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US nonprofit · EIN 454135015 · North Platte, NEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 454135015) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2014.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Lincoln County Casa's network

9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Derek BeckDirector2023
3 yrs
Janelle HigginsDirector2019
7 yrs
Jarrod ConnellyDirector2021
5 yrs
Jason OsmotherlyDirector2021
5 yrs
Kira PabenDirector2022
4 yrs
Margaret JacksonDirector2021
5 yrs
Pat DannattEmeritus2021
5 yrs
Patricia PriceDirector2021
5 yrs
Sue SteeleEmeritus2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Deirdre L NichelsonExecutive Director2022
Janet VathExecutive Director2023
Kerry B MooreExecutive Director2021
Linda HolmstedtSecretarytreasurersince 2021
Rebecca WrageVicechairsince 2021
Shari CecilChairpersonsince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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
Kira PabenDirector2$0
Patricia PriceDirector2$0
Lynette NilesDirector2$0
Jarrod ConnellyDirector2$0
John StadlerDirector2$0
Kelly HughesDirector2$0
Rebecca WrageChairperson5$0
Margaret JacksonSecretarytreasurer5$0
Derek BeckVice Chair2$0
Janet VathExecutive Director40$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Lincoln County Casa
EIN
454135015
Address
Po Box 1604, North Platte, NE, 69103-1604
State
Nebraska
Mission
The organization advocates, promotes, and supports court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children, striving to secure a permanent and safe home for each child. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I21 Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
IRS ruling date
1 March 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Jodi Sonneman (Form 990-N, tax year 2014)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsJanelle Higgins
≥7years on the filingsSue Steele
≥5years on the filingsJarrod Connelly
≥5years on the filingsJason Osmotherly

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$97k
Total liabilities
$6k
Net assets or fund balances
$91k
Contributions and grants received
$78k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
3