Nebraska · Nonprofit
RABBLE MILL
RABBLE MILL (Nebraska) receives grants from 44 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,141,748 to it, the largest being THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION ($4,382,090). 30 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.9M
- Funders on record
- 44
- Grants received
- $8.1M
- Net assets
- $7.0M
What Rabble Mill does
Mission
To create more skilled, supported, connected communities through education, outreach and
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Bay High is an innovative public school program in Lincoln that provides a personalized and relevant learning environment for students who may struggle in traditional schools. Through hands on and experiential learning opportunities, Bay High prepares students for success in the 21st century workforce by focusing on content creation and emerging digital technology. Partnerships with local businesses provide access to real world experiences, while after school clubs offer a safe and engaging space for youth to develop their life skills and earn stackable credentials. Bay High can accomodate up to 100 students (50 seniors, 50 juniors)
$886,903 spent48% of program spendingThe Bay Lincoln is a youth space that offers a safe and nurturing environment for young people to discover their path and purpose. Through skateboarding, beatmaking and emerging media, the bay Lincoln provides a space for creative expression, skill development, and success. At the Bay Lincoln, young people can develop a passion and build a network and community. in 2023, 1338 unique individuals checked into the Bay Lincoln
$604,418 spent32% of program spendingThrough the Bay Omaha, youth can participate in after school programs and summer camps where they learn new skills, develop talents, and connect with peers and mentors through skateboarding and beatmaking. In 2023 we served 452 unique youth in Omaha through partnerships with 25 different schools and organizations.
$371,855 spent20% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,863,176.
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 $3.8M to $9.3M (+143%).
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 2% · 2024 19%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of RABBLE MILL’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 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 2 funders to 21 funders, grant income rose $57k → $2.1M.
7 of 44 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 19% 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 RABBLE MILL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 44 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
RABBLE MILL leans on a few funders — its largest provides 54% of grant income and the top three 72%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 74% · 2018 65% · 2019 48% · 2020 21% · 2021 22% · 2022 20% · 2023 51% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
62% of RABBLE MILL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 68% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
87% of RABBLE MILL's grant income comes from Nebraska funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states 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
RABBLE MILL runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,732 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,732 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like RABBLE MILL
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
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for RABBLE MILL: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds RABBLE MILL?
- RABBLE MILL (Nebraska) receives grants from 44 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,141,748 to it, the largest being THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION ($4,382,090). 30 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does RABBLE MILL have?
- IRS filings report 44 organizations giving $8,141,748 in grants to RABBLE MILL, 30 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of RABBLE MILL?
- THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $4,382,090 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like RABBLE MILL 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.
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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 44 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing