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US nonprofit · EIN 311597948 · Lincoln, NEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 311597948) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2010.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Greater Lincoln Chamber Foundation's network

9 people6 organisationsi9 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (11) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Mark Hesser ChairBoard Chair2018
8 yrs
Bob BalfanyTreasurer2018
8 yrs
John MilesDirector2019
7 yrs
LG SearceyDirector2018
8 yrs
Marc LebaronDirector2018
8 yrs
MAX RodenburgDirector2024
2 yrs
Russ GronewoldDirector2022
4 yrs
Susan Keisler-MunroDirector2022
4 yrs
Terry HeimesVice-Chair2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bruce BohrerVP & General Counselsince 2018
Jason BallCompany secretarysince 2022
Wendy BirdsallCompany secretarysince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Bruce BohrerVP & General Counsel4$17k$162k$37k
Terry HeimesVice-Chair1$0
Mark HesserBoard Chair1$0
Bob BalfanyTreasurer1$0
Russ GronewoldDirector1$0
Susan Keisler-MunroDirector1$0
Marc LebaronDirector1$0
John MilesDirector1$0
Lg SearceyDirector1$0
Max RodenburgDirector1$0
Jason BallSecretary1$0$281k$20k

About

Legal name
Greater Lincoln Chamber Foundation
EIN
311597948
Address
1128 Lincoln Mall Ste 100, Lincoln, NE, 68508-2878
State
Nebraska
Mission
To engage in the promotion and support of the retention and expansion of local businesses. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S30 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1998
Principal officer
Jason Ball (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1998
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMark Hesser
≥8years on the filingsBob Balfany
≥8years on the filingsLG Searcey
≥8years on the filingsMarc Lebaron

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$200k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$474k
Employees
0
Volunteers
9

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$387k$508kDeficit $121k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lincoln Airport AuthorityGeneral support$250k
Lincoln Chamber Economic Development CorporationTo support lcedc mission$111k
Lincoln Chamber of CommerceWomen in business$42k
Community Development Resources$33k