREN UNDER AGE FIVE DETERMINED TO BE AT NUTRITIONAL RISK. INTERVENTION DURING THE PRENATAL PERIOD IMPROVES FETAL DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCES THE INCIDENCE OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, SHORT GESTATION, AND ANEMIA.
- $2.3 million spent. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMTHE GOAL OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS TO INITIATE, IMPROVE, OR CONTINUE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IN RURAL AREAS BY PROVIDING FINACIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATING, PLANNING, ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, AND THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.
- $3.2 million spent. PROVIDE RELIEF TO THOSE IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE LOW-INCOME POPULATION IN THE AREA SERVED THROUGH THE MEANS OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 September 2025.
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 September 1966.
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.
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