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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Lanz | Officer | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeff Tucker | Board Member | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Danielle Schneider | Board Member | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Tucker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Danielle Schneider | Board Member | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bret Lanz | Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Lanz | Officer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeff Tucker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Danielle Schneider | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $303,500 | $54,761 | $284,198 | $276,625 | $0 | $303,500 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| FUNDACION BUCARABON INC | PR | S32 | $230,394 | $163,941 | PRESIDENT | $26,877 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x |
| WASHINGTON STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL | WA | S32 | $519,366 | $533,885 | Executive Dir. | $102,511 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| REI CAPITAL ACCESS FUND INC | OK | S32 | $292,647 | $119,912 | PRESIDENT | $530,042 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x |
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| REFUGIO COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC | TX | S32 | $557,114 | $852,369 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x |
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| LOGAN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | CO | S32 | $246,455 | $233,905 | Executive Director | $135,809 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x |
| ALLIANCE 2005 | WA | S32 | $469,479 | $468,633 | CITY REP 2 | $0 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| GRIGGS-STEELE EMPOWERMENT ZONE INC | ND | S32 | $296,295 | $224,730 | CFO/COO | $78,421 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x |
| FRANKLINTON CENTER INC | NC | S32 | $540,339 | $865,915 | Executive Director | $80,850 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x |
| SOUTH CAROLINA EQUINE PROMOTION FOUNDATION INC | SC | S32 | $546,343 | $529,769 | VICE CHAIRMA | $0 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x |
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| BUSINESS INVESTMENT GROUP | ME | S32 | $160,536 | $80,485 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x |
| LEMHI COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | ID | S32 | $595,996 | $549,948 | EXEC DIRECTOR | $48,134 | Same NTEE code S32, revenue within 2x |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $54,761 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $36,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $36,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $36,000 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $36,000 | 100% |
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