Nonprofit · EIN 48-1207926
FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · WICHITA, KS 67220
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $368,908 | $388,899 | -$19,991 | $604,104 | $13,776 | $590,328 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $436,170 | $319,603 | $116,567 | $614,856 | $14,520 | $600,336 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $338,253 | $339,906 | -$1,653 | $454,841 | $24,240 | $430,601 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $345,683
- of which government grants
- $219,950
- Membership dues
- $4,525
- Program service revenue
- $2,573
- Investment income
- $29,920
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,281
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$27,927
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $14,130
- Other revenue
- -$9,268
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,225
- Other salaries and wages
- $237,639
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $262,272
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,385
- Depreciation
- $2,310
- Program services (functional)
- $274,433
- Management and general (functional)
- $53,057
- Fundraising (functional)
- $61,409
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $614,856
- Total assets, end of year
- $604,104
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,776
- Net assets, end of year
- $590,328
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,652
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $467,273
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $123,055
- Gross unrelated business income
- $14,130
- Gross receipts
- $479,744
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 245
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- KS
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDA ALESSI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MORGAN BARNES | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| LORRIE BECK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BRIAN BOHNSACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CARL BOWDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TANICA BRADT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VICTORIA BURNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EMILY DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KATIE DAWES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LISA DODSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| LAURA FENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHANNON FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRITTANY FRENCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KATHY FRIEZE | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BOB GRESS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER HAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JENNIFER JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TODD LEWIS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JIM MASON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JON MYERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| TODD RAMSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRAD RICE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARAH SHAFFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDY ADAMS | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORGAN BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORRIE BECK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TANICA BRADT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONYA BRONLEEWE | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY CLINE FELLOWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA FENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTANY FRENCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY FRIEZE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE GADBURY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BOB GRESS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER HAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY LIZ JAMESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM MASON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JON MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH SHAFFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAN THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL LECK | BUSINESS MAN Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $31,435 |
| ANDY ADAMS | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LORRIE BECK | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TANICA BRADT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONYA BRONLEEWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE COPE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY CLINE FELLOWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA FENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY FRIEZE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE GADBURY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BOB GRESS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER HAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY LIZ JAMESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORI KOHLMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM MASON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARYLEE RAMSAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH SHAFFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAN THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN VANWALLEGHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6232 E 29TH ST N, WICHITA, KS 67220-2200
- In care of
- % MICHAEL LECK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JON MYERS, 1057 N COOLIDGE AVE, WICHITA, KS 67203
- Signed the 990
- JON MYERS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (316) 683-5499
- Website
- WWW.GPNC.ORG,FRIENDS.HTM
- Return prepared by
- MORROW & CO LLC
Mission
SUPPORT OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $227,790 · grants $1,225 · revenue $333,311
- GIFT SHOP: WE PROVIDE PROGRAM-RELATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AS WELL AS GIFT AND TOY RESOURCES RELATED TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT PLAINS.Expenses $32,000 · revenue $33,222
- 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.Expenses $14,643 · revenue $196
- 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. 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.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 48-1207926
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C116)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $604,104
- Income (IRS master file)
- $479,744
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $368,908 | $388,899 | $604,104 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $436,170 | $319,603 | $614,856 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $338,253 | $339,906 | $454,841 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $345,795 | $299,383 | $442,205 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 48-1207926).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC is 48-1207926.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JON MYERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $368,908, expenses of $388,899 and total assets of $604,104 at year end.
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