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Board approves hundreds of permissive tax exemptions for local nonprofits, denies some applications including Peru State College Foundation
Summary
Across its Feb.–Apr. 2020 sessions the Nemaha County Board of Equalization approved permissive real- and personal-property tax exemptions for numerous churches, arts groups and nonprofit foundations, denied some applications (including Peru State College Foundation and First Southern Baptist Church) and tabled or deferred others.
The Nemaha County Board of Equalization devoted significant time in February and April 2020 to reviewing permissive tax-exemption applications submitted by local nonprofit organizations, churches, arts groups and foundations.
On Feb. 19 the board considered an extensive roster of applicants — including Auburn Christian Church, Berean Fundamental Church, Brownville Fine Arts, Brownville Historical Society, Brownville Village Theatre (and related foundations), multiple Lutheran and Methodist parishes, Region V Foundation, Nemaha County Hospital and Peru State College Foundation, among many others. After discussion and separate motions the board approved exemptions for the majority of applicants. The board denied First Southern Baptist Church of Auburn because the property was currently for sale and denied the Peru State College Foundation applications with the finding that the parcels were not being used for an exempt purpose at this time.
Multiple other applications were approved at subsequent meetings: LL Coryell & Son Park Foundation, Johnson Community Library, Nemaha County Agricultural Society, Nemaha County Health Services (personal property), and many local churches and civic organizations. Hearts United for Animals was tabled at the Feb. 19 session and later approved by motion at the April 1 meeting.
The minutes record unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call votes for most approvals; where a denial or abstention occurred, the board recorded a brief rationale (for example, “property not currently being used for an exempt purpose” in the Peru State College Foundation case).
