Mission
THE NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION, INTERPRETATION AND APPRECIATION OF NEBRASKA HISTORY.
Public Charity
NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION
NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in LINCOLN, NE. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.3M revenue, $2.4M expenses, $23.1M total assets. 16 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $452K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 476000332
LINCOLN, NE
Historical Societies & Historic Preservation
NTEE: A82
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.3M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$23.1M
Grant Records16
Funding Total$452K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation
How Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$80
The foundation receives gifts of cash and real or personal property and administers its use to assist the nebraska state historical society in increasing the understanding and appreciation…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
General support
$102,408
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$5,500
General purposes
$47,457
RECREATION PATHWAY TO HISTORIC MONUMENT
$25,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$78,434
Showing up to 5 of 16 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Brian Croft
SECRETARY/TR
Dawn Rockey
VICE PRESIDE
Gail Debuse Potter
DIRECTOR
James Beatty
DIRECTOR
Larry Small
EXECUTIVE DI
Leslie Fattig
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.3M | $2.4M | $23.1M |
| 2024 | $2.6M | $1.8M | $21.3M |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $19.6M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $1.3M | $17.6M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $18.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $3.3M (+157%), with total assets most recently reported at $23.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.