Nonprofit · EIN 47-0608588
MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART
Tax-exempt · KEARNEY, NE 68847
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,780,604 | $2,315,309 | $3,465,295 | $31,001,877 | $339,487 | $30,662,390 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $12,183,768 | $27,591,175 | -$15,407,407 | $31,112,341 | $3,263,386 | $27,848,955 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $13,547,143 | $1,105,946 | $12,441,197 | $42,363,845 | $793,399 | $41,570,446 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,330,711
- Membership dues
- $57,365
- Program service revenue
- $7,878
- Investment income
- $435,070
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $126,873
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $5,980
- Other revenue
- $6,945
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $719,354
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $723,051
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $180,583
- Travel
- $71,564
- Depreciation
- $136,530
- Program services (functional)
- $1,083,033
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,056,987
- Fundraising (functional)
- $175,289
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $31,112,341
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,001,877
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $339,487
- Net assets, end of year
- $30,662,390
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,892,498
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,180,463
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,262,260
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,400,130
- Gross receipts
- $5,790,247
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 33
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- NE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAN EINSPAHR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JON WATTS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT BENSON | EX-OFFICO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR NEAL SCHNOOR | EX-OFFICO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL TWIGG | EX-OFFICO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE BICAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON BOKENKAMP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DERRICK BURBUL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY FLOHR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM GALLAGHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL HIGH HORSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN ROWE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STAN SCHWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRICKET BLACK SIMMONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMARA SLOAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RITA STINNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE TAMAYO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH WHITED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE WISE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE QUAMBUSCH | PAST PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BURKE HARR | PRESIDENT ELECT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ZICAFOOSE | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHAD GRAFF | VICE PRESIDENT - COLLECTION/EXHIBITION Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATE MCCOWN | VICE PRESIDENT -DEVELOPMENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICK SCHUESSLER | VICE PRESIDENT - LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNE SALERNO | VICE PRESIDENT - NOMINATING/GOVERNANCE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW DUNEHOO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE HERDEN | PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $79,538 |
| ANDREW DUNEHOO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $34,279 |
| WENDY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAD GRAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON BOKENKAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BURKE HARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD SCHUESSLER | EX-OFFICIO-CHAIR, ART & DE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HEIL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE BLACK SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE TAMAYO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAN EINSPAHR | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE WISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM GALLAGHER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ZICAFOOSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL TWIGG | EX-OFFICIO- DEAN ARTS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY NYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CHARLES BICEK | EX OFFICIO-CHANCELLOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN O'NEILL | VICE PRESIDENT- DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY LEBARON | VICE PRESIDENT- COLLECTION Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUE QUAMBUSCH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATE MCCOWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM ROBAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNE SALERNO | VICE PRESIDENT- GOVERNANCE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STAN SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WIEBE | VICE PRESIDENT-EDUCATION Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JON WATTS | EX OFFICIO-VICE CHANCELLOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYN WALLIN ZIEGENBEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE HERDEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $128,306 | $16,077 |
| WENDY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN HADLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON BOKENKAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BURKE HARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERRICK BURBL | EX-OFFICIO-CHAIR, ART & DE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HEIL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB CULVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDY HENNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN EINSPAHR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HENNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM GALLAGHER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HOMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT NEFSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY NYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS KRISTENSEN | EX OFFICIO-CHANCELLOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN O'NEILL | VICE PRESIDENT- DEVELOPMEN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY LEBARON | VICE PRESIDENT- COLLECTION Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE QUAMBUSCH | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE MCCOWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM ROBAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN MCGOWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE SALERNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STAN SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WIEBE | VICE PRESIDENT-EDUCATION Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WIEDERSPAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON WATTS | EX OFFICIO-VICE CHANCELLOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYN WALLIN ZIEGENBEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2401 CENTRAL AVE, KEARNEY, NE 68847-4501
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAN EINSPAHR, 2401 CENTRAL AVENUE, KEARNEY, NE 68847
- Signed the 990
- JAN EINSPAHR, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (308) 865-8559
- Website
- MONA.UNK.EDU
- Return prepared by
- HAYES & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
THE MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART (MONA) CELEBRATES THE HISTORY OF NEBRASKA'S VISUAL ART FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES. MONA COLLECTS, PRESERVES, RESEARCHES, EXHIBITS, AND INTERPRETS THE WORK OF ARTISTS WHO WERE BORN, LIVED, TRAINED, OR WORKED IN NEBRASKA OR WHO CREATED ARTWORKS THAT REFLECT THE CULTURE OF NEBRASKA.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND COORDINATED EVENTS WITH LOCAL YOUTH ART PROGRAMSExpenses $1,083,033 · revenue $13,858
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-0608588
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A510)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,001,877
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,790,247
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,780,604 | $2,315,309 | $31,001,877 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $12,183,768 | $27,591,175 | $31,112,341 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $13,547,143 | $1,105,946 | $42,363,845 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $12,796,061 | $1,473,891 | $29,264,897 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-0608588).
Questions about MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART
- What is the EIN of MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART is 47-0608588.
- Is MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JAN EINSPAHR.
- Who are the officers and directors of MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,780,604, expenses of $2,315,309 and total assets of $31,001,877 at year end.
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