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Nebraska Casa Association

The NEBRASKA CASA ASSOCIATION partners with local casa programs to recruit and train volunteers who speak in court for the safety and well-being of abused and neglected children.

$830k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$95k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Crime & Legal$3.9MHuman Services$1.0MYouth Development$580kPhilanthropy$339k
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k19 grants · $620k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $210k
$33,345
Median grant
1
States reached
$514k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CASA FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY$94,698
CASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTY$63,236
KEARNEYBUFFALO COUNTY CASA$52,155
NORTH CENTRAL CASA$45,906
SENCA CASA$43,963
CASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA$41,924
CASA OF THE MIDLANDS$39,012
DAWSONGOSPER COUNTY CASA$38,324
CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY$35,905
PLAINSWEST CASA$35,553
PHELPSHARLAN COUNTY CASA$33,345
TRAILS WEST CASA$33,086
CASA FOR YORK COUNTY$31,311
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASA$30,423
LINCOLN COUNTY CASA$29,559
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $1.6M) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%CASS COUNTY CASA: $28k → 6%SENCA CASA: $44k → 10%CASA of South Central Nebraska: $67k → 11%CASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTY: $63k → 13%SENCA CASA: $48k → 13%CASA of Scotts Bluff County: $43k → 16%CASS COUNTY CASA: $15k → 6%SENCA CASA: $28k → 10%CASA of South Central Nebraska: $59k → 11%CASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTY: $55k → 13%SENCA CASA: $32k → 13%CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $36k → 16%Cass County CASA: $13k → 6%SENCA CASA: $24k → 10%CASA of South Central Nebraska: $52k → 11%CASA for York County: $36k → 11%CASA for Lancaster County: $53k → 13%SENCA CASA: $22k → 13%CASA of Scotts Bluff County: $33k → 16%CASS COUNTY CASA: $13k → 6%SENCA CASA: $16k → 10%CASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA: $42k → 11%CASA FOR YORK COUNTY: $33k → 11%CASA for Lancaster County: $53k → 13%SENCA CASA: $16k → 13%CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $32k → 16%Cass County CASA: $13k → 6%CASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA: $40k → 11%CASA FOR YORK COUNTY: $33k → 11%CASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTY: $49k → 13%CASA of Scotts Bluff County: $26k → 16%CASS COUNTY CASA: $12k → 6%CASA of South Central Nebraska: $37k → 11%CASA FOR YORK COUNTY: $31k → 11%CASA for Lancaster County: $38k → 13%CASA of Scotts Bluff County: $26k → 16%CASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA: $28k → 11%CASA for York County: $19k → 11%CASA for Lancaster County: $37k → 13%CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $25k → 16%CASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA: $26k → 11%CASA FOR YORK COUNTY: $18k → 11%CASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTY: $36k → 13%CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $21k → 16%CASA of South Central Nebraska: $11k → 11%CASA for York County: $15k → 11%CASA for Lancaster County: $16k → 13%CASA of Scotts Bluff County: $8k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.7M · 22 repeat orgs$0 to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
0

Total granted

$5.7M
$0

Still filing today

77%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Crime & LegalHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CF
    CASA FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $634k · revenue +92%
  • CF
    CASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $401k · revenue +30%
  • CO
    CASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
    9× · 2017–2025 · $362k · revenue +0%

Funded once

    How this is measured

    Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

    04Its field

    Closest unfunded matches

    The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

    1
    Casa of Natrona County

    To provide the court with objective information regarding the status of children involved in abuse or neglect cases. Duties of the appointed advocate would include gathering information, developing recommendations, and providing written…

    Human Services
    2
    Casa of Tipton County

    Child Advocacy Services

    Crime & Legal
    3
    Casa of Johnson County Inc

    Recruit and train community volunteers to speak out for abused and neglected children in court proceedings so that they can be permanently placed in a safe, nuturing enviroment as quickly as possible.

    Crime & Legal
    4
    Court Appointed Special Advocates of Milam County
    —
    5
    Casa of the Rolling Plains

    Casa is a program to advocate for abused and neglected children in the legal and foster system.

    Crime & Legal
    6
    Court Appointed Special Advocate of Humboldt

    To provide all abused and neglected children with a voice in the court process.

    Civil Rights
    7
    Casa for Kids Inc

    To promote and support professionally trained Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused and neglected children in need of safety, stability, and permanency, brought to the attention of the Juvenile Courts, giving them the opportunity to…

    Civil Rights
    8
    Mid-Ozark Casa Program

    The program provides organization structure, leadership and training for community volunteers who serve as court appointed special advocates(casa) for agbused and neglected children in south central missouri.

    Community Improvement
    9
    Court Appointed Special Advocates of Camden County Inc

    Advocate in the judicial system for the best interest of victims of abuse and neglect in foster care, giving the child a voice in court and moving the child to a safe and permanent home.

    —
    10
    North Central Kansas Casa Inc

    The mission of casa is to speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courts. casa promotes and supports quality volunteer representation for children in order to provide each child a safe, permanent, nurturing…

    Crime & Legal
    11
    Casa of Solano County

    Advocates for abused, neglected and other identified children within the court system, with the belief that every child is entitled to a safe and stable home.

