Nonprofit · EIN 47-6024999
NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · LINCOLN, NE 68508
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $232,243 | $236,226 | -$3,983 | $275,142 | $0 | $275,142 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $226,061 | $213,474 | $12,587 | $279,125 | $0 | $279,125 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $211,902 | $206,857 | $5,045 | $266,538 | $0 | $266,538 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $31,785
- Membership dues
- $31,785
- Program service revenue
- $186,501
- Investment income
- $7,466
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,212
- Other revenue
- $6,491
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $28
- Accounting fees
- $1,780
- Travel
- $462
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $279,125
- Total assets, end of year
- $275,142
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $275,142
- Gross unrelated business income
- $9,900
- Gross receipts
- $259,080
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1928
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM REMMENGA | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT DOWNEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DOWNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY CHRISTENSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS CHRISTOPHERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PREISTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANON WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE WHITESEL | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE ORTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON ORTON | ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG TECH | MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLIES DIVISION Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE KNIGHT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM REMMENGA | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT DOWNEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DOWNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY CHRISTENSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS CHRISTOPHERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PREISTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANON WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE WHITESEL | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE ORTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON ORTON | ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG TECH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE KNIGHT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM REMMENGA | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT DOWNEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DOWNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY CHRISTENSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS CHRISTOPHERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PREISTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANON WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE WHITESEL | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE ORTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON ORTON | ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG TECH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE KNIGHT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1233 LINCOLN MALL STE 201, LINCOLN, NE 68508-2820
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LEE ORTON, 1233 LINCOLN MALL SUITE 201, LINCOLN, NE 685082820
- Signed the 990
- LEE ORTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (402) 476-0162
- Website
- NEBRASKAWELLDRILLERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HBE LLP
Mission
PROVIDE INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT GROUNDWATER
Program accomplishments
- THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES MOST OF THE LEGALLY REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR THE LICENSED WATER WELL INDUSTRY IN NEBRASKA. THE ASSOCIATION COMMUNICATES WITH APPROXIMATELY 850 LICENSED PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT WATER WELL SUBJECTS AND MORE THAN 1000 NON-LICENSED INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE WORK OF THE WATER WELL BUSINESS. THE ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL WATER WELL PROFESSIONALS WHETHER MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR NOT.
- THE ASSOCIATION DISTRIBUTES ITS MAGAZINE TO ALL WATER WELL PROFESSIONALS IN NEBRASKA, OTHER STATES, AND OTHER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATORY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN CONTACT WITH WATER WELL PROFESSIONALS. THE PUBLICATION COVERS TOPICS REGARDING LEGAL AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WATER WELL INDUSTRY.
- THE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS THE LICENSED WATER WELL INDUSTRY IN NEBRASKA AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND PROVIDES INPUT INTO LEGISLATIVE DISCUSSIONS WHICH MIGHT IMPACT THE INDUSTRY AS WELL AS PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE INDUSTRY ABOUT LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES AFFECTING WATER WELL PROFESSIONALS.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-6024999
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $275,142
- Income (IRS master file)
- $259,080
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $232,243 | $236,226 | $275,142 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $226,061 | $213,474 | $279,125 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $211,902 | $206,857 | $266,538 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $240,960 | $185,039 | $257,502 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 47-6024999).
Questions about NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION is 47-6024999.
- Is NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1964.
- Are donations to NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION 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 NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LEE ORTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NEBRASKA WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $232,243, expenses of $236,226 and total assets of $275,142 at year end.
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