Nonprofit · EIN 51-0672623
RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA
Tax-exempt · LINCOLN, NE 68508
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $816,288 | $895,338 | -$79,050 | $914,028 | $60,117 | $853,911 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $851,130 | $783,452 | $67,678 | $1,017,413 | $84,512 | $932,901 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $727,581 | $678,979 | $48,602 | $877,840 | $12,686 | $865,154 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $802,123
- Investment income
- $13,665
- Other revenue
- $500
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $205,237
- Other salaries and wages
- $245,003
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $450,240
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,039
- Occupancy
- $10,516
- Travel
- $62,786
- Depreciation
- $3,303
- Program services (functional)
- $316,520
- Management and general (functional)
- $578,818
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,017,413
- Total assets, end of year
- $914,028
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $60,117
- Net assets, end of year
- $853,911
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,540
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $853,911
- Gross receipts
- $816,288
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 2007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN CALDWELL | EXECUTIVE DI Key employee | 40 | $205,237 |
| DOUG BERVEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK BOWDISH | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CHRISTENSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKI FEE | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC FOBES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL GEILENFELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH HARDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HARTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT HARTWIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE JANDRAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONAVAN JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM JANDRAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE KRAMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY LEIDING | FORMER PRESI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN MYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRESTIN READ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT RYNEARSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG SCHOENFELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE GARRETT | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT UHER | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK WOODSIDE | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN CALDWELL | EXECUTIVE DI Key employee | 40 | $192,752 |
| DOUG BERVEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK BOWDISH | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CHRISTENSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKI FEE | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE GARRETT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SETH HARDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM JANDRAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE KRAMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY LEIDING | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| COLIN MYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN REIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS RILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG SCHOENFELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORDAN SUNDERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT UHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK WOODSIDE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG BERVEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK BOWDISH | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAWN CALDWELL | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CHRISTENSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON COSBY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACKI FEE | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC FOBES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE GARRETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH HARDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE JANDRAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE JERKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE KRAMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY LEIDING | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DEVIN MOGLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREVOR MORGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID OSTDIEK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRESTIN READ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN REIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS RILEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG SCHOENFELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORDAN SUNDERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK WOODSIDE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1327 H ST STE 103, LINCOLN, NE 68508-3751
- In care of
- % LORAN C SCHMIT
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JACKI FEE, 1327 H STREET SUITE 103, LINCOLN, NE 68508
- Signed the 990
- DAWN CALDWELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (402) 325-0045
- Website
- WWW.RENEWABLEFUELSNE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHRISTIANSON PLLP
Mission
TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT ETHANOL PRODUCTION IN NEBRASKA
Program accomplishments
- LOBBYING AND CONSULTING WITH STATE LEGISLATORS TO INFORM THEM OF THE BENEFITS OF ETHANOL PRODUCTIONExpenses $70,547
- PUBLICATIONS OF NEWSLETTER, BROCHURES AND POSTERS AND MAINTENANCE OF WEBSITE TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE BENEFITS OF ETHANOLExpenses $186,202
- RESEARCH,MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT, CONFERENCE, MEETINGS AND EVENT SPONSORSHIPS TO SHARE INFORMATION, DISCUSS AND PROMOTE ETHANOL INDUSTRYExpenses $59,771
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
- 51-0672623
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $914,028
- Income (IRS master file)
- $816,288
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $816,288 | $895,338 | $914,028 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $851,130 | $783,452 | $1,017,413 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $727,581 | $678,979 | $877,840 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $638,389 | $439,965 | $829,579 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 51-0672623).
Questions about RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA
- What is the EIN of RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA is 51-0672623.
- Is RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2009.
- Are donations to RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA 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 RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA 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 RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA 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 RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JACKI FEE.
- Who are the officers and directors of RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $205,237 (DAWN CALDWELL, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $816,288, expenses of $895,338 and total assets of $914,028 at year end.
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