    Civil Rights
    12
    Casa of Grant County Inc

    Casa of grant county inc supports the recruitment, training and support of volunteers who provide advocacy for children involved in the court system due to abuse and nelect

    Crime & Legal
    How this is measured
    The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Casa for Lancaster County; the most unlike its peers is Kid's Plus Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
    04the grantee network

    19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

    Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

    How this is measured

    Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 23 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

    Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

    11
    Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
    4
    Early backer (in before they grew)
    18/19
    Grantees still filing
    12/19
    Grew since first funded

    Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

    CASA FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY: $634,290 · Crime & LegalCASA FOR DOUGLAS COUNTYCASA OF THE MIDLANDS: $341,224 · Crime & LegalCASA OF THE MIDLANDSSoutheast Nebraska CASA: $333,317 · Crime & LegalSoutheast Nebraska CASAHEARTLAND CASA: $272,594 · Crime & LegalHEARTLAND CASALINCOLN COUNTY CASA: $232,898 · Crime & LegalLINCOLN COUNTY CASACASA CONNECTION: $182,129 · Crime & LegalCASA CONNECTIONCasa of Gage County: $70,362 · Crime & LegalCASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTY: $400,741 · Human ServicesCASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTYCASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA: $361,966 · Human ServicesCASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKACASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $248,844 · Human ServicesCASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTYPEOPLE UNITED FOR FAMILIES: $234,558 · Human ServicesPEOPLE UNITED FOR FAMILIESCASA FOR YORK COUNTY: $198,965 · Human ServicesCASA FOR YORK COUNTYFRIENDS OF CASS COUNTY CASA PROGRAM: $115,727 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF CASS COUNTY CASA PR…KearneyBuffalo County CASA: $393,822 · OtherKearneyBuffalo County CASAKID'S PLUS INC: $285,585 · OtherKID'S PLUS INCTRAILS WEST CASA INC: $237,133 · OtherTRAILS WEST CASA INCPhelpsHarlan County CASA: $234,437 · OtherPhelpsHarlan County CASACASA OF NORTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA: $231,112 · OtherCASA OF NORTHCENTRAL NEBRASKADAWSONGOSPER COUNTY CASA: $172,461 · OtherDAWSONGOSPER COUNTY CASALift Up Sarpy County: $349,495 · Youth DevelopmentNEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $173,026 · PhilanthropyCASA of Elkhorn Valley Inc: $165,847 · PhilanthropyHEAD START CHILD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PR: $9,468 · Education
    Crime & Legal$2,066,814Human Services$1,560,801Other$1,554,550Youth Development$349,495Philanthropy$338,873Education$9,468

    Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

    25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCASA FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY: $634,290 over 9y, 7.1% of budgetCASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTY: $400,741 over 9y, 22% of budgetCASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA: $361,966 over 9y, 6.3% of budgetLift Up Sarpy County: $349,495 over 9y, 20% of budgetCASA OF THE MIDLANDS: $341,224 over 7y, 72% of budgetSoutheast Nebraska CASA: $333,317 over 9y, 28% of budgetKID'S PLUS INC: $285,585 over 9y, 13% of budgetHEARTLAND CASA: $272,594 over 9y, 31% of budgetCASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $248,844 over 9y, 28% of budgetPEOPLE UNITED FOR FAMILIES: $234,558 over 9y, 38% of budgetLINCOLN COUNTY CASA: $232,898 over 9y, 47% of budgetCASA OF NORTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA: $231,112 over 6y, 74% of budgetCASA FOR YORK COUNTY: $198,965 over 9y, 29% of budgetCASA CONNECTION: $182,129 over 9y, 40% of budgetNEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $173,026 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCASA of Elkhorn Valley Inc: $165,847 over 9y, 49% of budgetFRIENDS OF CASS COUNTY CASA PROGRAM: $115,727 over 9y, 23% of budgetCasa of Gage County: $70,362 over 3y, 57% of budgetHEAD START CHILD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PR: $9,468 over 2y, 0.1% of budget
    Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

    A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

    • Who funds CASA FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY ↗
    • Who funds CASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTY ↗
    • Who funds CASA OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ↗
    • Who funds Lift Up Sarpy County ↗
    • Who funds CASA OF THE MIDLANDS ↗
    • Who funds Southeast Nebraska CASA ↗
    • Who funds KID'S PLUS INC ↗
    • Who funds HEARTLAND CASA ↗
    • Who funds CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY ↗
    • Who funds PEOPLE UNITED FOR FAMILIES ↗
    • Who funds LINCOLN COUNTY CASA ↗
    • Who funds CASA OF NORTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA ↗
    • Who funds CASA FOR YORK COUNTY ↗
    • Who funds CASA CONNECTION ↗
    • Who funds NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
    • Who funds CASA of Elkhorn Valley Inc ↗
    • Who funds FRIENDS OF CASS COUNTY CASA PROGRAM ↗
    • Who funds Casa of Gage County ↗
    • Who funds HEAD START CHILD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PR ↗

    Co-funders

    Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

    First Interstate Banc…Snow Redfern Memorial…Nebraska Children & F…Nebraska Community Fo…Amazonsmile Foundation
    First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncMT21.7× affinity9 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

    Open a dossier: First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation · Nebraska Children & Families Foundation · Nebraska Community Foundation · Amazonsmile Foundation

    How this is measured
    Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

    How much its grantees rely on government

    Each dot is one organization Nebraska Casa Association funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Nebraska Casa Association. Bigger dots raise more.

    2025
    ’20’21’22’23’24’25
    no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
      no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
      0get no government money at all
      5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
      0rely on government for over half their income
      ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
      typical government reliance, FY20–25
      How this is measured
      Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

      On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 23 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

      How this is measured
      Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

      Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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