2026-02-07T12:16:57-05:00 2025-09-30 481142797 MORROW & CO LLC 10500 E BERKELEY SQ PKWY STE 205 WICHITA KS 67206 990 2024-10-01 481207926 FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC FRIE 3166835499 6232 E 29TH ST N WICHITA KS 67220 JON MYERS PRESIDENT 3166835499 2026-01-23 true false RICHARD L MORROW CPA CGMA P00544569 3162632223 2026-01-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JON MYERS 1057 N COOLIDGE AVE WICHITA KS 67203 479744 false X WWW.GPNC.ORG,FRIENDS.HTM X 1998 KS SUPPORT OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. 14 14 9 245 14130 426577 345683 3572 2573 11692 29920 -5671 -9268 436170 368908 1225 0 252152 262272 0 61409 67451 125402 319603 388899 116567 -19991 614856 604104 14520 13776 600336 590328 X SUPPORT OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. false false 227790 1225 333311 THE FRIENDS SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE GPNC BY FUNDING 3 NATURALIST POSITIONS AND PROVIDING PROGRAM MATERIAL. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 1,213 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE DELIVERED, 3,051 PERSONS CHECKED OUT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR CLASSROOM OR SITE VISITS, AND NEW MATERIALS WERE DESIGNED AND PROCURED TO ASSIST CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN NATURE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION. A TOTAL OF 43,889 INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE CENTER OR ATTENDED ONE OF OUR OFF-SITE PROGRAMS. 32000 33222 GIFT SHOP: WE PROVIDE PROGRAM-RELATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AS WELL AS GIFT AND TOY RESOURCES RELATED TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT PLAINS. 14643 196 VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: 245 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 6,195 HOURS OF STAFFING FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. THEY ALSO ASSISTED WITH PRE-K PROGRAMMING, DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS AND EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, TRIAL MAINTENANCE, AND CARING FOR PROGRAM ANIMALS. ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WALK WITH WILDLIFE: VISITORS CAN SEE NATIVE GREAT PLAINS ANIMALS IN AN OPEN SETTING AMONG PLANTS OF THE PRAIRIE. THERE WERE 820 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS. OUTDOOR KANSAS KIDS: A ONE-DAY EVENT FOR FAMILIES WITH 18 HANDS-ON STATIONS AND 199 PARTICIPANTS. 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THERE WERE 820 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS. OUTDOOR KANSAS KIDS: A ONE-DAY EVENT FOR FAMILIES WITH 18 HANDS-ON STATIONS AND 199 PARTICIPANTS. AQUATIC EDUCATION: FROM JANUARY THROUGH OCTOBER 2025, GPNC TAUGHT 26 AQUATIC PROGRAMS, TEACHING 61 ADULTS AND 483 STUDENTS ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM WATER QUALITY IN OUR ECOSYSTEMS TO BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES (BMI), ALL IN CHISHOLM CREEK PARK. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 34,826 INVENTORY COST OF GOODS SOLD 19,092 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -34,826 INVENTORY COST OF GOODS SOLD -19,092