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Bern Community Support Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 48-1222524

Jan 01, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Organization ProfileN/A
PO Box 123Bern, KS 66408

(785) 336-6121

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

88th percentile

37%

Higher net margin than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

82nd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

72nd percentile

19%

Faster asset growth than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

92nd percentile

85%

Faster revenue growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$174,977

Up $27,508 (+19%) from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$174,977

Up $27,508 (+19%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin88th percentile

Revenue

Up

$74,053

Up $33,953 (+85%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$46,545

Up $6,670 (+17%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$27,508

Up $27,283 (+12126%) from 2024

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth72nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $55,666Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $54,920Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $55,626Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $57,932Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $124,486Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $123,247Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $130,284Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $128,241Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $133,721Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $134,696Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $143,292Net Assets 2021: $143,2922021Assets 2022: $126,477Net Assets 2022: $126,4772022Assets 2023: $147,244Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $147,469Net Assets 2024: $147,4692024Assets 2025: $174,977Net Assets 2025: $174,9772025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$174,977
Liabilities-
Net Assets$174,977
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth92nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $26,253Expenses 2011: $14,500Net Income 2011: $11,7532011Revenue 2012: $8,116Expenses 2012: $8,862Net Income 2012: -$7462012Revenue 2013: $16,766Expenses 2013: $16,060Net Income 2013: $7062013Revenue 2014: $20,793Expenses 2014: $18,487Net Income 2014: $2,3062014Revenue 2015: $84,420Expenses 2015: $17,866Net Income 2015: $66,5542015Revenue 2016: $15,886Expenses 2016: $17,125Net Income 2016: -$1,2392016Revenue 2017: $21,776Expenses 2017: $14,739Net Income 2017: $7,0372017Revenue 2018: $19,426Expenses 2018: $21,469Net Income 2018: -$2,0432018Revenue 2019: $33,613Expenses 2019: $28,133Net Income 2019: $5,4802019Revenue 2020: $10,996Expenses 2020: $10,021Net Income 2020: $9752020Revenue 2021: $20,101Expenses 2021: $11,505Net Income 2021: $8,5962021Revenue 2022: $14,644Expenses 2022: $31,459Net Income 2022: -$16,8152022Revenue 2023: $36,837Expenses 2023: $16,070Net Income 2023: $20,7672023Revenue 2024: $40,100Expenses 2024: $39,875Net Income 2024: $2252024Revenue 2025: $74,053Expenses 2025: $46,545Net Income 2025: $27,5082025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$74,053
Expenses$46,545
Net Income$27,508
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Apr 30, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.1
Gross Receipts
$74,053
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To Enhance the Quality of Life in the Bern Communiity

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Grants to local organizations to facilitate the quality of life in Bern KS$11,358-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay82nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Brent LortscherPresident-$0--
Renee MeyerTreasurer-$0--
Tiffany KorberSecretary-$0--
Caleb MeyerVice Presdient-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bern Community Support Foundation
EIN
48-1222524
Phone
7853366121
Address
PO Box 123, Bern, KS 66408

Signing Officer

Name
Brent Lortscher
Title
President
Phone
7853366121
Signed
2026-04-30
Discuss with paid preparer
No
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10, Grants Paid

“Activity Bern Fireworks Fund, Grantee Bern Rec Club, Cash Grant 7,900, Relationship”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“State Kansas Annual Report Fee 80”

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Filings

Displayed year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$174,977
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$174,977
Revenue
$74,053
Expenses
$46,545
Net income
$27,508
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.75$1.75$0.74$0.47$0.28
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.47$1.47$0.40$0.40$0.00
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.47$0.00$0.37$0.16$0.21
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.26$1.26$0.15$0.31$0.17
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.43$1.43$0.20$0.12$0.09
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.35$0.00$0.11$0.10$0.01
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.34$0.00$0.34$0.28$0.05
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.28$0.00$0.19$0.21$0.02
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.30$0.00$0.22$0.15$0.07
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.23$0.00$0.16$0.17$0.01
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.24$0.00$0.84$0.18$0.67
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.58$0.00$0.21$0.18$0.02
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.56$0.00$0.17$0.16$0.01
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.55$0.00$0.08$0.09$0.01
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.56$0.00$0.26$0.15$0.12