Opensky Policy Institute
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3m
$200k liabilities
Net assets
$2.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
5.6 years on average
Staff
14
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
Opensky Policy Institute's network
13 people16 organisationsi13 people and 16 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (17) 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
13 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buey Ray TUT | Director As of 10/18/24 | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chris Rodgers | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Claude Berreckman JR (also filed as Claude Berreckman) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Curt Friesen | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dr Jamar Dorsey SR | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Lissette Aliaga-Linares | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Eric Reznicek | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jerry Bexten | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jordan Colwell | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Judy Pederson | President Elect | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kathy Campbell | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rosemary Ohles | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tammy Day | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Constance Knoche | Education Policy Director | since 2020 |
| David Spinar | President | 2018 |
| Douglas K German | Company secretary | 2018 |
| Rebecca Firestone | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Renee A FRY | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Tiffany Milone | Deputy Director | 2024 |
| Tulani Grundy Meadows | Treasurer | 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Firestone | Executive Director | 40 | $149k | $22k | |
| Constance Knoche | Education Policy Director | 40 | $125k | $18k | |
| Tiffany Milone | Deputy Director | 40 | $109k | $20k | |
| Rosemary Ohles | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Judy Pederson | President Elect | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Reznicek | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Rodgers | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Lissette Aliaga-Linares | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jerry Bexten | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Campbell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tammy Day | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Jamar Dorsey Sr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Curt Friesen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jordan Colwell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Claude Berreckman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Buey Ray Tut | Director As of 10/18/24 | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Opensky Policy Institute
- EIN
- 453327969
- Address
- 1327 H St Ste 200, Lincoln, NE, 68508-3751
- State
- Nebraska
- Mission
- Opensky policy institute's mission is to use research, strategic communications and coalition-building to advance evidence-based policies that improve economic opportunity for all nebraskans. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W22 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Rosemary Ohles (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsClaude Berreckman JR
≥8years on the filingsEric Reznicek
≥8years on the filingsJerry Bexten
≥8years on the filingsKathy Campbell
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
- $3m
- Total liabilities
- $200k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.8m
- Program service revenue
- $2k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $90k
- Employees
- 14
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9m | $1.4m | $470k |
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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Support Our Schools - Nebraska | Support for nebrska schools | $50k |
| Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy | Tax fairness research support | $25k |
| Heartland Workers Center | General support | $10k |
| Holland Children's Institute | General support | $5k |