Nebraska · Nonprofit
NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC
NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC (Nebraska) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,022,117 to it, the largest being William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation ($950,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $12M
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $1.0M
- Net assets
- $19M
What Nelson Mandela Elementary School Inc does
Mission
The mission of nelson mandela elementary is to provide quality instruction that demonstrates all students can learn and develop academically, emotionally, socially and physically. Nelson mandela elementary is committed to maximizing the educational success of all students and bridging learning and achievement gaps.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
We established a partnership with the omaha diaper bank providing diapers for our families. We also started a parenting class at the early childhood development center.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Nelson mandela elementary opened its doors to 100 kindergarten and first grade students in august of 2015. Adding a grade each year, the school is now at its full complement of grades k-5 with 225 scholars. 85% of the scholars came from within 1.5 miles of the school. With a high population of families who qualified through direct certification programs, we were able to take advantage of the cep (community eligibility program) federal food reimbursement. This is awarded to schools who have at least 85% of the population that would qualify for free and reduced lunch. The racial make-up of the school is 97% african american, 1% caucasian, and 2% hispanic and asian.the five initiatives that make nelson mandela unique are: 1) spalding reading, 2) mindfulness, 3) recess every 90 minutes, 4) all scholars play violin, and 5) year-round school. A climate survey issued to all scholars and families reflected a positive school climate and approval of the unique initiatives. Parents do not pay tuition for their scholar to attend the school, but are required to volunteer. At this time there is a waiting list for all grade levels.
$3,887,865 spentof which $254,783 as grants79% of program spendingThe nelson mandela early childhood development center (ecdc) opened in march of 2019 with 32 children. In august of 2019, the ecdc welcomed 64 scholars and has kept that enrollment consistent. There is no tuition charge, and families must engage 35 hours a year at school. The ecdc is licensed and uses the high scope curriculum. The ecdc has attained step four on the step up to quality evaluation.nelson mandela ecdc is designed to be a catalyst that helps children reach their educational goals, fulfill their potential in school and beyond. Committed to building community partnerships that strengthen the educational experiences for all learners and their families, nelson mandela ecdc has a great opportunity to align future scholars and families to stay engaged in learning and growing. The ecdc provides educational services to children ages 3-5 years. The center has a year-round, full-day schedule.
$1,058,509 spent21% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,946,374.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $13M to $19M (+49%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 1% · 2018 5% · 2019 3% · 2020 6% · 2021 6% · 2022 12% · 2023 14% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $0 → $10k.
1 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 7 of 8 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 93% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
96% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 75% · 2022 100% · 2023 99% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
99% of NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC's grant income comes from Nebraska funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $381 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,064 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,064 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Nebraska
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- The Lozier Foundation · exempt
- Lozier Corporation · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC?
- NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC (Nebraska) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,022,117 to it, the largest being William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation ($950,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $1,022,117 in grants to NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC?
- William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $950,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Nebraska. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 8 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing