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Great Plains Institute For Sustainable Development

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Community Improvement, Capacity Building / Economic Development (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$14.1M (2023)

Expenses
$10.7M (2023)

Total Assets
$16.8M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$2.26M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,148,832
Expenses
$10,655,780
Net Income
$3,493,052
Net Assets
$14,538,169
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,271,220
93.8%
Program Services $786,450
5.6%
Investment Income $91,162
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,442,256
41.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,796,703
Total Liabilities $2,258,534
Net Assets $14,538,169
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rolf Nordstrom (President & Ceo) $240,084 $0 $18,059
Huong Nguyen (Cfo) $179,950 $0 $17,875
Douglas Scott (Vice President) $177,694 $0 $7,200
Brian Ross (Vice President) $148,678 $0 $14,748
Brendan Jordan (Vice President) $148,452 $0 $14,725
Matt Fry (Senior Policy Manager) $129,533 $0 $6,000
Jessie Stolak (Exec Dir Ccc) $125,521 $0 $12,432
Lola Schoenrich (Vice President) $119,185 $0 $9,439
Priti Patel (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Satish Jayaram (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Deidre Sanders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Doug Jaeger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,280,509
Expenses
$7,422,216
Net Income
$2,858,293
Net Assets
$11,045,117
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,966,488
96.9%
Program Services $309,950
3.0%
Investment Income $4,071
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $718,849
9.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,883,278
38.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,945,771
Total Liabilities $900,654
Net Assets $11,045,117
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rolf Nordstrom (President & Ceo) $181,977 $0 $34,339
Douglas Scott (Vice President) $169,959 $0 $7,200
Deborah Karasov (Coo) $154,063 $0 $8,339
Brad Crabtree (Vice President) $138,074 $0 $24,898
Brendan Jordan (Vice President) $118,226 $0 $22,828
Rebecca Lentz (Communications Director) $104,200 $0 $11,600
Priti Patel (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Satish Jayaram (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Deidre Sanders (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Doug Jaeger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Amy Skoczlas Cole (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Hellman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Kaul (Director) $0 $0 $0
Winthrop A Rockwell (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,891,636
Expenses
$6,843,771
Net Income
$2,047,865
Net Assets
$8,186,824
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,551,895
96.2%
Program Services $336,666
3.8%
Investment Income $3,075
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $727,941
10.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,333,786
34.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,896,004
Total Liabilities $1,709,180
Net Assets $8,186,824
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rolf Nordstrom (President & Ceo) $193,130 $0 $17,490
Douglas Scott (Vice President) $162,560 $0 $7,200
Deborah Karasov (Coo) $159,729 $0 $13,950
Brad Crabtree (Vice President) $158,184 $0 $15,698
Brendan Jordan (Vice President) $111,174 $0 $10,997
Brian Ross (Vice President) $102,362 $0 $9,876
Jessie Stolak (Manager) $100,800 $0 $3,336
Will Kaul (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Amy Skoczlas Cole (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Doug Jaeger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Priti Patel (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Hellman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Winthrop A Rockwell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Satish Jayaram (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deidre Sanders (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dan O'neill (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,900,655
Expenses
$6,416,215
Net Income
$1,484,440
Net Assets
$6,138,959
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,493,234
94.8%
Program Services $405,007
5.1%
Investment Income $2,414
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $361,511
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,295,730
35.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,022,312
Total Liabilities $883,353
Net Assets $6,138,959
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Doug Scott (Vice President) $153,969 $0 $7,902
Rolf Nordstrom (President & Ceo) $148,483 $0 $15,802
Brad Crabtree (Vice President) $128,638 $0 $15,495
Will Kaul (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Amy Skoczlas Cole (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Doug Jaeger (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Priti Patel (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Hellmann (Director) $0 $0 $0
Winthrop A Rockwell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Satish Jayaram (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dan O'neill (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,338,978
Expenses
$5,300,503
Net Income
$38,475
Net Assets
$4,028,469
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,242,898
98.2%
Program Services $93,447
1.8%
Investment Income $2,633
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $693,370
13.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,520,384
28.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,566,560
Total Liabilities $538,091
Net Assets $4,028,469
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rolf Nordstrom (President, Director, Ceo) $172,300 $0 $24,500
Doug Scott (Vice President) $146,166 $0 $7,200
Brad Crabtree (Vice President) $101,744 $0 $17,478
Eric Schroeder (Former Chief Adminstrative Officer) $85,528 $0 $17,989
Will Kaul (Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Amy Skoczlas Cole (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dan O'neill (Treasurer, Director) $0 $0 $0
Doug Jaeger (Secretary, Director) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Hellmann (Director) $0 $0 $0
Winthrop A Rockwell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Satish Jayaram (Director) $0 $0 $0
Priti Patel (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,497,273
Expenses
$4,764,396
Net Income
-$267,123
Net Assets
$3,989,994
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,285,201
95.3%
Program Services $236,380
5.3%
Investment Income $2,591
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$26,899
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $217,096
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $8,376
0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,679,881
35.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,340,654
Total Liabilities $350,660
Net Assets $3,989,994
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rolf Nordstrom (President And Ceo, Directo) $160,740 $0 $23,250
Brad Crabtree (Vice President) $142,346 $0 $7,200
Doug Scott (Vice President) $112,062 $0 $12,613
Eric Schroeder (Chief Administrative Offic) $89,913 $0 $17,089
Will Kaul (Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Amy Skoczlas Cole (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dan O'neill (Treasurer, Director) $0 $0 $0
Doug Jaeger (Secretary, Director) $0 $0 $0
Kate Coward (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Goode (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Hellmann (Director) $0 $0 $0
Winthrop A Rockwell (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,760,068
Expenses
$5,153,941
Net Income
$1,606,127
Net Assets
$4,257,117
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,550,042
96.9%
Program Services $288,098
4.3%
Investment Income $2,378
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$80,450
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $306,805
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $14,561
0.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,262,933
24.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,715,321
Total Liabilities $458,204
Net Assets $4,257,117
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rolf Nordstrom (President And Ceo, Directo) $149,863 $0 $23,018
Doug Scott (Vice President) $119,807 $0 $5,800
Brad Crabtree (Vice President) $104,478 $0 $11,207
Eric Schroeder (Chief Administrative Offic) $102,504 $0 $16,333
Winthrop A Rockwell (Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Kaul (Vice Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Dan O'neill (Treasurer, Director) $0 $0 $0
Amy Skoczlas Cole (Secretary, Director) $0 $0 $0
Kate Coward (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Goode (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Hellmann (Director) $0 $0 $0
Doug Jaeger (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,663,415
Expenses
$4,771,247
Net Income
-$107,832
Net Assets
$2,650,990
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,347,000
93.2%
Program Services $395,730
8.5%
Investment Income $1,800
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$81,115
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $138,913
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,194,621
25.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,894,663
Total Liabilities $243,673
Net Assets $2,650,990
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rolf Nordstrom (President And Ceo, Director) $119,700 $0 $18,313
Doug Scott (Vice President) $119,500 $0 $4,800
Eric Schroeder (Chief Administrative Officer) $103,704 $0 $16,336
Kate Coward (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Draeger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dan O'neill (Treasurer, Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Goode (Director) $0 $0 $0
Winthrop A Rockwell (Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Doug Jaeger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Kaul (Vice Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Amy Skoczlas Cole (Secretary, Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,318,350
Expenses
$2,684,213
Net Income
$1,634,137
Net Assets
$2,758,822
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,044,990
93.7%
Program Services $271,631
6.3%
Investment Income $1,161
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $568
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $127,227
4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $865,124
32.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,170,854
Total Liabilities $412,032
Net Assets $2,758,822
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rolf Nordstrom (Chief Executive Officer) $114,410 $0 $15,575
Eric Schroeder (Chief Administrative Officer) $100,993 $0 $14,463
Kate Coward (Director) $0 $0 $0
Amy Skoczlas Cole (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Goode (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dan O'neill (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Draeger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Kaul (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Winthrop Rockwell (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Baumgartner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Julie Ketchum (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Wells (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Neher (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,179,568
Expenses
$1,911,925
Net Income
$267,643
Net Assets
$1,124,685
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,095,229
96.1%
Program Services $70,702
3.2%
Investment Income $1,516
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,121
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $128,536
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $664,076
34.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,361,831
Total Liabilities $237,146
Net Assets $1,124,685
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rolf Nordstrom (Chief Executive Officer) $114,410 $0 $14,126
John Wells (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Neher (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Goode (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Julie Ketchum (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Erlandson (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Baumgartner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Draeger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Kaul (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Winthrop Rockwell (Chairman) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,432,094
Expenses
$1,584,809
Net Income
-$152,715
Net Assets
$857,042
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,318,179
92.0%
Program Services $106,626
7.4%
Investment Income $1,692
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,597
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $121,070
7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $644,616
40.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $967,803
Total Liabilities $110,761
Net Assets $857,042

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,970,718
Expenses
$1,694,501
Net Income
$276,217
Net Assets
$1,009,757
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,663,121
84.4%
Program Services $301,012
15.3%
Investment Income $2,625
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,960
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $108,180
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,144,937
Total Liabilities $135,180
Net Assets $1,009,757

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$980,066
Expenses
$1,211,804
Net Income
-$231,738
Net Assets
$733,540
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $641,550
65.5%
Program Services $333,581
34.0%
Investment Income $3,185
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,750
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $98,797
8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $529,152
43.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $810,400
Total Liabilities $76,860
Net Assets $733,540

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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