NEBRASKA STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
NEBRASKA STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM INC (EIN 36-3514573)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-08-11
IRS object ID
202632239349301343
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-11T15:36:45-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11660 OSHKOSH AVE SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityOSHKOSHCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP54902ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363514573EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEBRASKA STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEBRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4024796623PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 82507AddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNCityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68501ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJILL HICKSPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4024796623PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKELCEY LEITLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01584977PTIN
Phone9202315890PhoneNum
Preparation2026-07-31PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID MACOUBRIEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 82507AddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNCityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68501ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,730,205GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NSLP.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO BE A DEFINITIVE VOICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS. POISED TO ENLIGHTEN, GUIDE AND SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS STAKEHOLDERS IN THEIR MISSION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Program Service Revenue$12,303,789PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,580,236CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,685,704PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$801,285CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,989,493PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,727,431CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$40,008,683PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$6,094,732CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$47,451,308PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,628,780CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$32,461,815PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,098,651CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$33,760,893TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,686,714TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,511,991TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$21,105,329NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,248,902NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,957,942ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$1,580,236RevenueAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A GUARANTEE AGENCY UNDER THE FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFELP), AS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,957,942TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee8EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JILL HICKSBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone4024796623PhoneNum

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Address Line11300 O STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNCityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68508ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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CEO/PRESIDENT20.0020.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$183,798$183,797$54,044
RICHARD VIERK
CHAIR3.003.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$17,900$17,900$0
KIMBERLY RUSSEL
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024)1.001.00Yes (X)$5,750$5,750$0
GUY SAUNDERS
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$6,375$6,375$0
ANTHONY GOINS
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$5,750$5,750$0
JOSEPH KNECHT
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$6,250$6,250$0
DAVID LECHNER
DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/10/2024)1.001.00Yes (X)$3,250$3,250$0
JILL M HICKS
CFO/SEC & TREAS20.0020.00Yes (X)$159,017$159,017$44,880
WILLIAM LEONARD KOHL
SENIOR VP PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT20.0020.00Yes (X)$112,039$112,039$54,042
MICHAEL JAY LUBBEN
SVP BUSINESS DEV. (THRU 04/24)0.0040.00Yes (X)$0$366,545$31,935
SUSAN KAY DOWNING
SENIOR VP MARKETING0.0040.00Yes (X)$0$243,918$54,823
DEANA MARIE UNGER
VP OPERATIONS0.0040.00Yes (X)$0$234,537$28,282
ADAM DAVY
VP BUSINESS DEV (AS OF 07/24)0.0040.00Yes (X)$0$68,544$10,429
DEANN KORINEK
SR. DIR FINANCE20.0020.00$53,602$53,603$53,400Yes (X)
BRENDA SISEL
AVP ACCOUNTING/FINANCE20.0020.00$61,398$61,398$44,490Yes (X)
TIMOTHY ROETHIG
AVP OPERATIONS-CONTACT CENTER32.008.00$106,871$26,717$47,214Yes (X)
RANDALL SCOTT HEESACKER
FORMER CEO (THRU 10/2023)0.000.00$426,408$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Compensation$423,539TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K17IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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NELNET GUARANTEE SERVICES
121 SOUTH 13TH STREETLINCOLNNE68508LOAN SERVICING$1,620,809
BRETT LIEF
448 OCEAN AVE 17BLONG BRANCHNJ07740CONSULTING$194,700
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN
220 SOUTH 6TH ST UNIT 300MINNEAPOLISMN55402AUDIT SERVICES$133,221
KEATING O'GARA NEDVED & PETER PC
200 SOUTH 21ST ST SUITE 400LINCOLNNE68510LEGAL SERVICES$105,286
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$8,345,910GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Total Program Service Revenue$1,580,236TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Securities$5,151SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$2,774SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$2,377SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$2,377TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,377ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$801,285ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$511,969TotalAmt
Program Services$91,724ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$420,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$22,079TotalAmt
Program Services$5,505ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,574ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$31,055TotalAmt
Management And General$31,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$44,085TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$194,096TotalAmt
Program Services$194,096ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127TotalAmt
Program Services$127ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,257TotalAmt
Program Services$46,046ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,212,688TotalAmt
Program Services$937,638ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$275,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$222,838TotalAmt
Program Services$138,338ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,087TotalAmt
Program Services$1,064ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,282TotalAmt
Management And General$6,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$561,757TotalAmt
Program Services$348,739ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$213,018ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$90,642ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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LEASED EMPLOYEES$1,334,087$905,683$428,404
POST-DEFAULT FEES$517,648$517,648
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$38,927$325$38,602

