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Sarpy County nonprofit says county treasurer demands $13,000 after exemption filing dispute
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Volunteers from Neighbor Good Community Pantry told the Sarpy County Board of Equalization they were ordered to pay more than $13,000 in property taxes after filing an exemption application at closing, a move they say would jeopardize food programs serving thousands.
Volunteers from Neighbor Good Community Pantry told the Sarpy County Board of Equalization on June 24 that the nonprofit faces a sudden tax bill of about $13,000 after county staff said the group’s exemption application covered 2025 taxes, not 2024.
The pantry’s volunteer treasurer, Bill Conley, said the nonprofit — which incorporated as a 501(c)(3) — closed on a building on Dec. 30, 2024, and filed Form 451, the exemption application, the same day. Conley said the county assessor’s office initially approved the filing for 2024; the county treasurer is now insisting it applies to 2025 and is demanding that the pantry pay more than $13,000.
The pantry’s board president, Andrea Powers, told commissioners the bill would eat into the pantry’s food budget and programs. Powers said $13,000 is…
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