GREAT PLAINS INNOVATION NETWORK INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $304K · expenses $55K · assets $284K

EIN
88-0905160
Address
510 MCCALL RD, MANHATTAN, KS 66502-5034
NTEE code
S32
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Bret Lanz (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The primary exempt purpose of the organization is to foster economic development and workforce readiness by providing advanced technical training and professional opportunities to Kansas State University engineering students.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Bret Lanz Officer2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jeff Tucker Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Danielle Schneider Board Member2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeff Tucker Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Danielle Schneider Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Bret Lanz Officer5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bret Lanz Officer5 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Tucker Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Danielle Schneider Board Member1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$303,500$54,761 $284,198$276,625 $0$303,500 $00-
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,500$36,000 $27,886$27,886 -$62,500 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $54,761 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $40,000$40,000-- 73.0%
Insurance $6,964$5,571$1,393- 12.7%
Occupancy $6,484$5,187$1,297- 11.8%
Office expenses $508-$508- 0.9%
Other (as described)Bank Service Charges $405-$405- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $400-$400- 0.7%
Total$54,761100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $36,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $36,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $36,000 100.0%
Total$36,000100%

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