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Filing year 2024

THE JET AWARD FOUNDATION & TRUST

Lincoln, Nebraska·EIN 81-2280198·NTEE B82 · Education·3
Total revenue
$280k
Total assets
$1.3M
Total expenses
$365k
Reported officers
14
Mission

THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO HELP END GENERATIONAL POVERTY BY RAISING MONEY FOR THE JOHNNY RODGERS CAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIPS. PROVIDING SUPPORT TO STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED IN THE WAY OF A TWO YEAR SCHOLARSHIP, ENABLING THEM TO PURSUE DEGREES IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MCC) IN OMAHA. THE JET AWARD FOUNDATION AND TRUST ALSO ANNUALLY CELEBRATES THE ELITE KICK-OFF AND PUNT RETURNER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. DESPITE THE RECOGNITION GIVEN TO VARIOUS POSITIONS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL THROUGH POSTSEASON AWARDS, THE RETURN SPECIALIST HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED UNTIL THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JET AWARD. THE FOUNDATION AIMS TO HONOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE BEST RETURN SPECIALIST IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL EACH YEAR.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Schedule J · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

$147k
$158k
Board Member
board member
$24k
$26k
Board Member
board member
$3k
$3k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 11 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Education

Up 77%
from 2023

From $83k in 2023 to $147k in 2024.

$83k
2023
$147k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 72% in real terms$91k to $158k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE JET AWARD FOUNDATION & TRUST reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$498k
$446k
2023
$280k
$365k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Education executives earn in Nebraska

Comparable education organizations in Nebraska pay their highest-earning executive a median of $71,538.

25th percentile
$24k
Median
$71,538
75th percentile
$146k
90th percentile
$275k

These are education sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 51 organizations across 51 filings (2022 – 2023).

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