Columbus Area United Way Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4.1m
$968k liabilities
Net assets
$3.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
24
4.3 years on average
Staff
14
225 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Columbus Area United Way Inc's network
24 people10 organisationsi24 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (24). Violet dotted lines (10) 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
24 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 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahren Uhlig | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Al Starzec | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Chad Kucera | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chip Kay | Vice Preside | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Claudia Lanuza | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dallas Beshaler | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Greg Sander | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jaymee Levander | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jeff Heinrich | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jerod Trouba | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joshua Johnson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Katy McNeil | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Keith Luedders | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kevin Johnson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lauren Hogue | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lora Hastreiter | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Megan Valorz | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Natasha Van Diest | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nathan Karges | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nicole Kracl | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rosa Pinto | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sheila Palensky | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tanya Zoucha | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Vanessa Oceguera | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Freshour | Executive Di | since 2019 |
| Pat Heimes | Executive Di | since 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Freshour | Executive Di | 40 | $85k | ||
| Dallas Beshaler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Natasha van Diest | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lora Hastreiter | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Heinrich | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lauren Hogue | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joshua Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nathan Karges | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chip Kay | Vice Preside | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Kracl | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chad Kucera | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Claudia Lanuza | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jaymee Levander | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Keith Luedders | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katy McNeil | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vanessa Oceguera | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sheila Palensky | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rosa Pinto | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg Sander | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Al Starzec | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jerod Trouba | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ahren Uhlig | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Megan Valorz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tanya Zoucha | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Columbus Area United Way Inc
- EIN
- 476029411
- Address
- 3020 18th St Ste 8, Columbus, NE, 68601-4254
- State
- Nebraska
- Mission
- The columbus area united way focuses resources to improve individual lives and help build a stronger community by providing leadership, creating coalitions, and helping to develop resources to change community conditions. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T70Z Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1966
- Principal officer
- Al Starzec (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsVanessa Oceguera
≥6years on the filingsDallas Beshaler
≥4years on the filingsAhren Uhlig
≥4years on the filingsAl Starzec
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
- $4.1m
- Total liabilities
- $968k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $371k
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 225
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 | $1.8m | $1.7m | $97k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.