EIN 47-0488319

Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
97
Year formed
1979
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries provides camping, retreats, and leadership development in a Christian environment. Its vision is to show everyone they belong and are unconditionally loved by God. The mission of the organization is simply "faith: alive!" It was formed in 1975 and is located in Ashland, NE.
Related structure
Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries is child organization, under the parent exemption from Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Total revenues
$3,905,565
2022
Total expenses
$3,736,370
2022
Total assets
$11,281,061
2022
Num. employees
97
2022

Program areas at Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries (nlom) vision is, "in places set apart, we live out our faith in ways that show everyone they belong and are unconditionally loved by god." Nlom's mission is simply "faith: alive!" Nlom was formed in 1975, following an offer from george holling, an executive with peter kiewit construction, and his wife, irene, to donate a half-section of land to be developed within five years into a camp as a memorial to their daughter. Located near ashland, carol joy holling camp opened in 1979, and welcomed 356 youth to its initial summer programs. In 1995, as a result of a generous land donation by lester and lillian sullivan, nlom introduced sullivan hills camp near lodgepole, Nebraska. In 1999, nlom began its outreach to people with disabilities and now it runs programs serving hundreds of children and adults annually. Nlom serves the greater omaha and lincoln metropolitan areas and eastern Nebraska at its flagship facility-carol joy holling camp, conference, and retreat center-which is conveniently located just west of mahoney state park near ashland. Nlom also serves western Nebraska and eastern Colorado and Wyoming at sullivan hills camp located near lodgepole. Nlom annually hosts 1,600 campers each summer and 20,000 retreat guests. During the summer months, nlom's primary audience is school-age campers and people with disabilities. Throughout the entire year it hosts retreat and conference guests from a wide variety of schools, businesses, churches, non-profits, and community organizations. Nlom serves people of all ethnicities, genders, ages, and abilities. It serves people without regard for their economic status, and provides a summer camp experience to any interested child regardless of his or her family's ability to pay. Nlom is shaping leaders for the church and world through its programs and services. More recently, nlom has concentrated on expanding and improving its facilities in order to better serve summer campers and year-round guest groups. In 2005, it completed the high-comfort swanson retreat center and renovated and added on to its sjogren center retreat center. Both of these facilities provide hotel-quality accommodations and meeting rooms for retreat and conference guests. In 2008, the buckley retreat center was added at sullivan hills camp to provide camper housing and a year-round place for guest groups to gather. In 2014, nlom expanded the western town, which provides comfortable accommodations and meeting space in a historically-recreated old west streetscape. The living water retreat house and monke lodge were opened in 2018, to provide additional affordable lodging, dining, and meeting space for summer campers and year-round retreat and conference guests. The hazel dillon lodge was opened in 2021 to provide lodging and dining space for elementary-aged campers and for year-round guests.

Who funds Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Sunderland FoundationParking Lot Updates at Facilities$250,000
Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries FoundationSupport of Program Activities$185,373
Schwab Charitable FundReligion Related$50,040
...and 21 more grants received totalling $646,404

Personnel at Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

NameTitleCompensation
Jason GerdesExecutive Director$107,639
Linda MillerVice President$0
Laura ThalkenFinancial Records Manager$52,354
Scott McCollisterTreasurer$0
Kris BohacSecretary$0
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,433,634
Program services$1,260,807
Investment income and dividends$30,866
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$11,904
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$166,948
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$1,406
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,905,565

Form 990s for Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-09-28990View PDF
2021-122022-07-28990View PDF
2020-122021-06-22990View PDF
2019-122021-01-21990View PDF
2018-122019-09-13990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
February 4, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from The Sunderland Foundation
November 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
October 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 17 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Bass Pro Shops and Cabelas Outdoor Fund
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
CampsChapter / child organizationsCharitiesChurches
Issues
Human servicesReligion
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianFundraising eventsState / local levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersAuction fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
27416 Ranch Rd
Ashland, NE 68003
Metro area
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
County
Cass County, NE
Website URL
nlom.org/ 
Phone
(402) 944-2544
IRS details
EIN
47-0488319
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1979
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
N20: Recreational and Sporting Camps
NAICS code, primary
813110: Religious Organizations
Parent/child status
Child within group exemption
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