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US nonprofit · EIN 815414489 · Springfield, NEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 815414489) - 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 30 April 2026: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Heartland DSC's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 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.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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Charlie ChambleeDirector2024
2 yrs
Jerry AvisDirector2021
5 yrs
Kim GibsonDirector2021
5 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
Charles KopocisCompany secretarysince 2019
Corey GossPresidentsince 2019
Jeremy SuiterVice President2019
Melissa BrownVice Presidentsince 2020
Patrick ShurtliffTreasurersince 2019
Rick AlleyVice President2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 April 2026iFrom 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
Kim GibsonDirector9$0
Jerry AvisDirector5$0
Charlie ChambleeDirector3$0
Corey GossPresident15$0
Charles KopocisSecretary15$0
Patrick ShurtliffTreasurer15$0

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

About

Legal name
Heartland DSC
EIN
815414489
Address
20120 S 192nd PLZ, Springfield, NE, 68059-7222
State
Nebraska
Mission
Heartland dscs goal is to educate youth on the benefits of embracing the outdoors by introducing them to all the outdoors has to offer. We realize hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities remain a viable part of our society and that it will be the youth that preserve it. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D30 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2017
IRS ruling date
1 July 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2026
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsJerry Avis
≥5years on the filingsKim Gibson
≥2years on the filingsCharlie Chamblee

Latest return

year to 30 April 2026iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 April 2026. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$156k
Total liabilities
$19k
Net assets or fund balances
$137k
Contributions and grants received
$26k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$20k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$128k$57k$71k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.