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,044TotalAmt
Program Services$29,621ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,423ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,628,780TotalAmt
Program Services$4,957,942ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,670,838ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,018,781BOYAmt
EOY$2,544,105EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$15,805,006BOYAmt
EOY$20,093,486EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$868,963BOYAmt
EOY$1,941,690EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,309,676BOYAmt
EOY$1,370,900EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$478,402BOYAmt
EOY$594,590EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,311,215BOYAmt
EOY$7,216,122EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,792,043BOYAmt
EOY$33,760,893EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,060,016BOYAmt
EOY$1,345,046EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,433BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,556,265BOYAmt
EOY$7,166,945EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,686,714BOYAmt
EOY$8,511,991EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,105,329BOYAmt
EOY$25,248,902EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,105,329BOYAmt
EOY$25,248,902EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,792,043BOYAmt
EOY$33,760,893EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,098,651ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$44,922NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,253,144CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,432,547CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,993,128CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,264,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,345,910CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$99,289,209TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,432,547CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,993,128CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,264,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,345,910CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$99,289,209TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$99,289,209PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,211,242CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,599,509CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,681,908CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,631,276CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$798,907CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,922,842TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$119,212,051TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,584,009GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83290PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82550PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support PY5090.83600PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income PY0.16400InvestmentIncomePYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OTHER ASSETS$49,177
NET ASSETS HELD ON BEHALF OF FEDERAL FUND$7,166,945
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$7,216,122TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEDERAL FUND LIABILITY - PAYABLE TO US DOEDesc
Amt$7,166,945Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,166,945TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNSLP HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE IRC. NSLP APPLIES THE PROVISIONS OF ASC SUBTOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES - OVERALL. ASC SUBTOPIC 740-10 PROVIDES SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON HOW TO ADDRESS UNCERTAINTY IN ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, PRESCRIBING RECOGNITION THRESHOLDS AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTES. AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND 2024, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RANDALL SCOTT HEESACKER
FORMER CEO (THRU 10/2023)$0$0$0$0$426,408$0$0$0$0$0$426,408$0$426,408$0
DAVID A MACOUBRIE
CEO/PRESIDENT$149,526$149,526$26,542$26,541$7,730$7,730$18,113$18,113$8,909$8,909$210,820$210,819$0$0
MICHAEL JAY LUBBEN
SVP BUSINESS DEV. (THRU 04/24)$0$71,544$0$0$0$295,001$0$22,996$0$8,939$0$398,480$0$0
JILL M HICKS
CFO/SEC & TREAS$130,004$130,004$27,508$27,508$1,505$1,505$17,829$17,829$4,611$4,611$181,457$181,457$0$0
SUSAN KAY DOWNING
SENIOR VP MARKETING$0$199,401$0$42,557$0$1,960$0$28,984$0$25,839$0$298,741$0$0
WILLIAM LEONARD KOHL
SENIOR VP PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT$89,908$89,908$19,345$19,345$2,786$2,786$16,042$16,042$10,979$10,979$139,060$139,060$0$0
DEANA MARIE UNGER
VP OPERATIONS$0$192,981$0$39,896$0$1,660$0$27,953$0$329$0$262,819$0$0
TIMOTHY ROETHIG
AVP OPERATIONS-CONTACT CENTER$96,725$24,181$8,056$2,014$2,090$522$21,195$5,299$16,576$4,144$144,642$36,160$0$0
BRENDA SISEL
AVP ACCOUNTING/FINANCE$55,407$55,407$5,497$5,497$494$494$8,716$8,716$13,529$13,529$83,643$83,643$0$0
DEANN KORINEK
SR. DIR FINANCE$48,446$48,446$4,197$4,197$959$960$13,958$13,958$12,742$12,742$80,302$80,303$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationON APRIL 5TH, 2024, MICHAEL JAY LUBBEN ENTERED INTO A VOLUNTARY SEPARATION AGREEMENT WITH NSLP. HE RECEIVED $262,287 IN SEVERANCE PAYMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. (FES), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, SERVES AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NEBRASKA STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM, INC. (NSLP) AND ELECTS NSLP'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. (FES), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, SERVES AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NEBRASKA STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM, INC. (NSLP) AND ELECTS NSLP'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS PREPARED BY AN EXTERNAL AUDITOR, REVIEWED BY STAFF, AND MAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CNSLP MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IF A MEMBER HAS FINANCIAL OR OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE ORGANIZATION. THE POLICY EXISTS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL INSTANCES IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL COULD PERSONALLY BENEFIT TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE POLICY REQUIRES ALL MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, SUCH INTERESTED PERSON MUST PREPARE A WRITTEN STATEMENT DESCRIBING THE NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DISCUSSIONS WITH INDEPENDENT, OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL, AS WELL AS THE CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT OF NSLP DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IN THE EVENT OF A POSITIVE FINDING BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL AND AFTER REVIEW BY THE BOARD, LEGAL COUNSEL WILL ADVISE THE INTERESTED PERSON HOW TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM INFLUENCE OVER THE DECISIONS ON THE MATTER, AS WELL AS ADVISE ON ANY OTHER RESTRICTIONS THAT WILL BE IMPOSED UPON THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL. RESULTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL UNDERTAKES A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PACKAGES FOR OFFICERS AND OTHER AFFECTED EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, COMPARING THE SAME RELEVANT INDUSTRY AND OTHER MARKET COMPARABLES. COUNSEL THEN PROVIDES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS A SUMMARY OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA, AN ANALYSIS OF THE DATA RELATIVE TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL EMPLOYEES, AND A REASONED OPINION CONCERNING THIS CONCLUSION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN CONFIRMS AND RATIFIES ALL COMPENSATION/BENEFITS PACKAGES, WITH THE DECISION PROCESS PROPERLY DOCUMENTED AS REQUIRED BY THE REGULATIONS. ON A ROUTINE BASIS, NSLP ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION SPECIALIST TO PROVIDE DATA FOR KEY POSITIONS. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: NSLP DOES NOT MAKE THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC
PO BOX 82552LINCOLNNE68501470703499SUPPORTING ORGNE501(C)(3)LINE 12B, IIN/A0
EDUCATIONQUEST FOUNDATION
1300 O STREETLINCOLNNE68508470606382EDU SUPPORTNE501(C)(3)LINE 100FES
INCEPTIA
PO BOX 82507LINCOLNNE68501920907062STUDENT FINANCIAL AID SUPPORTNE501(C)(3)LINE 10Yes (1)NSLP
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
INCEPTIA
A$348,224COST
INCEPTIA
N$280,580COST
INCEPTIA
O$6,883,757COST
INCEPTIA
Q$7,300,418COST

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